Chassis No. 3F03H185095 As noted on the original service agreement
issued by Tom
Casavely Ford of St. Louis, Missouri, this 1973 Ford Mustang was
sold new to
Richard C. Abbott on 6 April 1973. The car was specified in Light
Yellow Gold
over a White Sebring Knit interior with Corinthian vinyl bucket
seats to match
the White power convertible top. Power was supplied by a 351 cu-in
Cleveland V8
mated to a Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission. The Convertible
was further
optioned with white sidewall tires, power steering, a center
console, bumper rub
strips, SelectAire air conditioning, AM radio, appearance
protection group,
tinted glass, and wheel covers. The financing form shows the total
purchase
price was $3,411.36. An application for a Missouri title shows that
the car was
sold to Florence G. Nolte eight years later, on 30 April 1981. An
approval
certificate from the Missouri motor vehicle inspection shows the
car had
accumulated 45,892 miles by April 1982. From there, the car was
purchased by
then-Governor of Missouri and future U.S. Attorney General John
Ashcroft on 22
April 1985. Ashcroft was no Mustang novice. He had been lusting
after the model
from its debut since he first caught sight of one while attending
the University
of Chicago Law School in 1965. Governor, Senator, and then USAG
Ashcroft
retained the car for over 20 years, until it was sold on 12
November 2006. The
car left the Show Me State for the first time when it was acquired
by Thomas S.
Hoover of Roanoke, Virginia, entering the Passport Collection. The
car remained
in the collection until April 2025, when the current owner
purchased it. Today,
the car remains in largely original condition apart from a repaint
in its
originally specified shade of rare Light Yellow Gold and a
replacement
convertible top. Displaying just under 69,000 miles at cataloging,
this mileage
is believed to be original. In addition to its noteworthy previous
ownership, it
boasts an impressive history file that dates to Day One with its
original
purchase paperwork and its rare original specification documented
by its Deluxe
Marti Report.
Vehicle Details
1973 Ford Mustang
Listing ID:CC-2008897
Price:Auction Vehicle
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada
Year:1973
Make:Ford
Model:Mustang
Odometer:68929
Stock Number:LV25Lot_169
VIN:3F03H185095
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