First, let me say that the pictures of this car do not do it justice. Given the mileage and the fact that she is a fresh "trailer queen", I was reluctant (i.e. too lazy) to load the car on the trailer and take it to my detail man prior to shooting the photos. The car has yet to see water or wax. Did I mention that this car is fresh???? Randy Roberts, who restored car, refused to put the hub caps on the car because he did not want to scratch the paint on the wheels. The car may have collected a little dust while sitting in my building, but I will have the car show detailed prior to delivery, should my reserve be met. Please be assured that a personal inspection of the vehicle will exceed your expectations. Of course, I am asking a "tall" price for the car, but it is a VERY "tall" car. In a "nutshell", the price is commensurate with the condition, originality, and correctness of the car.

Over the years, I have had several Shelbys and Mustangs restored for my private collection. This car is undoubtedly the best car that I have owned in terms of condition and originality. The original mileage on the car is actual, and it speaks to the integrity and originality of the car. Although I am representing this car as an actual/original mileage car, all Oklahoma titles for cars more than ten years old are stamped "Mileage Exempt" regardless per Oklahoma and Federal law. However, I will gladly sign an affidavit and odometer statement attesting to the original mileage, but I wanted to make this point clear in order to avoid any potential confusion. Again, the car is what it is, and the restoration photo album will surely attest to this fact.

Randy Roberts of Muscle Car Restorations performed a complete rotisserie restoration of the car over the course of nine months. Previously, Randy has restored the Tasca Ford Super Boss that was featured at Fords at Carlisle earlier last month, and he is one of the organizers for the annual Mid America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet here in Tulsa. Moreover, he has restored cars for Worldwide Muscle Cars, Happy Day Dream Cars, A&M Classics, and many of the top dealers and collectors in the country. Randy knows his way around a Mustang, so rest assured that this car was done right. I have two photo albums of pictures documenting the complete restoration process from the time the car was rolled off the trailer until it went into my building. However, please feel free to have the "expert" of your choice come and inspect the car to ensure your satisfaction. As a general disclaimer, I am knowledgeable about these types of cars, but I do not pretend to be an expert. I will gladly try to answer any specific questions that you may have, but I would encourage any interested party to come and personally inspect the car in order to satisfy any questions that they may have. Additionally, Randy is willing to discuss the car with serious buyers, and I am more likely than not to refer specific or technical questions directly to Randy.

All of the sheet metal on the car is original. Randy told me that this particular car had the best body of any '69 Mustang he has ever worked on. In fact, I made an extra set of photos of the restoration for him to use as references on future projects. There was one spot about the size of a quarter on the lower passenger, rear quarter that required minor attention, but otherwise, the entire car was absolutely rust free (as clearly shown in the resto album). Unlike so may other "drag cars" of the period, this car was never "tubbed", "cut", had rolled fenders, or was otherwise altered. The original owner simply put on the biggest set of slicks that would fit and away he went (in a cloud of smoke). In fact, the car was wearing a good portion of its original paint when I purchased it. Moreover, the car retained almost all of its original parts, and the car is date code correct throughout. Given the low mileage of the car and the fact that it was taken off the road early in its life, Randy was able to use almost all of the original pieces. Overall, this is a "no excuses" car. She was restored to be a show winning "trailer queen", but the car was also built to run. The paint is among the best I have seen, and the body is truly perfect. The original window glass have some light scratches in places, but the chrome and trim pieces are all perfect. Cosmetically, the car looks almost new.

