1968 Mustang caught inside of what appears to be a recently collapsed barn is hoping someone online sees it and rescues it. The automobile has the exact appearance you would anticipate a Mustang stuck beneath a fallen structure to have. Although it is rough and severely damaged, the absence of information may cause many people to walk away. You’ll have to figure everything out for yourself because the owner only provided a few details while listing the pony on Craigslist.
Let’s start with what the eyes can see. The car’s metal is horrible, and the collapsed building probably produced damage, making it impossible to use for a restoration project. I’d say the Mustang is 99 percent a rust bucket, but I can’t tell this accurately, considering the vehicle is still buried under the barn’s ruins.
There is still an engine beneath the hood, but you won’t likely hear any positive news about it. First of all, it has six cylinders, and we all know that not everyone enjoys these sluggish mills.
The 1968 Mustang’s 200 engine produced 115 horsepower, making it capable of being tough. Ford used the engine as the standard option for this model year’s T-code Mustangs. The remaining engines in the range were all V8s, ranging from the 289 on 1968 C-code Mustangs—the most popular option—to the monstrous 428 4-barrel installed on the R-code Mustang, which was capable of 335 horsepower.
This 1968 Mustang hardly remained in one piece, but if you want to see the glass half full, I believe the interior still has a chance to survive by making its way to another pony. It doesn’t look perfect either, but you still get the steering wheel, the dashboard, the gauges, and possibly some other parts that can’t be observed in the potato-quality images.
You can’t buy simply the good pieces for the Mustang because it is sold as a whole. Getting rid of this Mustang artifact is necessary because they most likely have cleaning plans for the location. As one might anticipate, a Mustang in such poor condition and buried beneath a structure can’t fetch a high price unless it’s a very rare specimen. Although this one isn’t, the seller still seemed to have big hopes for their 1968 pony. The car was listed on Craigslist for $3,000, which I think makes it difficult to sell, especially given the poor condition of almost everything.
The best way to tell if this Mustang is still worth the effort is to pull it out from the pile of junk and inspect it thoroughly. You can do this in Portersville, close to Pittsburgh, and you’ll need a trailer to take the remains home.