1967 Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback Coupé

• Highly desirable and rare specification
• Purchased by the current owner in Arizona in December 2010
• Painstakingly restored to original specification
• Dry stored since completion
• Restoration receipts totalling £123,000 +VAT

Finished in its original Candy Apple Red colour scheme, this Mustang Fastback was built at Fords San Jose assembly plant in California delivered new to Don Sanderson Ford Inc of Glendale, Arizona. The car was released to the dealer on the 10th May 1967. In 1976 the Mustang was sold to a Mr Dave Smith, who was attending Junior High School at the time. When his parents realised his new 'grocery getter' was equipped with a 390ci (6.4 litre) high-performance Big Block motor, the car was soon confiscated having been involved in multiple incidents of tyre smoking lunacy! The Mustang was parked in the barn where it remained until purchased by its current owner in December 2010 and exported to the UK.

Since its arrival in the UK the car has undergone a detailed 'last nut and bolt' concours restoration, focusing on absolute originality in order to return the car to its former glory.
The vehicle is highly original and retains much of its original sheet metal work and all of its original drive train including the engine block, GT exhaust manifolds, four-speed Top Loader transmission, rear axle, etc, etc. All cast-in date codes confirm this. The engine was not stamped with the VIN, as was standard in early 1967 production. (Serialisation for production began on 25th April 1967.)

This is an exceptionally rare car with an impressive factory specification as documented by the Deluxe Marti Report. The car came with the following options: GT Equipment Group;
extra cooling package; four-speed manual transmission; floor and roof consoles; F70-14 Wide Oval tyres; white sidewall nylon tyres; AM radio; tinted glass; Deluxe seat belts; styled steel wheels.

'VBY 491E' has been meticulously restored with over 1,600 man-hours invested to make this 390 Fastback unarguably one of the best, if not the best, in the country. Great care was taken during this restoration to ensure all Ford assembly procedures were followed, and the car now presents far better than when it rolled of the production line in 1967! This car is nothing short of exceptional and was never intended as an economically viable project; it is only offered for sale due the space and time limitations of the owner's collection.

Accompanying documentation includes circa 400 images of the restoration; related receipts totalling £123,000+VAT; and the all important Marti Report. The car has completed only snagging miles and has been stored in a dry/climate controlled unit since it was last driven in 2019.