Vehicle Description
The car market is changing rapidly, and perhaps the most surprising
thing is that formerly common, affordable cars are now hot
collectors' items. VW convertibles, MGBs, and Mustangs like this
1965 coupe are all former bargain-basement dwellers that are no
longer second-class citizens. Someone has obviously invested big
money in this sleek silver hardtop and it includes all the features
you'd want from your favorite pony car.
It's hard to make silver look this good without a lot of time and a
lot of money, and that's obviously what happened here. Taking one
straight, original car, it was refinished using a lot of hand labor
to block the sheetmetal until it was straight enough to calibrate
NASA's instruments, then shot with a few coats of the best
two-stage urethane you can buy. The gaps are so even and tight that
they virtually disappear against the silver body, and it is almost
devoid of ornamentation so it looks quite sinister. No
modifications mean that it has a classic look, and with GT fog
lamps up front and a GT rear valence with exhaust trumpets in back,
it's a bit aggressive, too. It's a C-code car, so it came from the
factory with a 289, so it's still proudly wearing those emblems on
the front fenders. Nice chrome bumpers sparkle against the silvery
finish, along with the stainless window surrounds that were
polished to a high shine. If you want attention, driving this car
will do it.
You'll find black buckets inside, which were standard equipment on
all Mustangs. The Pony seat covers, carpets, and headliner are new
and an aftermarket center console was added along the way. It's
nice to see that they aimed for an OEM look instead of heavy
upgrades, and it works just fine in this coupe. Aftermarket A/C was
added under the dash and it blows ice cold thanks to modern
hardware working behind the scenes. A woodgrained Cobra steering
wheel on a tilt steering column frames a set of custom Auto Meter
dials in a gauge panel that closely replicates the original GT
instruments. Nice! An AM/FM/iPod radio looks quite correct up high
in the dash and the trunk is detailed with a recent reproduction
mat.
No early Mustang is complete without a 289 under the hood, and the
snarky small block that powers this pony has a few upgrades that
make it a blast on the street. Inside there's an .040 overbore to
add a few cubes, along with ARP head bolts, roller rockers, and a
custom cam. Up top, there are Edelbrock aluminum heads, a Holley
4-barrel carburetor, and an upgraded ignition system, all buried
under a Cobra air cleaner. The engine is painted correct early-1965
black and starts with a great small block bark from the twin
mufflers; there's nothing else that sounds like it. A C4 3-speed
automatic transmission with a new torque converter is hardly a
demerit thanks to quick reflexes and relaxed cruising capabilities
and you're certainly not going to hurt the 8-inch rear end by
having a little fun on the street. It drives beautifully and
there's a ton of time invested in getting the underside sparkling
clean. Magnum 500 wheels look great and wear 215/65/15 front and
235/60/15 rear BFGoodrich T/A radials.
You can probably count on Mustangs of this caliber getting more
expensive in the future, but right now, you can have this one for
less than the cost of resurrecting a project car. Call today!