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(from page 42 of the 1968 Collection)
Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang Rainbow Of Colors Edition convertible owned by Bartek from Germany. This ROC has a Los Angeles (71) ordering district and a #0424 special order number. It has the 302-4V (J-code) engine, automatic transmission, 3.00 rear end, and deluxe interior scheduled for assembly at San Jose on December 11, 1967. Bartek is the third owner of this car. Bartek has confirmed from the second owner (purchased the car in 1971) that the car was originally Madagascar Orange from his friend who originally purchased the car. The first owner was a celebrity from the 50-60s - more on that later.
(from page 42 of the 1968 Collection)
Left rear view of Bartek's Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang Rainbow Of Colors Edition convertible.
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
This is a 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang hardtop painted in Whipped Cream - owned by David from Australia. It's our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting September 6, 2015. David tells us that it has a bench seat, C4 automatic transmission, power steering, air conditioning, and a 302ci V8 (replacing the original 289). This Rainbow Of Colors car has the 71 Los Angeles order district and 0779 special order number. We've heard of another Whipped Cream 1968 hardtop from this special order as well.
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
Check it out. This is a Sierra Blue 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Edition fastback. It's owned by Marc from Yorba Linda, California. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week starting October 11, 2015. The car was purchased new by his Father at a dealership in Santa Ana, California. It has the DSO/Special Order number of 71-0783. Marc tells us, "My Dad loved cars and took care of them. It had about 138,000 miles on it when he decided to do a minor restore. At one point, my Father had re-painted it, beefed up the engine (lighter manifold, racing cam, bigger carburetor, etc.), and re-did the interior. It was supposed to be parchment, but he
instead chose a white interior with blue carpet. I loved the car since I was about five so my Dad had always promised me the car when I was old enough. I remember every time it broke down, he would vent by saying he was just going to sell it. I used to get so upset, but he would always keep it. Unfortunately, the car was stolen from a parking lot in the early eighties. I was probably the most heartbroken of the entire family. Fortunately, the joyriders only wanted the battery and tires so they left it sitting on blocks. The car was recovered later that night. Needless to say, I was filled with joy in hearing the news and my Father was able to keep his
promise by giving it to me when I was sixteen. The car was not in great
shape at all. I spent most of my spare time working on it and most of my money on parts. In 1999, I was able to restore it back to almost original. It should have comfort weave parchment seats, but I was unable to find the material at the time. I removed the California smog equipment, added electronic timing and left the aftermarket aluminum manifold. I also installed a 3" Magnaflow Cat-Back (since I work for Magnaflow). I do still have all of the original parts. I had always tried to determine the paint color. The person who painted it had told me some story of having to get
the paint codes from Detroit, but never offered any detail as to the color.
Since it was a custom order, I was never able to determine exactly what the color is. Thanks to your website, I was able to decode the color as Sierra Blue. So the car has been in the family with one registered owner for the last 47 years and I will give it to my son in the next five years or so (let's hope he decides to keep it too)."
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
Sierra Blue 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Special Edition fastback, right side view.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this view of Marc's Rainbow Of Colors (ROC) Mustang.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is the dataplate on the rear end of the driver's side door. Rainbow of Color's Mustangs were all built in the San Jose plant, which is the R as the second digit in the VIN. It also has the blank paint code and a previous verified DSO and Special Order number of 71-0783.
(from page 45 of the 1968 Collection)
Check this one out! It's a Whipped Cream 1968 Rainbow Of Colors Mustang hardtop. Check out the paint - this is the first one we have on our site that wears it's original shade of Whipped Cream paint. It actually has light green tone to it. It also has it's original 302ci V8 and an automatic transmission. The owner tells us, "Came across this car in 2006. The second owner was selling it, having grown tired of it - saying it never has won or ever will win any prizes. I was able to met the daughter of the original owner and get some very important information on the car. Her mother bought the car off the showroom floor and loved it at first sight. The original owner kept the car in a carpeted, heated, and air conditioned garage while in California. When she moved to the mid-west she drove the car herself instead of having it hauled. When unable to drive anymore, she sold it to a neighbor, who sold it to us. The spare tire is one of the original tires that came with the car. I am happy to say the second owner was so very wrong about it not winning any prizes. It has won several times and considering it is up against cars that have been totally restored, I think is great."
(from page 45 of the 1968 Collection)
Special order Passionate Pink (from the February 1968 Color of the Month promotion) and the 1968 and 1969
Rainbow of Colors promotion (Hot Pink) 1968 Mustang hardtop. This car was ordered in April of 1968 which puts the car between the two promotions, but the same color (Ford#
WT9036) was used on both. Because all Rainbow of Color and Color of the Month promotional Mustangs were reported to have been built at the San Jose plant (R-code in the VIN), and this car was built at the Dearborn plant (F-code), we believe this car was dealer ordered for the late April
Easter Collection of Colors promotion which featured many of the pastel colors available on 1968 Mustangs. Besides the special order paint: this car has the deluxe full disc wheel covers; metal rocker panel trim; and the base level 115hp (at 400rpm), 200 cubic inch, 1 barrel, inline 6 cylinder engine. This is a Sprint 200 A (6 cylinder sports options package) special order car which included the deluxe wheel covers, rocker panel trim, and louvered hood sport options at a reduced cost.
