Classic Ford Mustang

A little away from our usual British and German automobile write-ups, today we are a looking at probably the most iconic American sports car to come out, the Ford Mustang. Trust me, even if you were to ask a kid, chances are he/she knows a Ford Mustang. It’s been the dream of many around the world to own the Ford Mustang. The Mustangs have been attracting attention right from the start of it’s production which was in 1964. There were five generations of the Ford Mustang from 1964 up to the present time and the sixth generation is due to be launched next year but the most iconic generation was definitely the first generation. The Mustang models came in hard-top coupes (below), fastbacks (above) and convertibles (below).

Hard-top Coupe

Convertible

The launch of the Ford Mustang created a generation where other American automobile manufacturers such as Chevrolet and Pontiac too started building cars of similar level of which they were eventually known as ‘American Muscle Cars’ or just simply ‘Muscle Cars’. Chevrolet created the Camaro and Pontiac on the other hand created their Firebird and later the Trans Am. All these cars were FR cars, meaning front engine rear wheel drive. I’m going to be emphasising more on the first generation cars as they were my favourite and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way.

Eleanor

Of all the years, the most notable model was the ’67 Mustang. It shot to fame in the movie ‘Gone is 60 seconds’ which starred Nicholas Cage and the car was nicknamed ‘Eleanor’(pic above). The particular model used was a Shelby model known as the Shelby GT500. Here in Malaysia there are actually quite a number of Mustangs that have been brought in. I’ve personally got close to a Shelby GT 500 ‘Super Snake’ which was just brought in to Malaysia. It was certainly a sight to see the car in person of which I also got the opportunity to sit in it. The pics below are of a ’67 Mustang fastback with a Cobra engine. And the best part is, it’s for sale. Do contact me on the ‘Contact Us’ page... So that’s all from me for today as I’m having a slight cold so obviously concentration is a problem. Haha.. Anyway, enjoy the pics and the video below.

Here I leave you with an ‘Eleanor’ excerpt from ‘Gone in 60 seconds’

Private Treaty Sales 2014 #2

About 2 months back, I did a write up on the 1^st Private Treaty Sales organised by Historic Motoring Ventures. Now, the 2^nd Private Treaty Sales for the year was held about two weeks back and of course my friend Jon and I decided to pay a visit to Bangsar Shopping Centre on what was a pleasant Sunday. When we reached there, we realised an orange Volkswagen Beetle parked at the entrance to the shopping centre. And so we made our way inside and there she stood, the Mercedes-Benz 500K (pic above). It was quite a surprise as this car was not included in the line-up initially but of course it got us all excited as the last I saw this car was at least 4 years back.

With a different line-up of cars this time compared to the earlier one in March, the cars on sale this time were no less eye-catchers compared to the earlier sale. Notable cars this time other than the Mercedes-Benz 500K were a very rare 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Cabriolet, a 1980 Morgan Plus 8, another Mercedes-Benz 190SL roadster (a different car compared to the earlier sale), a rare 1956 Ford Thunderbird which happens to belong to a friend of mine and a 1982 Ferrari 308 of which I’ve done a write up on a similar car earlier in the year. The only Jaguar this time was a Jaguar XJS V12 Cabriolet of which I too have a similar model for sale (check out the ‘Cars for sale’ section) and the only Japanese car was a 80s Toyota Celica.

But this time around my favourite car had to be the Mercedes-Benz 500K with it’s sheer style and elegance. Some of the prices on the cars seemed reasonable with regards to its condition but some I thought were just a little too expensive. We will catch up on the Mercedes-Benz 500K soon as there’s already an article in the pipeline. All in all, it was a very excitement filled day especially with the presence of the Mercedes-Benz 500K... Well, here I’ll leave you with shots of some of the interesting cars taken by my ‘official’ photographer, Jon...