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Vintage Mustang guys
Do you know the significance of this license plate?
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05-18-2014, 12:30 PM
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It would likely be a very early production date as the 65s were first produced in early 64...and many referred to them as 64 1/2 Mustangs. My guess would be 3 June 64, not March 6 as they were first introduced to the public in April.
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05-18-2014, 12:49 PM
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There's a lot more to it than that, it's very significant to Mustang history.
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05-18-2014, 01:45 PM
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 Sorry for the poor picture. The 3-664 is not coded to a date, it's just a number. |
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05-18-2014, 01:56 PM
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At 15, my first car was a 64 1/2 Mustang with a 260V8. $600, diamond plate floors, engine apart, seller said it just needed a valve job. Turns out the cylinder walls were so badly scored it would have needed to be sleeved. Not knowing any better, I sold it and went on to junk 240Z's.
April 17, 1964 World's Fair was it's debut. All I did my junior year of HS was learn about Mustangs. But I don't remember (if I ever knew) the significance of 3-664.
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That plate was attached to what's considered to be "Mustang No. 1" Ser. 5F08F00001
and while on display at selected Ford dealers in North America, it was mistakenly sold at a St. John's Newfoundland Ford dealer to A Capt Stanley Tucker, an Airline Pilot in NFLD. He drove it for 2-3 yrs while Ford desperately tried to retrieve it form Capt Tucker. He liked it and wanted to keep it. But Ford really wanted that car back, and finally made a deal to trade him a new car with selected options (can't remember all the details) but it made for a interesting story. I believe the Ford dealer in Newfoundland was Parsons Ford and they are still in business to this day. Things were slack back then. Anyway that car with that plate is in the Dearborn museum. I made myself a copy of 3-664 NFLD and Labrador and that is the one photographed at the start of this little story. I had that plate on my own '65 Fastback for many years. Most vintage Mustang owners are quite familiar with this story and it always fascinated me as NFLD is such an out of the way place (near my home province) and knowing how laid back most Newfoundlanders are I could see all this happening very easily.  
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05-18-2014, 06:00 PM
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My first car was a 64 1/2. Looked just like that one (same color, same hubcaps, 260 V8), but a hardtop. Cost me $100.
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05-18-2014, 06:14 PM
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