Customer Mike S. and his Gen 1 Type 65 Coupe

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Customer Mike S. ordered his Type 65 Coupe, FFR# 1364CP, in March 2003, and built it using a 1991 Mustang. Mike purchased the kit as his first retirement project, and did all of the assembly before sending it to a collision shop he knew also did a lot of work on Corvettes. He painted the body in Ferrari’s version of British Racing Green (Verde British #611) with the center stripe in Ferrari Light Yellow (Gallo Modena #102).

Shortly after completing the build, Mike and his girlfriend went on a 200-mile round trip drive to her son’s school. The car got a lot of looks with people taking photos of it along the way. Mike’s only driven the Coupe 2,000 miles, but that’s because other car projects have kept him busy including his body-off restoration of a Mk1 Triumph, and most recently, he restored a 1971 Opel GT. Mike still owns his Factory Five, and is doing some updates to it so he can continue to enjoy his “Built, Not Bought” Type 65 Coupe.

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