I'll be inheriting a gem of a '67 Mustang shorly after my wedding this year and am seeking resources I can tap to learn about the car. I'm trusting the decree against flames will protect me when I admit drive a VW Passat at the moment.

I've browsed and searched the forums here and found a wealth of information. Like the VW forums I participate in, I'd like to find a community centered on Mustangs of the era my bride's car came from and this looks like a great find.

I'd like to ask the community for their recommendations for getting up to speed on the car. What I know about her is her age, config, and mileage. As above, she's a 1967 Ford Mustang, 289, with an automatic. There are not 80K miles collected on the car and I have strong reasn to believe the serial number all match... the car has been owned by a father and daughter (my future wife's grandfather and mother). It's lived a sheltered life in a garage and shows little to no signs of accident damage other than some neglected paint.

What I don't know is why she's not run in nearly nine years or how I might best go about remedying that fact. Granddad's memory is failing and there may have been something wrong in the transmission that caused it to fail annual PA inspection the year it was left as is. You're all welcome to browse photos of the car at http://photos.yahoo.com/scotaku > Yahoo! Photo Album > Mustang
(The Passat is up there too with some other pics including Jody and I!)

We want to put the car back on the road as a driver in the ideal. Any book, faq, or collection you can point me to in that pursuit will be accepted with gratitude. In the meantime, I look forward to becoming a part of this community and to putting the car on the road again as it should be.

Don't be too hastey to fire it up if it's sat for nine years. Others will hop in real fast with fluid change and pre-lube procedures. Then you get to address the transmission. Any numbers you can get from the car always help.

You came to the right place. Looks like you come from the right state too.

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-Paul

70 Mach1 351C
79 Ranchero GT
97 Expedition XLT 5.4
00 SVT f150 Lightning 4149 of 4966 Born on: 06/26/2000

Welcome to Mustangs&More. It looks like you have the twin to my 1967, Wimbledon white with a black vinyl top (although mine doesn't have a/c). This is a good site for tech info and emotional support

I'd also suggest joining a local Mustang club and start looking at Mustang magazines before you dive into the project. This site will help you a lot, too. This way you will get an idea of what your dream will look like, what it will take to get there, and what it will cost. As far as restoration/restomodding, it really helps to have an organized plan and a realistic idea of what it will cost in terms of time and money. Your efforts will be much more satisfying that way. Good luck! You've got a great start to a project.

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Originally posted by Scotaku:
Hello all,

I'll be inheriting a gem of a '67 Mustang shorly after my wedding this year and am seeking resources I can tap to learn about the car.

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Marti Auto is a Ford licensed business having their database for '67 production. They can give you all the production facts, window sticker, etc for your car. Note that your '67 is the oldest model for which this data is available.

There are many sources of secondary information, parts catalogs, shop manuals, assembly manuals, etc. So many, its not possible to list them in a simple e-mail. What you need is to visit a classic Mustang parts store or get a free catalog from one or more of them. Its a starting point. Here's a phone number of one of the more popular mail order vendors, National Parts Depot. Call 1-800-874-7595 for a start.

From what I can acertain from the pics, you've got one very clean, un-molested and original un-restored '67!!!

If it ran prior to being put away, I personally would not get into tuning up the ignition system just yet; but definately would change all fluids (crankase, trans, cooling system, and filters where applicable). Any motor that's sat that long should be primed before start-up; oil pump primer tools are available at good auto parts stores for cheap. Then you can get into changing the points and condenser, cap & rotor, plugs and wires, etc.

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1965 GT coupe, 333ci aluminum headed/solid cammed stroker, four speed, 3.70:1 9"

My approach to the car is to first assess as much of her running condition as I can. Your insights on the fluids and rods are a definite help and tune-up parts can't be that difficult to find or very expensive. I think once the car is running again I can pay attention to the paint and trim. I may have to postpone some of that until I have a covered garage to work from, but that'll be in the form of a new house in the near future. My poor VWs (Jody has a Jetta) spend all their time outdoors... but that's what clearcost is for!

You may be surprised to hear that the majority of the maintenance records and the original sticker for the 67 are in the glovebox! I will definitely make use of the registry for ascertaining as much information as I can. I'm picturing at least a trip or two to PA to work on the car where she's at until she can be driven home. A good car cover is probably in order at that time.

Thanks for the parts catalog tips as well. I believe my next stop may be the magazine rack at the bookstore. Jody has a stack of wedding mags and honeymoon brochures so it's time to make a Mustang collection!

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1965 GT coupe, 333ci aluminum headed/solid cammed stroker, four speed, 3.70:1 9"

VW's are OK.
We put a teachers beetle on it's roof once in high school.

So,.....just where do you park that Pasat of yours?

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Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator

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The Mustang otoh has enjoyed the benefit of a garage even though she's been neglected and ignored for so long. That will be a challenge too... Jody and I don't have a garage to move her to. Yet! Her 36 year old paint isn't up to the weather the way the Passat has tolerated it so we're going to be careful once she is running again.