The first car is always a big purchase. Jake Morris wasn’t expecting much—like most kids, he was looking for a Honda to tinker with and get his feet wet with mods. Several weeks into his car search during freshman year of high school in 2007, however, he stumbled across a 1967 Mustang coupe. The search was over.
“Once I saw the first picture of this Mustang, I knew I had to have it,” says Morris.
His family lived in Huntsville, Alabama, about two hours from the Mustang in Birmingham. So, he and his father took a road trip to look at it in person.
Upon first inspection, the car was beautiful. Morris had no idea how to drive stick yet, so his father had to handle the test drive. The only problems the duo noticed were a dent in the passenger door and a missing radio bezel—not bad.
A week later, his father took money out of his account and returned to Birmingham to make the purchase for $5,500. Again—not bad for a mostly original, numbers matching classic with a 200ci inline six with a 3-speed.
For about a year, he kept his classic untouched, but as soon as 2008 came, Morris was overtaken by the mod bug. He started with a glasspack muffler from his grandfather and an Xplod audio deck from his parents and moved to an R-Model racing valance and a front spoiler. He has also added a push start button and, lately, has added 16” pony rims, Cerwin Vega 6x9s and a 2bbl carburetor.
Morris was sure to add his own personal touch to the vehicle by painting the original gray corral with a cherry red to make it more noticeable.
His classic Stang has been entered in five shows so far and he’s a regular at his monthly car meets in Huntsville. He recently won third place at a show in the ‘65-‘79 class.
Morris claims his newfound passion for classic Mustangs has re-inspired his grandfather’s love for muscle cars—he recently purchased a 1966 Mustang coupe Sprint.
Be sure to hit up Jake in the forums- his username is
BA Mustang.
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