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(from page 1 of the 1964 Collection)
This Wimbledon White was the first 1964 Mustang sold to the public. It was built on March 9, 1964 which was the first day of production. Pre-production models were built prior to March 9th. This Mustang was pre-ordered by a couple who received delivery at Powell Ford in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 16th. Which was one day before the official first day of sale for the new Mustang on March 17th. So, where is the second Mustang sold? Good luck finding it, as 22,000 Mustangs were sold on March 17th! This Mustang was delivered with the following options: Wimbledon White paint, 260ci 2V V8 engine, Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission, Rally Pac gauges, power brakes, power steering, power convertible top, padded visors, reverse lights, a heavy duty battery, full-length console, tinted windshield, a push-button AM radio with antenna, rocker panel moldings, Deluxe wheel covers with spinners, white wall tires, heater delete, seat belt delete, dual outside mirrors, compass, day/night mirror, and 2-speed electric wipers and washer.
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(from page 1 of the 1964 Collection)
Left rear view of the Wimbledon White first 1964 Mustang sold to the public. It has a blue convertible top!
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(from page 2 of the 1964 Collection)
This Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop still has its original 170ci 6-cylinder engine and 3-speed manual transmission.
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(from page 2 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop, front end view.
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(from page 2 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop, right side view.
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(from page 2 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop, rear end view.
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(from page 3 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible owned by Kerry Smith from Australia. This mustang has a blue interior, blue convertible top, it's original 170ci 6-cylinder engine, and and automatic transmission. Kerry purchased it in May 2010 in Florida. It's all original except the brakes were upgraded to discs.
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(from page 3 of the 1964 Collection)
Kerry's Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible at the ocean.
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(from page 3 of the 1964 Collection)
The pin stripe follows the body side edge - into a C-pin stripe.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop owned by Mike Horner from Mesquite, Texas. It has it's original 260ci V8 engine and an automatic transmission. That is a P-51 Mustang plane in the background. Mike adds, "I bought the car from the second owner in 1998 who had the car since 1967. It was originally bought in Big Spring, Texas from Bob Shasta Ford. I restored the car from 1998 to 2004 and its first trip was to Nashville Tennessee for the 40th Anniversary of the Mustang. It is equipped with: Power Steering, Air Conditioning, Rally Pac, Full Length
Console, Back up Lamps, 260 V8, Cruise-O-Matic, Knock Off wheel covers, and 14 inch wheels. Fixing to add the dealer installed dual exhaust and Cobra dress up kit that was available in 1964." The data plate has a Body 65A for the 2-door coupe, Color M for Wimbledon White paint, Trim 85 for Red Vinyl seats, Date of 29E for the build date of May 29 1964, DSO 61 for Dallas Texas, Axle 1 for the 3.00 Axle Ratio, Trans 6 for Cruise-O-Matic.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Another shot of Mike's Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang with vintage planes.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible owned by Charles Stoddard from Page, Arizona. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting November 3, 2013. It has the original 260ci V8 and an automatic transmission. Charles purchased this car way back in 1975. He just completed an 8 year restoration.
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(from page 6 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible, right front view.
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(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
It has a white convertible top.
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(from page 13 of the 1964 Collection)
This Wimbledon White Mustang hardtop is a two page spread right inside the front cover of the 1964 Ford Mustang promotional booklet. The text reads, New Ford Mustang ... a totally new king of total performance Ford! This is the car you never expected from Detroit. It is so distinctively beautiful it has received the Tiffany Award for Excellence in American Design, the first automobile ever to be so honored by Tiffany & Co. Mustang has the look, the fire, the flavor of one of the great European road cars. Yet it is as American as its name... and as practical as its price. Mustang is the newest expression of Ford's policy of creating contemporary classics. In the Mustang Ford has created a totally new car for a new generation of Americans... to more completely answer modern American needs and tastes. You have rarely seen an automobile from Detroit to match Mustang's styling beauty at any price. Yet Mustang's prices is so unexpectedly low, you'll find it hard to believe - even harder to believe when you add up all of the standard equipment which the low Mustang price includes!
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(from page 15 of the 1964 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang hardtop featured at it's debut at the World's Fair in this magazine advertisement. It it titled, Mustang - exciting new car from Ford Motor Company... show stopper at the World's Fair The ad goes on to say,
We think we have pretty fair grounds for showing off our Mustang at the World's Fair. The wonderland setting, our "wonder" car and the Ford Motor Wonder Rotunda go together to sum up our feelings about new product ideas at Ford Motor Company. We plan them - from a standpoint of over-all design and engineering - to be nothing short of wonderful.
Like the Mustang, each of our new cars starts as an original idea, designed to answer your needs in a fresh, distinctive and satisfying way. Then we use the most advanced manufacturing and testing techniques to translate the idea into a fine-quality product.
It's this kind of engineering excellence - from the start of an idea on - that puts tang in the Mustang, thunder in the Thunderbird and zest in all the rest of our Ford-built cars.
When you visit our Wonder Rotunda at the Fair, you'll find another example of how we do things with extra flair. We seat you inside a new Ford-built convertible and whisk you over a Magic Skyway that takes you from the prehistoric past far into the city of the future.
It's a trip that surpasses all expectations - which is what we want for you, at the Fair and in all the products we build.
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(from page 16 of the 1964 Collection)
mustang Ford promotional photo of a Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible with red vinyl interior, full wheel covers, and metal rocker panel trim.
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(from page 16 of the 1964 Collection)
This is a very early Mustang convertible. It was built in February 1964. The assembly line wasn't fully rolling out Mustangs until a month later. This one was on display at the Ford world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. It has a red interior and black convertible top. I've read that this Mustang was fitted with rumble seat from Ford. It has long since been removed.
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(from page 16 of the 1964 Collection)
Left side view of this early pre-production Wimbledon White 1964 Mustang convertible.
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(from page 16 of the 1964 Collection)
Looks similar on the right side.
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