Last weekend was the annual classic car show at the Birmingham NEC. A highly popular show as ever and the Mustang Owners Club Of Great Britain ‘MOCGB‘ had their popular stand there. To celebrate the upcoming 60th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang the stand was to have something a bit different with them for the weekend. Alongside the super clean and shiny Mustangs there was to be perhaps the dirtiest car there, Adam’s totally original ’66 GT350 Hertz.

The car was taken out from it’s resting place in the yard where it saw daylight for the first time in a few years. This example is unrestored and untouched since it stopped racing.

The car was going to be taken to the show on the back of an LAR lorry, and it certainly wasn’t going to be cleaned, inside or out. The car has only had three owners including Adam and the car has provenance as long as the wheelbase. The documentation is as impressive as the layers of dirt on the car. This is a rare outing for a rare car.

There are ten dogs that patrol around the storage area of this car. Some customers have even said to us that our free roaming guard dogs, who always live outside with their very own weather proof kennels that; “they have a bad attitude problem”. Er, no they don’t! They are doing their job and guarding our yard which they do very, very well! They will bite if you are not with one of us. We have even put up signs to warn people not to go into the yard. That’s why we have the guard dogs, they have an attitude that is ‘zero tolerance of unknown visitors’.

At the show the Hertz was rolled into place in front of the MOCGB stand. The stark contrast of cars through the years made for a great looking stand.

The GT350 got a lot of attention and some even called into question the authenticity. Make no mistake that this IS the real deal. The question often asked is; do you restore it, or do you leave it as it is? For now, it it will stay as it is and that way it has options. Many people asked if it was for sale, it’s not. However, if you have the right amount of money with some pretty deep pockets, then speak to Adam nicely – it just might be!

The Mustangs on the stand were attracting lots of footfall over the three days show as always. The club even got a few new signed up members too.

Thanks to the MOCGB as always for their generous hospitality.

Customer Cars

Last week we had a very loyal customer and good friend of ours come to us with his newly acquired purchase a 1966 High Performance ‘K’ code factory GT Belgium export model. That’s not something that you can say everyday, but they do turn up now and again all be it very rarely.

The car has been in storage for the past ten plus years. the car has been previously been restored to high standards and just needs a freshen up. We have been asked to pull the engine and gearbox out of the car as the new owner wants to re-paint the underside with the correct Metuchen red oxide colour. 

The plan with this little lady is to refresh and overhaul what needs to be done once the owner lets us know what they want. Until we have a good look around and inspect the car fully, we won’t know. The pretty bits can all be added at a later date of course, that’s not a priority at this stage. For now, it’s the mechanics that we need to concentrate on such as; brakes, fuel, bushings, steering, springs, electrics etc.

The engine does need some attention to a couple of leaky core plugs, nothing we haven’t seen numerous times before. So while the engine is out, a complete strip down will be done to make sure all is as good as it should be. Then a little paint and the bolt on bits as required.

As we mentioned earlier, the car is a High Performance (HiPo) ‘K’ (vin) code with a four speed manual gearbox, factory GT. The interior has the original deluxe (Pony) interior centre console, rally pac and remote mirror all from the factory. It’s worth noting that no ‘K’ code model had the option of power steering or air conditioning. However with that in mind, this specification would have been one of the most highly optioned Mustangs back in the day. Of all the cars that made, less than three percent of that production model were stamped with the coveted ‘K’ code which make them highly collectable today.

We will of course be bringing you updates on the progress of the car. Know the owner this is going to turn out to be pretty special example of a genuine K code car.

Stay Safe & Take Care!