Junkyard Find: I think I found a 1964-1/2 K Code Mustang Convertible !

Super Secret Salvage Stash. Tetanus shot recommended. Yesterday I set out to find a potential donut truck, and ran across more than one ! Actually about 5 ! The old International KB-5 step van is repurposed as a storage shed for car parts. I then stumbled upon this old Mustang Convertible. This is a old fashioned junkyard that still exists. No organization. No barcodes. Nobody knows what lurks where. Funny thing is, if you call them, they will say they don't have it, but they do ! Crazy amount of junk.!
Update as of today March 5th 2016. The junkyard has moved this Mustang Convertible from the back lot to the very front . The scrapyard is trying to get a lien title, they are trying to get the front wheels un-seized so it will roll, they are taking pictures, trying to ID parts, and preparing it for sale. Supposedly it's going to a buyer in Australia for $5k., but that is just a rumor. If you're interested call Crystal Lane Auto Salvage in Portland Oregon. I can almost guarantee YES ....it will come with four flat tires !

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

I'd have been more surprised if it DIDN'T have 4 flat tyres!

[@hlbrownfield]

64 1/2 Mustangs had 2 V8's: the 260 f code 2 barrel and the 289 D code with 4 barrel. The K code came out later in the 1965's and was a 271 hp 289. The vin would show which engine in the 5th digit space. In 65 you could get a C code 2 barrel, an A code 4 barrel, a K code 271 hp 289 and a R code 306 hp 289 which came in cars to race.

[@jsharvey1961]

Car has a 1965 interior, gas cap, side moldings, and transmission (4 speed). It has a 1966 grille and engine. It does NOT have K code badging or any other signs of being a K code. It does NOT have any "1964 1/2" parts evident. It is likely a 1965 with some 1966 parts transplanted into it. (It could be a C or A code - one simple check of the VIN - on the engine apron by the fender edge - would have solved the "mystery".)

[@SuperKONR]

It's a '65. The hood has curved front edges which means it's a '65 not a '64.5. It has '65 horns. It has an alternator and not a generator, so if that's original it's also definitely not a 64.5. The K code engine wasn't an option in '64.5, but even as a '65 it's not a K code. It has a vacuum advance distributor which the Ks did not have. The whole engine is painted blue which started in '66 (engine has probably been out and repainted at some point over the past 50 years). That power steering pump is an Eaton unit, only used on the 64.5 and early 65 Mustangs. It has a 66 grille. That's a 4 speed transmission. Standard interior, not the pony interior.

[@aaron71]

car sitting since 1988 and has mold growing on it... guy's blown away it has flat tires :p

[@olds442power2]

Someone needs to save that car !!!

[@wilkesjournal]

The tires are flat only on the bottom.

[@joeyp8197]

great find but the 4 flat tires kill the whole deal I would have bought it if it didn't have them 4 flat tires!

[@nowitsabadtime]

You could get everything you need to know from the drivers door tag. Make sure it matches the drivers side fender apron first though. Factory V8/4speed/White interior would make it quite valuable. Bring a Mustang decoder book with you. If you could get it for five grand or less, that would be a very good deal. (I knew it was a West Coast car when I heard the door shut) :)

[@rawdyrider]

Pretty restorable.You guys have it too good there.Its gut wrenching thinking of all the cars going to waste all across America sitting out in the open

[@mikestang679]

Mustangology, the study of the Mustang breed as it applies to the Mustang vehicle, I learned a lot just by the comments on first generation Mustangs, thank you, professors!!!

[@stwhite5135]

Why are you so amazed at this car having 4 flat tires?

[@ronshuman7656]

i bought a 641/2,in 1971. 269 ,3 speed ,pony interior..looked great ran good..drove it off for 200.00. went cross country with it,it overheated ,in the snow..left it on the side of the road in texas. now that i know cars,it was probably a rotten bottom hose,it will collaspe at hwy speeds and over heat. sure wish i had it now.

[@unknowngaming1432]

My grandfather owns a 1964 1/2 convertible Mustang. Its Prairie Gold and has recently been fixed up and is now driving.

[@MrBillsexton82]

Nice car for a project. I still can't get over the 4 flat tires lol

[@mordoor5371]

That car looks to be in good shape and complete.Even if you did not restore it it would make a heck of a good parts car for somebody .

[@MrT5mustang]

WELL it is not a 289 k code... It is not a 64 1/2 ... SO may want to rethink title. It would be a 1965.. how do you tell? Location of drivers side vent pull, horns are on radiator support, alternator, no lovers in radiator support. Just saying.. If it was a 289 4 barrel 289 it would be a "D" code not a k. the K code came out in 1965.

[@jkw4277]

A 64-1/2 has a generator dash warning light, used the old generator. The 65 has an alternator warning light, used a newer alternator. Use a flashlight to light up the red warning lights to see which it is.

[@InvincibleExtremes]

i showed this to my wife and she said we MUST get this... please don't let her murder me lol ;-) may be too far gone for your friend but its a gem by my standards. let me know, thanks :-)

[@isacchris1]

Badass I can't go into a salvage yard or I'll buy anything I can repair. That is a beautiful mustang.