Project Thread: 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe Restoration
Hey everyone,
After a few requests from some of you, I figured it was time to start a proper thread to document the slow but steady resurrection of my 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe.
A Bit of Background
I picked this car up in early 2025 — almost exactly 60 years to the month since it rolled out of the Metuchen plant in New Jersey. Pretty wild to think it’s been around that long.
She’s definitely seen better days. The previous owner had started a restoration, but only just. So what I got was a mostly disassembled car with a few things loosely bolted together — basically a blank slate with potential (and a lot of work ahead).
The first few photos show it as it arrived, plus a bit of minor assembly I’ve done just to get things looking more complete and to ensure the body goes together.
Car Details
Spec
Info
Make
Ford
Model
Mustang
Year
1965
Plant
Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
Engine
289 V8
Gearbox
???
Axle
???
Color
Wimbledon White
Body
Coupe (Hardtop)
VIN
5T07C138129
What’s Next
The plan is to bring this car back to life over time — no rush, just a proper job done right.
I’ll post updates as things progress, with plenty of photos along the way.
Stay tuned — and feel free to chime in with tips, advice, or just general encouragement.
I’ll definitely need it!
Thank you, Hoping to have the front end metal work and priming done before the end of the year.
Then I can hope to get the engine and transmission put in and try to get it running before starting on the metal work for the rear of the car next year.
If anyone has information about this car (info relating to the data plate) I’m interested to hear from you. Sadly it seems the data plate for this car is either missing or excessively damaged that I cannot do anything with it.
great project, have fun. might take a while but looks fun!
