65-66 Mustang Reproduction Front Parking Brake Cable

The original Ford 65-66 Front Parking Brake Cables were made obsolete several years ago. Up to this point, only a plastic covered replacement was available.



That has changed, because we now have this exact reproduction that features the metal covering, the bracket and the rubber firewall sleeve. These cables for the 65-66 models just arrived, and we should have the 67-68 Front Parking Brake Cable soon.



Don't forget that we also have the exact reproduction cable available for the rear on a 1966 model.

1965-72 Ford Car Master Parts and Accessory Catalog on DVD

This is just a great source of information on one DVD. We have been very pleased with the quality and, of course, it is Ford Licensed. The Ford Car Master Parts and Accessory Catalog is the original manual used by Ford Technicians and Parts Counter People in the '60's and '70's to identify the correct service part for a Ford vehicle. It contains a comprehensive list of thousands of part numbers, thousands of diagrams, when part numbers changes in the middle of a production year, and other information necessary for any vintage car restoration. This manual covers the following models from 1965 to 1972:

Mustang

Maverick

Bronco

Thunderbird

Torino

Pinto


Fairlane

Falcon


With 6,089 pages this massive catalog has been both hard to find and extremely expensive. However, with today's computer technology, the entire manual has been digitally scanned into a high resolution DVD at an affordable price. And because it is in Adobe Reader format, catalog pages can be viewed, printed, or enlarged to 1600%. So, for the first time the novice and the experts have access to the same restoration information! PC Windows compatible. Advantages of a DVD format:·


All 6000+ pages fit onto a single DVD

Searchable - easier to find parts than printed versions

Print only the pages you need (if pages get soiled in the shop, just print a new one)

Zoom-in to over 1600% - this allows you to see the exact details of a part, unreadable in printed books

No software to load or install. Everything needed to view files are contained on the DVD.

Please order Part Number LT-919.




Ever wonder what the old printed version looks like? It's big and heavy!

Customer Car-1967 Purple Mustang Coupe

Today we have a very unusual car. Yes, it is purple. Yes, that is the original color. We will let the owners, Curly and Karon Long tell you about it.

About three years ago, a friend, knowing I had an affinity for Mustangs told me about a neighbor of their mother's that had one for sale. I bought my first one in '65-289 white fastback, which I regrettably sold. I bought a new '96 red convertible GT Gold package, which I still have-over 96,000 miles and going strong. I bought another red GT convertible in 2006.

The rest of the story on the '67 is that, when I went to see it for the first time, I really wasn't that interested in it. So, I made the guy a low-ball offer that I didn't expect he would take. But, OOPS, he took it.

So I've been on a sympathy restoration, that is what Jay Leno calls them, ever since. I thought the car needed more TLC than it had been getting so I trailered it home and began to investigate it. It had been repainted. It was a pathetically poor job. I decided I'd try to get it back to as much original as possible. I got the Kevin Marti report to help with the original paint color and other options. With the help of a lot of parts from Virginia Classic Mustang, some extensive body work and a great paint job, it is where it is today. Other than some body parts, the interior, engine, etc. are original and in respectable condition. I still have some questions for which I'm still looking for answers: The Marti report indicates a "Fleet Order" concerning the special Purple color. What or why was this special Purple color ordered? I would also like to know what dealer in the Chicago area ordered the car.

I'm going to start taking the car to some National Mustang Club of America shows starting this year and hope to pick the brains of some there to learn more about the car. In all the years of being around Mustangs, I've never seen a Purple Metallic one.
We want to thank Curly and Karon for sending us this information and the pictures. That's a very unique Mustang. We've never seen a Purple one either!

If you would like to see your car here, click here to drop us a line.

Mustang Sway Bars

One of the original modifications made to the 65-66 Shelby GT350 Mustangs was the addition of a one inch front sway bar. This is one of the best modifications that you can make to your Classic Mustang.

The stock front sway bar on a standard '65-66 Mustang was a small 5/8 inch size. This one inch kit will greatly improve your Mustang's handling abilities. The kit comes complete with frame brackets with insulators and end kits. The bushings are all made of a thermoplastic rubber. This material performs and lasts like polyurethane, but without the annoying squeaks.

