Equipment
170/105hp six, 3-speed, pushbutton radio, wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, 13-inch wheels, floor shift.
Condition
VIN 100002, described as the first Mustang coupe to receive a VIN, built on the pilot line for early delivery to a British Columbia dealer for the Mustang introduction, but never arrived there, instead arriving at Whitehorse, Yukon Territories a month after introduction and spending its early years as a driver in the Yukon. Replacement date code correct engine. Several early pre-production features not carried over into regular production. Restored like new, and then they reused to old thin chrome door handles. The first Mustang coupe, an historic car, even if the drivetrain has little appeal.
Market commentary
This Mustang was carefully described as "the first Mustang coupe to receive a VIN", and that is about all that is interesting about it. Certainly not the 1-barrel six cylinder 3-speed drivetrain or the basic trim level. The "First Mustang" is forever ensconsed in The Henry Ford in Dearborn and no one knows if, despite the VIN, this is the second Mustang or the seventeenth given the order in which Ford builds cars. This boring Mustang is never going to get more exposure than it got here in Indianapolis but Mark Delzell gave up even pretending at this bid. It's going to be a hard sell at a big price when rational people would prefer a K-Code GT Convertible with a VIN in the hundreds of thousands, and a price in high five-figures.