You’ve seen first gen Mustangs, you’ve seen hardtop Mustangs, you’ve seen convertibles but have you ever seen a hardtop convertible Mustang? Either have we, until we came across this 1967 Ford Mustang hardtop convertible nicknamed Poison Ivy for it’s green paint job.

The idea of a hardtop convertible Mustang was originally conceived by Ford employee Ben J. Smith in the mid 1960s. Ford commissioned the project and planned to release his idea on the 1967 Mustang to the public. The idea made it to the early development stage before Ford axed the project which lead to Smith resigning in 1968.

A little over three decades after he left, Smith decided to make his vision a long awaited reality. He purchased a couple of Mustang MK1 convertibles and rebuilt them with his legendary vision. Poison Ivy is one of these legendary cars, according to the current seller it’s 1 of 14 that Smith personally built.

The American Classic Mustang standing next to the American Classic B-25.

Smith not only gave Poison Ivy the conversion but transformed her into a full blown resto-mod. He overhauled the 302 with an Edelbrock performance parts, including a Performer intake manifold, 500 CFM carb, and aluminum heads, with an MSD digital E-Curve distributor bringing the power up to 340 horses. The 302 is mated to a Ford Racing 5-speed HD transmission with an aluminum driveshaft, FRPP King Cobra clutch and 28 spline which runs to an 8 inch rear posi.

Smith beefed up the suspension for suburb handling using a Grab-A-Track front and rear suspension kit. The wheels are chrome custom 17 inch wheels designed by none other than Chip Foose, which are wrapped in Falken tires. The interior was completely overhauled to look more modern and has been given Mustang embroidery and a Kenwood sound system. Completing the car is its green and multicolored paint job looking like that of a hot wheels car. Complementing the hardtop-vert system are Lambo-style doors. So what do you think, should Ford have completed this project and sold them to the public?