We have Front Sway Bar kits for the following models:

65-66

67 (all except Big Block)

67 (Big Block)

68-70 (all except Big Block)

68-70 (Big Block)

71-73

We also have Mustang Rear Sway Bar Kits for the following models:

65-66

67-70

71-73

68-70 OE Replacement Only

71-73 OE Replacement Only

1966 GT350H "Clone"

We really want to thank Joe Boland for sending these images and information about his 1965 (66) GT350H "Clone." Joe really enjoys his Mustang, and it has never been on a trailer. Joe attended SAAC (Shelby American Automobile Club) 31 at Virginia International Speedway a few years ago and had a blast running around that great track! Most of the pictures are from this event. It's always great to see, I should say "hear," Joe pull into our lot here at Virginia Classic Mustang. We usually know who it is before we even look!

Joe always has more upgrades planned, but here is the current information that he provided about his cool Mustang:

1966 GT350H (Hertz) “Recreation”
Made from Red on Red 1965 Mustang 2+2, 5F09Cxxxxxx.
Owners: Joe & Barbara Boland.
1973 Ford 302 V-8, Approx. 240-250HP (194.2 RWHP 9/2006).
Weiand Stealth High Rise Manifold with new Holley 600 cfm 4 bbl. Carb.
Green Washable 14” Air Filter Element & K&N X-Stream Top Air Filter.
Re-built 1973 Ford C-4 3-Speed Auto. Transmission with Shift Kit.
1973 Ford Maverick 8” 3.00:1 Open Rear.
1965 Shelby Style Driveshaft Safety Loop.
Tri-Y headers, Flowmaster 40 series Mufflers & 2 ½” Aluminized Exhaust.
Shelby Style Export Brace & Monte Carlo Bar.
New 14-Circuit Painless Wiring Harness with 4-Way Emergency Flashers, New Auto Meter Gauges mounted in 1966 Instrument Panel.
Kenwood AM/FM/CD Stereo with 6-Speakers (Stereo Dash unit, 2) 5 ½” Pioneer Kick Panel .
1965 Shelby Package Tray, Spare Tire Mount & Trunk Mounted Battery.
Grab-A-Trak 620# 1” Lowering Front Coil Springs with Polyurethane Insulators, new Spring Perches & KYB Gas-Adjust Shocks.
Shelby Quick Ratio Steering Kit (Pitman Arm & Idler Arm).
Grab-A-Trak 4 1’2 Leaf mid-eye 1” Lowering Rear Springs & Polyurethane Shackle Kit, Cobra Automotive Heavy Duty Spring Plates with integral Traction Bar Brackets, Heavy Duty ½” U-Bolts, KYB Gas-Adjust Shocks, Traction Master Traction Bars & SMR Sub Frame Connectors.
SSBC Power Front Disc Brakes & stock 10” Rear Drum Brakes.
American Racing 15”x7” Torq Thrust-D Wheels with 215/60R15 Tires.

Ford Rotunda Compass

Just a quick post about a cool little accessory that some of you may have never seen. I guess you could say that it is the '65-66 version of a GPS system! It is actually just a compass that was a Ford Rotunda Accessory. It even takes a battery that powers a small internal light. The picture (and GPS joke) is courtesy of our friend and regular contributor, John Murphy.

66 Mustang Trans Am Coupe

This is one of the neatest Mustangs I have heard about. A 1966 coupe with a race history going all the way back to the 60's. A race history which includes a class win at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona.

Many people don't realize that in 1966 Ford wanted to go racing to capitalize on the success that Shelby had enjoyed with the GT350. They delivered 20 1966 coupes to Shelby American to be prepped for the Trans Am race series. One of these, car #6, was actually prepared for FIA endurance racing.

One of the first things I noticed about this car are the lights on the doors. These were needed for car identification during the night portion of endurance races. The car owner, Jan Nelson, who has been involved with the car since its earliest days, told me that they are trailer lights from a local auto parts store! That is how they did it originally and that is how the car has been restored. Notice that the quarter ornaments are still in place. Not necessary for a race car but required by the rulebook.

I will post more information, and pictures, in a later post. I would like to thank Jan Nelson and Frank Dobias for showing me the car and answering about a million questions.