Dave, I have a similar story... my Grandfather bought a V8 coupe new in 1965. I grew up enamored of that car, but never dreamt that it would one day become mine. After Grandpa's passing, it was bestowed to me; I am now the current caretaker and will one day pass it on to my son. It is still, to this day, completely original and unrestored. I intend to keep it that way. Every time I get into that seat, I think of my "Crumpa". The radio is only allowed to play the oldies station, and play in mono speaker sound it does, when I'm driving with the memory of my Grandpa.
Somehow I just found this video. The narration could have been my exact words, the same history, feeling, enthusiasm and love for the Mustang. So glad I found this video. Amazing editing, camera work and film. Thank you. ❤️👊
So many in salt regions never had the opportunity to enjoy that cool car a relative cared for and would have loved to pass along Tens of thousands of fantastic cars never made it to the... generational finish line... One generous uncle with a superior taste in great cars and a recipient that appreciates the gesture
There are those that drive cars to get from point A to B and don't care about the journey and are as happy in Prius as in a Ferrari but others like my self has always loved the freedom a car gives you and enjoy the experience of the ride and I never wanted a plain Jane car or truck, always something a little different, special to me. My current car is a beautifully maintained 1991 Corvette convertible with 6 speed manual transmission all stock but just driving it makes me smile.
I agree, me and my wife are currently discussing what will be our next car and we’re having debates on a 1965 or a 2019 brand new one. As much as I wouldn’t mind getting a brand new Mustang, I know it wouldn’t make me as happier as a classic one would. There’s something about classics, when it comes to driving one, it feels like it’s just you and the road. There’s no technology, no suspension bull crap, just you, the heavy and real metal and best of all, that loud, natural roaring engine. It’s beautiful. There’s nothing that puts a smile on my face more than that lovely engine (Hopefully my wife doesn’t see that lol)
I have a 1966 and 4 barrel 289. I restore it to original minus the motor automatic c4 It’s built for my daughter when she’s old enough to drive. But you have to same reason to own one. The look the smell the sound the drive. Everything you described. I now have 3 66 68 90 notch back drag car. And all give me chills. Glad to see others have the same feeling as me
I owned a 1965 289 Mustang Coupe while I was in High School (Graduated in 1993) and had to part with it when I went to college as I needed a more highway worthy car. These cars are still affordable and I keep looking at them quite a bit. The parts are also so affordable! There's even opportunities to get a new engine if you don't care to not make it original. Theres so many wrecking yard Fords with 289,302, 351 W's with good transmissions that'll fit in these cars. If you are concerned about suspension and brakes not up to modern standards there's all kinds of disc brake conversions and sway bars and other suspension components. All of these are really reasonable. I've been thinking of doing a restomod with a more modern 302 and a T5 or Tremec 5Spd with Disc brakes and sway bars
Lovely looking 65 Ford Mustang. I've always loved this generation Mustang, between 1964 and 1969. And while the fastback is sporty, and the convertible is nice during the summer months, I like the coupe the best. I find it to be the most attractive of the three body styles. :)
I got my 68 when I was 13, im 45 now. I had a choice between a coupe and a fastback. My dad wanted me to choose the fastback but I just liked the coupe more and went that way. Very cool cars and I can relate with what the guy in the video says.
I’ve been driving mustangs for over twenty years love them nothing better in my eyes working on my forth one which was given to me by my mom 65 coupe needs some love but I’m up for the task nice car all og
Such a nostalgic video, the most iconic car and My personal favorite of all time, if there's any car to really experience it would be the 1965 mustang , great video,great story, thanks for sharing.
