Description:

To be offered at Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting Sale on the 7th April 2019

Estimate: £45,000 - £65,000

1965 Ford Mustang 289ci Competition Coupé
Registration no. to be advised
Chassis no. 5RO7C233947

*Iconic American classic
*One-owner car imported from California in 2002
*Built by Steve Smith of Vibration Free
*Completed in 2008
*Spa 6-Hour and Nürburgring Oldtimer GP competitor

• Fully prepared for FIA endurance events, this Mustang benefits from the following modifications: 
  Suspension lowered, up-rated and Poly-bushed with double adjustable shock absorbers
  Heavy duty front spindles and bearings 
  Shelby castor kit and front anti-roll bar 
  Kelsey Hayes four-pot brake callipers with short distance pistons to accept long distance pads 
  Brake linings and pads to competition specification 
  Andy Robinson rear axle with 3.55:1 Gripper differential 
  Four-speed gearbox with Hurst shifter 
  Borg & Beck clutch assembly 
  FIA-compliant competition specification engine, dynamometer tested at 396bhp 
  80-litre foam filled fuel tank 
  Five-row high-capacity copper radiator with remote header tank 
  Electric cooling fan 
  Hi-po cast-iron exhaust manifolds 
  3" twin stainless steel exhaust system with crossover and effective silencers 
  Willans five-point harnesses (x2)
  Hand-held fire extinguisher 
  Racetech gauge pack
  Twin lambda gauges 
  35psi oil pressure warning light
  Quad PIAA driving lights
  
  This Mustang was first supplied to a fortunate young man on his 17th birthday and resided in California until 2002. During these 37 years he covered 77,000 miles in the car, which retains its original owner's registration book and instructions. In 2002 the Mustang was imported into the UK by Steve Smith of Vibration Free as the basis for creating a competition car suitable for historic endurance racing. There is a substantial history file charting the build and preparation.
  
  Built from a rust-free bodyshell, this Mustang was fully stripped and seam welded before it was delivered to Andy Robinson Race Cars for an FIA specification roll cage to be welded in. The 'shell was then finished in Guardsman Blue metallic with white 'Daytona' stripes. The car is fitted with a set of Minilite 15" alloy wheels shod with Avon Sport 205/70/R15 tyres.
  
  The 289ci (4,727cc) V8 engine has been built to the correct FIA specification and is producing 396bhp. It has an all-steel billet bottom end with forged racing pistons and MLS head gaskets. There is a Tim Adams camshaft and valve train. The fuel system incorporates an 80-litre foam-filled tank that feeds the Holley mechanical fuel pump and Holley Performance 650 double-pumper carburettor through braided hoses. To keep everything cool there is a high-capacity five row, copper radiator with remote header and bleeds to rear of heads, electric fan and new heater matrix. The engine was refreshed after the 2009 Spa meeting with new bearings, rings and gaskets. The transmission comprises a four-speed gearbox with Hurst shifter, and a 3.55:1-ratio rear axle. At an engine speed of 6,500 revs this gives a top speed of 145mph.
  
  The car retains its original Deluxe interior with Pony upholstery, rear seats, radio, centre console, interior lights, and has had a new wool carpets fitted. It also boasts tinted windows, a functioning heater, and remote operated wing mirror. Everything works as intended, right down to the interior lights. 
  
  It took six years to build this car, which since completion has been a regular competitor in the Spa 6-Hour endurance race, lapping the circuit in 3 minutes 9 seconds, and it has also competed in the Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix. No expense has been spared in creating a very reliable and fast long-distance competition weapon while retaining many of this iconic muscle car's original features. Fully road legal, this beautiful Mustang has a FIA HTP application in process.

Please contact the Bonhams Motor Car Department for further information.

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