Vehicle Description
Think of a pure out-and-out American pony car, designed to bring
out the youth in everyone, powering you and your girl west down
Route 66 and you could well have a Mustang coup� in your mind. The
best-selling Mustang variant of all time with just 249 short of
half a million rolling off Ford's production lines. The first
production Mustang rolled off the assembly line in Dearborn,
Michigan on 9th March 1964 and was introduced to the public at the
New York World's Fair on 17th April 1964. It was, and remains, one
of the most successful product launches in automotive history. The
Mustang sold over one million units in its first 18 months on the
market and its legend lives on with revised models still in
production today after 50 years. With each revision, the Mustang
saw an increase in overall dimensions and in engine power. Now
could be the time to ignite your youth again as the new owner of
this cool blue example. This beautiful 1966 V8 Mustang was imported
from Reno, Nevada as a dry-state standard Coup�. The present owner
then set about converting it to a Shelby Trans Am Mustang
recreation. The car was repainted in 2007 from turquoise to Ford
Seafoam - which is a beautiful green/blue metallic. The car
benefits from attention to detail throughout, which starts with the
engine - a high-performance 347cu.in.(5.7 litres) stroker hydraulic
roller with top-quality components. The ignition is a programmable
digital system with rev limiter and bespoke road run map. Fuel is
supplied from a custom Pro Alloy tank and Holley electric pump. A
Quick fuel double pumper 750 SS carburettor complements this superb
engine along with custom headers and entirely bespoke stainless
steel side-exiting exhaust with electric cut-outs. 15" period
correct KN Minilte staggered wheels (7" on front and 8" on rear)
provide contact with the ground via a fully rebuilt, manual Ford
4speed top loader gearbox and buttery smooth Hurst Competition
Shifter and linkage. The heavy and unreliable mechanical link
clutch has been replaced by a Mcleod Hydraulic performance modern
clutch conversion. This is all joined up by a new 9" Posi-loc
differential with Moser 31 spline axles, housing and billet small
Ford bearing housings. The brakes are rebuilt period Kelsey Hayes
four pot discs with two and a half inch wide drums at the rear and
much-improved with the addition of a power servo and adjustable
brake bias balancer. Inside, you will find a six point bespoke
roll-cage, Cobra racing seats, hydraulic handbrake, aluminium foot
plates, hand-crafted aluminium panelling, switch box and a full
array of Auto Meter gauges, including a wideband AFR. This is a
superb and unique Mustang which has had a considerable amount of
time and money spent on it to create an exciting high-performance
classic road car, which is as at home on a track as it is on the
open road ( a full specification of the car can be seen on file).
For sale by auction on Saturday 23 September 2017 with Historics at
Brooklands, Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit, Weybridge, Surrey,
Call 01753 639170
