Credited with igniting the whole ‘pony car’ movement of the 1960s, Ford’s early series Mustang remains a hugely influential icon in the motoring landscape.
In a story on these historic cars we noted: “Not even those working on the project could have predicted the buying frenzy that ensued when the thing actually hit the market on 17 April, 1964. But frenzy is the only word for it, with Ford moving 126,538 Mustangs (97,705 coupes and 28,833 convertibles) in that first half-year of sales. The V8 outsold the six-cylinder variant by about three to one.”
This 1965 K-code runs a high-spec driveline including a high-performance variant of the 289ci V8 with four-speed Toploader manual transmission and 9-inch diff. It presents in original spec
Prestige Motor Gallery in Sydney has it on the market at $59,990.