The Mustangs We Restore, 1964½ to Fox-Body
Every generation has its own quirks, rust spots, and details that make a restoration correct. These are the cars we know cold.
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First generation 1964½–1965 1965 Mustang Restoration
The car that started it all. The 1965 Mustang is the most restorable classic car on the planet, with the deepest parts supply and a shape everyone recognizes.
First generation 1966 1966 Mustang Restoration
The 1966 is the refined, best-selling first-year Mustang: cleaner details, the five-dial dash, and the same deep parts supply that makes these cars a joy to restore.
First generation (restyled) 1967 1967 Mustang Restoration
For many enthusiasts the 1967 is the Mustang. Bigger, bolder bodywork, room for a big-block, the first fastback that looked like a fastback, and the birth year of the Shelby GT500.
First generation (restyled) 1968 1968 Mustang Restoration
The 1968 refined the 1967's iconic shape and added the legendary 428 Cobra Jet mid-year. It is also the Bullitt year, which keeps demand for the Highland Green fastback high.
First generation (restyled) 1969 1969 Mustang Restoration
1969 brought the widest, most muscular first-gen body and the best model lineup the Mustang ever had: Mach 1, Boss 302, Boss 429, and Grande. Peak muscle, endlessly collectible.
Third generation (Fox) 1979–1993 Fox-Body Mustang Restoration
The Fox-body is the fastest-appreciating Mustang right now. Light, simple, and built around the legendary 5.0, it restores clean and responds to modern power like nothing else.
Which Mustang should you restore?
Which classic Mustang is the easiest to restore?
The 1965 and 1966 Mustangs are the easiest to restore, because they have the best reproduction-parts support of any classic car. Almost every panel and part is available new, which keeps both cost and risk lower than most restorations.
Which classic Mustang is the best investment?
The most valuable first-generation Mustangs are the rare and desirable models: 1967 to 1969 fastbacks, genuine Shelby, Boss, Mach 1, and Cobra Jet cars. Among later cars, clean Fox-body 5.0 LX notchbacks and the 1993 Cobra are appreciating fastest. A correct restoration protects and grows that value.
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