The interior of the car was absolutely original when I bought it. The original carpet was replaced, as it had dried out and become brittle. The headliner had two small, "mouse" holes, and it was replaced as well, since it was brittle too. The dash, door panels, and all seat coverings are all original and in very good shape. The arm rests on the doors were replaced, as they had become "dingy" and faded. Otherwise, the interior is original. Currently, the car has a brand new dash installed, and an extra set of correct seats with new seat covers was installed. When I had the car restored, it was my intention to keep the car as original as possible, unless it was a safety issue (fuel tank, brake lines, etc.) or the factory pieces were simply not up to my standards. Ironically, I sold this car several months ago to a prominent Ford collector before the restoration was completed. He requested that the dash and front seats be changed out, so that the interior was as "crisp" as the exterior. The original dash was in perfect shape with the exception of two screw holes for an aftermarket tachometer that was installed atop the dash directly in front of the driver. I had planned on reinstalling the old tachometer on the original dash, but the individual requested the change. Additionally, the original front seats with the original seats covers are included in the sale along with the original dash in the box. The original, rear seats and original seat covers are in place, but I have new seat covers for the rear seats in case the buyer wants to switch them out. To answer the next obvious question, I took this car back in on trade against my Premiere Thoroughbred '65 Shelby GT 350, and consequently, I decided not to make any further alterations out of consideration to the next owner. In short, if you reinstall the original dash and front seats, you will have a completely original interior minus the headliner and the carpet that is in very good condition and appearance. The previous buyer simply wanted that "new" car look. If a buyer chooses to use the "Buy It Now" feature, I will configure the interior back to original as intended at their direction.

The drivetrain of the car is all date code correct throughout. The block, heads, intake, carb, transmission, and rear end are all absolutely correct to the car. I have pictures of the correct crankshaft, 427 "Le Mans" connecting rods, and the harmonic balancer that are unique to the Super Cobra Jets. All date codes and casting/part numbers were visually verified as correct for the car. This is not another "real" Super Cobra Jet that has a standard Cobra Jet motor and an oil cooler attached to the core support. This car is the real deal, and the photos taken of the bare block and all internals during restoration will attest to its legitimacy. The engine block had no VIN stampings, but my restorer and his engine builder believe that the engine could in fact be the original. Then again, we are talking about a 4.30 Drag Pack Super Cobra Jet drag car. In the absence of any definitive proof one way or another, I can not say whether it is the original, factory installed engine or not, thirty-five years after the fact. This is what I know. The engine that came in this car has surely been in it for over thirty years. The transmission in the car was "grenaded", which presumably led to its early retirement and subsequent "long term" storage, but I believe it to be the original. The car still had a Michigan International Speedway - Ford Motorsport Regional sticker on the dash dated July 17-19, 1970 when I bought the car, and I would imagine that the car was "retired" shortly thereafter. In short, I can not definitely say that the engine is original to the car, but there is no way to determine that it is not. Regardless, the drivetrain is absolutely correct. The engine was completely disassembled and professionally rebuilt to factory specifications using the original, factory components. The engine retains the correct carburetor specific to automatic equipped cars only, and the exhaust manifolds like the rest of the engine components are correct to the car. This is not a "pump" gas motor - if it is factory correct, it can't be. The block was in superb shape, and it did not require an over bore. The only deviation from original specifications is the camshaft, which has a little bit more aggressive set up. The only item missing from the engine is the SMOG unit. Obviously, it did not have one when I bought it, but I had intended to put one on the car before I sold it. If a buyer chooses to use the "Buy It Now" feature, I will have a correct SMOG unit installed on the car prior to delivery. Otherwise, the next owner can decide what they want to do. Although she is a low mileage "trailer queen", I wanted the car to run as it was intended. The engine has a few test hours and about 50 test miles on it since the restoration. I have driven the car on the street only once, but I can assure you that it makes the horsepower and will melt the rear tires. Given the low mileage and the condition, I can not honestly recommend that you drive an all original sheet metal car with almost 400 horsepower and 4.30 gears on the street. Having said that, there is no reason why you could not drive it to work, as all of the components work and function properly on the car. The transmission and the rear end were both completely rebuilt. The original torque converter and gears did not survive, but the rest of the original transmission was rebuilt to factory specifications. Unlike allot of other Drag Packs and Super Trac Pac Mopars, this car really does have the factory correct gear set. Needless to say, highway driving is highly discouraged. Moreover, this car sucks more gas than my powerboat. In truth, the car should be run on high octane, leaded racing type fuel. If nothing else, it smells cool.

