I found a pair of “new”, as in new old stock, fenders for the Mustang listed on Facebook Marketplace. After a little digging, these appear to be manufactured by Ford as service replacement parts. Lord only knows when. They’re not 1960s vintage, as those were primed in red with the part number stenciled on yellow in the inside. These are black primed, and they had parts system stickers on them at some point that were scraped off. So I have no idea when they were produced, but the date stamps indicate they were Ford parts. They seem to be pretty decent quality, a little heavier gauge steel than I have seen on some new parts.
The old fenders are too far gone to save, and I got these for less than a single new repro part would cost me after shipping. In fact, maybe less than one before shipping. NPD carries two different brands of fenders; one is under $250 and the other over $450 per side. Plus truck freight, of course. Are the cheap ones decent? Can you tell the difference between those and the expensive ones? Don’t know, and no real way to tell. Reviews aren’t terribly helpful; one guy’s “These suck” may be another’s “The guys at the restoration shop were able to make them fit with a few hours’ work”. Whatever, now I don’t have to worry about what to buy.
