This is a rare, desirable and classic American muscle car. An genuine early 1966 'GT' coupe, very original, no power brakes, no power steering…this car was built to go fast. Original Raven Black, built in San Jose, CA in October 1965 (1966 cars were built from August 65, so this is an early 66 car). Standard black vinyl interior with a Hurst 4 Speed Manual transmission.

In 1961, Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of the Ford Motor Company, had a vision. He imagined a car that would seat four people, have bucket seats, a floor mounted shifter, be no more than 180 inches long, weigh less than 2,500 pounds, and sell for less than $2,500.00. His dream became a reality when the Ford Mustang was born. The first generation Mustang was launched in April 1964 with Ford running three advertising campaigns on all three major TV channels across America at the same time. On the first day the car became available, Ford sold 22,000 Mustangs and by the end of the year, nearly half a million Mustangs had found new homes. A range of engines, body styles and extras ensured that the Mustang had a very broad appeal. In 1965 the 'Mustang GT' was introduced and featured five dial instruments, thicker roll bars, quick ratio steering, dual exhausts that exited through the rear valance, dual mounted fog lights in the grille, and special lower body side stripes. Another popular option was the 'Rally Pac' which added a tachometer and a clock. To this day, the GT models are the most desirable and sought-after of all the Mustangs.

This is a truly great example of a 1966 Mustang GT. 4 speed manual. It has the 289 ci, A Code 4.7-litre which produced 225 bhp. It has spent all it’s life in Southern California. When it was bought by the current owner about 2 years ago, where it had been dry stored in a Huntingdon Beach garage and off the road for many years, it was very solid but needed some work to get it to run again.
The previous owner bought it in 1968/69, his son said his father used to take the car to the Lions Drag Strip, Long Beach CA at weekends before it closed in 72. It was set up for weekend racing at the drag strip as it’s a very quick car.

It has a manual Hurst 4 speed shifter, factory front and rear seat belts, the carpets look new. Headline is all original and in good condition, the radio works. It originally had Center Line rims but these have now been changed back to the original GT rims and new tyres with less that 500 miles on them. Limited slip diff. So apart from cleaning it up and getting it road worthy and drivable this is a very original car.

All taxes and duties are paid, it has a new MOT and tax exempt.

VIN: 6R07A121627

Vehicle Data: Body: 65A, Color: A, Trim: 26, Date: 20K, DSO: 71, Axle: 1, Trans: 5

Work to date:
- Repair radiator, flush & clean
- Clean up engine bay
- Clean up engine & transmission
- Fresh oil change
- Turn rear drums
- Flush fuel tank & fuel lines
- New engine harness wiring
- New Battery
- New front brake callipers
- New front & rear brake hoses
- Resurface flywheel
- New clutch & pressure plate
- New bearings throughout
- New pan gasket
- New spark plugs
- New air cleaner and filter
- New starter cable
- New valve cover gaskets
- New carburettor
- New fan belts
- New fuel filter
- New header gaskets
- New header bolts
- New exhaust
- New water pump
- New brake master cylinder
- New points
- New rear brake shoes & wheel cylinders

We have included a video quick walk around the car plus a short video taken in California of it being driven around and before it was shipped over to the UK (still on the old Center Line rims)…and a few period images from the Lions Drag Strip where is would have competed in a ‘Run what you brung’ type of event.

Please contact charlie@brooklandscarsltd.com in our sales team for further details, viewing by prior appointment. Tel: +44(0)7557 878123

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