If you’re headed to Las Vegas, Nevada for some gambling, be sure to check out this 1967 Ford Mustang fastback! The original S-code four-barrel 390 cid (6.4L) V8 cashed in its chips some time ago, so you won’t hit the jackpot at the Amelia Island Concours anytime soon, but it will be a while before the market softens on 390 fastback Mustangs. Along with the missing mill, this Pony’s got more rust than an abandoned ore mine too. Sure; those elements conspire to stack the deck against it, but when it comes to desirable pony cars, the ’67 Mustang fastback is hard to beat. The listing here on eBay has lured at least six bidders, raising the stakes on this roller above $16,000.
Tip your brimmed black hat to the listing’s photographer for rounding up a posse of high-resolution pictures. The latter show areas of heavy rust and other details of the car’s inside, outside, and undercarriage. Of course everyone carries a camera these days on their phone, but most sellers are greenhorns when it comes to composing a decent car picture. Well done, seller.
Despite the Mojave zip code, rust in every crevice could have this forlorn Ford hailing from New England. Still, you can buy anything for this car, including the missing console. Some replacement parts come with the purchase, upping the ante for prospectors smelling gold in this-here Pony-car corral.
The C6 automatic transmission remains, though not fully functional. The 1967 Mustang fastback holds two spots on Hagerty’s list of “Ten Best Movie Mustangs” list, and it’s the foundation for another, the famed “Eleanor” GT-500 Mustang in Gone in 60 Seconds. Shall I go on? One more; few outside die-hard Mustang spotters could tell this ’67 fastback in Moss Green from the ’68 Bullitt fastback in Highland Green. The latter made a splash by returning to the lime light in 2018. This car could make a splendid tribute to any of those famous cars, or you can become famous in the enthusiast community by putting it nearly back to stock.
While the included Marti report shows the “Exterior Decor Group,” that package’s louvered hood with integral driver-facing turn signal indicators has been replaced with a standard hood, and the bright wheel arch moldings have vanished like tumbleweeds. Would you sell the ranch to take a gamble on this western Pony?
This rustang came from someplace wet, sat out a long time. If you see this much in the pics theres more on the car. Std replacement for someone who has fixed these, but its all time and materials. I think someone got hot by seeing the green and said Bullitt clone. Buy carefully. Seeing something this rotten in the desert tells you that it probably spent time in the rust belt. good luck.
Stay safe and wash your hands
Cheers
GPC
Kansas City ordering district. Probably served points well north. Plenty of salt used in Iowa, Dakotas, etc. Stay safe, wash your hands AND get a tetanus shot before you look at an old muscle car !
Really…$16.000 and climbing…Someone has too much money to waste. It must be nice. I did panel replacement for a living..no thanks.
A four speed Or more gears manual must be part of this restoration
Even Vegas has had many flash floods.
I could see that if that happened and you were out of town, it sat in wet sand holding moisture.
It might be a parts car for Mustang inside garage.
So, it is rusty, but not a Mopar! Hummm
Yes, I get it! With Bullitt and everything else over the past 50 plus years, tons of people still want one of these. And yes, I’ve seen somewhat worse ones on this site. Still, if the bids are legit; $16k plus for an shell with no engine that needs another $30-70k or so to be a nice driver and still wouldn’t be numbers matching, seems crazy.
I restored one in similar condition. Parts are readily cheap and available. Good project during the Corona lock down. The only reason you would contemplate this project is for its iconic status. No matching numbers no big dollars.