Yearly Archives: 2024

Ford Mustang Data Plate: What Is It and What Can It Tell You?

Ford Mustang Data Plate: What Is It and What Can It Tell You?
All 1966 Ford Mustangs rolled off the Ford assembly lines complete with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and a Data Plate. The VIN is stamped atop the driver's side engine bay wall. The Mustang data plate, which is riveted on the driver's side doorjamb, also contains the VIN. These two items provide all the details of how the Mustang was first manufactured — the Mustang's DNA if you will.
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Comprehensive 1965 Ford Mustang Data Plate & VIN Decoder

Comprehensive 1965 Ford Mustang Data Plate & VIN Decoder
Whether you're on the hunt for a 1965 Ford Mustang or you already own a '65, it's important to know how your Mustang was originally built, when it rolled off the Ford assembly line. Should you be looking to buy an old Ford pony car, how the Mustang was originally equipped is a big key to establishing her value.
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Carroll Shelby is Smiling – The Segerstrom Shelby Event Center

Carroll Shelby is Smiling – The Segerstrom Shelby Event Center
By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith A Classic Industries coworker told me several months ago to go visit the Segerstrom Shelby Event Center, in Irvine, California, and several times thereafter over the passing months. Every time he mentioned it, I'd make a mental note to myself while responding to him with something like, "Yeah, I…
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