1965 Ford Mustang GT Hardtop
In its most basic definition, GT stands for Gran Touring or Gran Turismo. The term Turismo is derived from Italian roots, meaning an automobile that is able to travel at a high rate of speed for a long distance in both comfort and style.
Imagine having the coolest new car on the block in 1965, the Ford Mustang. Then ramp that up and imagine the coolest version of said wildly popular Mustang, that being the Hi-Po GT hardtop version. Couple that with a 271hp V8 and strap a 4-speed manual transmission on and now you are living large. While all the trimmings and trappings are there to denote this car as a GT, there is no papertrail to back this up, but going forward we will refer to this car as a GT. Coming to us as a California built car with a large binder of receipts and invoices and showing 66,394 non-verifiable miles on the odometer, this pony is a shining star in our ever changing corral, er...ummm Hallowed Halls. One of the most desirable built versions of this ultimate cool, we give you this hardtop GT to grace your driveway and also give you the ability to turn the key then drive away. Who wouldn't want this restored version of one of the most popular cars ever built.
Exterior
From the galloping pony on the front honeycomb grille, to the fog lights which frame the nose vents that sit beside the single headlight, all the way back to the sharply cut in notchback rear roof line, this beautiful pony car possesses little faults. It's all about awe with the respray in the incorrect for 1965 Candy Apple Red which presents with a few minor inclusions all framed by restored chrome and britework. Adding a touch of menace to the overall look are chromed and polished Styled Steel wheels in 14-inch format that are wrapped in red stripe BF Goodrich T/A radials in 205/70R14 format. Then for giggles, let's throw in a tasteful black tri bar racing stripe right above the rocker. Don't let all this excitement get the best of you, as you simply cannot overlook the iconic freshman year hockey stick cove and GT badging sprinkled throughout the body. Bringing up the rear is a galloping pony emblazoned gas filler cap, chrome encircled through holes for chrome tipped exhaust, and smiling mustache thin chrome rear bumper. It just does not get any better than this.
Interior
Hold that last thought...because throw open the doors and reveal a pristine black colored luxury vinyl interior seating setup of 2 bomber style buckets. This is the pony package interior with the embossed galloping steed in the seat backs that perfectly compliments the smooth black bolsters and tuck and roll inserts. In back is a matching bench that presents as near perfect. This is grounded by fade free black carpet and a simple long stem chrome Hurst gear shift lever mounted in the black, silver, and wood applique trimmed center console between the buckets up front. Looking at the dash, we see a wonderful amalgamation of a black padded vinyl topper and black colored painted lower all fronted by a wood rimmed 3 spoke steering wheel. A GT black face gauge cluster is within an applique dressed bezel giving the driver the perfect view of all of the engine vitals. In the center of the dash, we see a Ford AM/8 Track stereo and just below are the slides for the heater/defroster.
Drivetrain
A pop of the hood and you'll be transported back in time as you gaze upon the fully restored black engine bay. A proper and numbers matching 289ci V8 resides between the inner fenders painted in black. A chrome air cleaner assembly and black crinkle finish Cobra valve covers dress up the well restored bay nicely. This mill is fed the proper mix of air and fossils from a 4-barrel carburetor and attached is Toploader 4-speed manual transmission which sends power back to Ford 9" conventional axle with 3.50 gearing.
Undercarriage
A nice view underneath with a mix of black paint, light road dirt, and an almost imperceivable amount of surface rust on the untreated components. The unibody rails and rockers are rust free and the flooring shows no signs of rust. Good suspension, which includes independent coil springs for the front, and leaf springs are on for the back with new leafs and new shocks. Disc brakes are noted on the front while drum brakes are seen in the rear and we see a slightly rusted FlowMaster muffler equipped dual exhaust system snaking its way rearward from the headers to the chrome tipped tail pipes and things are all buttoned up and looking just dandy.
Drive-Ability
Slipping inside I gazed at the clean instruments, cranked up the radio, and I was off to the test track. Here I could feel the 271 horses generated by the 289ci pulling me forward while being pushed backwards into my seat. Smooth shifting, good handling and bias free braking from the brakes was noted. The only real flaws to note were a noisy throwout bearing, brake and tail lights that wouldn't illuminate and a heater blower that wouldn't blow, but all else was working as designed. 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.
Flashback to 1965, suburbia in the driveway, hottest car to come along in years, and it's in your neighbor's driveway. Fast forward we are in the new millennium, same car in your driveway, and the car looks and performs just as good as it did when it left the showroom. Come on down, where we only have the coolest of the cool hanging around!
5R07K258145
5-1965
R-San Jose, CA Assy Plant
07-Mustang Hardtop
K-289ci 4bb HiPo V8
258145-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 65B-Mustang Hardtop, Luxury Vinyl Buckets
COLOR T-Candy Apple Red (Invalid 1965 Paint Code)
TRIM 66-Black Luxury Vinyl Buckets
DATE 19V-August 19th
DSO 71-Los Angeles
AXLE 5-Ford 9" 3.50 Conventional
TRANS 5-4 Speed Manual
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