Yes, it would be worth some money if you fully restored it, the trouble is it will not be worth as much as it would take to restore it. Those years, and coupes in particular unless very rare are not worth near the money of fastbacks and verts. You could spend $20 grand or more easy to get it back to really nice condition, but it could only be worth $10-12 grand.

Not the sort of project you do to make money, it's the sort you do because you want the car and losing money doesn't matter.

 

if you can find a VIN, the first number should be the year model. also back then, i think the year was stamped on the tail light lenses. good luck.

 

I believe it's a '73 Sportsroof. Can't quite see the grille good enough to tell for sure but it the turn signal light hole in the grille are vertical and right next to the headlight holes it's a '73. If they are horizontal they it is a '71 or '72. Also, the '71 and '72 grille was a honeycomb pattern, the '73 was either a triangular honeycomb or square pattern. Either way, if you can get for not a lot of money I'd do it. It looks fairly complete and being in the desert in South Africa it's gotta be pretty rust free.

 

No. Definitely not

As everyone else has said it's a 71 or 72 coupe, but you have to check the VIN to be sure.

And it will not be worth as much as say a 67. Coupes in general are a lot cheaper, even fully and perfectly restored, than say fastbacks, sportsroofs, mach 1's, etc. Also that car looks to be just a coupe, not even the Grande, which is the "upscale" coupe for 71-73 cars (or just till 72?) the problem with old cars is you can pour a LOT of money into them, but unless you get a rare or desirable models you won't see any of that money returned in it's value.

good luck with the car if you decide to get it!

 

My guess is 72 because it has disc brakes up front. It might have been a 351 car.

Sportsroof = fastback and they look like my sig. Since you are in South Africa, our prices dont really apply. Is there a market or following for American cars where you are? I know in Germany even a lowly 6 cylinder 71 coupe will bring more just because it is a Mustang. Not trying to get your hopes up, because with the cost of shipping parts from here to there, you will end up with a ton of money in it, and its tough to make back that kind of cash.

Now if you want to build a hotrod, drop in a 429 or 351 and make more power, well its a decent enough car for that. It isnt bashed but it looks like it has some rust. Sometimes they rust in places not easy to see, but the engine bay looks decent, and the quarter panels arent completely gone, so it might be relatively sound. Im going to assume its rather arid there and you dont get snow. If cars dont rust much there then you have a decent car waiting if you can afford the parts and shipping. Im sure they rust along the coast because of the salt water, but what about the rest of the country?

If I were looking at that one here, and it was rust free in that shape, I would give them something like $500 and if it was nice and straight with no rust, maybe as high as $1000. What you might pay for it over tehre could be different, it depends on demand.

 

Oops, my bad. I meant coupe, not sportsroof.

 

All 71-72-73 Mustangs could be ordered with disc brakes, including 6 cylinder cars.

 

Yes indeed, but they are more prevalent on the 72-73. Disc brakes became standard equipment on most domestic cars around 72. Not sure on the Mustang though, Im not a numbers or chalk mark correct hose clamps kinda guy.

 

Um, I don't think so.
Hardtop:


Sportsroof:


All 71-72 Mustangs had the turn signal/parking lamps below the bumper, and the mach1 had additional "Sport Lamps" in the grille. They didn't blink. The standard 73 Mustang had square holes in the grille, and the mach1 had honeycomb. The lamps had migrated to the grille due to the massive front bumper, which would have hidden the 71-2 park/turn lamps. Notice also the headlight trim was blacked out on the 73 mach1.

 

it is not a 73 because all the 73s had color keyed front bumpers, not chrome!!