CANADIAN K-CODE

Less than 1 percent of Mustangs had the coveted K-code engine and combined with its Canadian order, the Farynuks’ Mustang is one rare horse

- JP EMERSON

Along the banks of Canada’s Kootenay River, about two hours north of Spokane, Washington, is about the last place you would expect to find one of Ford’s earliest and most sought-after classic Mustangs. For Barry Farynuk of British Columbia, Canada, it all started with a conversation.

“It began for me a few years ago when I was talking with a colleague about cars over lunch,” Barry begins. “In passing he mentioned that he and his wife owned two Mustangs. Her an original black ’66 289 2V car and his a white ’65 all-original K-code notchback. I said, ‘Pardon?’” recalls Farynuk, who then gave his undivided attention. There, over lunch, the amazing story unraveled about how one of the first 1964½ Mustang K-codes found its way north of the border.

Built-in August of ’64 and delivered on order to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this Wimbledon White four-speed Pony saw limited road duty under the command of its original owner. With barely a few Canadian seasons under its floorboards, the car was sold to its second owner, who wasted little time putting it through its intended paces.