Vehicle Description
This is actually the story of a Mrs. Marianne Ravencraft who bought
her beloved 1968 Ford Mustang brand new on July 12, 1968 from
Colonial Ford in National City, CA. She bought a Sunlit Gold over
Nugget Gold 6-Cylinder and would have this car until her passing in
2001 and rack up over 100,000 miles in her beloved Mustang. This
car was built in San Jose and spent up until 1984 in Southern CA
where Mrs. Ravencraft would retire as head operating room nurse at
Pontiac General Hospital. After she retired she moved to Northern
Michigan to spend time around some family and would continue to
driver her beloved "Betsy" during the nice summer months. After her
passing in 2001 the car remained with family but the car was stored
during that time not getting much use. In 2017 the car was sold to
a neighbor where he then proceeded to get the car back out on the
road to enjoy occasionally. At this time, the seller which was only
the second owner for this car re-did the fuel system including new
tank, lines and pump. He replaced the radiator, new brakes and
wheel cylinders and and a set of new tires. He also cleaned up the
engine compartment. I personally just drove this car fifty miles
recently and had a blast. Not only is the car smooth and quiet with
the exception of a very small exhaust manifold leak, which appears
to be a gasket and not the manifold itself. The other awesome thing
about this car is from I can tell almost all stock with original
patina paint. It appears at some point there was a minor incident
that had to have the headlight bezel replaced and a re-painted
passenger front fender but the fender still appears to be original
as are the rest of the body panels. This thing is dry dry dry. Yes
there is pitting in the chrome, yes the paint is thing in spots and
discoloring in others but this is probably one of the coolest
driven time capsules with a awesome story I have come across in a
long time. There are no hidden demons here. The A/M radio works as
do all the lights and heat. The car starts on a dime and does not
leak a drop of oil. The interior is probably the biggest concern as
has seen the most amount of wear and tear. The car comes with the
original registration matching the original owner info in the
owners manual, some earlier service paperwork and a car cover. If
you want a car with a story, this is it.
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
