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Charles Coates

Charles Coates

Serial first-generation Ford Mustang owner and collector, guest on the Ford Mustang The First Generation, The Early Years podcast.

Sep 16, 2026

Ford Mustang The First Generation, The Early Years Podcast

Ford Mustang The First Generation, The Early Years Podcast

From a $50 Junkyard Mustang to a Garage Full of Show Winners

Sep 16 · 1h 1m

Doug SandlerHOST
5:37
And what a story this picture tells now, completely
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:40
different than I originally thought.
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:42
Now you know where that picture comes from.
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:43
So that's the car.
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:44
That's my original Mustang that was sitting on the side.
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:48
But technically, it wasn't really mine yet.
Charles Coates
Charles CoatesGUEST
5:50
It was my father's.

45 MINS LATER

Doug SandlerHOST
50:38
And it's like, okay, yeah, whatever you

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