(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Brought to you first by MustangAttitude.com, this is the top part of a great newspaper advertisement we found for the 1968 California Special GT Mustang. Click on the second and third photo from this set to see the rest of the ad. It was placed by Galpin Ford on March 22nd, 1968 in the Van Nuys News of Van Nuys, California.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a close-up of the text of the Galpin Ford, March 22nd, 1968, newspaper advertisement for the GT/CS Mustang. For $2599 you get a California Mustang Special GT/CS with Shelby-inspired spoiler, blackout grille, rectangular fog lamps, wide horizontal taillights, pop-open gas cap, simulated air scoops with GT/CS insignia, functional louvered hood with integral turn signals, special stripes, racing-type hood latches, plus loads of all standard Mustang equipment.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is the whole GT/California Special ad we found placed by Galpin Ford on March 22nd, 1968 in the Van Nuys News of Van Nuys, California.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
This GT/CS article appeared in the March 5th, 1968 edition of The Van Nuys News of Van Nuys, California. It says, Introduce Special Mustang The new model Ford Mustang designed especially for California made its public debut at Ford Division dealers Friday. L.S. Gray, Los Angeles district sales manager for Ford Division, said the new California Special, designated the Mustang GT/CS, will be recognized easily by its design features that include a racing spoiler, competition-type hood latches and scoops on the side. The ford assembly plant in San Jose will build the car. It will be sold only in the two California sales districts. "The California districts account for about 20% of the Mustang sales." Mr. Grey said, "so we feel it appropriate to have a model for this area that was inspired by our market." The 1968 Shelby Cobra GT's influence on the new Mustang is apparent in the horizontal taillights and rectangular fog lamps. ...distinguishing design highlights ... of the a fiberglass deck lid with a dual stripe around the edge. The front end features a blackout grille without ornamentation and the push and turn hood latches. Identifying characteristics on the side include the scoops in the rear of the doors and California Special written in script on the back fenders. Bold stripe letters GT/CS decorate the scoops. A wide body stripe extends forward on the edge of the front fender. Dealers will sell the California Special with any of the engine/transmission combination in a regular Mustang line. Most regular Mustang options also will be available. A.O. Smith in Ionia Mich. which build the Shelby Cobra GT, will supply the fiberglass components for the California Special.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
California made it happen! This is an early Ford newspaper advertisement for the 1968 GT/California Special Mustang. This is from the March 7th, 1968, edition of The Times of San Mateo, California. It was also used as an advertisement by Robert J Poeschl Inc. in the February 29th, 1968 edition of The Press-Courier, of Oxnard, California
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a Mustang GT/CS newspaper advertisement by Hensley-Anderson Ford in the March 2nd, 1968, edition of the Independent Press-Telegram of Long Beach, California.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
The Exciting New GT/California Special is Here! Cutter Ford has it. Another better idea from Ford. Mustang GT/CS. The Mustang specially built for California. Picture a mean-looking blackout grille. Add a custom set of rectangular fog lamps. Competition type hood locks. Wicked looking side scoops. Special GT/CS stripes. And the wild rear end styling of the one-and-only Shelby GT, with spoiler and horizontal taillights. It's all standard. But still at a Mustang price. You can choose from five great Ford power plants, too. And take your pick of ANY Mustang options - from AIR CONDITIONING and tilt-away steering wheel to sporty styled steel wheels. See the Mustang GT/CS today... This is part of a full page ad placed by Cutter Ford on March 1st, 1968, edition of The Van Nuys News in Van Nuys, California.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
BORN IN CALIFORNIA - A new California Special Mustang, to be designated the GT/CS, will make its public debut in Ford dealerships Friday, March 1. The new Mustang, design especially for California will be sold only in the California sales districts. The Ford assembly plant at San Jose will build the car. Features that will identify the Mustang GT/CS include horizontal taillights, a racing spoiler, rectangular fog lamps, a black-out front grille without ornamentation, competition-type hood latches, a fiberglass deck lid, and side scoops with bold stripe letters GT/CS. This is an article from the February 29th, 1968 edition of the Redlands Daily Facts - of Redlands, California.
(from page 45 of the 1968 Collection)
This GT/CS Mustang article was in the March 15th, 1968, edition of The Times of, San Mateo, California. It says BORN IN CALIFORNIA - A new California Special Mustang, to be designated the GT/CS, will make its public debut in Ford dealerships Friday, March 1. The new Mustang, design especially for California will be sold only in the California sales districts. The Ford assembly plant at San Jose will build the car. Features that will identify the Mustang GT/CS include horizontal taillights, a racing spoiler, rectangular fog lamps, a black-out front grille without ornamentation, competition-type hood latches, a fiberglass deck lid, and side scoops with bold stripe letters GT/CS.
(from page 45 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a Ford advertisement we just found searching through newspapers for the 1968 Mustang GT California Special. We've found many so far and was the first on the web to show them to you. We've clipped down the ad here so you can see the people in the background better and the wording. It says, It looks like a Shelby GT. It's priced like a Mustang. It's built just for Californians. It's the NEW MUSTANG GT/CS Inspired by the Shelby GT, this special Mustang has a spoiler and horizontal taillights. Rectangular fog lamps shine from a wild blackout grille. Wicked-looking scoops and special GT/CS stripes on the sides. Four hot powerplants to choose from. All this and a long, long list of options that let you practically design your own car! This ad was placed in the April 4th, 1968, edition of the Daily Review of Hayward, California, by Hayward Motors. But we also found the same Ford ad placed by Under Wood Ford of Ukiah California, and general ads in San Mateo and Oakland on the same day.
(from page 45 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is the full ad that was placed in the April 4th, 1968, edition of the Daily Review of Hayward, California, by Hayward Motor
(from page 52 of the 1968 Collection)
Only Mustang makes it happen! This Mustang magazine advertisement shows what happens to you after you buy a Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang GT fastback. The advertisement reads, Sidney spent Sundays seashelling at the seashore. Then Sidney started digging the '68 Mustang - the great original. Dug the models: hardtop, fastback and convertible. Liked the low price, too, which left Sidney lots of clams to design his own Mustang, Sidney style. Now Sidney's making waves all over. Last week he saved 3 bathing beauties. (And they all could swim better than Sidney!). Check out of this ad.
This is a copy of a Ford press release for the 1968 California Special hardtop. The text reads,
