The very first Ford Mustang ever built in hard-top spec is due to go on sale at an auction in Indianapolis in May, 53 years as well as nine million units after it rolled off the production line.
Carrying the vehicle identification Number (VIN) 5F07U100002, the design presented right here was preceded only by a soft-top version that Ford had earmarked for a Canadian showroom prior to the compact sports cars and truck going on sale in 1964.
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The hard-top – a pre-production design commissioned to train personnel at Ford’s Dearborn Assembly plant – was intended for the exact same fate, however a routing error meant that it was delivered to Whitehorse Motors in the Yukon area instead of the brown brothers dealership in Vancouver.
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Unsuited to the cold, rugged landscape of north-western Canada, Whitehorse Motors added a block heater, as well as utilized the vehicle as a demonstrator up until it was sold in the spring of 1965.
Since then the Mustang has seen 14 owners, with present proprietor Bob Fria coming across the historic machine in 1997. Under his instruction, the cars and truck underwent a two-year restoration to return it to its original 1964 condition, including a date-coded six-cylinder, 2.8-litre engine.
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The Caspian Blue paint as well as matching vinyl interior went on to grace the Ford world headquarters during the company’s 100th anniversary celebrations, just a short drive away from the Henry Ford museum which now displays the original soft-top.
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The auctioneers, Mecum Auctions, are yet to expose an quote for the valued Mustang. though as one of the few surviving pre-production models, it isn’t difficult to picture the winning quote being of eye-watering proportions…
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