1967 Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback Coupé

1967 Ford Mustang GT390 Fastback Coupé
Registration no. VBY 491E
Chassis no. 7R02S205862
• Restoration receipts totalling £123,000 +VAT
• Highly desirable and rare specification
• Purchased by the current owner in Arizona in December 2010
• Painstakingly restored and carefully dry stored since completion
• Its displacement is 446CI ( nearly 7.4 Litres).

Finished in its original Candy Apple Red colour scheme, this Mustang Fastback was built at Fords San Jose assembly plant in California delivered new to Don Sanderson Ford Inc of Glendale, Arizona. The car was released to the dealer on the 10th May 1967. In 1976 the Mustang was sold to a Mr Dave Smith, who was attending Junior High School at the time. When his parents realised his new 'grocery getter' was equipped with a 390ci (6.4 litre) high-performance Big Block motor, the car was soon confiscated having been involved in multiple incidents of tyre smoking lunacy! The Mustang was parked in the barn where it remained until purchased by its current owner in December 2010 and exported to the UK.

Since its arrival in the UK the car has undergone a "No expense spared" detailed concours restoration, focusing on return the car to its former glory. The vehicle retains much of its original sheet metal work and all its original drive train including the engine block, GT exhaust manifolds, four-speed Top Loader transmission, rear axle, etc, etc. All cast-in date codes confirm this. The engine was not stamped with the VIN, as was standard in early 1967 production. (Serialisation for production began on 25th April 1967.)

This is an exceptionally rare car with an impressive factory specification as documented by the Deluxe Marti Report. The car came with the following options: GT Equipment Group;
extra cooling package; four-speed manual transmission; floor and roof consoles; F70-14 Wide Oval tyres; white sidewall nylon tyres; AM radio; tinted glass; Deluxe seat belts; styled steel wheels. The 9 Inch rear axle has also been upgraded to a Limited Slip Differential.

'VBY 491E' has received extensive upgrades to its standard 390-GT big block engine. Upgrades include an 800HP max rated Scat crank shaft, Scat forged lightened low skirt pistons, a gas flowed head, Ford side oiler 427 valves, an Edelbrock RPM performance plus package – including carburettor, cam, value train and inlet manifold, high volume oil pump and enlarged oil galleries. Its displacement is now 446CI (nearly 7.4 Litres).

'VBY 491E' has been meticulously restored with over 1,600 man-hours invested to make this 390 Fastback arguably one of the best, if not the best, in the country. Great care was taken during this restoration to ensure Ford assembly procedures were followed, and the car now presents far better than when it rolled of the production line in 1967! This car is nothing short of exceptional and was never intended as an economically viable project; it is only offered for sale due the space and time limitations of the owner's collection.

Accompanying documentation includes circa 400 images of the restoration; related receipts totalling £123,000+VAT; and the all important Marti Report. The car has completed only snagging miles and has been stored in a dry/climate-controlled unit since it was last driven in 2019.