Video: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback Sees the Light of Day After 40 Years in Storage

Automobile collector and restorer Dennis Collins, who also appeared on the Discovery Channel’s Fast N' Loud with Richard Rawlings, recently shared his trip to Wichita, Kansas, to uncover a 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback that had been stored in a covered building for four decades.

The red-on-red pony car was reportedly parked since the 1980s until the owner decided to let it go to Collins. The Mustang isn’t all that uncommon, being one of 71,042 fastbacks built for 1967, but it retains its numbers-matching 4.7-liter 289-cid C-code engine that was factory rated for 200 horsepower and 282 pound-feet of torque when new.

The unrestored Mustang is found to be in surprisingly good condition despite being parked for around 40 years. While most classic cars would show obvious rust throughout the body panels, the covered garaging location prevented escalated damage from the elements. The Candy Apple Red exterior paint still shows through the layers of dust. The body panels, for the most part, appear to be solid. The pony car's matching red interior features a desirable Deluxe option but the upholstery shows rodent damage and deterioration, typical of the classic "barn find" type vehicles.

Instead of selecting this car as a candidate for restoration, Collins states he plans to use some of the parts from the car for a few Shelby models that he is already restoring.

Watch as the team battles with stuck brakes to pull the resting Mustang into the light of day, plus some bonus footage of more vintage finds.

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