Mustang???

TAZ2003

Hey guys does anybody know the model number of the mustang that tom cruise drives at the start of Vanilla Sky???

Dr. Dre

On the off chance that you don't get any replies, you could always do a GIS (google image search) and work from that.


PS: I have no idea what you are talking about, I don't watch films.

ToxicPaddy

Im not 100% sure.. I know its a 67 Mustang anyway...
but it looks like a Mustang Fastback model..

sharkman

Das Ryat ,,

tis a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback. There were two built by Premiere Studio Rentals, a leading supplier of vehicles for television and motion pictures.

One of these Mustangs was purchased by Tom Cruise and given to Cameron Crowe, as a Christmas gift.

TAZ2003

that was wrecking my head! none of the guys at work knew it! thinking of buying a clasic car from america! cousins live over there and there irish citizens so they are intitled to bring a car to lreland without any of the charges! fairly cool car! guessing 4.6 with v8 engine. dont know if the same one is in one of the scenes in the matrix reloaded!

sharkman

Some quality pictures of a 66 Mustang here :

http://www.motorcities.com/contents/03CDC593121707.html

TAZ2003

dude that is one sweet car! cheers for the pics! must look into conversion kits for it. 5 litre engine is very pricey insurance even with clasic insurance!!

Captain Trips

The base is a 298ci engine, or maybe 289ci I can't remember. There were V6s and V8s. The one to go for would be a post 1968 5.7l V8. There are also big block 398ci (6.3l V8s) I think. The newer 90's ones have the smaller 4.x litre engines.

Of course, the real deal would be a Shelby modified Mustang, GT 500. They had one in Gone in 60 seconds. Very very nice car. GT350 is also nice, but less bragging rights! Not that I would mind if I owned any of them at all.

Insurance isn't that bad - I was looking into buying one as a second car. That's how you get classic insurance. Over 30 years old = no VRT either. Was about 300 quid for me (age 25 at the time) to get a 5.7l one as a second car, 5000 miles/year limit. Call Carol Nash. Tax is feck all (50-something euro a year).

R/S Camaro is also very nice - especially with the flippy lights!

Or try this guy in Wexford (I think) http://homepage.tinet.ie/~pkanters/
Brings them in from Amsterdam. No extra 10% tax to pay for importing from outside EU.

gs39t

It's a 67 Fastback - effectivly a clone of the car that was in the movie "Bullitt" (but that was a '68) Highland Green, and American Racing Torque Thrust D wheels.

Base engine was a 200CI 6 Cyl.

From '64 1/2 to '73 the engines were:

170 CI 6 Cyl
200 CI 6 Cyl
250 CI 6 Cyl
260 CI V8 (only in 1964)
289 CI V8
302 CI (replaced the 289 in mid 1968)
351 CI Windsor and Cleveland (slightly different motors; appeared in '69)
390 CI Big Block "GT" V8 (1967+)
428 CI V8 (1968+ )
429 CI V8 (1969+)

And there was a supposed 427 CI option in '68 but no known examples exist.

That's just off the top of my head....

Captain Trips

Ah, the voice of someone who actually knows about this stuff!

ToxicPaddy

If I were brining in an American Classic, Id do it through Oz and New Zealand..

Its possible to get 1960's american classics from that side of the globe and some are even right hand drive.. which would make it slightly easier to manouver these beasts on Irish roads

Have as look at some of these sites

http://www.mustangs.com.au/sale.htm
http://www.justmustangs.com.au/html/cars.htm
http://www.nzmustang.com/Buyandsell.htm

Best of luck..

Tox

Seth Brundle

just on a similar note there are some advertised in the buy & sell (including one for 4 1/2 grand)
http://buyandsell.ie/scripts/lootsite.dll?mfcisapicommand=search&Query=mustang&Location=0-15

gs39t

The one for 4.5k is a 1975 -a "Mustang II" Not the most popular Mustang to say the least. In '74 after the oil crisis, Ford completely toned down the Mustang to a 4cyl only, and only began offering a V8 again a year later.

Seth Brundle

the one for 4 1/2K is a 1975 V8:
"Ford Mustang 5L '75. V8, alloys, Goodyear raised white letter tyres, rebuilt brakes, many new parts, daily driver, Price: €4,500 Contact: 086 *******"