Rare ‘Vietnam’ 1967 Ford Mustang auctioned to raise money for veterans

This pony roamed a great distance from dwelling.

A 1967 Ford Mustang that spent its first few years in Vietnam has been auctioned for a big quantity.

The inexperienced automobile was certainly one of 5 constructed at Ford’s Metuchen, New Jersey, manufacturing facility that had been shipped to South Vietnam that yr. It was the one fastback within the bunch.

It was initially destined for Germany and stripped of the Mustang identify in order that it might be offered as a T-5 as a result of Ford didn’t personal the rights to “Mustang” within the nation on the time.

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This was the one fastback Ford Mustang exported to south Vietnam in 1967.
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As a substitute, it was bought by the U.S. authorities to be used by the top of the Navy Protection Contractors in Vietnam, in keeping with Autoevolution.

It’s powered by a 289 V8.
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It was outfitted with a 289 cubic-inch V8 and a heavy-duty export suspension.

The automobile was initially constructed to ship to Germany.
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After two years, it was offered to a 98th division paratrooper named Ron Cain, who drove it in Vietnam for one more two years. Throughout that point, a River Rat decal was utilized to rear window, the emblem of the famed Mekong patrol.

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Cain introduced it again to Florida with him, and it stayed within the household till he offered it within the Eighties.

It stays in largely unique situation.
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YouTuber Dennis Collins bought it from that proprietor and provided it at a Worldwide Auctioneers of Auburn, Indiana, occasion final week, the place it offered for $145,600. All proceeds will go towards the J. Kruse Schooling Middle Profession Teaching Academy to supply scholarships for “veterans transitioning out of service into individually significant and purposeful careers.”