Ford created a new class of car almost overnight with the introduction of the Mustang sports coupé part way through the 1964 season.

Aimed at the affluent young, for whom a car was as much a lifestyle statement as means of transport, the Mustang succeeded brilliantly, achieving sales in excess of a quarter million by the end of ’64.

Customers could choose from an extensive range of factory options, with the result that no two Mustangs are identical, and this particular car brings together some of the most desirable features sought after by discerning Mustang collectors.

These include the high performance 225bhp ‘A’-code, V8 engine; four-speed manual transmission; and the ‘GT’ equipment group comprising disc brakes, up-rated suspension, dual exhausts, fog lamps, racing stripes and special ornamentation.

This soft-top example of Ford’s landmark ‘Pony Car’ was first registered in the UK in January 1969 and for most of the period 1980 to 2003 was owned by a single individual.

In 1994 ...