1968 Ford Mustang Convertible
A 1968 Ford Mustang Convertible manufactured at the Edison plant in Metuchen, New Jersey, this rare right-hand drive example is believed to have been converted in period by a Ford main dealership before export to the United Kingdom. Finished in Acapulco Blue with a four-barrel V8, bucket seats, and C4 automatic transmission, it was first registered in Edinburgh on 1 September 1968 and has accumulated a documented ownership chain from new. The odometer reads approximately 87,000 miles, considered genuine.
Ownership
- 2020-02-21Auction saleEstimate £27,000 – £31,000
- 1968-09-01 → 1981Factory deliveryMr William Flockhartfull documentation
First UK registered keeper, based in Edinburgh; car was registered in his name as shown on the UK V5c document.
- 1981 → 1982Private saleMr Martin Hartshornpartial documentation
Second owner, based in Ealing.
- 1982 → 1983Private saleMr Matthew Braceypartial documentation
Third owner, based in Bristol.
- 1983 → 2009Private saleMr Anthony Kearfull documentation
Fourth owner; retained the car for approximately 26 years. MOT certificates on file from 1985 onward corroborate this period of ownership.
- 2009 → 2010Private saleMr Timothy Skettpartial documentation
Fifth owner, based in Honiton.
- 2010 → 2015Private salePrevious registered keeperpartial documentation
Sixth keeper; consigned the car to the vendor's 2015 Silverstone Classic Sale auction.
- 2015 →AuctionCurrent vendorfull documentation
Purchased at the 2015 Silverstone Classic Sale; the car became part of his broad private collection. History file includes bills, receipts for mechanical work, and a substantial run of MOT certificates.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —ModificationFord main dealership
Conversion from left-hand to right-hand drive, believed carried out in period by a Ford main dealership prior to or concurrent with UK registration.
Exact date not recorded; conversion is described as period and believed to have been done before or at the time of first UK registration in September 1968.
- —Mechanical
Recent mechanical expenditure as evidenced by bills and receipts in the history file; scope of individual jobs not detailed.
Work carried out at an unspecified point prior to cataloguing; supporting documentation retained in the history file.
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