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02-04-14, 07:42 PM
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This '69 GT convertible was already 18 years old when Barry Bergmann saw it for sale in a Canadian-edition Auto Trader in August of 1987. (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)This '69 GT convertible was already 18 years old when Barry Bergmann saw it for sale in a Canadian-edition Auto Trader in August of 1987. Barry himself was only 31 at the time, but quickly snatched up the ragtop, mostly because he's crazy for '69 Mustangs in general but also because he recognized the rarity of the final-year GT. He also knew from its VIN and data plate that this one had rolled off the Dearborn assembly plant with an R-code 428 CJ and U-code C6 automatic onboard, despite the fact that it had a four-speed tranny behind a rather racy 427 at the time of his purchase. Originally sold in Canada, the Royal Maroon GT had a surprisingly solid body, apparently having escaped most of the salty abuses of winter by being used primarily as a drag car. Still, it took the London, Ontario, resident nearly a quarter century to fully return it to the factory-correct form (aside from the added chin spoiler and white-letter tires) you see here.
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Photo Gallery: 1969 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Mustang Monthly Magazine (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)
Photo Gallery: 1969 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Mustang Monthly Magazine (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)
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This '69 GT convertible was already 18 years old when Barry Bergmann saw it for sale in a Canadian-edition Auto Trader in August of 1987. (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)This '69 GT convertible was already 18 years old when Barry Bergmann saw it for sale in a Canadian-edition Auto Trader in August of 1987. Barry himself was only 31 at the time, but quickly snatched up the ragtop, mostly because he's crazy for '69 Mustangs in general but also because he recognized the rarity of the final-year GT. He also knew from its VIN and data plate that this one had rolled off the Dearborn assembly plant with an R-code 428 CJ and U-code C6 automatic onboard, despite the fact that it had a four-speed tranny behind a rather racy 427 at the time of his purchase. Originally sold in Canada, the Royal Maroon GT had a surprisingly solid body, apparently having escaped most of the salty abuses of winter by being used primarily as a drag car. Still, it took the London, Ontario, resident nearly a quarter century to fully return it to the factory-correct form (aside from the added chin spoiler and white-letter tires) you see here.
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Photo Gallery: 1969 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Mustang Monthly Magazine (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)
Photo Gallery: 1969 Ford Mustang GT Convertible - Mustang Monthly Magazine (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)
Click to Read Full Story... (http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/1402_1969_ford_mustang_gt_convertible_quarter_cent ury_club/)