(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Chris sends us this photo of his 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang hardtop in special order Dandelion Yellow exterior paint. This amazing car is our Attitude of the Week starting November 23, 2018. Chris says, "This Rainbow of Colors Dandelion Yellow promotion car has been in the family since brand new. My uncle owned the dealership where it was ordered for his sister in law. It has many desirable options including the original J Code 302, full Sprint B package, console, tinted glass, cruise-o-matic and others shown in the Marti report. The exterior was restored to original, and the motor has had many upgrades including Edelbrock intake and carb, Mallory distributor, MSD 6 ignition box and coil, comp cams magnum cam and roller tip rockers, hooker comp headers, flowmasters, and 2.5" pipes with dual tips."
(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Nice side view of Chris's 1968 Rainbow of Colors GT hardtop with black vinyl roof, black side c-stripe, and argent style 21-hole sport wheel covers. Amazing!!!
(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
This Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang has the Sprint B Package which consists of a V8 engine (J-code, 302ci, 4-barrel V8 in this case), Argent-styled steel wheels with wide oval tires, and GT fog lamps.
(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Another nice view of Chris's 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional, Sprint B optioned, hardtop Mustang. Amazing Car!!!
(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Special Passionate Pink 1968 Mustang hardtop ordered as part of the February
Color of the Month promotion to celebrate Valentine's Day. The
Color of the Month Mustang promotion ran the first four months of 1968 featuring a New Years January special gold paint, pink for Valentine's Day, a March St. Patrick's Day green, and Eastertime Coral in April. All
Color of the Month Mustangs where rumored to be built in San Jose (VIN starting with 8R) and ordered for the Denver area. This car was built in San Jose but ordered in Los Angeles under special order
0778. In 1968, the San Jose plant also built special order cars with this same pink paint (
WT9036) for the 1968
Rainbow of Colors West Coast promotion. The
Rainbow of Colors cars were mainly ordered in the Los Angeles area, so this may be one of those cars instead.
(from page 51 of the 1968 Collection)
Check this one out! It's a Beatnik Blue 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang hardtop. This is our
Attitude Of The Week for the week starting June 22, 2020. Jason reached out to us to confirm. He asked,
"I think I have a rainbow of colours car. The car is in excellent condition and still retains its original body metal. It has spent years inside and never left exposed to the elements. From what I can see the car appears as if it was repainted once but I can not find anything anywhere that shows it to be painted any other colour. I sent a small paint chip in when requested by Kevin Marti so they could determine the paint code. They said it was beatnic blue..." Jason showed us a copy of the Marti Report with the WT8095 paint code match and the DSO of 710784. According to our research, this DSO matches a Beatnik Blue sibling that was delivered to Bill Ellis Ford in Rialto, California. Jason's was delivered to California Motors in Glendale, California. The dealerships are 55 miles apart.
(from page 51 of the 1968 Collection)
Check this one out. It's a Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang hardtop Rainbow of Colors. It was sent in by Bryant Hatfield from Palmer, Texas. Bryant tells us,
"It was owned by my friends father. It was buried in a garage for years. His father had passed away so I have no
story on the car. Kinda upsetting, but I had noticed the car had no
paint code and I started researching and found your site and one other
that showed 1187 as my DSO code which states it was a special order
orange." The car came with a 289 V8. It now has a 351w V8 engine.
(from page 51 of the 1968 Collection)
We know of two other Madagascar Orange 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustangs ordered under the 71-1187 order district/DSO. This one appears to have had a vinyl top.
(from page 51 of the 1968 Collection)
Looks to be little rust. Or the fenders have been replaced.
(from page 51 of the 1968 Collection)
Nice solid Texas Mustang.
(from page 53 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this "during restoration" photo of a 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang in the light blue special order paint. The 1968
Rainbow of Colors promotion offered Mustangs in a rainbow of special ordered paint colors and options for the West Coast. We have been calling this color
Beatnik Blue after an advertisement we found on the promotion at a local dealership. Mike has been restoring it. He had it shipped from California with much of its original paint, Ford special order WT8095. We have other examples of this paint on our site, but this one matches the original. The original was non-metallic. WT8... were blue colors; if the second digit was less than 8, it was non-metallic, etc. This beautiful car is our
Attitude Of The Week starting April 23, 2022. See the car's original condition in the next photo.
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