Items related to Jerry Heasley's Rare Finds: Mustangs & Fords
Synopsis
During the 1960s and 1970s, all the major Detroit manufacturers made legendary muscle cars, and Ford was no exception. Shelby Mustangs, Cobra Jet Mach 1s, big-block and Hi-PO GTs, Boss and Talladega prototypes, K codes, S codes, and R codes, all familiar terms to Ford performance enthusiasts. Shockingly, even with how popular many of these models were, there are still long-lost examples turning up in barns, garages, backyards, and yes, pastures.
Some of these lost Mustangs and Fords were forgotten by owners, shuffled between family members, or simply parked to become non-descript garage fixtures. Some have lived hard lives on the street and in competition, and then been neglected and abandoned. Many of these Mustangs and Fords are among the most valuable and collectible cars Ford has ever built. These automotive jewels have been waiting for a dedicated enthusiast to rescue them from obscurity. In order to find these rare rides, collectors have had to do extensive research, fact checking, searching off-the-beaten-path locales, and make hundreds of phone calls.
As the automotive Indiana Jones, Jerry Heasley has been tracking down and documenting the stories of the rarest and most sought-after Mustang and high-performance Ford rescue stories for years. In this follow-up to the top-selling Jerry Heasley's Rare Finds, Heasley has built a collection of his finest stories, including the 1969 Boss styling prototype that was owned by Ford stylist Larry Shinoda, the original 1967 Shelby Mustang prototype that would become several other test cars, and a rare 1965 Shelby GT350R.
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Rare Shelby, Boss, Cobra Jet Mustangs, and high-performance Fords have been residing in automotive cocoons...holed up in barns, storage buildings, garages, and other nooks and crannies. As the automotive Indiana Jones, Jerry Heasley has been tracking down and capturing stories of the rarest and most valuable and sought-after Mustangs and high-performance Fords for more than 25 years. In these pages, Heasley, a leading automotive historian, has assembled a collection of his most intriguing stories of automotive archaeology, including the 1969 Boss styling prototype that was owned by Ford stylist Larry Shinoda, the original 1967–1968 Shelby and Ford Mustang prototype/test car, a factory 1969 Shelby GT350 with a Boss 302 engine, a historic 1965 GT40, and many more. In these remarkable stories, the rarest Mustangs and Ford high-performance cars are rescued from obscurity, and in many cases, saved from catastrophic decay and ultimate destruction. Follow the exploits of die-hard car hunters as they research, locate, bargain, and take ownership of these iconic muscle cars. Some of these lost Mustangs and Fords were forgotten by owners, shuffled between family members, or simply parked to rot away. Once acquired, many of these Mustangs and Fords are returned to their former stature through restoration. As a follow up to the top-selling Jerry Heasley’s Rare Finds, you are taken on another exciting automotive adventure.
About the Author
Jerry Heasley is a veteran automotive book author, magazine writer, and photographer. More than 6,000 of his articles have appeared in more than 100 different car magazine titles over the past 30 years. Currently, his Rare Finds column appears in Mustang Monthly, Vette, and Muscle Car Review. He has published more than a half million photos and images worldwide. He lives in Pampa, Texas, and has a ranch near Wheeler, Texas.
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