Meet Bonnie Blue!

[Sparky]

Meet my newest Festy! It's a 1991 Blue GL 5-speed...with a factory cargo cover, map pocket door panels and the nicer GL "stripey" seats. I was taking my nephews to a Fall Fest at their church when my Festiva Senses started tingling...I looked around and saw an old decrepit looking auto repair shop...I slowed down a bit and saw a forlorn-looking Festy, begging to breath free! I wrote down the number of the place and called Monday. I was told that the car was for sale, as the owner had had a stroke and was not going to need a car...sad as that is, I went down to look at it that afternoon. The guy told me to make an offer...I asked to sleep on it and called with an offer of $300 this morning...the guy countered with a price of $500. We met in the middle at $400 and Bonnie Blue was free! I towed her home this evening, so I only have the few pics I took with my phone, with more to come.

http://s478.photobucket.com/albums/rr142/Sparkymanmervap/?albumview=slideshow

[Festiva_Fred]

Congrats! I checked out a Red GL today but it's not for sale, the people who own it are the original owners!

[BigWheel]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That is too cool and so glad you were able to get the car. I can't believe you got that for $400. Awesome!!! :wav:

[David88]

Looks Like you've got A/C too. Nice score.

[batstiva]

Nice, and for a measly 400 bones. Not bad at all.

[Sparky]

The AC is disconnected as of now, but I hope it is repairable...my wife must think I am nuts, but I just can't stand to see one of these great little cars wasting away in what amounted to a junkyard...also has a functional rear window wiper, something I've never had on a Festy!

[stevewl1164]

wow, does it run? how many miles on it?

[Pu241]

That engine compartment is CLEAN!
How many miles on it?
Congrats, again, great find!

[Sparky]

Thanks to all....it has 152,000 miles on it and it does run, but will not run to idle....it cuts off when I let off the gas. It has a case of the ants right now having sat for some time, but that shouldn't be a problem...the interior will need a good bit of cleaning. I will likely be taking the center console....it bangs my shin!

[FB71]

I had a bit of deja-vu for a second... A good friend of mine has a 65 Mustang convertible named Bonnie Blue, that's been talking about selling for a few days now.

[wrestler3025]

Congrats on the new Festiva Sparky!!

[Sparky]

Thanks again....here are some more pix.....some are blurry because it was getting dark. The pix with only numbers are the new ones, including the cool wheels I bought from htchbk. I have a great deal of cleaning to do!

http://www.themusicianscorner.net/Festiva/

[freshtiva]

Call the cops !! Someone stoled a festiva. Nice snag !!