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Van and Sandra's 1965 Mustang Coupe has been in the family since Van's parents bought the car new in December of 1964. Over the years it has had its share of maintenance - including a repaint and engine replacement. It sat outside over the several years because of a problem with it running hot - so much so that it was considered unreliable as a driver. This is a common problem these days with the elimination of lead in gasoline (which helped cool the valves) and the addition of ethanol (which burns hotter). The addition of air conditioning and today's traffic conditions didn't help matters either. A past error by another shop (an improperly installed thermostat) also caused a severe overheating in the past and there was some concern that it was never properly repaired.
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This Mustang received a full bare-metal restoration. Since it had known issues, actions were taken to remedy the original cooling system issues and a rough-running condition prior to disassembling the car. That allowed a proper determination of the engine's health so that a decision of whether or not to replace/rebuild it could be made before any efforts were wasted on what was determined to be a damaged engine.
The intended mission of this Mustang is for it to be a potential daily driver with enough good looks to be worthy of car show participation. With that in mind, cosmetic restoration was done pretty-much to original specifications, but mechanically there are safety-oriented upgrades to the chassis - namely power front disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering.
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