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1965 Ford Mustang: Cheap, But Worth Saving?

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This 1965 Mustang came from the factory with a 289 and manual transmission and has been sitting since 1989. There’s not much info in the craigslist ad except that it’s got rust in all the usual places. At $1,800 or best offer, it seems pretty reasonable though. Do you think this Mustang might be worth restoring or will it just be used for parts? If it was a fastback it might have more of a chance, of course.

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  1. Avatar photo randy

    Parts is Parts!

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  2. Avatar photo Walter Joy

    My grandfather had one brand new. Fastback 289 4 speed. Wish he kept it

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  3. Avatar photo Todd Zuercher

    Posting already deleted. I was more interested in the Bronco in the background.

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    • Avatar photo RickB

      I second that on the early bronco in background :-)

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  4. Avatar photo Chris in WNC

    lightly sand it & shoot satin clear coat, drive it!

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  5. Avatar photo Paul B

    What Chris in WNC says. I personally like the look of the notchback coupes better than the fastbacks. The notchbacks were the originals and they were designed to an idea. To me, the fastbacks look like just what they are — cobbled roofs grafted onto the bodies of what would have otherwise been pretty, well-proportioned notchbacks.

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  6. Avatar photo guggie

    parts car , whats the story on the bronco ??

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  7. Avatar photo Horse Radish

    I remember going to a car auction in the nineties and they had a Mustang, similar year and model restored with new paint and interior and they were struggling to get $4200 out of it……

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  8. Avatar photo Mike

    I say buy it for the parts, rebuild the motor for another project Mustang, use what parts can be used and scrap the rest.

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  9. Avatar photo Jason Houston

    Actually, the car is a 1966.

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    • Avatar photo Mike

      65. You can see the side trim pieces

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