![]() ![]() Inside the car, the story is similar with unmarked upholstery, dashboard, and very nice carpets. The car has seen minimal use since the restoration and presents extremely crisply. The brightwork and trim are in excellent condition as well, as are the glass, lights, and convertible top. Aside from a chip near the fuel filler and a handful of other small blemishes, the paint’s condition is extremely difficult to fault. The car remains in superb condition with high quality paintwork over straight panels, which fit and operate well. He retained it for a few years before selling it to its current owner in 2018. Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson saw the finished car and was so impressed by its stunning restoration as well as its extraordinary history and specification that he purchased it for his collection. The car remained in the same ownership until 1999 when it was acquired by a new owner who fastidiously spent 1,100 hours restoring the car to as-delivered condition, perhaps even better. Its 11.76s 115.26 mph run secured an NRHA national record in the E-Stock Eliminator class in 1971, and the car was transitioned to Super Stock in 1973. The car saw street use for the first two or so years of its life before being acquired and successfully campaigned by the Dubowick-Baldassari racing team. Of those, three were finished in this car’s lovely shade of Acapulco blue. ![]() OMustang Convertibles received this engine, of which just 20 had 4-speed manual transmissions. Equipped in this fashion, the car originally stickered for $3,893.89 including transportation to the original selling dealer, Paul Sicolas Key Ford in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In fact, the only other options on the car are the AM/FM radio and wide oval tires. Inside the car, the story is similar: no interior decor package, no 3-spoke steering wheel, no center console, no power top, no AC. Although it has the 428 cid Cobra Jet engine, the car has a stellar under the radar spec otherwise: standard steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps, 4-speed manual transmission, competition suspension, and no hood scoop to give the game away. The alternative high performance option is the classic sleeper approach, perfectly epitomized by this car, a 1969 Q-Code Mustang Convertible built in April of 1969. In the GT500, you got a roll bar, unique front and rear end treatments, stripes, vents, and other extraverted cosmetic treatments. By this point, the Shelbys were basically cosmetic only in nature, being mechanically similar to the standard 351 Windsor (GT350) or 428 Cobra Jet (GT500) Mustangs and built in Michigan rather than at Shelby American’s Southern California facility. High-performance open Mustangs were always rare and in 1969, if you wanted serious big-block shove and a suntan simultaneously, you had two options, both powered by the same 428 cid Cobra Jet motor: either the standard Mustang Convertible or the Shelby GT500 Convertible. In 1969, there was a dizzying array of performance-oriented options ranging all the way from what was only slightly more than a trim job in the Mach 1 to the fearsome Boss 429 with its NASCAR homologation big-block motor. While huge numbers of six- and eventually four-cylinder lower trim cars have been sold, dyed in the wool performance enthusiasts have been treated to a wide variety of exciting high performance Mustangs. To see over 80 photos of this car, including under carriage please visit our website brilliance of the Mustang concept is that it has always bridged the gap between mass appeal and performance. Drop the top, have some fun and remain solidly invested in this 1969 Ford Mustang convertible. Second generation mustangs as the one offered here are among the most sought after and for this reason, these cars will always remain popular. ![]() Since 1964 the Mustang has become a staple in Americas automotive diet and to this day, is still one of the hottest selling cars on the market. Mechanically, the car is fully sorted, turn key and a blast to drive. Features include a professionally prepared 302 V8 engine, automatic transmission, 4 barrel Holley dual feed carb, headers, Flomaster dual exhaust, bucket seats, console shift, wood steering wheel, disc brakes, power convertible top, chromed Magstar wheels, GT stripes, and BF Goodrich radial T/A tires. Although not freshly restored, the car remains in wonderful condition throughout and present in silver exterior paint over parchment interior with white convertible top. Just in time for summer fun, GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this iconic rag top from America's automotive hay day this 1969 Ford Mustang Convertible. ![]()
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