For Sale at Auction: 1967 Ford Mustang in Scottsdale, Arizona

Nicknamed "The Dark Knight," this 1967 Ford Mustang with a factory fastback body (not a fastback conversion) was built by Ron Hentschel of Ironic Manufacturing & Design, the original designer and engineer of the wedged-out widebody. Work includes internal structure reinforcement, rockers widened, doors extended out, rear quarter-panels wedged outward and taillight panel stretched, pushing out the taillights to keep with the factory lines. This design takes weeks of hands-on metal fabrication wedging out the rear of the car by 7 inches. The next modification was to integrate a chassis that would work with a unibody design and made to house a Coyote V8 bringing the Mustang design up to date for a modern engine and suspension. Suspension components include C6 solid billet aluminum spindles for strength, an independent front suspension with QA1 dual adjustable coilovers used in autocross and performance driving, and a semi-floating rear 9-inch differential with pivot and swing arm, Watts links and Heim joints, and QA1 double adjustable coilovers. The brake system is setup for performance handling with Wilwood components including 6-piston front calipers, 4-piston rear calipers, a Wilwood 1-inch bore master cylinder and copper brake lines. Performance comes from a 2-year custom-built Gen 3 Coyote 5.0 engine by Prestige Motorsports, known to be the only Borla induction aluminum downdraft kit to be married to a Ford Performance Gen 3 Coyote engine. The manual transmission is a brand-new Tremec Ford TKX 5-speed manual with an aluminum bellhousing, a RAM hydraulic-to-bearing dual-disc clutch and an aluminum driveshaft. Engine performance is also enhanced with custom-fit headers and a Borla stainless exhaust system. The engine cooling system utilizes an aluminum radiator with three Bluetooth-monitored and controlled electric fans that can be modified with climate changes via smartphone. A complete 1967 Mustang wiring harness made by American Autowire was installed, and the dash speedometer and gauges are Dakota Digital HDX units using an upgraded GPS-linked speedometer. Steering is a rack & pinion setup with a modern electronic assist system that has comfort adjustment from easy to performance to track mode with a turn of a knob. A complete, new air-conditioning system with heater and defrost by Old Air Products System was installed. Interior features include a Spark Industries custom-made billet aluminum steering wheel crafted from a solid block of aluminum with hand-stitched leather wrap, TMI custom bucket seats and matching door panels, a Shelby-style leather-wrapped center console, a high-rise molded headliner for additional headroom, and a JL Audio and Blaupunkt 2,000-watt audio system. Additional upgrades include electronically controlled parking brake, electric trunk release, LED rear Shelby lights, LED interior and exterior lighting, an under-hood automatic engine safety extinguisher and a Bluetooth battery monitor accessible via smartphone app. Exterior and chassis enhancements include 20-inch custom wheels by Billet Specialties wrapped in Continental ExtremeContact tires, billet coat hooks, billet lock knobs, billet custom-made shifter, billet hood pins, undercarriage battery terminal access with custom dropped battery trunk storage, a finished trunk, Ford tooling windshield, Ford tooling rear Shelby light lenses, custom Ringbrothers door handles, tilt steering column, full interior and underside sound and heat protection, an aircraft and Shelby race-style flip gas cap, front and rear sway bars, hand-made aluminum black side scoop grilles, aluminum fuel tank, aluminum Borla fuel rails and an in-tank fuel pump. The engine management system features a FuelTech FT550 engine control unit, FuelTech FTSpark-8 ignition manager, and FuelTech air and fuel controller.