The Base Car

I tracked down a 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe which was sitting in the showroom of Dandenong Automobiles. It was sitting there as a bit of a showpiece and wasn't part of their inventory... this was until the owners purchased an old Monaro which took its spot centre stage thus putting the Mustang up for sale.

After a bit of haggling and an inspection up on the hoist I knew I had found the perfect base car for my project. It was roadworthly and before I knew it I had it parked in my driveway. The car had a 200c.i inline 6cylinder engine and auto box which I sold off shortly after getting the car. I would be replacing this straight 6 with a new more modern staight 6 which also had a turbocharger as standard. This motor would be the Ford Barra 270T sourced from an FG XR6 Turbo.