Mustang Shop Manuals - Now Available as Instant Downloads!!

Our Mustang Shop Manuals, Wiring Diagrams, Ford Master Parts and Accessory Catalogs, Body and Parts Illustration Manuals, and Ford Shop Tips are and have been available on CD's (or DVD's in the case of the Parts Catalog) for a while now.  These have been very popular items with all of our customers.

Well, to make things easier (and at a fantastic price!), our Mustang Shop Manual CD's are now available as instant downloads!!!

This instant download is only $16.95, which saves you $5.00 over the CD price of $21.95.  This is great if you need a Mustang Shop Manual right away or do not need the CD.  It is also great for our international customers, since you will be paying no shipping charges.

You can find a selection of our Ford Shop Manuals here:

http://www.virginiaclassicmustang.com/Search.aspx?k=shop%20manual%20on%20cd

This is a separate transaction from our regular web site shopping cart and is super easy to do.  There are various payment options including PayPal for these downloads only.

Keep in mind that many of these Shop Manuals cover other Ford Model cars such as Falcon, Fairlane, Mercury Montego, Comet, Lincoln Continental, etc.  See the specific details for each year for more information.

Our other CD and DVD items will be available as instant downloads soon along with some new stuff!!  ...Stay tuned!!

Early 1965 Mustang 289 HiPo Convertible Update

Today, we have another photo update on our 1965 Mustang Convertible K Code Project.

Wiring, lines and other items are going together in the engine compartment.

Headlight Harness Plug in the Engine Compartment Area.

Doors are now on, and we are working on getting the parts loaded in them.

Underdash Wiring and most switches are now in the dash.

Horn Date Stamping

Horn Wires that come through radiator support have been blacked out with paint like several originals that we have observed.

Shipping Tie Down Brackets have been reinstalled.

Rear Parking Brake Cables along with asscociated brackets have also been installed.

Rear End Housing is in place along with the Pinion Snubber Bracket that is unique to the 9 inch rear in the High Performance Mustangs.

Original Rear End Center Section is dated "4F23."  This translates to June 23, 1964.  This center section is original to this car.

SAAC 35 - Even More Pictures!

I have already had two posts about The Shelby American Automobile Club's 35th annual national convention that was held at the end of August. Here is another one with some more pictures. It was held in Sonoma, CA at Infineon Raceway. The host hotel was located in San Rafael, CA. It was a fantastic meet, and I'll have more about it here on the Blog.

SFM5029 - Number 29 was one of three '65 GT 350's originally used for Carroll Shelby's School of High Performance Driving back in 1965.

They were not all finished!!

Here is one of the most popular shots from the entire event.  A 1966 White and Gold Hertz car gets a close inspection from the team of concours judges.

Now they check the trunk out.

Here is a nice pair of Black and Gold 1966 GT 350H's.

1970 Boss 302 on the track.

1969 Boss 302

How about this cool road racing Falcon?  It ran well and looked just as good!

More track action.

Trans Am Boss 302 after a minor "mishap" with another car.

Another nice car in the Trans Am Race.

Here is a shot from the Shelby Race.

SAAC 35 - More Pictures!

I have already had one post about The Shelby American Automobile Club's 35th annual national convention that was held at the end of August. Here is another one with some more pictures.  It was held in Sonoma, CA at Infineon Raceway. The host hotel was located in San Rafael, CA. It was a fantastic meet, and I'll have more about it here on the Blog. 

How about this for rare?  ...one of the four original 1966 GT 350 Convertibles!

OK, OK...it isn't a Mustang, but it is an awesome car!!  It's a 1965 Falcon Ranchero.

...and the Ranchero sports a Paxton Super Charger under the hood!!

Here is one of the 1966 GT 350 Hertz Rent-a-Cars in the rare and beautiful Blue with Gold Stripes.  I like the Black ones too, but the Blue is really nice.

How about this cool 1968 Mustang Trans Am Coupe?

Here is a shot of the engine compartment of the '68 Trans Am Coupe...now that is nice!!

The guys at Cobra Automotive are hard at work in the garage area at the track.

Another very rare car...SFM5S106...one of the factory Race "R Models."

Here is a nice rig to haul your cars in!!!!

We even had some Drag Racing on Friday Afternoon.

Here are some shots of the beautiful track and surrounding area.

1970 Mustang Mach 1 Sport Lamp Switch

Here is another cool part that just arrived!!  It is the Switch Assembly for the 70 Mustang Mach 1 equipped with the Sport Lamps / Lights in the grill.  This is really a nice part and features the correct die cast knob with the proper "SPORTLAMPS" lettering.  The whole switch is an exact reproduction of the original.

You can order it by clicking here - Part number ER-4276.

SAAC 35 - First Annual Chuck Cantwell Road Tour

The Shelby American Automobile Club just hosted its 35th annual national convention last week.  It was held in Sonoma, CA at Infineon Raceway.  The host hotel was located in San Rafael, CA.  It was a fantastic meet, and I'll have more about it here on the Blog.

I'll start with the first day though.  Mark Hovander and Brian Ferrin organized a road tour of 1965-66 Shelby guys (along with a few others) from San Rafael to Occidental, CA for lunch, then back through Santa Rosa, Sonoma, and back to the hotel in San Rafael.  This was actually the day before the Convention officially started, and it certainly was one of the highlights of the entire meet.  We drove from rural, twisty back roads to busy small towns to Bay area freeways at rush hour.  Luckily the traffic was not bad in the direction we were going.

I was lucky enough to be invited to drive Mark's car, which is 1965 GT350 number 3 (SFM5S003).  It is a long story, but this is actually the very first GT350 built.  This car currently has a lot of R Model (race) features, and it was absolutely a blast to drive.  I spent nearly five hours behind the wheel.

Chuck Cantwell, Project Manager for the original GT350, has his own 1966 Shelby, and he also participated.

I could go on and on, but I'll let you enjoy just some of the pictures.

Oh, I want to thank my buddy, Dave Redman for some of the photos and some of the description of the trip.  Thanks, Dave!

A quick shot of the owners with their cars before we left the parking lot.

The comfortable interior of 65 GT350 - 5S003

Yeah, the side exhaust is loud.  Open up the ashtray though.  It's loaded up with ear plugs.  I had to use a pair!

5S003 in its current configuration with many R Model features.  Restoration back to its original street configuration will begin this winter.

Dave McDonald's super nice 66 Shelby.  It's a factory Black with White Lemans Stripes Car.  That stroker motor sure sounds great.

Here is a cool shot out of the windshield from 5S003.

We stopped at a cool little place in Occidental, CA called the Union Hotel.

Another group shot at one of the stops.

Heading down the road in 5S003.

A cool shot from Dave taken out the passenger's side.