me and my wife are currently discussing what will be our next car and we’re having debates on a 1965 or a 2019 brand new one. As much as I wouldn’t mind getting a brand new Mustang, I know it wouldn’t make me as happier as a classic one would. There’s something about classics, when it comes to driving one, it feels like it’s just you and the road. There’s no technology, no suspension bull crap, just you, the heavy and real metal and best of all, that loud, natural roaring engine. It’s beautiful. There’s nothing that puts a smile on my face more than that lovely engine (Hopefully my wife doesn’t see that lol)
My dad had a 1966 we bought new as I was a kid. It was not a fast back but was silver on the bottom with a black vinyl top and 289 auto and air. I loved the car but my dad never allowed me to buy it from him. Dang I miss that car. Mike
That was Great Dave! Really special video! Wish more were this way!🥇 I have the 66 coupe with 289 V8. I bought when I was 19, right out of High school; my first car. I still have it and just recently have been getting it ready to run after it sat 15yrs in my garage. I just bought a real 66' GT deluxe steering wheel that I can't wait to install. Luv the Mustang Coupe, a friend of mine had both fastback & coupe. He preferred to drive the coupe over the fastback. He said the coupe handled better.
Dave Kunz! You brought me back so many memories!!!! My first car was a 1964 1/2 Stang. (which is what I think you´re driving due to the instrument panel and having no reverse lights). My grandma taught me how to drive since my dad what absolutely no patience whatsoever. Unfortunately I was too immature, (being 15) so I ended up ramming an AMC on the highway at full speed. The car was immediately taken away from me and well that was my first run in with the Po-po.
All non-GT standard interior '65 Mustangs got the rectangular speedometer. This car was built in January '65, and backup lights were an option. My uncle chose not to include them when he placed his order. But it does have some things that were on the early generator (aka 64 1/2) models, like the two-speed heater blower, clip-on window cranks and door handles, and a few others. Kind of a "transition" car I suppose.
My grandmother has a 1965 Mustang. She completely forgot about it, and I've been pleading with her to let me have it, because even though I'm not ASE certified, I know how to clean and put together a classic car. I even offered to buy it from her. She completely forgot about her mustang, and is putting more time into her dodge charger R/T. It's the perfect car for me because I don't drive a whole lot, maybe about a few times a week. I usually car pool or walk. But when I do drive, I want it to be a memorable experience.
That must be the same Dave Kunz that owns a real nice '68 GT, an exact duplicate to the Bullitt Mustang (in fact, better). He has been working in the TV industry for many years (California) which is obvious from his ease that put this great video together. Yet another fine Mustang, Dave!!
Nice ride ! A lot of folks just don't understand the tie between man and machine . I love to get out and drive my 66 Chevelle SS 396 , nothing like it !
I had a '65 coupe at 21, with the 289 2 barrel V8. White interior, Caspian blue outside. It needed work, and I was well on my way to get it road worthy, but I met my future wife and had to sell to afford the wedding rings. There is nothing I want more than to get that car back, the exact car or something similar, but that rumble and vinyl smell...I hope it happens soon :)
My uncle had the first yellow 64 1/2 mustang to come to Ontario. I believe it only had the 260, not the 289, but I wish I still had that car. Unfortunately, it was stolen in the late 1980's.
Just found this video and after watching it was curious when n who changed the wheels n steering wheel? Also when was the Rally Pack installed? Great Car!!
My uncle bought the Magnum 500s in 1967 for a whopping $112 out the door, but saved the stock wheels and wheel covers which I still have. I found that NOS Shelby FIV steering wheel some years back and had it on the car for a while, but have since put the stock wheel back on. I added the Rally-Pac in the 1990s, purchased from a guy out of Texas who used to restore them and sell them via Hemmings. (They were not reproduced at the time.) I asked my uncle why he never got one, and he said he thought it was a clock and a COMPASS so never bothered!
Thanks for responding. My only complaint is no shots of that engine bay. I can only assume it is as clean as the rest of Her!! I still think about all of the Mustangs that have passed through my hands and the people that I've had the pleasure of meeting in this circle. Mustangs forever!!
