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April 11, '64 sold car?
« on: November 30, 2015, 08:12:38 PM »
Found a pic of an owner's manual recently.  I thought the earliest sold date was 4/16/64 to the school teacher?
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 08:14:02 PM »
hmmmmmm........
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 09:49:27 PM »
The warranty number is listed as 107531, would that not be the last 6 of the VIN?
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2015, 09:57:57 PM »
The warranty number is listed as 107531, would that not be the last 6 of the VIN?

Yes, I believe so.  It has hardtop written on one of the lines, so it's either 5F07F, 5F07D or 5F07U.
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2015, 10:55:21 AM »
Build date is 03D.  Isn't that April 3?.  One week from build to sale?

Brings new meaning to the phrase  "flying off the shelves"

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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2015, 11:31:56 AM »
Build date is 03D.  Isn't that April 3?.  One week from build to sale?

Brings new meaning to the phrase  "flying off the shelves"

Dealerships were obviously handed out Mustangs AHEAD of the 17th "release to the public" date and transport companies needed time to get the cars from Dearborn to the individual dealerships but IMHO, the third of the month to the 11th of the same month, THAT close to Dearborn is still a large gap. My guess is there were many more Mustangs that sold ahead of the 17th, just simply enough of those sales, original documentation no longer exists. As time goes by, we could find more examples...or not. I suppose it all depends as more people become aware of stories like "The Teacher's Car"

(a picture I took recently of the Teacher's Car below)
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2015, 11:48:58 AM »
Yes, I believe so.  It has hardtop written on one of the lines, so it's either 5F07F, 5F07D or 5F07U.

 "Mustang Production Guide" examples built with those axle and trans codes during that period were 6 bangers. So probably 5F07U.
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2015, 03:29:49 PM »
Build date is 03D.  Isn't that April 3?.  One week from build to sale?

Brings new meaning to the phrase  "flying off the shelves"

Keep in mind that this is only a scheduled/projected build date, not necessarily the real build date. 
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2015, 03:30:11 PM »
"Mustang Production Guide" examples built with those axle and trans codes during that period were 6 bangers. So probably 5F07U.

Good catch!
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2015, 03:48:14 PM »
My guess is there were many more Mustangs that sold ahead of the 17th, just simply enough of those sales, original documentation no longer exists. As time goes by, we could find more examples...or not. I suppose it all depends as more people become aware of stories like "The Teacher's Car"

Agree.  If there are no records, then nobody knows for sure.  It would be fitting that the actual first one sold was a standard 6 cyl.   :D
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Re: April 11, '64 sold car?
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2015, 06:35:04 PM »
The "school teacher" has been an excellent Ambassador for the Mustang, especially during the 50th Anniversary, so I am happy to let sleeping dogs lie on this one.
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