(from page 1 of the 1964 Collection)
Check out this 1964 Mustang magazine ad. It has a blue Mustang hardtop with a white vinyl top. It start off with, "Presenting the unexpected... new Ford Mustang!" You can tell this is an early one, because it asks us to check out it out at the World's Fair where it was first released to the public - "See the Mustang and ride Walt Disney's Magic Skyway at the Ford Motor Company Wonder Rotunda, New York World's Fair."
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Caspian Blue 1964 Mustang hardtop with a blue interior and white vinyl top. The original 260ci V8 engine and 3-speed manual are gone, but a 289 V8 and 4-speed have been installed.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Caspian Blue 1964 Mustang hardtop, front end view. Nice.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Caspian Blue 1964 Mustang hardtop, right front view with wire wheel covers, white wall tires, white vinyl roof, and metal rocker panel trim.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Caspian Blue 1964 Mustang hardtop, right rear view.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
The interior is blue and has a full center console and AM radio options.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
What's in the trunk? How about a spare tire and an X wrench!
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Skylight Blue 1964 Mustang convertible with a blue interior and white soft top. Check out the vintage 1966 Texas license plate. This plate was once registered to this car.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Skylight Blue 1964 Mustang convertible, right side view. This car has a blue convertible top boot. They are normally colored to match the interior cloth - not the top cover.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Under the hood is the original 260ci V8 engine.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Interior view of the 1964 Skylight Blue Mustang convertible.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
On the rear edge of the driver's side door is the Vehicle Certification Tag. It contains information about how the car was originally built. Let's decode it. Body 76A is for the convertible body style. Color Y is for the Skylight Blue paint. Trim 82 is the blue interior. Date 25 is the 25th day of G July. DSO 13 is the New York district code. Axle 1 is the 3.00 rear gear ratio. Trans 6 is the automatic transmission.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Check out this special Mustang (front) owned by Perry W Los Kamp. It's a special order Mustang ordered under DSO 842510. Perry tells us more, "I have owned this Mustang since 2003. I recognized this car from the day I first inspected it as a prototype. I have maintained the originality of this car with care and diligence. My research has taken me many places here in the USA. From Southampton New York to Mirage Arizona to Dearborn Michigan. Confirmed as a 1964 prototype
Mustang built for Henry Ford II. This special Mustang has done show
car duty from day one and has been owned by important people. It was shown
at the Worlds fair. Options include special paint with single pinstripe, Custom handcrafted leather interior, 289 4V, 4 speed transmission, and A/C. There were approximately six early Mustangs three 1964 and three 1966 built to the order of Henry Ford the II. This is the only one with the 84 DSO and a special order number."
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Perry's 1964 Musrtang at the globe used for the 1964 Worlds fair. Perry's Mustang was a also used by FoMoCo for the reveal of the 2005 Mustang and for the 40th anniversary. It was displayed as the representative 1964 convertible at World Headquarters for the 50th anniversary of the Mustang. This car has been on display for two years at the Piquette Museum in Detroit, the first Henry Ford Model T manufacturing plant. It was also displayed at the Ford Product Development Center show in Prototype row for the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang.
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Here is another of the Mustang on display. Is this at the Ford plant?
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Perry's 1964 Mustang stored next to two Ford GT-40s.
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
The Data Plate is located on the rear end of the driver's side door. It has the blank color code and a DSO of 842510. This is the special order number.
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
One of the special items is a facotyr custom handcrafted leather interior.
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Another shot of the factory custom handcrafted leather interior.
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(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Here is a close-up of the door panel.
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