My Mom's first car was a '66 Mustang Coupe, baby blue w/white vinyl top, 289 4spd with A/C....she bought it in 1967 when she turned 19....in 1969 she marred her first husband, who within the first year of marriage turned out to be so physically violent, he beat up his own mother when she intervened while he was beating on my Mom...he knew she loved that car, so he did everything in his power to get it in the divorce, which he did, and he refused to sell it back to my Mom, opting instead to sell it to his cousin for $100....she still talks about that car, she loved it....
It's a stock-type system that was built for an article on muffler comparisons for Mustang Monthly magazine some years ago. The writer asked me which mufflers I wanted after they'd tried various ones, and I asked for the quietest. They're Walker Dynomax Super Turbos. With 2 1/4" pipe, I still thought it sounded too "boomy" for my tastes, so I later added reproductions of the factory '65-66 resonators in correct 2" size, with the plain factory-style turndowns. (As a non-GT K-code would have come.) The manifolds are stock 289, and they've been on the engine since Ford put it together in 1965.
It's a custom system, done at a local muffler shop for an article in Mustang Monthly years ago comparing muffler sound. The system is 2 1/4" (a bit of overkill on a stock 289), with Walker Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers, then factory-style 2" resonators at the very back.
very cool car, but one thing what it is not - it's in not connected to the road , I have this car all over the road old school technology. what can Ford or any other car manufactures make retro look with new technology????
Since you have never driven this particular car, I will beg to differ. It has the manual (non-power) quicker-ratio steering, and a real wood-rimmed steering wheel. Trust me when I say that I feel every ripple and pebble the front tires run over. It is very much connected to the road.
Looove these videos! no music, no host, just a human and their machine sharing their story.
This guy was on Jay leno with his 1966 Bronco. Cool fella
Special Relationship of Man and Machine.. No words to Express. Unconditional Love feeling towards car
Dave, I have a similar story... my Grandfather bought a V8 coupe new in 1965. I grew up enamored of that car, but never dreamt that it would one day become mine. After Grandpa's passing, it was bestowed to me; I am now the current caretaker and will one day pass it on to my son. It is still, to this day, completely original and unrestored. I intend to keep it that way. Every time I get into that seat, I think of my "Crumpa". The radio is only allowed to play the oldies station, and play in mono speaker sound it does, when I'm driving with the memory of my Grandpa.
Holy moly, that sound, what a beauty--and what a great story!
This was really well done and a great story too. I'd love to see a video on Dave's Bullitt clone next.
High production value for a free video
Somehow I just found this video. The narration could have been my exact words, the same history, feeling, enthusiasm and love for the Mustang. So glad I found this video. Amazing editing, camera work and film. Thank you. ❤️👊
So many in salt regions never had the opportunity to enjoy that cool car a relative cared for and would have loved to pass along
Tens of thousands of fantastic cars never made it to the...
generational finish line...
One generous uncle with a superior taste in great cars and a recipient that appreciates the gesture
Never been a Ford guy but I always liked the early Mustangs. Just classic looking and the sound of that 289 revving! Pure bliss!
My dad used to have that car in the exact same color when I was a kid, such good memories
There are those that drive cars to get from point A to B and don't care about the journey and are as happy in Prius as in a Ferrari but others like my self has always loved the freedom a car gives you and enjoy the experience of the ride and I never wanted a plain Jane car or truck, always something a little different, special to me. My current car is a beautifully maintained 1991 Corvette convertible with 6 speed manual transmission all stock but just driving it makes me smile.
VetteKid thanks for sharing man. Couldn't agree more
I agree, me and my wife are currently discussing what will be our next car and we’re having debates on a 1965 or a 2019 brand new one. As much as I wouldn’t mind getting a brand new Mustang, I know it wouldn’t make me as happier as a classic one would. There’s something about classics, when it comes to driving one, it feels like it’s just you and the road. There’s no technology, no suspension bull crap, just you, the heavy and real metal and best of all, that loud, natural roaring engine. It’s beautiful. There’s nothing that puts a smile on my face more than that lovely engine (Hopefully my wife doesn’t see that lol)
I have a 1966 and 4 barrel 289. I restore it to original minus the motor automatic c4 It’s built for my daughter when she’s old enough to drive.
