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1965 Ford Mustang Fastback wide-body

cylinders: 8 cylinders
fuel: gas
paint color: red
title status: clean
transmission: automatic

Here's your chance to own one of Eddie Paul's early works of art...a one-of-a-kind 65 Mustang Fastback wide-body. The car was dubbed "Mustang Magic" by Hot Rod Magazine in the late 1970s. Sadly, Eddie left behind an extensive legacy as an inventor, custom designer and Hollywood stuntman/movie-car builder. His Hollywood ties include builds for movies like "E.T.", "Grease" and "Star Wars". Later he built the "xXx" GTOs as well as all the cars in "The Fast & The Furious" and "2Fast 2Furious". He also brought Lightning McQueen, Mater & Sally Carrera to life for PIXAR by creating full-sized versions. As you can imagine, Eddie's work is highly collectible. The 1949 Mercury "Hells Chariot" he built for "Grease" recently sold at auction for more than $180K!

Mustang Magic's story began when HOT ROD magazine's editor, Bruce Caldwell, purchased a pooped out pony then hired Eddie to transform it into a super street wide-body stallion. Magic was featured in 8 issues of Hot Rod from Dec 1978 to Jan 1980 with a cover shot on the Aug 1979 edition. The entire build was then consolidated into a 28-page article in the "first" edition of MUSTANG MAGAZINE in 1980. The car also graced the cover of Petersen Publishing's Shop Series book titled "Engine Swapping". If you have access to the #1 issue of Mustang Mag, look it up. You'll be impressed with the work put into this year-long project including a 289 engine blue-printed at the Edelbrock factory in California.

This car has tons of documentation including a written appraisal from Eddie verifying the car's authenticity. I also had Eddie sign the car before clear coating was applied during his 2009 restoration. A rare collector car with a rich provenance like this one should bring top dollar at venues such as Barrett Jackson's Celebrity Auction. Or, it can be your prized possession as it has been mine for the last 10+ years. I may be interested in trades ... depends on what you have. If you have a trade I'd still need about $40K cash on top.
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