Used 1965 Ford Mustang Used Hipo 289L Tremec T5 Manual Gasoline GT Fastback

Seller Description

This is a great example of a 65 Mustang Fastback GT that has
been totally restored from sheet-metal on up.
This is not a perfect car and needs to be adjusted here and there to be
perfect but needed adjustments are very minor.

The car was bought brand new in 1965 in Coalinga, California
by a banker and who just one year later traded it in for a station wagon since
he was expecting twins. Tom went in to
the dealership with his wife to buy a brand new Mercury Cougar that was just
introduced that year in1966 but was swayed by the salesman who showed him a
very clean trade-in he just got. They
fell in love with the car and bought it on the spot. The car traveled with them everywhere they
went and even stayed in the family as it was once traded between father and son
and back again.
Tom became ill and became bedridden for many years and never
got to restore the car that he loved.
Tom’s wife sold the car when he passed away to a neighbor who realized
that at 76 years old, he would never be able to restore it and sold it to me to
be restored.
The car is an “A” Code 1965 Mustang GT 2+2 with matching
tags on all the right places. As the
numbers show, the car was a 289 4V car with 4 speed T10 transmission with
luxury pony interior. The car has been
restored to be better than new with a period-correct K-Code 289 Hi-Po motor
that was professionally rebuilt by Keith Hackenburger at ADB Machines in Anchorage, That drive train was improved with a full
Holley Sniper EFI system including the CDI Unit, Coil and Hyperspark HEI
distributor from Holley. The car runs
perfectly all the time and has a digital display that shows all the functions
of the motor at all times. It has been
mounted on the dash and I use that for normal driving. The transmission was upgraded to a Tremec T5
transmission from Allstate Gears and the 8” differential was rebuilt using all
new third member from Quick-Performance with a 3.80 True Trac system. The majority of the sheet metal is original
except for fenders, door skins and trunk lid.
When I got the car, we went right to work totally
dismantling everything down to the body metal to include all brake-lines, fuel
lines, wiring and every attached body panels, glass and molding. The few rust spots by the driver pan was
repaired and paint was stripped and primed and under-coated. Every component and fastener was inspected
and either restored or replaced (mostly replaced) using higher quality
material. Body was detail-prepped and
primed. The base-coat/clear-coat is 4
coats of PPG Silver Ghost Gray and 8 coats of PPG Clear. Paint is almost perfect. The engine
compartment was painted to match the body color.
All lights were replaced with LED system except the front
turn signals that rely on an analog bulb for proper operation and all wiring
harnesses were replaced with new. All
new fuel lines and brake lines were installed along with everything else. In fact, most everything that is attached to
the car is brand new except for the rear glass.
New Pony Interior, new carpets, dash, light buckets and trim, all new
knobs and switches, bumpers, fuel tank, all gaskets and grommets and body trim,
all new brake parts and suspension. One
wire alternator was installed and wiring modified to accommodate the system
with a bus-bar system to relieve the positive side solenoid of all the hot
connections.
The Mustang starts and drives well. Very powerful and very drivable with the 5
speed on the highway. 70MPH is
approximately 2200 RPM at speed. I would
not hesitate driving it anywhere. No
overheating problems and starts easily every time. The only fix up I would do is that the car
would be better with AC in warmer climate and the heater is not hooked up. The Rally pack gages also do not operate
although they are mounted. I understand
that you can get them rebuilt in a few places but since I rely on the digital
system from Holley Sniper, I have not missed any of the gages at all.
I very much enjoyed building this car and I found that I
enjoy the building process more than owning the car. I am looking for another project and would
like someone else to enjoy owning this vehicle as much as I enjoyed building
it.
Asking Price $45,000.
1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2, Silver Ghost Grey-PPG 4 Base 8
Clear
Total restoration completed in 2019 inside and out
1965 K-Code Hi Po 289 Motor completely rebuilt with less
than 100 miles.
K Code repro exhaust system, from Hipo exhaust manifold to
trumpets
Holley Sniper Electronic Fuel Injection system with billet
HEI distributor and Digital Spark Control Box-Touch screen gauges indash.
Tremec T5 Manual Transmission with K-code clutch and
assembly
Brand new Quick-Performance Truetrac Third Member on 8” Ford
differential with 380 Gears and new running gear
All new wiring harness
New weatherstrip, door gaskets, fuel line and brake lines.
LED lights
One-wire alternator
New Interior, seat foam and carpet
New Dash
New windshield
Period correct style stereo with 5 speakers and blue-tooth
system
US Mag Rambler Chrome with Nitto INVO HP Tires 225/45R17 91Z
speed rated tires on all corners
All new brightwork
I can assist with shippers and delivery to shipping location.
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