Vehicle Description
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe - 289 V8 - 4 Speed Manual - White over New
Red Interior - New Flowmaster Exhaust - Cragar SS Wheels (Please
note: If you happen to be viewing this 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 155 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) The 1965
Ford Mustang is still America's most popular classic car �€"
Hagerty, June 2019 Noting that Boomers were fast approaching
car-buying age in the early 1960s, and that more Americans were
getting second cars, the folks at Ford got clever and combined the
compact Falcon platform with an exciting long-hood, short-deck
body. They then gave it a cool name. And then there was the media
blitz. It was so huge that the '65 Mustang became as much a piece
of Americana as automotive history. TV commercials, print articles,
and newspaper adverts all surrounded the car's official debut at
the 1964 New York World's Fair. Ford reportedly took 22,000 orders
on the first day.... Offered here in white over red is a 1965 Ford
Mustang Notchback Coupe. The car has been respectfully upgraded to
make it as enjoyable a present-day road car as it is as a
collectible. The car's VIN decodes and identifies the car as an
original notchback coupe with 289 cid engine, produced at Ford's
Dearborn, Michigan assembly plant. The white exterior paint-an
excellent choice to showcase the purity of the car's design-has
been professionally applied. The finish is uniformly glossy with no
obvious defects or damage. All factory badges-including the F-o-r-d
letters on the hood, the center-grille running horse, the 289 and
Mustang-logo front-fender emblems, and rear-center Mustang-logo
fuel-filler cap-are properly in place. Dual exhaust exits through
the rear valance in the GT style. Chrome bumpers and limited chrome
body trim is in well-maintained, original condition. Cabin glass
and all lighting lenses are clear and free of cracks or notable
wear indications. Chrome Cragar® SS wheels are mounted with
Firehawk indy 500® raised-white-letter performance tires. The red
interior adds excitement. Horizontally pleated, red-vinyl
upholstery covers the front buckets and rear bench seat. It's also
present on the door-panel inserts. Carpeting is matching bright
red. An added, full-length console in black (with metal trim)
bisects the bucket seats and houses the 4-speed manual transmission
shifter. A wood-rim, Mustang-logo, 3-spoke sport steering wheel
with brushed metal trim frames the original factory instrument
cluster. The dash combines a padded top over lower freshly
red-painted metal; a factory-style replacement Mustang-branded
radio is mounted. Under the hood, the legendary 289 cubic-inch V8
powerplant (not the original engine) occupies a clean,
well-ordered, and tidy engine bay. The engine block is painted
Ford-blue, with finned-aluminum valve covers and a chrome
air-cleaner cover added for flair. The presentation is thankfully
free of shine-enhancing spray-on products. All components are
properly mounted; all hoses and wiring are properly routed. Viewed
from below, the car's chassis is straight and complete. A
full-length Flowmaster® exhaust system is a focal point. (If you
haven't already done so, be sure to sample the car's exhaust note
in the video linked in the listing.) The car's sheet-metal-embossed
VIN identification is present on its inner front fender, and its
data tag is affixed to the body. Both can be seen in the photo
gallery. While the more than 155 high-definition photographs and
the short walk-around-and-startup video available on the
GarageKeptMotors website showcase this '65 Mustang in detail from
every angle, including from below, we expect and encourage
in-person inspections at our Grand Rapids