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24-03-2025
- Automotive
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Skip The LS Swap: 1965 Mustang Fastback Has A Built 427 Windsor
Read the full story on Backfire News This beautiful 1965 Mustang Fastback skips the trite and tired LS engine swap for something more special: a built 427 Windsor. While the pony car is clean as a whistle, the backstory on it might be even more owner wasn't the one who dreamed up the project or even started it. Instead, he came in partway through after his brother-in-law passed from a medical condition. The '65 Mustang was left in parts stored inside plastic bins and his sister said nobody knew what to make of the thing. Wanting to honor his late brother-in-law's memory, the man hit up a buddy of his who owns a shop. He received a pleasant surprise when that friend seemed to understand the direction the Fastback build was going and wanted to champion it. That Windsor has been stroked and bored, originally being a 351ci V8. Other upgrades have been added, including an intake, hydraulic lifter cam, multi-port fuel injection, etc. Power is about 500-whp. The engine is paired with a four-speed automatic transmission with low gearing, giving the car a lot of get-up-and-go off the line. Originally, the brother-in-law envisioned the Mustang as an autocross competition car. That's why it's running a cantilever suspension and a custom tube chassis with a built-in roll cage. In other words, the Mustang has excellent torsional rigidity, making handling responsive. As for the brakes, they're manual with 16-inch discs and six-piston calipers up front, 14-inch discs and four-piston calipers in the rear. Watch the video and you'll see this pony car looks and sounds amazing. It seems to drive well, too. We're sure plenty of people will be drooling over it. This Mustang is an excellent build and quite the way to honor the guy's brother-in-law. We're sure he's proud of how it turned out. Images via Autotopia LA/YouTube
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18-02-2025
- Automotive
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Barn Find Expert Buys And Sells Raggedy 1965 Mustang Fastback The Same Day
Read the full story on Backfire News When you're hunting barn find cars, you never know what you might find, like this 1965 Mustang Fastback. At first glance it's just some raggedy old pony car, like so many you've probably seen yourself. But closer inspection reveals some interesting details about how the Ford has been first hint is the weird hood cowling, something Dennis Collins recognizes immediately as a modification many racers back in the day made. Yeah, it looks janky and we understand a lot of people would want to remove it, but the owner put it there for a reason. Same thing goes for the interior with all the seats removed, a single racing seat for the driver remains. The dash is still present, but sits underneath some bent sheet metal that contains aftermarket gauges. But the original gauge cluster is long gone. There's also a roll cage installed and a fuel cell in the trunk. The rear is a 9-inch swapped out from another Ford in the owner's quest to make his pony that much faster on the drag strip. Even though the Mustang has been sitting outside and has a healthy patina, none of the body panels have deep, destructive rust. We've seen rides where half of it is eaten away after they've sat outdoors for a few decades, so this Ford has fared well. Collins also fares well on the deal he makes with the Mustang's owner. As he's towing the thing back to his business, another guy pulls up alongside and asks if he's willing to sell the Ford to him. So, he pulls into a parking lot to talk turkey and makes a deal. That's right, Dennis Collins rescued a barn find 1965 Ford Mustang and sold it before he could even get the thing home. Amazing. Images via Dennis Collins/YouTube
