Equipment and features: This Mustang 289 Convertible is finished in the attractive shade of Ivy Green Metallic with a contrasting white vinyl soft-top roof, over a white deluxe ‘pony’ vinyl-trimmed interior, featuring fluted inserts on the seats and door cards, a green upper dashboard, brown carpets, wood veneer dashboard inlays, and chrome trim. · It rides on a set of 14-inch chromed ‘Rallye’ steel wheels with red centre caps, fitted with BFGoodrich Radial T/A tyres. · Equipment includes a wood-rimmed steering wheel, push-out front quarter light windows, the ‘Rally Pac’ steering column-mounted twin gauge pod with an analogue clock, and heater and ventilation controls. · This example is believed to have been specified with the optional ‘GT Equipment Package’, featuring twin front grille-mounted driving lights, ‘GT’ front wing badges, and twin chrome exhaust pipes exiting through the rear valance. · This example has been enhanced with blueprinted and gas-flowed cylinder heads, a hot water-toned engine block, balanced pistons, a high-pressure oil pump, a high-volume oil sump, a high-performance distributor, a larger radiator, custom-made headers and exhaust system, a modern Mustang-branded stereo, an Auto Meter Sport-Comp rev-counter in the Rally Pac gauge pod, a K&N air filter housing, finned Cobra rocker covers, braided oil lines, an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, and an uprated carburettor. · Further enhancements include an upgraded high-performance clutch and pressure plate, an upgraded brake master cylinder, and uprated brake pads. · The car comes with two ignition keys, a spare wheel, a single immobiliser remote, the original ownership certificate from California, a 1965 registered owner’s manual, the custom Autosound stereo handbooks, the Donation Alarm handbook, a full set of photos documenting the restoration, and a copy of the VTNZ Compliance Check Sheet.

Condition: Specific notes from the seller include: a bare-metal respray was carried out as part of the restoration in 2005. There is a small bubble on the upper edge of the right-hand door. Inside, the cabin was fully retrimmed as part of the restoration, though there is some minor discolouration on the seat trim. · The most recent WOF test was conducted on 15 October 2025, which is understood to have resulted in a clean pass.

Service history: An extensive restoration is reported to have been carried out after the car was imported into New Zealand in 2005. This is understood to have included the engine being stripped, cleaned, and crack tested, before being rebuilt with new valves, valve springs, and chains, the valve guides refinished, and the upgrade parts listed in the Equipment section being installed. · Further restorative maintenance is reported to have included the transmission being fully rebuilt with all new bearings and synchros, the new upgraded clutch being fitted, the differential being fully rebuilt with all new bearings, new axles fitted, the crown and pinion components being crack tested, the brake system being fully reconditioned, the suspension being fully rebuilt, all bodywork corrosion being removed, and all the welds and joints being checked and repaired where necessary on a chassis jig, before a full respray.