A '65 Mustang comes and goes
When I had to sell my '67 Fairlane GT, I traded it for a '65 Mustang that looked like the one below. It had GT style Rally wheels instead of those in the picture. The main attraction for me was the engine. I never really knew much about it but I told everyone, and I suspected, it was a "K" code 289, wth solid lifters. Stock it was rated at 271 hp. This one had some mods. Starting at the top was the 3x2 intake with its oval cast aluminum air cleaner. Next was the Mallory dual point distributor with the weird cap, and no vacuum advance. The last modification I was aware of was the headers. I don't remember exactly what brand they were but I think they were Tri-Ys. That's it. Other than those changes it was a pretty mundane Mustang. I had a 3-speed manual transmission, drum brakes, and no power steering. I had the Mustang from late '68 until the winter of '70/'71. I'm a little fuzzy on the exact timeline. I know I had it before I got drafted. My ...
