The 1966 AM-8 track was another ebay purchase and is restored, t works, ot cheap. The steering wheel is the wood grain design and was an ebay purchase from Bob Perkins restoration, ot cheap. The windows role up and down, ut I help them out by lifting while cranking. The windshield and passenger wing window have been replaced. The Car-Lite glass is still on both doors, he driver's side wing window and the rear window. The dash pad is not warped, ut it is slightly turned up on each end and the vinyl cover should be tucked back in at a couple locations. It is a lighter shade of blue (the correct color) and the blue carpet in the seating area is a darker, ot correct blue. The carpet in the back is sun-faded in the space behind the back seat. Basically, verything has been replaced, ebuilt or upgraded. So many new parts were installed on this car it will be easy to overlook something. I don't head out in the car when it's raining, ut have been caught in a shower or two over the past decade. The windshield wipers work, ut the fluid pump is not currently pumping fluid. It still has what appears to beoriginal weather stripping, racked and falling off.
If the new owner wants to have it prepped and painted, t would probably fit much better than the Taiwan aftermarket trunk lid.I wasgoing to leave the bottom as-is, nd havetop side painted, ut changed my mind. The bottom/inside was left untouched to help establish the original color. The top has been sanded, ut not primer, o it should be clear-coated or prepped andget primer.
The front valance was kept to help show the original color, nd it was from the back side of the valance that the computer paint match was done. The original intake manifold and 2-barrel carb are included, s are two valve covers and the breather assembly. Two tires are new or near-new, wo tires could be replaced. The build date on the data plateis 26S (May 26, 965) so we believe it was ordered and delivered in Marlin Blue for the Fourth of July sale. The color code is blank and the DSO is a Dallas DSO plus 4 digits, 950, hich we can only guess what that means without a Marti reportfor 1965, ut believe it was associated with the July 4, 965 Red-White-Blue sale. The data plate is present and matches the inner fenders. They installed a 1968 Mustang seats and seat-track extensions which provide an additional 2 inches of leg room, nother really nice feature. John Lofton also installed a SSBC power front disc brake upgrade, nother must-have for driving in traffic. They also installed a power steering pump, GM unit that steers the car with two fingers and after driving it about 9 years without power steering this was easily the best upgrade so far (no leaks!). The guys at Express Autoinstalled a modern AC unit and condenser that blows cold air even on hot Oklahoma summer days. Since then, t has been worked on by a number ofMustang guys, ncluding Melvin Little, n Sapulpa, K and John Lofton at Express Auto, n Tulsa, K. The car is a C4 auto car, ut had a 3-speed standard when I purchased it. The car wasfitted with an AOD, uburn Track-Lock in 3.55:1. It was restored by Tony Beam, n Yukon, K. We trailered it home and that was the last time it was on a trailer. The only rust was in one of the trunk drop-offs and the passenger toe board, hich got a small patch during restoration. It had been sitting about 12 years, e were told.
We bought the car in central Texas in June 2005. No judge or other owner I've ever met has seen this color on a Mustang.
I've taken this car to MCA National shows (Mustang, K 2007) and to Mid-America Shelby and Ford Performance meet in Tulsa, any years, ncluding last month. I have seen this Marlin Blue color on afew old pickups, ut never on a Mustang. Our research found an advertisement in the Dallas Morning News,advertising a July 4, 965 "Red, hite and Blue sale." The pictures on the microfiche copies are obviously black and white, ut our best assessment is that the dealer or a buyer ordered this car in this color, hich was a 1965-66 Ford color "W" code, ffered on the F100 trucks, ans and maybe even Thunderbirds, 'm told. The Chamber of Commerce down there didn't know anything about them, s they apparently closed a long time ago. If anybody knows anything about Stolz, rand Prairie, lease share. The car had a sticker under the hood reading, STOLZ, rand Prairie." We were able to remove the sticker intact, nd it is included with the car. It is a special paint code car ordered in Dallas DSO. MARLIN BLUE, pecial paint code, UPER RARE! This is likely the only Marlin Blue 1965 Mustang you have or will ever see.
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