Sold for $38500.
This rare non-GT K-Code Mustang coupe is a sterling example of the iconic pony car from the very first year of production. Just two months after the exciting new Mustang’s initial debut appearance in April 1964, the Ford factory announced the availability of a higher-powered option, perhaps in anticipation of younger buyers wanting something more muscular than the standard 6-cylinder engine. The K-code 289 High Performance V-8 powertrain option was the factory’s answer to the anticipated demand, and, thanks to a healthy 271 HP, the HiPo V-8 took the Mustang from pony car territory to muscle car chops while also adding in the mandatory 4-speed transmission, 9-inch rear end with 3.89 gears and the Special Handling Package.
Showing a believed-actual 72,000 miles, this particular high-powered pony boasts a HiPo 289/271 HP V-8 engine and is further equipped with solid lifters, special intake manifold, 4-barrel carburetor and 3.50 conventional rear axle. It also features rear leaf springs for a smooth ride and power brakes for stops to match. The car’s eye-catching exterior appears factory-fresh with a repaint in its correct Code-J Rangoon Red, which matches the original paint that still remains in the car’s door jambs and engine bay. Retaining most of its original red standard vinyl interior and the original bucket seats and center console, this Mustang’s no-nonsense interior is rounded out most notably by the welcome addition of an upgraded radio. Rally Pac-equipped and riding on 14x5-inch standard wheels on dual-band redline bias-ply tires, this attention-getting coupe will be offered with the original window sticker and original door tag, both of which document its status as one highly collectible example of America’s longest continually produced sports car.