But you have to same reason to own one. The look the smell the sound the drive. Everything you described. I now have 3 66 68 90 notch back drag car. And all give me chills. Glad to see others have the same feeling as me
So nice. And a manual transmission makes a huge difference. So much more fun to drive.
I owned a 1965 289 Mustang Coupe while I was in High School (Graduated in 1993) and had to part with it when I went to college as I needed a more highway worthy car. These cars are still affordable and I keep looking at them quite a bit. The parts are also so affordable! There's even opportunities to get a new engine if you don't care to not make it original. Theres so many wrecking yard Fords with 289,302, 351 W's with good transmissions that'll fit in these cars. If you are concerned about suspension and brakes not up to modern standards there's all kinds of disc brake conversions and sway bars and other suspension components. All of these are really reasonable. I've been thinking of doing a restomod with a more modern 302 and a T5 or Tremec 5Spd with Disc brakes and sway bars
Driving is freedom!!! Well said!!
i can't wait to grow up and buy myself a 1965 mustang gosh 1965 mustang is so good.
Lovely looking 65 Ford Mustang. I've always loved this generation Mustang, between 1964 and 1969. And while the fastback is sporty, and the convertible is nice during the summer months, I like the coupe the best. I find it to be the most attractive of the three body styles. :)
Honestly I agree with you because you could make a coupe into a race car too
I got my 68 when I was 13, im 45 now. I had a choice between a coupe and a fastback. My dad wanted me to choose the fastback but I just liked the coupe more and went that way. Very cool cars and I can relate with what the guy in the video says.
Your preaching to the choir my friend, Love my 66 Mustang
Man, this guy is so cool. I’d love to watch a longer version where he goes more in depth.
What a great story. Please keep more ownership stories like this coming
Absolutely stunning - love your passion and love to actually drive it and enjoy it
Beautiful ride and we love Dave! These videos are great.
I’ve been driving mustangs for over twenty years love them nothing better in my eyes working on my forth one which was given to me by my mom 65 coupe needs some love but I’m up for the task nice car all og
That's a linear family... in a good sense. Well preserved Mustang
This is such a great video, I think I have watched it over 20 times!
Such a nostalgic video, the most iconic car and My personal favorite of all time, if there's any car to really experience it would be the 1965 mustang , great video,great story, thanks for sharing.
What a great piece
Beautiful interior and looks like it is a lot of fun to drive. Love Mustangs.
me and my wife are currently discussing what will be our next car and we’re having debates on a 1965 or a 2019 brand new one. As much as I wouldn’t mind getting a brand new Mustang, I know it wouldn’t make me as happier as a classic one would. There’s something about classics, when it comes to driving one, it feels like it’s just you and the road. There’s no technology, no suspension bull crap, just you, the heavy and real metal and best of all, that loud, natural roaring engine. It’s beautiful. There’s nothing that puts a smile on my face more than that lovely engine (Hopefully my wife doesn’t see that lol)
My dad had a 1966 we bought new as I was a kid. It was not a fast back but was silver on the bottom with a black vinyl top and 289 auto and air. I loved the car but my dad never allowed me to buy it from him. Dang I miss that car.
Mike
Your dads a bad ass
same here, Mom had a 1967 6cyl. Miss it so.
That was Great Dave! Really special video! Wish more were this way!🥇
I have the 66 coupe with 289 V8. I bought when I was 19, right out of High school; my first car. I still have it and just recently have been getting it ready to run after it sat 15yrs in my garage. I just bought a real 66' GT deluxe steering wheel that I can't wait to install. Luv the Mustang Coupe, a friend of mine had both fastback & coupe. He preferred to drive the coupe over the fastback. He said the coupe handled better.
THIS is what cars are all about!
