This 1965 Ford Mustang started life as A code Mustang with a 289 in 1965, VIN 5F09A360606. Gary Jones purchased the car in the late 1980’s when his racing career was taking off and he transitioned to a full time racing career. He vintage raced car in the 1980s and his accomplishments were extensive in the car, including the 2006 Historic Sportscar Racing group 5 championship. Gary also campaigned the car in 2006 and 2007 in the La Carrera Pan-American race where the car was raced in a maroon and gold paint. The La Carrera Pan American race is a 1900 mile run across Mexico that starts in Vera Cruz and ends in Monterrey. In the 2006 Gary finished with a second in class and in 2007 ended with a DNF. This Mustang has only had 3 race owners over its racing life of 25 years and it has been “well sorted” over this time with numerous improvements.
The current owner purchased the Mustang in 2015 and raced the car between 2015 and 2020 averaging 3 to 4 events per year racing primarily with HSR, although it was also raced with SVRA, VRG and VDCA. Podiums were not uncommon for this car over its lifetime of racing. The majority of the cars life it has displayed the unmistakable checkered flag headlight inserts.. Typical for Vintage racing Mustang’s, the car is equipped with an R-model type front apron with the iconic Torq Thrust wheels. Power is provided by a built 347cin SBF V8 paired with a 4-speed Jerico transmission and 3.73 Detroit Locker rear axle. Competition equipment includes a full roll cage, Tilton single-disc clutch, upgraded suspension, Fuel Safe fuel cell, Halon fire-suppression system, and more as outlined in the listing below. The seller has since retired from racing this Mustang in 2020 and it is now offered in Virginia with the title to the car along with an HSR logbook, spec sheets, receipts from recent service, and a spares package.
EXTERIOR
Period decals, white stripes, and GT350 rocker designations are present over the blue exterior. Both bumpers have been removed and replaced with tow hooks, and a lightweight polycarbonate windshield is used at the rear with the cut-out relief for aero improvement and lower air pressure inside the car. Current paint is in very good condition (level 9) and was recently refreshed by Ohltoff Racing .
SAFETY
A full 8-point roll cage has been installed in the cabin that extends from the front shock towers all the way into the rear trunk and wraps around the fuel cell for added protection. A Kirkey full containment race seat with halo protection provides protection to the driver. All expected safety equipment is in place, including a 6-point harness to hold you in place, and a suede Sparco quick disconnect steering wheel. A full fire system is included for fire protection.
INTERIOR FINISH
Period-style liquid filled gauges are dash mounted where the factory instrument cluster would typically reside. The tachometer has a shift light to protect against over-rev on up shifts. The Halon fire-suppression system is plumbed with tips in the fuel cell area, cockpit, and engine bay areas. A Cool shirt system is included with the car with the optional helmet blower to blow air into your helmet intake. Both of these will keep you cool even on the hottest of days on the track. The car includes a Racing Radio set up so you can communicate with your crew chief while on the track so you can know your current standing on the track during an open track day or sprint race. A passenger seat is included for coaching or ride alongs
POWER & DRIVETRAIN
The car has a fresh Savannah Race Engineering engine approximately 20 hours of race time on it. Wayne Brown at Savannah Race engineering was the builder. The displacement has been increased to a 347 stroker and it was built with Custom pistons, Callies Magnum crankshaft, Callies Ultra connecting rods and T&D shaft rocker arms. It boasts 12.5:1 compression ratio, a competition valve job, port-matched heads Edelbrock Victor Junior intake and heads. Inside the engine an SRE spec camshaft produces a very flat torque curve to drive the car out of the turns. Output at the crank is dyno’d at 594 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque at 5000rpm. A full build sheet and dyno sheet is included below.
Long tube graduated headers are tied into a race exhaust system with a Nascar Boom tube style passenger side exit. Power is routed through a triple-disc cutch from Tilton and a freshly built Jerico 4-speed gearbox. The 9” Ford rear axle is currently setup with a 3.73 ring and pinion on a Detroit Locker differential.
BRAKES AND SUSPENSION
Braking is managed by Cobra Automotive’s Kelsey Hayes brake system kit on both the front and rear of the car. The front is 12” vented front discs from Coleman. The 15″ Torq Thrust D wheels are currently wrapped in a set of Goodyear Blue Streaks, measuring 8.5″ front and 9.5″ in width for the rear. A second set of Torq Thrust wheels are included as par
