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The big self-service junkyard chains of North America, such as
,
,
, and
, turn over their inventory quickly and use standardized price lists for parts. A steering wheel, say, from a
Reno will cost you exactly the same price as a steering wheel from a Blower
… that is, if you could find a Blower Bentley at U-Wrench-It. American-made vehicles much sought after by restorers usually don’t show up in these yards,
, which means that you won’t have much luck finding, for example, 1964-1973
or
coupes. 1960s
and
have been even more scarce during the last decade, which makes this non-rusty 1965
hardtop in a Denver yard even more unusual than
.
It’s a six-cylinder hardtop with automatic transmission, so it spent the first half of its life being not particularly valuable. In recent years, though,
any
first-generation Mustang has been worth restoring. If this is the original engine (which is unlikely, given how easy and cheap engine swaps have always been with these cars), it’s a 200-cubic-inch Thriftpower straight-six rated at 120
. The later
, base powerplant of the early
, was two-thirds of a Thriftpower 200.
The first Mustang fancier (or serious eBay car-parts seller) who spotted this car here probably hoovered up 500 pounds of interior and trim components (I have
done the same thing with a ’41 Plymouth
in the very same yard). With the booming
in reproduction parts for early Mustangs, there’s not so much unobtainium stuff in a ’65, but original bits are easy to sell.
Yes, this car had real wire wheels at some point. I’m guessing that point was the middle 1970s.
There’s no serious rust, and we can see evidence of bodywork, sanding, and priming here. My guess is that someone began a restoration many years ago, then the car sat for quite a while, and then it was evicted from a storage yard or garage. The strange thing is that it wasn’t snapped up at
before coming to this place.
In these big self-service yards, I
that
should
be highly prized restoration candidates— e.g.,
or
big 1960s Detroit family wagons
— but those cars just aren’t worth the five-figure investments needed for a serious rejuvenation. A solid ’65 Mustang hardtop is another story.
Even though it was a glammed-up Falcon at heart, the ’65 Mustang proved that Detroit could make big profits selling a cheap commuter car with an adventurous image. Passing Corvettes at
(with an automatic, of course), riding the range with cowboys, and catching the big waves— the ’65 Mustang could do it all.
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