Super rare High Performance K code Mustang - the special engine that the Shelby designed GT350 were built around. Genuine '65 Mustang GT coupe, matching numbers Hi-Po K-code 289 with a four-speed and original 9". Original Wimbledon White paint and black standard interior in perfect condition. 87,000-miles. Rust free Califoria car. Santa Monica, California car.

Price:

A$45,000

Import cost the responsibility of the purchaser.

Build code:

65A M 26 03R 71 5 5

Vin:

5R07K205727

History/Specifications:

Current owner of 15 years is the fourth owner. It was supposedly originally purchased by an engineer at Hughes Aircraft in West Los Angeles. The story goes that he wanted a GT350 but his wife wouldn't let him buy one so he ordered the Hipo and had the Shelby intake manifold and the Tri-Y headers installed to bring it as close to a Shelby as possible.

This is the "Hipo" or High Performance Mustang also known to enthusiasts as the K-code. This is the special engine that the Shelby designed GT350 were built around. These Mustangs are very rare and in the three years that they were produced (1965-67), less than 1% of the approximately 1,700,000. Mustangs that rolled off the assembly line came equipped with this engine.

This '65 Mustang GT coupe is a real GT and a real, very rare, Hi-Po K-code 289 with a four-speed and original 9-inch rear axle. It's super original and wears its original color Wimbledon White paint and the black standard interior is perfect and original in every way.

Every single interior piece is in perfect condition. Seats, carpet, door panels, headliner, dashpad, gauges, deluxe woodgrain steering wheel, shifter, AM radio (works as new) and correct 8,000 rpm K-code Rally Pac--the interior is all as new and needs nothing.

In storage for more than decade, the car also has other desirable feaures including a complete set of five original 14-inch styled steel wheels. There are also a few period performance updates including a Shelby intake manifold, a Holley 600 cfm carb and a set of Tri-Y headers to duplicate the 65 GT350s of the day. Much of this equipment is believed to be dealer installed.

Other notable features include a completely rust-free no-hit body and original three-letter/three-number California black plates which indicate this being an original California car. The 87,000-mile odometer reading is believed to be original.

Original and present items pointing to this car being a real GT include exhaust trumpets, fog lights, GT stripes and front disc brakes. The entire drivetrain is also original including the engine (car's VIN is stamped on engine block; the only engine in 65 Mustangs that had this done), trans and rearend.