21st Mar, 2018 13:00
Imperial War Museum Duxford
1964 Ford Mustang Convertible
Estimated at £35,000 - £40,000
Lot details
Registration No: FDV865C
Chassis No: 5F08F157121
Mot Expiry: July 2018
- Subject to a full and sympathetic restoration in 2015 at the cost of over £30,000
- Disirable 1964 1/2 example complete with 'Rally Pac' centre console
- 4.2 litre engine and 3 speed manual transmission
Ford's first generation Mustang had its initial public viewing at the New York World's Fair of April 1964. It was the first of the so-called 'pony' cars that subsequently included the Chevy Camaro, AMC Javelin and revamped Chrysler Barracuda. It also inspired such Coupes from elsewhere in the world as the Ford Capri and Toyota Celica. It was styled in house under the direction of Joe Oros and utilised as many components as possible from the existing Falcon and Fairlane models, in order to minimise cost. Soon available in Coupe, Convertible and Fastback guise, it could be bought with a range of straight-six and V8 engines. The sales forecast for year one was c.100,000 units - this figure was surpassed in three months.
An early production model, this lefthand drive sale car was imported to these shores in 2015 and is now handsomely presented with White bodywork matched to Red interior trim and a Black hood. It was treated to a full and sympathetic restoration in July 2015 at a cost of over £30,000. The shell is original, but benefits from new wings, doors, glass, and electric hood and, in the words of the vendor, 'the body is really well painted and the interior (complete with 'Rally Pac' centre console) is fabulous'. The Mustang's 260ci (4.2-litre) engine has been over-bored by 30thou, equipped with new piston rings and is both balanced and blueprinted. Carburation is a by a single Holley and the GT exhaust is a dual pipe rear exit system. The unit drives through a three-speed manual transmission. The vendor nowadays grades the bodywork, paintwork, V8 engine and gearbox of this delightfully unadorned period Mustang as all being in 'very good' condition, and is now offering his pony car complete with a large collection of invoices for all the work carried out.
Registration No: FDV865C
Chassis No: 5F08F157121
Mot Expiry: July 2018
- Subject to a full and sympathetic restoration in 2015 at the cost of over £30,000
- Disirable 1964 1/2 example complete with 'Rally Pac' centre console
- 4.2 litre engine and 3 speed manual transmission
Ford's first generation Mustang had its initial public viewing at the New York World's Fair of April 1964. It was the first of the so-called 'pony' cars that subsequently included the Chevy Camaro, AMC Javelin and revamped Chrysler Barracuda. It also inspired such Coupes from elsewhere in the world as the Ford Capri and Toyota Celica. It was styled in house under the direction of Joe Oros and utilised as many components as possible from the existing Falcon and Fairlane models, in order to minimise cost. Soon available in Coupe, Convertible and Fastback guise, it could be bought with a range of straight-six and V8 engines. The sales forecast for year one was c.100,000 units - this figure was surpassed in three months.
An early production model, this lefthand drive sale car was imported to these shores in 2015 and is now handsomely presented with White bodywork matched to Red interior trim and a Black hood. It was treated to a full and sympathetic restoration in July 2015 at a cost of over £30,000. The shell is original, but benefits from new wings, doors, glass, and electric hood and, in the words of the vendor, 'the body is really well painted and the interior (complete with 'Rally Pac' centre console) is fabulous'. The Mustang's 260ci (4.2-litre) engine has been over-bored by 30thou, equipped with new piston rings and is both balanced and blueprinted. Carburation is a by a single Holley and the GT exhaust is a dual pipe rear exit system. The unit drives through a three-speed manual transmission. The vendor nowadays grades the bodywork, paintwork, V8 engine and gearbox of this delightfully unadorned period Mustang as all being in 'very good' condition, and is now offering his pony car complete with a large collection of invoices for all the work carried out.
Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 21st Mar, 2018
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