1965 Ford Mustang Fastback - Under Construction

'65 Mustang Fastback
First Mod
Len Perham of Monte Sereno, California, has a collection of cars we can only dream of. He loves factory muscle cars and has many special cars under his roof. He has some of the rarest COPO and Yenko Camaros out there, as well as '67 and '69 L88 Corvettes. Some guys are GM fans and frown on Fords, but this guy loves them both. He's got Carroll Shelby's '66 prototype used to show Ford what he could do for that model year. Carroll couldn't wait for a fresh shell to be built, so he got one off the line, making it the only '66 Shelby with the Pony interior. In addition to that historic car, he's got Carroll's old personal driver. Needless to say, he really appreciates the factory muscle cars. Len keeps them stock, not because it's less expensive to do so, but because that's how he likes them.

He's visited Campbell Auto Restoration of Campbell, California, a number of times over the years, looking over their projects from the restoration side to the performance side. You may remember in the July issue we featured their Datsun 240Z with an LS2 motor, showing they are more than capable fabricators. Len saw a Mustang being built and decided to switch gears for the latest addition to his collection. He wanted to have another Mustang, but one with modern power, handling, and reliability.

The guys at Campbell might have taken it past what Len's expectations were, but that's what makes it fun! The Mustang is getting all the bells and whistles to try and make it handle as well as his Porsche driver. That might be a little out of reach, but it can't hurt to try.

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