My 1965 Mustang Coupe

This was taken March '98 in Stephenville, Texas. Although I was given this car as a parts car, and I have and will use it as such, it could be made serviceable, and I plan to keep that ability as long as it is feasible. At this point, though, it would not be worth enough restored to warrant restoration. It is currently dark blue, although the original color was Springtime Yellow. It has a black standard interior and the 200cid straight 6 engine. It was originally an automatic, although it currently has a 3 speed standard transmission. It also has a front bench seat, although according to the data plate it is not original.


Under the hood. This is the stock straight six. It hasn't run in about seven years, but it may still be serviceable, with some work.

Here you can see the major damage, caused by a tree falling on it several years ago. The hood and left fender are badly damaged, and the windshield and right side glass were broken.


The interior suffered from the glass being out over the last few years. It could be worse though, considering. The bench seat is in fairly good condition.


Mel is displaying the roots we found growing through the floorpans and carpet.


With the interior out, you can see the floor pans are badly corroded. Mel is attempting to remove the last screw holding the door sill plate on. We later reinstalled the interior, and managed to raise the three remaining side windows. The passenger door window frame was fitted with a cardboard cutout in place of glass, and covered with plastic. I used an old cracked windshield from my V8, duct taped in place, to finish enclosing the interior. The car was then covered to keep my parents' house from looking too much like a junk yard. With the cover on, you can't tell it's not a perfectly good classic Mustang.

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