Finally, something to work with. You’ve seen profiles of rusty Mustang hulks where the seller is asking into the five figures for cars almost unrecognizable for what they were born as. This 1969 SportRoof defies that convention, instead showing as a reasonable facsimile of its as-born self, providing a guide to the restoration the next owner will do. If that’s possibly you, buy it now here on ebay for $19,500. Or wait the seller out for the two weeks plus that the ad still has left, if you dare. Should your strategy prevail, you’ll need to get to Aragon, GA, to collect your prize.
This is not just any old Mustang from 1969. It’s an S-code, which lodged a 390-CID engine in the bay from the factory. The body style, with the cut-in scoops behind the doors, was unique to 1969. The 70s had no such scoops. For the buyer, the temptation would be to get this car fired up and drive it around while dealing with parts-sourcing for the resto. Trouble is, the engine is a crusty mess that looks like it’s been wet, a lot, over time. Not much chance you’ll get this one to run on a gas bottle, and the seller doesn’t even say that it turns over.
As with any Mustang, the enemy is rust, and the seller details some such problems in the ad, but he makes the claim, “Rust-wise, this car is much better than the average project.” One wishes to know what he sets the average on, but I won’t belabor the point—you’re gonna be using a torch and doing some welding on this one. If you can, in fact, you’d be better simply to wait for a cleaner chassis. It would be easier to work on, and probably cheaper in the long run. But is economy the point? Yes, but not so much as is saving this car and putting it back on the road, or into a trailer, even.
Somebody has to save this Mustang. That’s not just a job, it’s a critical mission, and these days, as we all know, people are restoring stuff that would have been consigned to the scrapper in an earlier day. This Mustang SportsRoof isn’t that bad, but it’s not far off. Will you be the person who returns this car to its former glory and puts it back into the hobby someday, whole and ready to be played with, perhaps for a few generations to come?
“Rescue Me! 1960 Mustang SportsRoof S-Code 390” WOW! This must really be a special Mustang, as it looks like a 1969 model to me, LOL!! :-)
There was a finger slip from 9 to 0.
Once again. May the seller get his $20k for his swamp rat ‘Stang. It makes the value of my complete and running ten footer increase. Bravo, sir.
Rescue Me! 1960 Mustang SportsRoof S-Code 390
Bait and switch.
1960 Mustang? Wow, 1 of 1.
Those are extremely rare!!
Like hens teeth!
Must be a one of one Mustang since it actually
start building Mustangs in 1964
I got a chuckle out of the model year typo.
Reminds me of a conversation many years ago with a fill-in secretary at work. She saw Mustang decorations in my office and said “my dad had a ’57 Mustang.” We talked for a minute then I said “Mustangs didn’t come out until April 17, 1964. It must have been a ’67 or perhaps some other model.” “No, it was a ’57 Mustang.” She was quite confident in her memory. I just smiled and moved on.
Right? I was on the floor laughing when I saw the title, trying not to wet myself! The Ford Mustang wasn’t introduced in 1960. It wasn’t until 1964 that the production Mustang was intro’d.
My dad swore there were guys he knew at his workplace who drove Dodge Dakota trucks, even though he’d retired in 1981 and the Dakota wasn’t introduced until 1986 as a 1987 model. He also kept insisting he saw nightly TV ads for the Dodge Dynasty as late as the year 2000, even though the car had been discontinued in 1993.
Hope I die before I get old. ;)
You know women think they know everything right? 🤣🤣
Flood car.
Give the man a break anyone with car knowledge knows this is a 69 .geeze
I have a 47 Mustang in my shop right now.
Mines a 48 f1 stang…lol
There is $15k in the glove box folks. There is a reason it’s on eBay. Probably a title issue as well.
U can get a 67,68’69 Stang or camaro brand new from Hennessey, bad to the bone in primer, for 8500 to 15 grand.full medal
Brian, You are embarrassing the entire Barn Find staff,
HIRE A PROOFREADER…
20G’s….Really? I’ll offer him $20 for the wheels just bc I’m a Stang guy. I’ve said it be4: Ya can’t save them all (hint hint Brian) lol
Regarding the side scoops, all the 1969 SportsRoof models had them, except for the Boss 302.
The 60′ Sportroof mustangs were fairly rare. My uncles college roommate had one in ’62. It had the rare tri-power.
You know guys, the typo was an honest mistake. And we all got a chuckle out of it. But after the 10th comment regarding this, it gets old. So lets give the writer a break and move on.
i say once he comes in, does the walk of shame and adds a cross out correction to the header lol.
as for the car… it is saveable but will be a big project and a labor of love.
and i think the seller does have his hopes way high for a project of this caliber.
Ford offered some out of place looking steering wheels in some mustangs, like the one here, & the one in ’68 Shelbys.
The custom wheels here actually look better dressed with whitewalls than with blackwalls. The even thinner ultrathin whitewall tires would be even better – i seen those sometimes(but not all the time) on McGarrett’s Merc 4 door!
Who amongst you haven’t mistakenly hit the 0 instead of the 9?¿ Give the author a break.
Sorry guys–late at night, contacts long given up their effectiveness for the day. But glad to provide so much levity. And thanks to the defenders who understand that mistakes happen. You all did read into the article, which clearly points out the 1969 year, right?
PS I know the Mustang came out in 1967, no need to tell me that.
PPS Gotcha.
April 17. 1964 is as familiar a date to me as August 4, 1914. Please tell me you know why that date is important.
I am being honest about the 47 Mustang in my shop, it sits on 2 13″ wheels and was part of the reason T-5’s were built for export.
IMO This 69 is worth saving at 1/2 of the reserve.
I am looking for a factory 3 pedal set for my 1970 car. Anyone has one for sale? If so where can I find you / one?
Ah yes, the rare 1960 Mustang, although nowhere near as rare as the elusive 1959.
Everyone believes that their hammered out rust bucket that needs a five figure restoration is worth at least 20 grand.
60 – 69 whatever. love these cars…..too much money.