Vehicle Description
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible
From the 1967 Mustang advertising, bred first... to be first. Then
going on to list various features and at the end that say, and I
quote "Smitten? Great! I now pronounce you man and Mustang?"
A marriage made in heaven with Vintage Burgundy on the exterior, a
snazzy black interior, and a black canvas convertible top. With the
body being restored in the mid 1980's then parked from 1991 until
2013 when the car was treated to a healthy rebuild for the 289ci
V8, new inner rockers and flooring and a rebuild for the automatic
transmission all leave me whispering I do, I do...really love this
car!
Exterior
Bathed in a very nicely applied Vintage Burgundy, straight steel
abounds. Gaps are consistent and straight and only some minor
scratches and chips are noted in the finish. The iconic hockey
stick cove is present in the rear quarters and it flows into the
doors. From the front bumper, grille galloping horse and wheel well
as well as rocker trim all chrome is very nice with no dimpling or
dulling. For 1967 styling becomes slightly more aggressive on a
simpler grille and deeper headlights, and on the back the former
outward V shaped sergeant stripe tail lights have now been inverted
to inward, but still using 6 individual lights. Original wheels
have been replaced with 14-inch chrome laden styled steel wheels,
wrapped in nearly new 215/75R14 blackwall rubber. A black power
actuated canvas top in near showroom condition with a plastic rear
window is the dollop of whipped cream on top if you will.
Interior
The lowering of the ceremonial convertible, (a rite of summer if
you will), and we see black vinyl that is all in excellent
condition. The door panels are black painted uppers and lowers, and
vinyl covered black panels in the middle with just a touch of
chrome trim surround. The front buckets continue with black
horizontal stitched inner panels, and smooth black bolsters. This
continues into the back seat bench as well. The buckets flank the
carpeted hump with the chrome T handle shift lever dead center and
within the driver's reach. A dual squared off eyebrow design is
reserved for the dash top and this plays in black and is above some
more black for the painted metal on the bottom of the dash. We can
note the original instrument cluster, and steering wheel.
Blackcarpet is in good condition and floods all the floors. Rubber
floormats in black with the traditional Mustang logo protect the
carpet and looking way back into the trunk we see very good
condition square plaid vinyl lining throughout looking like
new.
Drivetrain
Under the pristine hood, in the clean and tidy engine bay, is a
rebuilt 289ci V8 with 10.0:1 compression. It has a mild performance
cam by Comp Cams with .460i/.474e lift installed and 351ci Windsor
V8 heads bolted on with roller tipped rockers. A single Holley
4-barrel 600cfm carburetor is on top and Edelbrock aluminum intake
manifold completes the package. A rebuilt C4 3-speed automatic
transmission with a shift kit and a bump over stock converter is in
back with a Ford 8-inch 2.79 rear axle. A dual stainless steel
mufflered exhaust with headers helps with the exhale. We also note
power steering to make the long drives easy and comfortable.
Undercarriage
A slight coating of surface rust is seen on some usual suspects,
but structurally rust free for the unibody, floor pans and rockers.
Light road dirt and patina is on the black painted surfaces. Drum
brakes, all new, are noted on the front and back and for the ride
we see an independent coil sprung front suspension working with
leaf springs in the rear.
Drive-Ability
Twas a nice day indeed, so we put the top down while me and my
cohort went for a jaunt. We found this car to run well, handle
nicely, shift smoothly, and corner with ease. We noted all
functions...well...functional!
An older example still maintaining its luster, sporty interior, and
smooth-running rebuilt power plant. Very nice paint, clean tear
free power operating convertible top, sporty wheels, and shiny
chrome and trim. I feel we will be together at least until death do
us part.
7T03C296547
7-1967
T-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
03-Mustang Convertible
C-289ci V8 2bbl
296547-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 76A-Mustang Convertible, Standard Buckets
COLOR D-Acapulco Blue
TRIM 2A-Black Standard Buckets
DATE 09V-August 9th 1967
DSO 16-Philadelphia
AXLE 0-Ford 8" 2.79 Conventional
TRANS W-C4 Automatic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.