Vehicle Description
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
Advertisements became popular reminders of the Mustang's youthful
spirit, such as one featuring two mature adults sitting in a new
Mustang with the words, "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime
to waste it on children." It was the car to have it you were
seeking the fountain of youth. The 1965 Ford Mustang was the car to
have if you were looking to win over your neighbor or hit the road
for fun and adventure. It was also a must-have for enthusiastic
drivers and car enthusiasts who simply liked to drive.
For consignment, a 1965 example of the very popular Ford Mustang
first year officially out edition. A 289ci V8 with a 3-speed manual
transmission, a driver's driver. Vintage color match paint, and a
working smoothly convertible, wire wheels and a beautiful interior,
one of the excellent examples here donning the halls of Classic
Auto Mall.
Exterior
Consigner states, "driver quality" Vintage Burgundy paint, drapes
the straight steel rust free panels of this car. A few inclusions,
minor scratches and very slight dimpling is seen in a few areas,
but as described driver quality, NOT show quality. A fog light
optioned car with the extra yellow lights in the grille next to the
galloping Mustang badge. Like new chrome, correct and very nice
badging, the hockey stick coved with chromed trim on the rear
quarter, a rocker trimming running the length below, and on back a
luggage rack, peek through exhaust with chromed bezels, and
knockoff style wire wheels, this highly optioned Mustang has you
arriving in style and class. A black canvas top is in excellent
condition, clear rear windshield, and flawless up and down manual
motion.
Interior
With several thousand dollars spent on maintenance and repairs over
the years, some of this money went into the interior. Those
replacements include the front buckets, interior door panels, and
new carpet. All of these are excellent condition nice and tight,
and no signs of wear. A rear bench which is original to this car is
also in very good condition showing just a few loose wrinkles in
the tuck and roll inserts. Upfront the dash is all original with
the central speedometer, and a single flanking circular gauge
cluster on either side. A nice factory steering wheel is in front
of this dash, and as we pan right, an aftermarket Mustang badged
AM/FM/Cassette digital radio is now installed into the center.
Black carpet is on the floors and is clean as a whistle, and dash
top has no cracks or fading. A note to the trunk space with the
plaid liner and like new spare tire.
Drivetrain
Under the hood we see a very nicely restored 289ci Windsor V8. It
is in a really clean engine bay and has a chromed air filter holder
and valve covers to match. On top is a 4-barrel carburetor. Nice
supple rubber hoses and no corrosion can be seen under this hood.
On back is a 3-speed manual transmission, and consigner notes less
than 200 miles are on a new clutch assembly and resurfaced
flywheel.
Undercarriage
Save for a few scrapes on the gas tank, all is very nice
underneath, clean black texture paint, no rust, solid floorpans and
toe kicks and rockers. Drum brakes are on all 4 corners, and torque
boxes are all solid. Bottom inside of doors are clean, and
thresholds are looking good.
Drive-Ability
A very easy starter, and smooth idle during warmup. Off to the test
track, and here at said track, this car performed flawlessly. Nice
smooth acceleration, tight steering, and bias free panic stopping.
Shifting was a breeze with the new clutch, and cruising at highway
speed proved no problem for this Windsor under the hood.
With some nice extra options on this car it has a touch of pony
class, and just a little extra than the run of the mill 1965
Mustang. The 3-speed is seldom seen, particularly on a higher
optioned car, but good for the driver and performance. Money well
spent on the interior, paint, and engine which all work together to
make this car an A grade consignment and an eye catcher/head
turner.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.