For Sale at Auction: 1973 Ford Mustang in Las Vegas, Nevada

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.