Posted on 11/26/2018 7:34:25 AM PST by ETL
An original Ford Mustang billed as the first hard-top example is coming up for auction. It will go under the hammer at Barrett-Jackson's annual sale in Scottsdale, Arizona running January 12-20, 2019.
This is a 1965 Mustang coupe bearing a VIN ending in 00002, meaning it comes after the 1965 Mustang convertible with VIN ending in 00001 currently sitting in The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Both of these were pre-production examples. (Note, the famous 1964½ model year was only unofficially applied after sales started to differentiate the earliest '65 Mustangs from later versions that received some updates.)
There’s always been a bit of controversy surrounding the identity of the earliest Mustangs, as Ford never kept precise production records and the earliest cars weren’t built in sequential order. This means no one really knows for sure which Mustang was actually the first off the line when production started in the early months of 1964.
That said, it’s safe to say that this Caspian Blue example is the first Mustang coupe, given its early VIN and numerous features that only pre-production Mustangs came with, such as the straight shift lever and prototype sheetmetal stampings and welds. Ford has also acknowledged that this is the first Mustang coupe. ..."
While we may never know which Mustang was actually the first to be built, we can say with confidence which was the first sold to the public. That’s the 1964½ Mustang convertible bought by Gail Wise on April 15, 1964—two days before sales officially started.
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Neat pics. That car is in amazing shape. Any others showing what’s under the hood?
“Okay so you were in the passenger seat... I know what I did and what the car did. Your wrong on both accounts. You’ve never down shifted to increase RPM?”
I know what happens when you downshift forcing the engine to over-rev.
YOU DONT ACCELERATE. YOU GET ENGINE BRAKING.
Down-shifting to 2nd @ 100 mph nets you 8000+ rpm. How long did you stay on it in 2nd before up-shifting ...
And how much did you slow down?
“I got into a race with a 280Z on I-10 just west of Phoenix in 1981. I was coming up on 100 mph in 4th”
Why were you in 4th?
“That Z never had a chance...”
Given the 100 hp advantage I would agree.
” So I slammed it down into 2nd, tached up,”
Up from 8000+ rpm? What rpm did you up-shift?
My first car was a ‘67 Mustang with a ‘68 engine. The previous owner drove it three miles with the oil light on. When he left work he found the engine seized solid. About that time my dad came out from work and offered him 50 bucks. He took it.
About a split second, then 3rd all the up, and then back to 4th. I didn’t slow down in that split second that was in anyway noticeable.
I didn’t know that I was in a serious race until I saw her gaining on me. By then she was going through her gears and passed me.
“then 3rd all the up, and then back to 4th”
You must have slowed down! Redline in 3rd is 95 mph and you said you were doing 100 before shifting to 2nd?
You got me. I forgot you were deiving my car that night. It was all a dream.
You should have never started digging this hole hou are in.
Eat shit.
“Eat shit.”
Tell me again how you ‘up-tacked in 2nd at greater than 100 mph when red-line IN THIRD is 95 mph ...
“Eat shit.”
You downshifted to 2nd at 100 mph. Shifted into third at redline and into 4th at readline.
Redline in 3rd is 95 mph. That means you slowed from 100 to 95 ...
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