Designated as a T-5 “Mustang”, it meant it was to be built and sent to Germany or Europe, it also meant they could not use the word “Mustang”, because a German truck maker owned the rights.
Instead of paying the $10,000 fee to buy the rights, Ford named it the T-5 and removed all the “Mustang” badging on the car.
However, one look at the original buck tag still attached under the hood, and it will show its destination would be far from Germany; it was actually South Vietnam.
In total, 154 T-5s would be built in ’67, and just five would end up in South Vietnam. Four of the examples were coupes and only this car was the only Fastback delivered to South Vietnam.
Documented by a letter directly from Ford as well as a Deluxe Marti Report that this Ford would be first purchased by the U.S. government and was built for the Head of the Navy Defense Contractors in Vietnam.
He would drive the car for two years before selling it to Mr. Ron Cain of the 98th Paratroopers, who would drive it in and out of the war zone for two years.
After Cain’s tour came to an end, the car was shipped back to Fort Bragg in North Carolina and then to his home in Florida. After enjoying it for a short period of time, he passed it on to his daughter who would drive it throughout her time in high school.
Once she graduated from high school, the car was sold to one of Ron Cain’s close friends and then was stored until recently getting the youtube discovery treatment
with the "heavy duty export suspension"
Dennis did a lot of background homework on this one along with another specialist.....if not for him uncovering the history and documenting, it would have been just another 67'....
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