Barn Finder Miguel has been keeping an eye on the internet, and he has spotted this Mustang for us. Thank you so much for that Miguel. This Mustang has spent its life in California, but now the owner has decided to part with it. You will find it listed for sale here on Craigslist. It is located in Riverside, California, and is being offered for sale with a clean title. The owner has set a price of $6,900 for the Mustang.
The owner states that this Mustang is a solid car with no rust. Certainly, the outwards appearances are quite promising, with nothing obvious being visible. The paint does look tired, but given the fact that it seems to be consistent across the whole car, then it may be possible to revive it with a very careful wet sand and a polish. It would be wonderful if this were possible because it would be nice to try and save it if it is the original paint.
The interior is original, and it really is close to spotless. I’ve been trying to zoom the photo to get a look at the radio, as I can’t really tell whether or not it is the original unit. The tops of the door trims do look like they might be discolored, but I’m not completely sure about that. Apart from that, there are some wires hanging down under the dash on the driver’s side that could handle being tied back up out of sight. Everything else looks pretty good to me.
If anything, the back seat is even better than the front. There are a couple of creases visible where the headliner meets the rear window, but the seat, plastic trim, and carpet all look good. Once again, in this photo, you can see what looks like the discoloring on the door trim.
The owner keeps things plain and simple on the mechanical front with the Mustang. It is a numbers matching 200ci 6-cylinder engine, which is coupled to an automatic transmission. This is pretty basic and simple, and the owner states that the car is being used as a daily driver, which bodes well for the car being strong and reliable. They do say that it does run great.
So, where does this Mustang sit as a “value for money” proposition? A search of the internet very quickly turned up three Mustangs of identical specifications to this car. All required varying degrees of restoration work. The work required on those cars is substantially more than would be required on this car, and none of them are fit to be driven on the road at present. They are priced between $7,700 and $10,000. That makes this Mustang look quite attractive.
It looks like a nice car. If I was in the market for a daily driver and lived in the area I’d call on that car in a heartbeat.
Steve R
As a guy who thinks wheels and tires make or break a car , a nice set of magnum 500 chrome wheels and (maybe) one size bigger blackwall tires would look great! White letters might be over the top with the body color. The Chrome wheels will complement the no metallic paint very well! Just my opinion, of course. Too much time waiting for dinner today!
Those wheels look good, but won’t work until the car is converted to five lug.
If you want an aftermarket wheel, there a plenty of old dish mags, which will fit this car, available on eBay for reasonable prices.
Steve R
Thanks for that info, Steve R.! I didn’t realize that the four lugs were still in place in 1967. Just the low horse cars, or? When did they go to five lug across the board? Thanks again.
Four lugs were standard on that year Mustang, I’m not sure what year that ended.
Steve R
4 lug were on 6 banger cars only V-8 cars came with the 5 lug
Four-lug wheels were used on all 65-68 six-cylinder Mustangs, and 200cid 69 and 70 (i think) Mustangs.
Just the compromise I’d be looking for.
My neice could have the Mustang she
wants, and her mother and I would have
peace of mind in knowing that she wouldn’t break her fool neck driving it as
she is an inexperianced driver. Nice daily
driver. Too bad my checkbook is on
Empty. That little six is really good on
gas too. Winner, winner turkey dinner!
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Time to
watch some football.
Looks like an old Earl Shieb paint job. Don’t remember that as an original color in ’67.
Father in law took his ‘68 Mustang to Earl Scheib in Long Beach, CA. For $29.95 they painted the whole car, including badges and turn signals! Started peeling in a couple of months.
Door trims.
I knew there were still nice cars out there for a reasonable price.
Damn I’d snag this car immediately if it were in FLA.
I can’t explain it, but to me, this colour belongs in Florida, or where it is, California. A warm climate colour, so to speak. ( -20 C here this morning, that’s -4F.) Happy Thanksgiving to all down there.
The discolored section at the top of the door isn’t door trim, it’s the door. The upper and lower interior door surfaces were metal, stamped with a vinyl grain pattern and painted to coordinate with the interior.
Basic hardtops like this don’t get much love today relative to fastbacks and convertibles, but back in the day, Ford pumped out hundreds of thousands of them every year.
Nice find!
I had a Mustang 67 V8 with the same color interior/medium metallic blue outside. The door “trim” was metal. It tended to discolor, rust or change color due to the sun, rain or oils or sweat from your arm resting on top of the door.
What a sweetheart, and fairly priced. Here’s hoping someone snaps this up and keeps it original. The 200CID six is a great little motor, and the car doesn’t need poseur wheels, or big tires, or a V-8 conversion, or……….yada yada yada. Enough is enough, save this one from the me-too herd mentality, please.
BTW, the rusty discoloration on the tops of the doors is typical of the model. Easily remedied in an afternoon. Spend another day buffing out the paint to nice driver quality, and Bob’s yer uncle.
cyclemikey has it all. It is a sweetheart; leave it alone. The price is good, do what he says about the door trim, get some wax on the paint, change the oil and tune the car. The normal stuff. Then enjoy.
Nice color! Classic Mustang styling. The fact that it’s a daily driver would make it more fun than a show car that spends it’s life as a trailer queen and in a dark garage. Like the automatic…wish it was a V-8..but this barn find is still an object of desire for Mustang lovers.
Nice….inside has had a little touch up but for the money…..
The color is frost turquoise and it is a color that was offered in 1967 as I had a 1967 Coupe this color back in 1976. My car was a 289 V8 with a full floor console and an automatic. I’ve been looking for another car like that and this one looks to be in superior condition for its age but it’s a 6 banger and the cost to convert it over would be too much of a hassle for me right now. Wish it was a V8, it would be in my driveway even though I live on the east coast.
Maybe I missed it but I see no mention of what the mileage is on this mustang ??? All I see is its a 6 cylinder Etc. and in good condition.
James, Did you just ask about the mileage on a 52 year old car?
What year did they start stamping the engines so you know it is “numbers matching”? I didn’t think any of the early ones had it except “K” code 289’s
Thanks,
Brad