The 1967 model year brought the first major redesign for the Ford Mustang as the company sought to squeeze larger and more powerful engines under the hood. The company managed to make these changes while maintaining the badge’s original purity, which is perfectly demonstrated by this ’67 2+2 Fastback. Its tired paint hides a solid body, while the car retains its original drivetrain. It is a prime candidate for a restoration that would recapture its youthful good looks. The seller has listed the Fastback here on eBay in Los Angeles, California. They set their BIN at $50,000, and it appears they are firm on that figure.
The seller confirms that this Mustang is a black-plate classic, having spent its life in sunny California. That is usually good news for those seeking a project candidate, because cars from this location are typically less prone to rust problems that can often beset these classics. This Fastback hasn’t completely escaped the ravages of the tin worm, with the seller confirming that they have installed replacement floor pans. That has left the Ford rock-solid and ripe for restoration. The seller is the car’s second owner, becoming its custodian about three years ago. It appears that it underwent a color change before then, because the included Marti Report confirms that the first owner ordered the Fastback in Wimbledon White. The panels sport a few bumps and bruises, which will require attention, regardless of whether the new owner opts for a faithful restoration or pursues a different path. The American Racing Torq Thrust wheels appear to be a recent addition that perfectly suit this car’s character.
Powering this Mustang is a C-Code 289ci V8 that the first owner teamed with a four-speed manual transmission and a 2.79 standard rear end. The C-Code produced 200hp and 282 ft/lbs of torque in its prime, and with the carburetor recently dialed in using a fuel mixture gauge and the engine in excellent health, there is no reason why this fifty-eight-year-old classic couldn’t come close to matching those figures. The seller has lavished some attention on the Fastback, fitting a front disc brake conversion, QA1 shocks on all corners, performing refurbishing work on the fuel system, and installing a new dual exhaust. Otherwise, purists will welcome the news that this beauty retains its complete numbers-matching drivetrain. The vehicle runs and drives perfectly, having recently completed an extended road trip without a hitch.
The seller describes this Mustang’s interior as original, but since the Marti Report states that it left the line trimmed in Blue vinyl, it appears that someone may have made merry with some form of dye. It retains its Sport Deck rear seat, factory tachometer, and console, although the factory radio has made way for a JBL unit. I would describe the inside of this car as serviceable, but it falls far short of the standard required if the finished restoration were to come close to achieving the seller’s projected lofty potential value. A trim kit would seem the most cost-effective approach, and many of the high-quality ones on the market today are almost impossible to distinguish from factory trim.
It is sometimes said that hope springs eternal, but it is equally true that those who don’t ask, don’t get. That brings us to this 1967 Mustang Fastback, its BIN, and the seller’s projection regarding its potential value once fully restored. My instinct suggests that they are being quite optimistic on both counts. A pristine, numbers-matching example with a C-Code under the hood simply won’t command a six-figure price in the current market, and the asking price for this classic means that it represents an expensive entry point for a project build. However, the listing statistics are some of the best that I have seen recently, posing a question that it will be interesting to gauge your response to. Do you think that this Fastback has attracted so much attention because of its desirability and project potential, or do you think people are intrigued to see whether someone will spend $50,000 to take it home?
:O Not often i see a Mustang seller that thinks he has a Mopar,erase maybe 15K off that price and yer in the ballpark.
Who takes pictures at night to sell a car? The much needed documentation needs to be posted up front in the ad, because his say so falls short. He doesn’t want his time wasted, yet he wants to waste a prospective buyer’s time? If this really is that great, he should prove it; at this price, it screams walk on by. The interior and the paint are a lot less than expected for a 50K ask.
Agreed; not a motivated seller with few pics – no underside and just the one engine pic – and very few details. Looks like an aluminum intake but no 4 V mention.
Do like the front Disc upgrade. We owned a 4 wheel drum, 1966 Mustang coupe, V8, auto, a/c, white interior/green ext. back in the 90’s and hated those marginal brakes.
His beat interior says a lot.
No way a 50k car or a 6 figure sell with a paint job – that is irritating.
All saddle and no Horse.
Perfectly put-and a great play on words considering it’s a mustang..
Too bad the color got changed. In Wimbledon White add a few blue stripes and clone the appearance if not the performance of a GT350. But for 50k it’s not worth it. Reminds me of real estate flippers thinking they can buy a dump and sell it for more because fixed up it would command a high price. But you have to invest thousands first, market price or no.
50k no way. Needs too much work to make it a 50k car. That’s the “I listed it for sale like you asked me to hunny, I guess nobody wants it price”
Once again, as the owner of a ’68 Fastback? I hope he gets every penny. Porsche and Mopar people can ask goofy money for rotted out hulks. Why can’t he?
He can ask anything he wants. He could ask a million dollars, the point is there is nobody out there who is going to pay this asking price.
You are right, asking prices doesn’t set the market, sales do.
Steve R
Altered in to many ways for 50k.Anyway I sold my one owner 67’FB in 1992 for $1,500,who knew !
Seems to me a person wanting to sell a car at such a high price would at least try to make the seats look clean. These just look dirty as well as quite worn.
The seller does do some fancy dreaming while considering pricing his ride.
Did the seller say this comes with a bridge? Look at the collection of pictures. They look like they were mostly taken at a car show. It appears there are questions to be answered here.
The “original” interior is confusing. Marti says blue. Pics show black. If everything was dyed it would seem that some blue would be showing through on the worn seats. Looks like some blue might be showing on the carpet? Not sure, looking at the dimly lit pictures.
50k. Dream on. There is definitely attitude in the write up. Probably not a fun guy to deal with.
$50K huh? Well, as the old saying goes: there’s the asking price and then there’s the selling price………..!
“Honey, I put the Mustang on EBay like you said.
l don’t know why it hasn’t sold.
Well, the stock market is going down so I guess we’ll just have to wait.”
In the pic of the car from the front with the bikes in the background, it looks like there’s a crack in the windshield on the driver’s side.
way too many zeros
Why, in the tach picture on the listing, does the odometer in the background, say 25331 miles, yet he states that the mileage is 78448? Nothing odd about that, right? Just a slip of the tongue, that’s all.
Run away!
Somebody has watched to many Mecum and Barrett – Jackson auctions , the worse thing that has happened to the market. Everybody thinks because that they got x that they should get it to, regardless of condition.
Just because it has had the floors replaced doesn’t mean it was done right or befitting a quality future restoration. Based on the paint and interior condition verses the high asking price I would have to wonder how serious of a job was done on the floors. And yes the supplied photos are horribly inadequate and too few considering the $50,000 price.
I do not know when California started to use the black plates but this car did not spend its entire life in California. The Marti report clearly shows that this car was originally shipped to Pennsylvania.