• Original C-code car fitted with Ford’s legendary 289ci (4.7-litre) ‘small block’ V8, allied to an automatic transmission • Factory colour scheme of Candy Apple Red with Red Pony interior, and White hood • Believed to be a matching chassis and engine numbers example • Entered from the vendor’s private collection, where it has been since 2015 • Offered with a large history file Showcased at the New York World’s Fair on April 17th, 1964, the Ford Mustang proved a runaway sales success thanks to the sheer degree of personalisation that it offered would-be purchasers.

Arriving just four months later, the 1965 model year range added a new body style and even more drivetrain, paint and interior options.

Gracing the front of everything from economy-orientated, straight-six engined notchbacks through to thinly veiled, V8-powered fastback racers viâ oh-so-cool convertibles, the Mustang’s ‘galloping horse’ motif was soon ingrained within American culture.

Although conceived for the domestic ...