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1965 Mustang Restoration: Mustang History and Resources A short primer on the making of an American legend, the 1965 Mustang. From "Classic Car Restoration" episode DCR-501

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Researching the Mustang

Because the Mustang is one of the most revered of American classic automobiles, there's no shortage of literature and resources available to the restoration hobbyist. Moreover, it's easy to find other Mustang enthusiasts through Mustang clubs — whether national, regional or local.

Mustangs, both new and classic, are frequently featured in popular car magazines available at most newsstands. In fact, there are magazines devoted strictly to Mustangs and related models, targeted directly to the avid Mustang enthusiast (figure Q).

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If you're really a serious Mustang historian, you can also find them featured in magazine ads (figure R) and articles from the mid-1960s. In fact, such was this car's notoriety that Ford's Lee Iacocca made the cover of Newsweek magazine (figure S) at the time that the Mustang made its debut.

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For the Mustang restorer, there are numerous books on the history of the car as well as guidebooks showing detailed restoration steps (figures T and U). There are also Mustang specialty parts dealers and catalogs (figure V).

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And because of the popularity of this car among collectors and restorers, some enthusiasts collect manufacturer and dealership literature and ads (figure W), and replicas of vintage owners manuals are available through mail order and internet sites (figure X).

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RESOURCES :

Special resources for DIY's Classic Car Restoration 500 series: 1965 Mustang

Mustang Club of America
www.mustang.org

Mustang Central
vintage Mustang parts
www.mustangcentral.com

Motorbooks Publishing
www.motorbooks.com

Class-Tech-Cars
www.class-tech-cars.com

Holley Performance Products
www.holley.com

Flowmaster Exhaust Products
www.flowmastermufflers.com

Genuine Hot Rod Hardware
www.genuinehotrod.com

Revelation Racing Supply
www.rrs-online.com

National Parts Depot
www.npdlink.com

Classic Auto Air
www.classicautoair.com

Pertronix Performance Products
www.pertronix.com

Stainless Steel Brake Corp.
www.ssbrakes.com

Painless Performance Products
www.painlessperformance.com

Loctite Products
www.henkel.com

Paintucation
www.paintucation.com

Dupli-Color Paints
www.duplicolor.com

Norton Abrasives
www.nortonabrasives.com

Dremel Tools
www.dremel.com

Classic High Performance Audio
Product: audio equipment

Direct Source
www.the-direct-source.com
Product: stereo electronic equipment

Dakota Digital Instruments
www.dakotadigital.com
Product: digital dashboard

Mustang Project
www.mustangproject.com
Product: LED sequential taillight system