This Mustang is special because, well, it’s a ’67 fastback. Besides that, it came from the factory painted in a one year only Frost Turquoise color. You may consider that a good or bad thing depending on how well you like baby blue. Either way, this seems like a good starting point for a very cool pony car project. It’s located in Mays Landing, New Jersey and is listed here on eBay for $14k.
I had a hard time finding a good photo of a ’67 fastback in Frost Turquoise. As you can see, it’s a loud color and is very similar to some colors used before and after this car was built. Search for Tropical Turquoise and you’ll see what I mean. That may make this paint thing seem less special, but it is true that the color was only offered for one year.
It’s not hard to find replacement parts for a Mustang, but rust is just as hard to repair as any other car. There’s light coming up through the floorboard on the passenger side. The seller claims that the front and rear frame rails are solid though so that may not be the end of the world. Just be sure you are practiced up on your welding skills or know someone who is.
Unfortunately, there is also a lot of light coming up from the engine bay. There used to be a 289 V8 with a 4-barrel carb on top in there. This could be a good excuse to put a new Coyote in there. The A-code engine slotted in the middle though so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go back to original either. Either way, sourcing a drive train is going to add to the cost here.
The seller is asking about what you should be able to find a similar but complete project for, so the big question here is if that one-year-only color really adds any value. A restored GT fastback in the same color sold for $38,900 a while back. That means you may be able to get from here to there without getting too far underwater. Well, maybe if you did all the work yourself, including paint…
I wonder how many guys with the time, talent and bucks are still around that would take on this project? I’ve always had the feeling that rat rods gained in popularity because of folks that didn’t have all three of the mentioned attributes. For them mechanically safe and enhanced performance is enough to take them where they want to go.
If the rust can be repaired on this Mustang I like the idea of the Coyote addition. Car isn’t original any longer so live it up!
My dad restored a ’66 k-code fastback back in the 1980s that was worse than this one, but he bought it for $100. Now you can buy a new steel ’68 fastback body from Dynacorn for 15k or less. Easier to buy a title and use that.
This rusted shell will take quite an investment even if you can do all of the work.
40k will get you a pretty good 68 Mustang. New owner will have more than that in this car. No thanks.
I would say send that stupid coyote engine to the scrap yard or get rid of it for a 427 or any 428 or any 429 with a 4 speed manual
@Steve …or a FoMoSpo 427 Windsor Crate engine
I hate to disagree but with the technology of the Coyote and the weight difference of the Coyote to the big block Ford motors you mention I think the Coyote wins hands down in a 1/4 mile. JMO
To Jimmy the weight don’t matter as long as you got enough power to get you down the track to compensate for the weight of the old engines and another thing you can get just as much power out of those big heavy engines as you can with the new technology engines with less work or maybe a little more work and you don’t have to get into the computer to get the injectors to put more fuel into the engine every time you add any kind of power adder to the engine like you do with these fuel injected engines we have these days
Also to Jimmy to finish my opinion or what ever you wanna call it you would also be keeping the value of the car higher by keeping the period correct big heavy big block engine and transmission instead of ruining the value and ruining the car by doing a dumb restomod and add a new technology engine like the coyote engine and a 5 or 6 speed manual transmission I’m done with my opinion or whatever now since I didn’t think of this part until it was to late
Notsure- Seen a lot of ratrods (hate the term) that were not safe. But that’s another conversation! and you are correct, by the time you strip this back for rust repair, you will find more. Truly a rustang. Sure fixable but you need to know what you are getting into. all for 14 large before you start. Good luck, you will need it!!!!
Cheers
GPC
Except for high-performance engines, Ford did not stamp VINs on engine blocks until it became a federal mandate in 1968. Someone wanting to return this car to original condition would need to find an engine and transmission with date codes within a month or two of the car’s scheduled build date. Not an easy task, but far less hopeless than finding a VIN-stamped original engine.
My choice would be to install as modern a drivetrain as would fit without modification while gathering up the parts to build an engine with correct date codes.
Not real keen on the original color/,only one year offering, so I say that’s a non-value enhancer. By the time you do rust repair you can buy a NEW non-OE body shell. That would be best, because the non repaired areas are still old metal, if that matters. Drive train: time for a old school big block!!!! Forget these DOHC’s, being too wide and computer controlled. That’s just me, being 60 ish. If I were half my age, a Coyote FOR SURE!!!!
A lovely colour!
That’s a sharp colour. But to get it to look like the car in the picture, you’re probably looking at 50k all in. Lot of work to do here folks.
Maybe we are on to something here guys. Fix the repair the floors, install a new interior and modern drive train, and then leave the outside alone. Some people wouldn’t be be able to stand it, but there’s no denying the fact that this thing would surprise you if you saw it coming down the road!
Mechanicals:
– No engine and transmission
– Retains a desirable 9-inch rear end
– Currently outfitted with a manual transmission clutch pedal
– Steers and rolls very easily
Rust never sleeps, glad to hear it steers and rolls very easily. For $14,500 it should drive me home after a night at the Village Tap. I am going to violate a rule here and say that I thank Jesus that I purchased my old junk when it was a fair price. As pretty as they are, no way. Hey Dennis, I did not win any cabbage on the game! LOL!!!!!!!
There is a 67 fastback in this color (didn’t know the name till now) that parks at a railroad yard, I’m assuming it’s a railway worker’s. I’ve been seeing it parked there on my commute through Portland Oregon for 20+years and I love that it’s someone’s daily.
I bought an almost complete and running 1970 FB, rust free AZ car for $8K back in 2014. As much as I love the 67 FB, this is not worth the time or money without the engine.
A Coyote would never fit in between those shock towers without major surgery.
Auction over…Did it sell? For 14K? I doubt it
It says unsold so you’re correct to doubt it.
Like the factory color..