Virginia Classic Mustang Blog

Aug 5, 2015

New Part! 69 Mustang LH Coupe and Convertible Stainless Vertical Window Channel

1969 Mustang Coupe and Convertible Stainless Steel Vertical Window Channel

Our 1969 and 1970 Mustang Fastback Vertical Window Channels that fit between the door glass and quarter window have been extremely popular, and now this part is available for the 1969 Coupe and Convertible Mustang. It also fits the Cougar.

Our part number is WS-651R for the passenger side and WS-651L for the driver side. Click here to see them on our web site. We also have the weatherstrip for this channel - click here.

Aug 3, 2015

21st Annual Mustang and Ford Show at Harrisonburg Ford

Our 1965 Mustang HiPo Convertible.
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One of our local clubs, www.ValleyMustangsUnlimited.com held their 21st Annual Mustang and Ford Car Show, Saturday, August 1, 2105. The weather was perfect, and the turn out was fantastic. Thanks to the club members for putting on a great event and to Harrisonburg Ford for the super location!

We enjoyed driving our Poppy Red HiPo Convertible and seeing all the great cars!

Enjoy the pictures!

1965 Mustang Convertible.
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1965 Mustang Convertibles.
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1965 Mustang Coupe
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1967 Shelby GT500
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1966 Mustang Coupe
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1970 Mustang
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1965 Mustang Coupe
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1967 Mustang
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1966 Mustang
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1965 Mustang Fastback
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1965 Mustang Coupe
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1965 Mustang HiPo Fastback
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1969 Boss 302
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1969 Shelby GT350
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1965 Mustang Fastback
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1966 Mustang Fastback
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1969 Mustang Mach 1
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1970 Mustang Mach 1
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1968 Mustang Convertible.
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1965 Mustang GT Coupe
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1965 Mustang Fastback
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1966 Mustang Coupe
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1968 Mustang Coupe
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1966 Mustang Coupe
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1966 Mustang Convertible.
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Jul 31, 2015

New Part! 65-67 Mustang Fastback Bracket Assembly for Trunk Lid Torsion Rod

1965, 1966 and 1967 Mustang Fastback Trunk Lid Bracket Assembly for Torsion Rod that holds the trunk lid up.
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Virginia Classic Mustang is proud to announce the availability of the bracket assembly that holds the torsion rod to the trunk lid on a '65-67 Mustang fastback.

We also have a limited number of the rubber insulators for separate purchase. Click on the links below to order.

ER-1741 65-67 Mustang Fastback Bracket, Rubber and Screws for Trunk Lid Torsion Rod/Spring

ER-1742 65-67 Mustang Fastback Rubber Insulator only for bracket for Trunk Lid Torsion Rod/Spring

Check out our description:

1965, 1966, and 1967 Mustang Trunk Lid Bracket, Rubber, and screw set.

Also used on 65-66 Shelby and some early 67 Shelbys with the metal frame trunk lid.

This bracket holds the trunk lid torsion bar / spring to the center of the trunk lid.

Includes the metal bracket, rubber insulator, and two mounting screws.

Made exactly like the original part.

Typically this assembly was painted body color although we have seen some that were black.

Made in the USA

A Virginia Classic Mustang exclusive

Jul 29, 2015

New Mustang Parts! Styled Steel Wheel Design in Aluminum!

We are really excited about this new wheel that just arrived! It's a one piece cast aluminum wheel in the classic Mustang styled steel wheel design. We are sharing some pictures here, but honestly they look so much better in person!

We have the wheel centers in the original Mustang red for these wheels, or you can go with the blue or black centers.

Check out these features:

One piece cast aluminum
Much lighter than the original steel styled steel wheel
Machined finish with durable finished gray "pockets" (back side is even finished in gray!)
Available as a wheel and tire package
15 x 7 size
4.25 inch backspace for a nice fit, even on 65-66 Mustangs
Reasonably priced

Click here to see more or order!

Jul 22, 2015

AACA Southeastern Meet 2015 - Louisville KY

Mustang and Shelbys at the AACA Southeastern Car Show 2015. Louisville, KY
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The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Southeastern Car Show was held this past weekend in Louisville, KY. Jeremy Turner from Maple Hill Restoration shared these photos of some of the Mustangs in attendance.

Jeremy and his family took their beautiful '65 Twilight Turquoise Mustang Convertible where it received its Senior Award.

We have featured this car here on our Blog. If you missed those posts, click here to see a few.

Mustang and Shelbys at the AACA Southeastern Car Show 2015. Louisville, KY
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Jul 17, 2015

Just the Details...Restoration Update 1966 Carryover GT350 Shelby

Our early '66 GT350 restoration project is back on track with the restoration of the original hood. The rest of the body work is completed, and this is the last panel to complete before the preparation for paint begins. Jeremy at Maple Hill Restoration took these pictures of the hood as he prepared it for its "new" metal frame.

Throughout 1965-66 GT350 production, one of the problems was the hood situation. All of the cars received a hood with the now-familiar scoop, but many styles and suppliers were used throughout the production. The earlier cars received all fiberglass hoods. Later a fiberglass with steel frame hood was used. As '66 production commenced, these hoods were used for a while and later all steel hoods were mixed in production. Generally, this pattern was followed until the end of production with batches of all steel and fiberglass with steel frames being used.

Close inspection and disassembly of the original hood for 6S033 showed the many problems with the original production. The fiberglass skin appeared to be originally bonded only around the outer edge to the metal frame. The inside of the frame was also not finished, painted or protected well. All of this added up to lots of moisture and dirt getting trapped between the metal frame and the fiberglass skin, which in turn caused rust to form on the frame.

Jeremy carefully removed the fiberglass skin from the frame. Luckily, the outside skin was in fantastic shape. The next step involved finding a '65 style metal frame. This was sourced from a nice original hood that we had saved from another car. That frame was separated from its original metal skin.

The frame was then carefully fitted to the original fiberglass skin by trimming and aligning both pieces. Jeremy then completely stripped and cleaned the frame. The frame was then metal etched, body worked, primed and painted.

Later, we will have pictures on the skin being bonded back to the painted frame. This process will be much more thorough than the original process. The hood will be completely glued together and then finished on the edges like the original.

Take a look at the pictures! You may also click on the pictures for a larger view.

Original Fiberglass with steel frame hood from 1966 GT350 Mustang Shelby.
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Date stamp on original Fiberglass with steel frame hood from 1966 GT350 Mustang Shelby.
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Original Fiberglass with steel frame hood from 1966 GT350 Mustang Shelby.
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Original Fiberglass with steel frame hood from 1966 GT350 Mustang Shelby. Here is the skin separated from its original steel frame.
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Original Fiberglass with steel frame hood from 1966 GT350 Mustang Shelby. Here you can see how the dirt and moisture got in between the frame and the skin.
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