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RARE FINDS

Finley Ledbetter stood in the center of his “Blue Oval Car Barn” in Mineral Wells, Texas, surrounded by a showroom of 1971 Mustangs, all high performance. “These are just my cars. I don’t sell them, I don’t trade them. I’ve sold 3 cars in 40 years.”

No wonder. He found this incredible barn find, a 1971 Super Cobra Jet Mach 1, hidden in a salvage yard in Missouri. What is the fascination with 1971’s? “Had one. Had one in high school. Started with one, plus the 1969-70’s are really small inside—not enough

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