I have had this vehicle for almost 20 years...it has always been one of those "gonna get to it" projects that lives in the corner of the garage...
This vehicle shows 20,640 on the odometer and was used almost exclusively for drag racing most of it's life before I saved it from the scrap man! The engine was long gone and it was advertised as a parts car in the local newspaper...I dragged the entire car home that night after paying the price! There was some light body damage and about 8 coats of paint (thick!), but other than the engine, it was mostly intact. I removed the damaged panels and then stripped the many coats of paint with industrial paint remover. The bare metal was then sprayed with Ditzler DP40/401 and a few coats of red oxide Kondar primer surfacer on top of that. The under side was cleaned and treated with a rust dissolver to stop any further damage before restoration could occur. The heater assy was removed from this vehicle early in its life and was replaced with a plate of sheet metal, a few screws and a little silicone to seal the wind noise. Did not get driven in the winters up here for that reason and it really shows with the overall condition of the sheet metal! There are small areas of minor concern, but the vast majority of this car is rock solid.

Hood - Original 64.5 hood with the correct sharp leading edge that interfaces with the headlight buckets on either side. This is one straight hood that I picked up for this vehicle shortly after I dragged it home...It was very HTF & expensive even back then. Try to find another of these today!

LF Fender - NOS Ford black primer fender that is straight except for a minor push at the leading edge where it interfaces with the headlight door cover. This should be an easy fix woth a little hammer & dolly work. It is otherwise NOS and previously unused...not a repro fender.

LH Door - Nice original to this vehicle door that is just about as good as it gets. The original VIN tag & rivets is in place and you can see original paint on the inside. This door is extra nice with no rust issues anywhere and has all original glass & components inside it.

LH Rear Quarter Panel - This is an NOS Ford black primer panel that is just held in place with two tiny sets of locking pliers. It is ready to be fianl fit and properly welded in place using the factory spot weld locations. This is possible because of the painstaking work done when removing the damaged original panel by drilling out the original factory spot welds one at a time. This OEM NOS panel fits very well without much effort at all and will be an easy job for a proficient body tech. The original outer wheelhouse is intact and interfaces as it should.

Rear Deck Lid - Not original to vehicle, but nice, straight and fits well.

Rear taillight panel - Missing. This part was also damaged and removed by drilling out the factory spot welds. I do not have this item. I had been searching for an NOS panel, but never had success. I have had a repro clamped in place and it fits well with very little effort. It is an ultra solid area and taken apart at the correct welds.

RH Rear Quarter Panel - This is original to the vehicle and is very straight, but does have a slight amount of filler in a couple spots. For this reason, I buyed the matching RH OEM NOS Ford Quarter so I could make it perfect like the LH. This panel was purchased at the same time as the one in place on the LH and is another unused Genuine Ford panel...well over 20 years old.

RH Door - This is the same story as the drivers door...about as good as it gets! Original to this car and extra, extra clean. You will smile when you see this door...just like the drivers side!

RH Front Fender - Not original to this vehicle, but is an original Mustang fender. It has been sand blasted to bare metal and red oxide primed. It has some dings and minor denting on the fender flare, but should be an easy fix with a hammer dolly! No rusting or holes!

Front and Rear Lower Valance Panels - These are older repro items that have never been used and are undamaged.

Front Gravel Shield - Original Ford item not original to this car. Excellent undamaged condition.

Grille, Ornament, & Headlight Doors - These are correct 64.5 headlight doors with the correct sloping edge that interfaces with the corredt 64.5 hood. The grille is a correct, straight original item. The pony and corral are original and in nice, undamaged condition.

Engine Compartment - This area has been sandblasted and hit with black Ditzler DP40. This was a long time ago and it has held up well. There are numerous areas here that still show the drag racing history of this car. There is a notch on the lower portion of each shock tower...right in the center. It appears to be for header clearance. This should be an easy fix with a little patience. There is another area up on the lower cowl just under the center vents...It looks as if they cut this wide slender rectangular area for some time of ram induction...I have a piece from another Mustang that is cut slightly larger than the opening and again should be an esay fix with some time and patience. There are a pair of tow hooks welded to the lower front unit member on eiher side...these look old school and real cool in my humble opinion...they probably have to go though. The RF inner fender apron has had some bump work on it at some point in the past...it looks like it is where it needs to be lines wise, but needs some cosmetic detail work to be perfect. This engine compartment is ultra solid. The original 289 HP mounts are there, like the original 289 HP 5 bolt block with crankshaft and counterweight. The block is std. bore. In addition, I have an original 5 bolt aluminum bellhousing with correct steel plate and clutch fork.

The chassis underbelly of this vehicle also shows signs of prior racing heritage. There are scars from a previously removed set of heavy duty ladder bars that were welded from the rear axle housing to the front rear leaf spring mounting pad (Yes They Did!) Again this will be a relatively easy fix with some attention to detail. The entire underside area is in a remarkable state of preservation for a car that has been basically in cold storage for almost 20 years. You will not likely find another unrestored K code Mustang in this shape.

Inside Floorpan Area - This is all mainly still in original paint and is in quite remarkable condition! Nothing in here has been replaced. It is all quite solid and should probaly be left alone! There is a place in the center rear of the driveshaft tunnel that looks as if there might have been a driveshaft through the floor incident at some point, but it is all mostly back in place...a little TLC with the hammer & dolly and all will be well here...nothing missing! The original paint is still all oround this area and is visible in the interior pictures

All Glass - Is original to the vehicle and is undamaged.

On to the list of items not in place on the vehicle, becauses they will need cleaning or refinishing to be re-installed. Most of the small items are in individual plastic bags for ease of identification. This is a list of parts:

Box #1: R & L tail lamp assys (correct 64.5), R & L front marker lamps, battery tray, clutch equalizer bar with R & L mounts & pedal rod, R & L arm rest assys, outside lh rearview mirror, rear license plate lamp, front seat mounting spacers (8), original R & L door locks, original trunk lock, R & L outside door handles, window crank handles (correct 64.5, 2 front & 2 rear), inside door latch handles (2), washer solvent pump motor, decklid latch & bracket, misc. bolts & speed nuts, relays, washer bag bracket, hood bumpers for core support (2), Ford hood letters

Box # 2 Emergency brake handle & cable assembly, R & L shock tower brackets, emergency brake equalizer rod, R & L outer shock towers, R & L windshield wipers, R & L engine compartment braces, R & L horns (correct 64.5 type and nice!), left upper door hinge assembly, speedometer cable,

Box# 3: Hood latch & bracket assy., accelerator pedal assy., R & L hood hinges & springs, R & L front inner bumper brackets, engine compartment wiring harness (correct 64.5 type!), rear outside window trim.

Loose Items: Heater plemum assembly with blower motor correct 5 bolt bell housing/plate/fork assy. correct R & L 289 HP engine mounts, 64.5 type differential pinion snubber master cylinder assy. generator assy. with shroud & brackets radiator correct 64.5 HP 4 speed toploader (HEH-S) with nice vintage hurst shifter and linkage front gravel shield front valance panel rear valance panel R & L door sill mouldings fuel tank & filler neck & clamps (hose is there too, but cracked and dry) R & L inside door panels R & L front inside lower kick panels - with small cracks drive shaft NOS FORD right half rear quarter panel rear bumper & brackets correct type 289 HP K code 5 bolt engine block/crankshaft assy.