Great video. Top Notch. I have a 1966 that my Uncle bought new.
One day my nephew is gunna get my 04 Mach. He loves that car!
Dave Kunz! You brought me back so many memories!!!! My first car was a 1964 1/2 Stang.
(which is what I think you´re driving due to the instrument panel and having no reverse lights). My grandma taught me how to drive since my dad what absolutely no patience whatsoever.
Unfortunately I was too immature, (being 15) so I ended up ramming an AMC on the highway at full speed.
The car was immediately taken away from me and well that was my first run in with the Po-po.
All non-GT standard interior '65 Mustangs got the rectangular speedometer. This car was built in January '65, and backup lights were an option. My uncle chose not to include them when he placed his order. But it does have some things that were on the early generator (aka 64 1/2) models, like the two-speed heater blower, clip-on window cranks and door handles, and a few others. Kind of a "transition" car I suppose.
Such a great video, and what a beautiful car. I really really love the colour. Well done Hagerty!
Im a chevy guy but i recognize that sound is wonderfull.
My grandmother has a 1965 Mustang. She completely forgot about it, and I've been pleading with her to let me have it, because even though I'm not ASE certified, I know how to clean and put together a classic car. I even offered to buy it from her. She completely forgot about her mustang, and is putting more time into her dodge charger R/T. It's the perfect car for me because I don't drive a whole lot, maybe about a few times a week. I usually car pool or walk. But when I do drive, I want it to be a memorable experience.
That must be the same Dave Kunz that owns a real nice '68 GT, an exact duplicate to the Bullitt Mustang (in fact, better). He has been working in the TV industry for many years (California) which is obvious from his ease that put this great video together. Yet another fine Mustang, Dave!!
The best freakin video ever. Hallelujah!
Nice ride ! A lot of folks just don't understand the tie between man and machine . I love to get out and drive my 66 Chevelle SS 396 , nothing like it !
i actually feel bad now that i didn't see this when i first saw the upload notification. awesome car and vid.
Great story!!
Beautiful car
Beautiful
beautiful shots
wow that's the best sounding 289 iv'e ever heard, personally I prefer the 302 v8, but this video does the v8 sound from that car- JUSTICE
Awesome 👍 👍 1965 Ford Mustang review .
Why would 7 people dislike this? It's amazing!
Camaro guys probably lol
I really want a 60s Mustang!
G'day Kevin from Australia.
Even though i have a much different car a 1963 Volkswagen beetle i know that feeling its awesome.
Dave you've got a beauty.... Enjoy...
fantastic
I had a '65 coupe at 21, with the 289 2 barrel V8. White interior, Caspian blue outside. It needed work, and I was well on my way to get it road worthy, but I met my future wife and had to sell to afford the wedding rings. There is nothing I want more than to get that car back, the exact car or something similar, but that rumble and vinyl smell...I hope it happens soon :)
Great video, love this road.
Another well done video!
Great video. Looks like driving up to big bear. A stick and original A/C... perfect. Wish you would of shown under the hood and under the chasis shot.
simple awesome ❤️🙏🏽
Spot on
Nice 65 ,
This story is familiar to me. Almost the same as my story with my 73 Charger!
Damn so cool.
Awesome thanks
I have a 1966 ford Mustang with a inline 6 I love my car
Lucky man.
Cool story bro
I know Angeles Crest when i see it!
My uncle had the first yellow 64 1/2 mustang to come to Ontario. I believe it only had the 260, not the 289, but I wish I still had that car. Unfortunately, it was stolen in the late 1980's.
Hi. I have a 64 1/2 hardtop with the original 260 and 3 speed manual. Switching to a 289 with 4 speed. I am in Saskatchewan.
...how cool is that ?
Really enjoyable! Thx!
I love your car 🚘👍
Lucky man
Beautiful the paint looks a bit grean to me a little odd when it's yellow. Love the carberated sound would love to drive one.