Although I had the car restored to the original, factory specifications, I did take a few liberties. First, the car did not have an exhaust system when I purchased it as is to be expected. The car had the correct exhaust manifolds, but I would bet that it ran with headers and open pipes. On the advice of Randy Roberts, we decided to go with a '70 exhaust system as used on the Boss 302 and later CJ cars, because it is my understanding that the correct, transverse type exhaust system used in 1969 never ran well with these motors. Being a late model year production car, I felt like this was an acceptable upgrade/substitution, in the interest of making the car run like it was meant to. However, if a buyer chooses to use the "Buy It Now" feature, I will switch out the exhaust system at their request. Also, I believe that the rear exhaust valance may be incorrect for the year. I honestly cannot remember how it was when I bought it, but in areas of doubt, I have usually relied on the technical advice of Randy Roberts. Secondly, the car has a black out hood treatment, even though the original billing and shipping invoice does not show it as an option. The car had a black out hood treatment when I bought it, so I decided to keep the car the way it was. Moreover, I think it adds a bit of an edge to the car, and it really looks cool with that black shaker sticking out. In my opinion, I think the car might have had a dealer installed black out hood treatment, because it has pretty much been there since day one. The car still had a good part of its original paint when I bought it, and the hood was black. Again, like the exhaust, this "deviation" can be changed out if so desired, with little effort and no harm to the car. Thirdly, the car does not have the "factory correct" overspray on the underside of the car. I hate it, and I stopped doing it after my first Shelby restoration. The highly detailed underside of the car is painted in the factory correct red oxy primer, but if you want to shoot some overspray all over that nice, neat work, have at it (after paid purchase). Lastly, I thought that I had a jack to go with the correct spare tire, but I can not seem to find it since the restoration. Again, at the "Buy It Now" price, I will throw in a correct jack for the car. Of course, the car is missing its SMOG pump, but with the exception of the items mentioned previously, I think that the car is "dead on". However, the buyer will ultimately be the judge. After all, the car is what it is.

In summary, I have the philosophy that car collectors are as much caretakers and custodians of history as they are actual "owners". On that note, I tried to keep this car as original and correct as possible, using as much of the original pieces as possible. Conversely, I also wanted the car to be beautiful and to run like a Drag Pack should. I do not necessarily think that my car is "over restored", but Ford never built a Mustang as well or as pretty as this one from the factory. For the purists, with the exception of the duly noted SMOG pump, all of the correct and unique parts are there. Bring your flashlight, and you can check part numbers and date codes to your heart's content. If you like "simulated" factory paint dabs, letter inspection stickers, factory part numbers, and grease pencil markings, you will love this car. It was correctly detailed out from top to bottom to the best of our knowledge. Please understand that I am not saying that my car is better than everyone else's or that it is the best in the world. However, I have yet to see any better, so for all of the "arm chair quarterbacks" in the chat rooms, please come take a look at the car before you begin telling the world what it wrong about a car that you have never seen. This car was "off the road" for over thirty years, and very few people have seen the car since its completion. I let my restorer take the car to a fairly large, local car show (where it won I might add) just before final completion, and I displayed the car briefly at the Mid America Performance Ford and Shelby Meet last month. Other than that, the car has not been shopped around. I had originally intended to have the car judged at a MCA show, as I am confident that it is "Trailered Gold" quality. If an individual wanted to locate vintage tires, original weather stripping, and such, the car could be taken to the "Thoroughbred" level, although the additional cost would not be warranted for most individuals in my opinion. Regardless, it is a righteous car that would stand tall in any collection, and it is definitely a piece of Ford and muscle car history. Unlike my Grandfather who had a museum full of cars, I am unable to keep everything that I buy, and once I make a decision to sell, I do not look back. If you want it, I have it. Come down, take a look at the car and I will buy you lunch.

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