For Sale: 1965 Ford Mustang in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1965 Ford Mustang Hardtop "The Willow Lane Literary group meets every Wednesday. Our librarian, Winifred, hasn't been herself lately. Her mind seems to be a million miles away, (cut to announcer). Willow Lane hasn't seen Winnie since the '65 Deluxe Mustang, she practically designed it herself, with embossed vinyl seats, luxury all around, a new five dial instrument cluster, sport steering wheel, the list goes on and on. And so does Winnie. Right over to the wild side. Put a moment of truth in your life, with the Deluxe Mustang '65!" Script from one of many television commercials for the 1965 Mustang.

For consignment, a 1965 Ford Mustang hardtop showing 59,530 miles, but the true miles are unknown due to a title exemption. This is a midway project with newer paint and a rebuilt crate motor. Spring is here as we write this and if you're looking for a project to complete, this 'Stang might be the antidote!

Exterior
In what might be a nod to the Hertz cars, this one features black paint and wide twin gold stripes that run from the front apron, over the hood, continue on the roof, and trail down the deck lid and latch panel where it flanks the iconic Mustang gas cap. The inserts of the 15-inch Styled Steel wheels have been painted gold as well for a nice cosmetic choice, although center caps are missing. Up front, the running horse in a coral fronts an octagon-laden grille, underscored by a straight front bumper. Imperfections include panel gap issues in several places, some lightly pitted brightwork including door handles, tail light bezels, and bumpers, orange peel in the paint especially on the hood, chipped paint, cracked paint at the base of the C-pillar, various scratches, exposed bracket on front bumper, seam roughness and rust at the rocker panel, and holes and rough paint on rear valance.

Interior
Our consignor let us know the car needs an interior as part of the restoration as the one present shows some age, starting on the door panels which are intact but have rough spots, missing armrests, and some hardware. The black vinyl bucket seats are torn with the passenger side showing more damage for a change, while the rear seats remain in good shape. Up front, a tired steering wheel, broken badly at the center hub, fronts an equally weary dash that would greatly benefit from refurbishment as it is classic in every way. An AM/FM/Cassette radio resides in the center of the dash and our glove box and dash pad have definitely seen better days. The typical T-handle shifter is on the transmission tunnel over black loop style carpet while up top, the headliner is mostly gone. The barren trunk floor is the top of the gas tank and other than some light surface rust, there's none to be found in the cargo hold.

Drivetrain
Under the hood, we have a rebuilt 302ci V8 with Ford Racing aluminum heads, an Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake under a Holley 4-barrel carburetor. It's mated to a rebuilt C4 3-speed automatic transmission routing power to the Ford 8.8" rear axle. Headers are on board to begin the exhaust process.

Undercarriage
Generally clean with plenty of typical surface rust and a pair of frame rail repairs are noted. Dual exhaust runs through FlowMaster mufflers and exits through polished but dirty chrome tips. Suspension consists of coil overs in front and leaf springs in back with brakes distributed as disc up front and drum out back..

Drive-Ability
She's a bit rough cosmetically, and as it happens, runs a bit rough too with stalls and misses when accelerating. There's also an oil light on, so we hasten a retreat but still test functionality. We note the headlights and front turn signals are not working, there's no high beam switch present, and the radio turns on but no sound is provided. All other available functions work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Here's a nice opportunity to get into a classic Mustang and add your own creative and mechanical input to build, or finish, the car of your dreams. Still amongst the quickest sellers here at Classic Auto Mall, we encourage rapid lasso action on this pony.

5T07T135789

5-1965
T-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
07-Mustang Hardtop
T-200ci 120hp I6
135789-Sequential Unit Number

WARRANTY PLATE

BODY 65A-Mustang Hardtop, Standard Interior
COLOR X-Vintage Burgundy
TRIM 26-Standard Black Vinyl Buckets
DATE 23B-February 23rd
DSO 15-Newark
AXL 2-2.83 Conventional
TRANS 6-C4 Automatic

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