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| This Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby restoration is coming right along! ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
I hope you enjoy these pictures of the restoration of a very early production 1965 GT350 Mustang. This is one of the cars early enough to have been modified at the Venice, CA facility before Shelby American moved to the Los Angeles Airport plant.
The car is owned by a customer. Virginia Classic Mustang has supplied many of the parts along with consultation for the restoration. The restoration is being performed by Maple Hill Restoration. We have featured quite a few of Jeremy's restorations of our own cars here on the Blog. His work is really incredible. It's so much fun seeing this level of detail!
This Shelby is now painted, and the "fun part" of the restoration is rolling along as things start going together.
We have tagged all of the posts featuring the restoration of this car, and you can find them all here by clicking this link.
If you click on a picture, you can view a large version of that image, but please check out the captions which explain each particular image.
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| Front coil spring installation on the 1965 GT350 Shelby. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| I hope you enjoy the detail on this restoration as much as I do...absolutely incredible! ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| The date code is stamped into the lower suspension front control arm. In this case, it's just the year..."64". ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| Kelsey Hayes front disc brake caliper pad retainer on the Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| More front suspension detail on the Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| The original 289 HiPo engine is installed. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| More detail on the Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby showing the original steel wheel. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| Details were duplicated on the front coil springs on the Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| More front suspension detail on the Early 1965 Mustang GT350 Shelby. ©Virginia Classic Mustang Inc |
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| The original 289 High Performance engine is installed. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| The original 289 High Performance fan with date code. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| The original 289 High Performance alternator pulley. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| The original 289 High Performance fuel pump is installed. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| More suspension detail. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Washer bag detail. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Original Cobra cast aluminum oil pan. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Original horns with the exact duplicated stamped date codes. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Early shifter handle. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Interior is really coming together. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Original radiator with date code. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| The original 289 High Performance engine is installed. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Detail on the horn wires. You will find that originally "blacked out" like that. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| The original 289 High Performance engine is installed. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Early 1965 GT350 Mustang restoration detail. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
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| Rear license light detail. ©Virginia Classic Mustang |