Honey Gold is kind of a cross between gold and lime green. Park it next to a gold car, it looks green. But next to a green car, it looks gold.
Nothing like it, nuff said.
I love you from Algeria. Good work
Beautiful. I'd love to know the type of mufflers and exhaust setup. I'm trying to replicate that sound on my 66 Mustang.
Stock cast iron manifolds, custom 2-1/4 inch system with Walker Dynomax Super Turbos. Factory-style inline 2" resonators at the end with 2" turndowns.
I had a 1966.
looks like all of these "why i drive shows" are california or western states with some type of enjoyable scenery
He looks like Bruce Willis with shades on lol
Just found this video and after watching it was curious when n who changed the wheels n steering wheel? Also when was the Rally Pack installed? Great Car!!
My uncle bought the Magnum 500s in 1967 for a whopping $112 out the door, but saved the stock wheels and wheel covers which I still have. I found that NOS Shelby FIV steering wheel some years back and had it on the car for a while, but have since put the stock wheel back on. I added the Rally-Pac in the 1990s, purchased from a guy out of Texas who used to restore them and sell them via Hemmings. (They were not reproduced at the time.) I asked my uncle why he never got one, and he said he thought it was a clock and a COMPASS so never bothered!
Thanks for responding. My only complaint is no shots of that engine bay. I can only assume it is as clean as the rest of Her!! I still think about all of the Mustangs that have passed through my hands and the people that I've had the pleasure of meeting in this circle. Mustangs forever!!
I had a 65 - 1/2 convertible.
Sadly, It had the automatic though, or I probably would have kept it.
My Mom's first car was a '66 Mustang Coupe, baby blue w/white vinyl top, 289 4spd with A/C....she bought it in 1967 when she turned 19....in 1969 she marred her first husband, who within the first year of marriage turned out to be so physically violent, he beat up his own mother when she intervened while he was beating on my Mom...he knew she loved that car, so he did everything in his power to get it in the divorce, which he did, and he refused to sell it back to my Mom, opting instead to sell it to his cousin for $100....she still talks about that car, she loved it....
Branon Fontaine you should find that car now and buy it for her
I'd like to know what exhaust is on that car. That's the exact sound I want out of my '71
they are adjusting audio :)
It's a stock-type system that was built for an article on muffler comparisons for Mustang Monthly magazine some years ago. The writer asked me which mufflers I wanted after they'd tried various ones, and I asked for the quietest. They're Walker Dynomax Super Turbos. With 2 1/4" pipe, I still thought it sounded too "boomy" for my tastes, so I later added reproductions of the factory '65-66 resonators in correct 2" size, with the plain factory-style turndowns. (As a non-GT K-code would have come.) The manifolds are stock 289, and they've been on the engine since Ford put it together in 1965.
Wow
💛
does anyone know of an exhaust setup that sounds like that? It sounds amazing
It's a custom system, done at a local muffler shop for an article in Mustang Monthly years ago comparing muffler sound. The system is 2 1/4" (a bit of overkill on a stock 289), with Walker Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers, then factory-style 2" resonators at the very back.
What brand oil and weight do you use, we had a 65 when I was 8. Tks
I've been using Valvoline VR-1 20/50 lately, as it contains the ZDDP recommended for older engines like that.
What type of exhaust is on the mustang?
sounds just like Bullitt
Io amo le auto Americane vere.
Paint it
very cool car, but one thing what it is not - it's in not connected to the road , I have this car all over the road old school technology.
what can Ford or any other car manufactures make retro look with new technology????
Since you have never driven this particular car, I will beg to differ. It has the manual (non-power) quicker-ratio steering, and a real wood-rimmed steering wheel. Trust me when I say that I feel every ripple and pebble the front tires run over. It is very much connected to the road.
Does anyone know similar youtube channels like hagerty?
Similar stuff to this? /Drive Big Muscle, House Of Muscle, theAFICIONAUTO, Petrolicious to name a few
girl mustang...