Used Car of the Day: 1965 Ford Mustang

Lou_BC--A Mercedes has to be very old before most of them are worth anything. Some of the mid 80s Mercedes are becoming collector cars. Anything made by Mercedes in the last 20 years will likely never be collector cars because they are not built to last. The worst buy for someone without money is to buy a used Mercedes the maintenance alone is enough to make many go broke. The early Mustangs will likely increase in value and hold their value. The worst Mustangs for holding their value in the past have been the Mustang II but even nice examples of those are starting to increase in value. True the Mustang originally was a sporty car based on the Falcon platform with many Falcon components and the original price made them affordable to many secretaries especially with the straight 6 but the image of the secretary's car has long passed and to put that stigma on most of today's Mustangs is outdated but then some on this site are outdated. An almost 20 year old diesel Mercedes doesn't evoke a sporty image for most of us. When I was growing up my dream car was not a diesel Mercedes but more like a Mustang, Shelby Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, GTO, 442, Chevelle SS, Impala SS with a 409, XKE, Grand Prix, and Charger with a big block engine. Most pre-teen and teen boys in the 60s dreamed of those cars and none of the dreamed of a diesel Mercedes. A gull wing Mercedes would be the only Mercedes a boy of that era would dream of but they are truly a beautiful car and a work of art.

I think this Mustang running even without restoration would draw a lot of attention at Cars and Coffee or any car show. Most of the Mustangs of this vintage you see at shows are the notch backs or convertibles you rarely see a fastback.