My Mustang Page

  I purchased this car  on Mardi Gras Day, 1999  from a man in Indiana.  After a 12 hour trip each way, it ended up in my garage in New Orleans.  The previous two owners had rebuilt the short block, installed a Borg Warner T-10 4-speed , rebuilt the sheetmetal in the front, replaced all of the suspension with new, replaced floor pans, installed a Holly 650cfm on an Edelbrock manifold, new brakes, brake hoses, gas tank, some new wiring, repaired the floorpans, and the lower rear quarter panels.  They also installed Front  Disk Brakes, and a Hurst Shifter.

It came with a suburban full of parts, a second engine, a 4-speed toploader, new front fenders, new front valance, excellent hood, and all of the glass.  I couldn't resist.    In looking back, I probably paid too much, but have been happily working on it, so I don't worry about it anymore.

Well, the car is going to be far from a concourse restoration.  It rolled off of the Metuchen, New Jersey assembly line March 23, 1966 as a Candyapple Red with the standard 1966 red interior. A 2v 289 was mated to the 3-speed manual transmission.

The car has a warranty tag DSO of  "95" (Export).    The Metal Registration tag in the engine compartment also has an "X" at the bottom.  I have read that this might indicate a German-Export T-5 mustang.  (Ref . First mustang Club of Germany web  page: http://privat.schlund.de/f/fmcog/t5/t5-2.htm  ) .  It is definitely an export car, however.I would like to hear any opinions on how to verify this.

The previous owners had built up a large assortment of parts.  The fold down  seat upholstery is excellent, but there is, interestingly a bench seat up front with matching excellent upholstery.  The car has the aformentioned engine modifications as well as 1977 351w heads.  Allegedly, the rear-end was exchanged with  a GT mustang's 9" rear, this GT car also donated its disc front brakes and gas cap.  Needless to say, I wasn't going to undo any of these modifications (well maybe the gas cap).

Up till now, all I have really been doing since I got the car has been bodywork  It has been slow, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

A common problem with mustangs is Cowl-vent rot    I had to grind off my my outer cowl, exposing the inner cowl .  I then cut out both vent areas to the cockpit (the top hats), and  am now in the process of piecing it all back together.

The next project to undertake is the repair or replacement of the butchered dash .  I will keep you posted.