The enduring popularity of early Mustangs says a lot for how inspired the concept was and, for many, the one to have is the early Fastback.
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 example is running an upgrade in the driveline: namely a 302 Windsor V8 with four-speed Top Loader transmission and custom 9-inch diff.
It’s with Prestige Auto Gallery in Sydney, priced at $94,990.