Haynes Manuals Presents Project 50. A full restoration of a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible.

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Haynes is celebrating its 50th birthday in a very unique and exciting way! This restoration will take a stock Mustang from "barn find" condition to "show car ready" in time for AAPEX/SEMA in 2011. "Project 50" is a DIY car enthusiasts' dream come to reality through the work of Haynes own employees who are DIY enthusiasts. These Haynes employees are the same people who do the teardowns, research, photograph and write Haynes repair manuals. Follow along with the restoration progress through the Live Mustang Cam during business hours or through the Video logs. Join Haynes in the celebration of 50 Years of Do-It-Yourself Automotive excellence with "Project 50"!

Live Mustang garage cam

1965 Ford Mustang convertible with a 289 V8 engine and C4 automatic transmission. The vehicle will be restored back to the original body color of Twilight Turquoise metallic and an interior style of D6 White Crinkle Vinyl with black appointments.

Project 50 Blog

Haynes Project 50 Blog is an area where you can speak directly to the Haynes team that is working on the Mustang restoration. You can ask them questions or leave them comments about the project. The Haynes team will be announcing news and coming events in the blog to keep you updated on the restoration schedule. As is usually the case with a project such as this, there will be some bumps in the road to the fully restored '65 Mustang convertible. So, follow along with Haynes' progress and you can be part of the team!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Additional Pictures of Project 50 Fan restoration work

Thanks Lyndon for allowing us to share your letter in the Project 50 Blog. You've done some beautiful restoration work! Best, Haynes Project 50 Team

Hi, I read the article in Mustang Monthly about your restoration of a 1965 convertible. I just happen to have an exact copy of the car you are doing. Paint is Twilight Turquoise with a Standard Parchment (off white) with black apointment interior with white top. And, attached are some pictures of what it should look like when its done. I started with a red conv.also and found the original color under the front fenders. It has a 289 A code 4 bbl. with C4 auto transmisson, so I chose to put it back to originial too. My car was started as a restoration in 1991 by my brother for my father. Time and intrest slowed him down and in 1997 I took on the project in July 97 and had it ready for my father the following year (1998) for a Memorial Day parade in Salisbury. I don't know how the pictures will line up but 65 raw is how I got the car, 33 is like it is now with the original hub cap w/spinners. 65 Mustang was right after the job was complete my father wanted Crager wheels on it but later after they rusted we put the originals back on. P913, 914 were from the Memorial day parade.  Good luck and I will be watching on your Haynes live cam of project 50.
Lyndon S
65 Mustang with Crager wheels

Memorial Day Parade
Haynes Team: See next post for additional pictures of Lyndon's Mustang renovation work.

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