Virginia Classic Mustang Blog: March 2015

Mar 30, 2015

1965 Mustang Convertible - Customer Car from Hawaii

1965 Mustang Convertible. Customer Car from Hawaii.
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Here's a few pictures of a customer car from Hawaii. This is the first '65 Mustang sold in Hawaii.

It's Vintage Burgundy with black standard interior. It has factory front disc brakes and a center console along with the 289 4V engine. It's traveled 229,000 miles in its life, and now is a weekend driver.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

If any of our readers would like see your Mustang featured here, drop us an email!

1965 Mustang Convertible. Customer Car from Hawaii.
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Mar 27, 2015

Just the Details...1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 (Post #5)

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration.
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1967 Shelby GT500 restoration at Maple Hill Restoration is taking a bit of a break with other projects going on in the shop and the engine being rebuilt, but we have some more cool pictures for you today.

If you missed our other four posts about this nice, original car, please click on the below links to read the background story and see lots more pictures;

Click here for Blog post #1

Click here for Blog post #2

Click here for Blog post #3

Click here for Blog post #4

Today, we have some more pictures including the SPEC rear end, the rear area, some original paint on the floor pans, and more.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Rear end tag.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. SPEC Rear end center section.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The floors in this car are going to clean up and look great!!
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Here's a shot of the transmission tunnel showing where the original black paint from the application on the firewall ran down the tunnel.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The leaf springs are original with the original square style clamps.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The original blue paint with black overspray is still on the rear frame rail area. Here you can see where the tie down bracket was originally located.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Original markings behind front fender on back side of battery apron.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Engine assembly date stamping is "7E23" which is May 23, 1967.
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Mar 25, 2015

65-66 Mustang Tail Light Chrome Bezels

1965 and 1966 Mustang Tail Light Chrome Bezels.
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Even some of the nicest original Mustangs have pitted chrome tail light doors.

We have new ones whether you are on a budget or are building a high end show car.

Our top end bezels are made in the USA and feature super quality chrome along with the correctly painted black details. Click here to read more or order. We use these on our own Mustangs and have found them to be superior to NOS Ford bezels.

If you are on a budget, we recommend our economy Mustang tail light doors. Click here to see more about these or to order.

Mar 23, 2015

Just the Details...1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 (Post #4)

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration.
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We have had several posts now here on our Blog about the 1967 Shelby GT500 in the shop at Maple Hill Restoration.

If you missed our other three posts about this nice, original car, please click on the below links to read the background story and see lots more pictures;

Click here for Blog post #1

Click here for Blog post #2

Click here for Blog post #3

Today, we have some more pictures including ones of the original radiator, drive shaft markings, under dash area, and heater assembly.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Original radiator.
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The original radiator appears to be in great shape. It still retains its C7ZE Z2 tag. It will be taken for a clean out and pressure test and go back in the car in its original condition.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Original drive shaft with original paint markings.
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Some original paint markings were uncovered on the original drive shaft by soaking it in Metal Rescue.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Original drive shaft with original paint markings.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Small parts are bagged, tagged, and organized.
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Jeremy at Maple Hill Restoration is very organized. When doing any type of restoration, you can't afford to lose parts. Here all of the small parts are bagged, tagged and put in drawers.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Small parts are bagged, tagged, and organized.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. Original "Shelby American, Inc." Step Plate Label.
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Above is a picture of the original step plate with the Shelby American label.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. This photo shows the shield on the heater motor.
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The heater assembly is super clean and looks great. Everything has to be reliable and work on this car, so it was removed to check the heater core and install new gaskets and seals.

1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The under dash area and heater assembly looks great on this car!
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The under dash area and heater assembly looks great on this car! Date stamping on the heater assembly is May 24, 1967.
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1967 Shelby GT500 at Maple Hill Restoration. The under dash area and heater assembly looks great on this car!
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Mar 20, 2015

SAAC 40 - Shelby American Automobile Club's 40th Convention

Wow! The Shelby American Automobile Club will hold their 40th national convention this August!

It's hard to believe that it's been 40 years. I remember the first convention that I attended...SAAC 4. That was a long time ago! I've made lots of friends over the years with my involvement in the hobby, and I'm looking forward to this event.

The event will be held near Pocono, PA at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA and the Kalahari Resort in Pocono Manor, PA. The resort is brand new and features an indoor water park. As with all conventions, there will be a Thursday evening social event, swap meet, banquet with evening program, open track time, popular vote car show, and a judged concours car show.

Brand new for this convention is the location of the judged concours show. It will be held inside at the Kalahari Resort! Yes, inside!! The judging will take place on Friday with the cars remaining in place for the Friday evening dinner and program. Plan to register now as there is a limit of 6 cars per class.

Complete information, along with online and printable registration forms can be found at www.SAAC.com. You won't want to miss it!!

Mar 18, 2015

1969 Mustang Mach 1 in Purple!!!

1969 Mustang Mach 1 with special order Purple Paint Code. 428 Cobra Jet with Drag Pack option. Restored by Marcus Anghel at Anghel Restorations.

We just could not resist posting these pictures of this gorgeous 1969 Mustang Mach 1 that was recently restored by Marcus Anghel at Anghel Restorations. This Mach 1 was originally painted in a special order purple color. It's one of two known to have been built with this Thunderbird paint code.

It is the only one that has the Drag Pack - Super Cobra Jet option with the original drivetrain.

Its first outing will be March 27-29, 2015 in Tucson, AZ at the 2015 Mustang Club of America (MCA) National Mustang Show. If you are going, be sure to check out this beauty!!

1969 Mustang Mach 1 with special order Purple Paint Code. 428 Cobra Jet with Drag Pack option. Restored by Marcus Anghel at Anghel Restorations.

Mar 12, 2015

Virginia Classic Mustang History...1983

Virginia Classic Mustang Catalog from 1983!!
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We have a Throwback Thursday #TBT post for today. Above is the cover of our 1983 Virginia Classic Mustang (Virginia Mustang Supply at that time) Catalog. We also have some old pictures of our 1983 showroom and shop area. At the time, we actually had a restoration shop right here.

Times have certainly changed. It's difficult to believe that this was 32 years ago!

Enjoy the pictures!

Our 1965 HiPo Mustang Convertible. We still have this car today and recently "re-restored" it!
1983 Photo.
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More of the shop. That's 1966 GT350 Shelby 6S2301 in the background. We sold it 30 years ago to the current owner who still enjoys it!
1983 Photo.
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