Apparently this 1965 Mustang was stored and never claimed. The owner of the storage building is now selling it and says he can provide a “junk title” to the new owner. It can be found here on eBay with a current bid of just over $2,000. Located in Carterville, Illinois, the seller says that in Illinois, you have to be “certified” to restore a car with a junk title. If you are seriously interested in buying this car, it would be good to do some research in your state regarding titling. Some states make it very difficult to get a replacement title, others have a waiting period, etc. Let’s take a look at this car and see if you are willing to jump-in.
Like the rest of the car, the interior is dusty. You can tell a good cleaning would do wonders and would bring back a lot of luster to this old Pony. The driver’s seat has a small tear in it, but overall the upholstery doesn’t look too bad. There is a detailed photo of the back seat and you can see moisture has entered the car at some point and there is mold and/or mildew present.
There is no information in the ad regarding the drive train other than the seller lists the engine as a 260 cubic inch V8. You can see in the photo, this appears to be a factory A/C car. Hopefully, the engine and transmission are matching numbers and are usable.
Its nice to see the trim tag is still attached to the body. This gives the owner a little more information than just a VIN to go off of. According to ClassicPonyCars.com, this car was originally a 65A = Coupe / Standard Interior with M = Wimbledon White paint. Hopefully, the rest of the car checks out as original. What do you think about this ‘Stang?
It’s an early 65 if it has a 260 ,most are 289s
Well…it shows an “F” in the VIN, which means a 260…the ebay description is an interesting read…unless this guy posts much better pictures, and a better description, it won’t sell for much more than the current bid…
Very early Mustang, build date of April 3, 1964. Definitely worth restoring if not too crusty and rusty, especially at that price.
From the seller’s Ebay posting: “I have a contract with the owner for storage. He left the car and owes me money. I have a lawyer that will get a junk title if it sells to you. You will then have a junk title.” Sounds like a situation best avoided.
Pretty much a basic Mustang coupe, though the early build date makes it somewhat more unique, though not really more valuable. There are zillions of Mustangs out there (I suspect there are more early Mustang “barn finds” than any other car/model). If the seller follows the market he/she should be happy with the current ebay bid. Good luck to the buyer.
From what I can make out in the pics, it has the correct 64 1/2 hood with the bent over lips, and corresponding beveled headlight casting. has a generator. if you are interested go over for a good look and see how the rest of it is. You might get lucky, right now its at a reasonable price. Good luck .
Cheers
GPC
I don’t know about the car honestly!! 260 V-8 with an automatic transmission isn’t a rare or over desirable car!! If you can get it cheap enough it could be a labor of love for someone!!
I owned a similar car, mine had a vin # and documentation to prove it was a World Fair of NY press car , 1 of 50…. Wimbledon White/ blue interior..I put a junkyard 302 in it when the 260 spun a bearing. The extra 50 hp really made the car BETTER…wish we had A/C..would have made the car NOT leave… The 2 guys from Boston that bought the car, (with the 260 match # engine), back in 1980, got a great deal! I’d jump at this one!
I’ve been told that when it comes to Mustang people, the lower numbers cars are more desirable ,and this one is a 64 1/2 so it may have a new home soon
Not factory A/C. Neither the compressor nor the under dash unit appears to be Ford brand.
Odd about the “junk” title needing certified restoration, maybe the motor vehicle department thinks it has been wrecked, hence the certification, which would be a good thing considering some of the “fixes” made to wrecked vehicles by less than qualified repair persons.
Another issue might be rust and how much and then concern whether the block ever froze due to the cold with possibly no antifreeze.
Hope the buyer wins out on this one.
In reference to the “junk title”…remember, it is an Illinois car.
You can wash a title in Texas and South Carolina too!
Mustang serial numbers started at 100001, so this is a very early car – 1007922. The date on the dataplate is 03D, which corresponds to April 3, 1964.
Why would you restore this car there are a lot of Mustangs in better shape to buy with a clean title
vin number = value
That is an aftermarket A/C wrong compressor and under dash unit not from Ford?
Edd Riley
I guess I do not see the value some do. The hood looks to have a hemmed edge. The very early cars had hoods from the prototype tooling and had hemmed edge. Then the hard tooling had the radius left not hemmed for 90 days. It looks to be very very rusty so that means lots of panel replacement. When you take the date coded Ford panels off and put back repo you loose those date codes unless you cut them out and weld back in. I have several 64 1/2 parts and can never sell. I have hoods trans. AC mounts, steering columns etc. If a pre productions build then important or first day build but this car has little value if restored due to loosing all the Ford original panels. With rust holes in valance panel there is probably no cowl or floor in the car just carpet, lol.
I live in Illiinois, and in the late 70’s, I bought a VW Ghia from a widow that didn’t have a title. I searched and found the owner who didn’t know where the title was, so I applied for and got a duplicate title. I don’t know if they can still do that or not, but it would be better than a junk title.
A lot of money to put into this car but it is a low production number since it still has the generator and not an alternator. As for the AC, it actually looks pretty close to factory to me. For my taste, I wouldn’t tackle that job. Cars like these need to be bought by a metal shop so they can fix the issues inexpensively with nothing but labor hours.
Phew ….that thing is crusty,
Well you better research Illinois law first. In most states when property is abandoned or the owner is in arrears to storage there are both contractual and statutory provisions for the sale to a bona fide purchaser.
On the other hand, not knowing what a “junk title” means, if there are no provisions in the law for the purchase from a third party who has no title, and the owner shows up, you are s-o-l.
Since the seller himself says he has a lawyer to help you with the title ( hehe) I’m thinking you might be able to find another of the 600,000 or so that were made for less trouble. Jess sayin
with all the title problems, I see a parts car.
Even I know that’s not a factory air conditioning unit…very simply because it is mounted off center to the right of the steering column and transmission hump. The Ford unit would have a cream colored face with round vents, and a Ford badge (cloisonné) smack dab in the center. Can someone explain what the differences are in the earliest hoods bent over/hemmed/radiused? I know about the headlight bezels. I want to learn!
Here is one inside what is claimed to be an “early” convertible with 4spd as part of an estate in Nashville. Up for auction. Engine is a 289.