Man finds four incredibly rare Mustangs in North Carolina barn find including one with powerhouse engine
- This North Carolina barn find uncovered four rare Mustangs
- One had a powerhouse engine
- The barn sits in Mooresville, known for its racing teams
Published on Oct 11, 2024 at 5:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Oct 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
If you love a US-made muscle car, this barn find that uncovered four rare Mustangs – including one with a powerhouse engine – might just get your engine revving.
The barn sits in Mooresville, North Carolina, known for its racing teams.
The muscle cars have been sitting there since the early 1990s.
However, the team of car enthusiasts was keen to take them off the owner’s hands.
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The Mustangs discovered in the barn find
YouTuber Dennis Collins, heads to the ‘race-capital of the US’ to check out the barn find.
It features four ‘incredibly rare’ Mustang models.
Included in the stash is a unique ‘A-Code’ fastback – an upgraded V-8 engine with 255 horsepower.
Next up, a ‘K-Code’ – a special-edition Ford Mustang produced between 1965 and 1967 featuring a high-performance 289 cubic-inch V-8 engine – and this one has a matching number motor.
Following that is a ‘M-Code’ with a 351 cubic-inch engine with nearly 300HP.
Last but not least, an ‘R-Code’ featuring a 428 Cobra Jet engine – but, this isn’t just any R-Code.
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The Super Cobra Jet Mustang
“The R-Code is not just a Cobra Jet car, it is a Super Cobra Jet car,” Collins enthuses.
“The owner of that car his dad bought it from owns the local drag strip here and never lost a super stock race in that car,” Collins shares.
“Everybody in this area knows the car – they said the motor on that car is ballistic.”
He continues to rave about the car when they finally get it outside.
“Four-speed car, track lock rear diff, power steering, and power brakes – that is a serious Mustang and it needs to be back out on the street terrorizing.”
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