(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Interior view of the 1964 Skylight Blue Mustang convertible.
(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.
(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Poppy Red 1964 Mustang convertible owned by Gene Walinski from Simi Valley, California. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting June 26, 2016. It was originally Poppy Red and still has it's original 260ci engine. Gene had this story to share, "I bought this Mustang in 1978 for $400 with around 38000 miles on it. She had an 'Earl Sheib' $19.95 chalky red paint job with spray painted stripes along the hood and body-side contours and a street car bell mounted under the car below the driver's seat. It had been outdoors for years. With my sister and I both taking classes on body, paint and upholstery, as well as my father having a repair shop, we managed to paint it back to its original color, sew new upholstery, and replace the top in about two years. It was beautiful and remained completely stock for the next 35 years except for a four row radiator, front disc brakes and a set of '68 GT500KR wheels. Eventually, in 1998, it got a new paint job (free) from a body shop I had been referring work to, got some new tires and the wheels polished (also for free) from a local tire and wheel shop where we had wheel and tire
packages installed on new Mercedes and Volvos from the dealership where I
worked. A couple of years ago, I decided to make a 'tribute' car or 'tribute' to Carol Shelby at which time, my wife deemed it the Wanna-be, resulting in the GT 1AB stripe and license plate. (won-a-b). I added stripes, tribar headlamps, engine dress up kit and a 'euro Brace' and Monte Carlo bar under the hood. It's never been wrecked, lives in then garage and hasn't been washed in two years or so. I think it's one of the best looking color combinations ever made and people everywhere I go say so too. Still
has the original 260 V8 2bbl and the generator and will be going strong for many years to come!"
(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Gene's Poppy Red 1964 Mustang convertible sitting far away from everyone in a parking lot.
(from page 7 of the 1964 Collection)
Check out this shot of Gene's 1964 Mustang convertible with five people in it!
(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."
(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.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Here is another of the Mustang on display. Is this at the Ford plant?
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Perry's 1964 Mustang stored next to two Ford GT-40s.
(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.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
One of the special items is a facotyr custom handcrafted leather interior.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Another shot of the factory custom handcrafted leather interior.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Here is a close-up of the door panel.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
The Rally Pac option added this tach and clock to the steering column.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Here is a shot of the convertible top cover.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
A shot with the top up. Check out the reflection of the flag. Nice straight trunk lid!
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
What's in the trunk? How about a spare tire with a hub cap.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Guardsman Blue 1964 Mustang convertible with a white and blue interior and an ultra rare (K-code) 289ci High Performance (HiPo) engine. It also has a 3.89 rear end and a 4-speed manual transmission. The build date is July 23rd 1964.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Guardsman Blue 1964 Mustang convertible, front end view.
(from page 8 of the 1964 Collection)
Guardsman Blue 1964 Mustang convertible, right rear view.
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