Here comes the Uncaged. What is the Uncaged? It is the evil twin of Caged. But more on that one a little bit later. Before we get there, we’ve got this handsomely restomodded 1965 Ford Mustang that just got out of the hands of the Ringbrothers, as the Ring brothers Mike and Jim call their company.
Ringbrothers took their creation to SEMA this year. It is an almost six-decade old Ford Mustang, which is far from showing its age. The marque’s experts reimagined every line and proportion, yet made efforts to keep the classic design elements that made the Ford Mustang what it is today: an iconic automobile currently in its seventh generation.
The team changed just about everything on this first-generation Ford Mustang, except for the wheel center caps, retained, according to Ringbrothers, as the only remaining factory component. Other than that, they dropped everything, starting with the engine.
In 1964, when they rolled out the first-ever Mustang, little did Ford know that it would become the best-selling muscle car of all time. 420,000 units were sold in the very first production year.
Almost sixty years later, Jim and Mike Ring have 'uncaged' THE Mustang. It looks like the first-gen ‘Stand that Ford probably never had the courage to build. The model got a brand-new, unique Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis, which is the car 2.75 inches (7 centimeters) wider than stock. The wide body made the car 2 inches wider overall, with an extra inch on either side. The bumpers were widened as well to align the flared fenders.
Photo: Ringbrothers
The car wears the Burgundy Brave body paint, developed by BASF Glasurit, while the custom badging received the Cerakote Titanium treatment.
C7 Corvette spindle and hub assemblies found room up front, while there is a fully independent suspension at the rear, both with Penske Racing RS Edition performance coilovers.
The Mustang rides on 18-inch wheels that follow the design of the first-generation’s pressed steel wheels. They are wrapped in Continental Redline tires, 245/40 R18 on the front axle and 285/40 R18 at the rear. Baer Pro+ six-piston calipers and 14-inch rotors provide the stopping power.
Speaking of power, the model got a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 crate engine with custom Ringbrothers headers. That V8 delivers 460 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque and is linked to a Ford 10R80 ten-speed automatic transmission with a custom driveshaft from the Driveshaft shop.
It took the Ringbrothers more than 4,2000 hours to build this Mustang. If you can’t understand where those hours went, take a look at the interior as well. A smaller-diameter steering wheel replaced the original one. Digital gauges from Dakota Digital showed up on board. Burgundy, brown, and black leather from Upholstery Unlimited covers just about any surface in there.
The 1965 Ford Mustang Uncaged has got an evil twin: it is the 1965 Ford Mustang Caged that the Ringbrothers unveiled at SEMA, back in August 2022.
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