(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
Submitted by a viewer, this is a Player's Mustang special edition advertisement from the National Library and Archives of Quebec / Le Petit Journal for the Week of June 5, 1966. Player's Cigarettes gave out a series of blue and white specially painted 1966 Mustangs as part of this sweepstakes. This ad says, Enter the contest Mustangs Players Hurry in! You to can easily be among the winners of a spirited Mustang 1966. A Mustang will be awarded in prizes every week. So you can participate in the competition many times. Nothing could be simpler: you just have to get a Player's cigarette packet and ship your entry to the address listed below. In the rules it says that a drawing will be preformed every week starting June 21st and ending August 23rd (10 weeks). Similar contests ran in Alberta, Ontario, and Manitoba from 1965 through 1968. All Mustangs have the 200 cubic inch, six cylinder engine, 3 speeds manual transmission and, full hubcaps, and an AM radio.
(from page 48 of the 1966 Collection)
Bob Davidson Ford in Baltimore Maryland created the 1966 Mustang Colt special edition. The 1966 Mustang Colt cost $2195. It was first advertised in the February 22nd 1966 edition of the The Baltimore Sun newspaper. It was part of their Washington's Birthday celebration sale, but continued to be advertised throughout the year. The dealership was giving away Colt-Redskin football tickets with the purchase of any new 1966 Ford in stock. The Colts were located in Baltimore in 1966. The Bob Davidson dealership was located just two blocks west of the stadium. The new 1966 Mustang Colt was Custom equipped to put the kick in your driving. I wonder if they were referring to a horse kick or a football kick? The Mustang Colt special consisted of a automatic transmission, the Colt "Special" 200 engine (200ci 6-cylinder), full console, wire wheels, chrome air cleaner, heater, defroster, full carpet, and a padded dash. From the wording, this Mustang started off as a Sprint 200 factory special which had the 200ci engine with the chrome air cleaner. We don't know if the Mustang Colt was offered in the convertible body style as well. This early ad did not talk of any special badges for the Mustang Colt. We did however talk with an existing owner who has verified a badge, Colt script letters, and that they were primarily Blue or White hardtops.
(from page 48 of the 1966 Collection)
Bob Davidson Ford in Baltimore Maryland advertised their 1966 Mustang Colt special edition again for their 4th of July celebration sale. Cost was only $2195. This advertisement was found in the July 3rd 1966 edition of The Baltimore Sun newspaper. Their advertisement said that they were holding a Bargain B-Que and were offering six-packs of Coke and Colt 45 beer to anyone over the age of 21 who had an official appraisal and demonstration. Besides the reference to Colt 45 beer, the ad shows a Colt emblem applied to the rear roof C-pillar. Check out our next two images for more detailed shots. Advertised features of the 1966 Mustang Colt this time include; automatic transmission, 200ci 6-Cylinder engine, bucket seats, full console, wire wheel covers, heater, chrome body moldings, windshield washer, back-up lights, padded dash, and full carpet. This was similar to the February advertisement with the stated additions of the normally stock bucket seats, chrome body molding, windshield washer, and backup lights. The blue or white exterior paint colors are not listed but the 5th car listed on the right indicates that a black Mustang was converted into a Colt.
(from page 48 of the 1966 Collection)
Here is a close-up of the Mustang and special Colt fender emblem from the advertisement was found in the July 3rd 1966 edition of The Baltimore Sun newspaper. The emblem is a horse head with a cross of riding crops (horse whips) below. We FOUND the emblem!!!! Check out the next photo.
(from page 48 of the 1966 Collection)
Bob Davidson Ford held a clearance sale for their 1966 Mustang Colt special editions. This advertisement was found in the September 10th 1966 edition of The Baltimore Sun newspaper. The price was reduced from $2195 to $1895? Hard to tell as it says "other 1966 Mustang as low as $1895." The 1967s were on the lot and it was time to clean out the 1966s. The advertisement says that Tom Matte, a "Colt" fan. Tom Matte was a running back who received Most Valuable Player for moving from running back to emergency quarterback in the last few games of the season including the playoffs. Tom Matte is quoted in the ad, "I drive a MUSTANG COLT and I really like its get up and GO! I looked everywhere and, believe me, ONLY BOB DAVISON SELLS NEW COLTS at such a low price!" The features of the 1966 Mustang Colt include; automatic transmission, special "Colt" (engine?), 200ci 6-cylinder engine, vinyl trim, wire wheel covers, bucket seats, full console, heater, chrome emblems, padded dash and visors.
(from page 17 of the 1967 Collection)
This is a series of advertisements we found for a Super Valu Silver Anniversary Mustang sweepstakes which featured 7 silver 1967 Mustangs; and 100, 16 inch scale, electric, model Mustangs. Judging from the advertisement and the 1967 Mustang colors, we believe all 7 Mustangs were silver frost and were hardtops. At the time, Super Valu was mainly in the upper Midwest. This ad was placed by Hood's Super Valu in the January 17th, 1967 edition of the Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper of Algona, Iowa. Who won these Mustang? Check out the last ad in this sequence for the names and locations of all 7 winners.
(from page 17 of the 1967 Collection)
You ... in a Silver Mustang ... America's most wanted car! We're celebrating Super Valu's power-packed Silver Jubilee featuring free Mustangs for you... 7 big ones for you to drive, 100 battery-operated scale models for you car buffs and your youngsters. This is an enlarged version of the previous ad to show the sweepstakes' details. The electric Mustang models were all Brittany Blue fastbacks which had a forward and reverse gears as well as working headlamps, taillights, and dash instrument lights. They look like the Wen Mac 1967 Ford Mustangs similar to the 1966 ones dealers gave out the year before. This ad was placed by Hood's Super Valu in the January 17th, 1967 edition of the Algona Upper Des Moines newspaper of Algona, Iowa.
(from page 17 of the 1967 Collection)
This is part of a Super Valu corporate advertisement for the seven silver Mustangs given away in the Super Valu 25 Silver Jubilee sweepstakes. The sweepstakes ran from January 11th through January 28th, 1967. The winners were announce in February of 1967. This ad was in the January 24th, 1967 edition of the Appleton Post-Crescent newspaper of Appleton, Wisconsin.
(from page 17 of the 1967 Collection)
Here is part of another Super Valu Silver Anniversary Mustang sweepstakes advertisement. This one was placed by Randall's Super Valu in the January 24th, 1967 edition of the LeMars Daily Sentinel of Lemars, Iowa.
(from page 18 of the 1967 Collection)
This ad shows that Mr. Harold Deem of Rural Route 1, New Madison, Ohio won one of the seven Super Valu Silver Anniversary Mustangs. This is part of an advertisement placed by Nancy Ray Super Valu in the February 14th, 1967 edition of the Portsmouth Times of Portsmouth, Ohio.
(from page 18 of the 1967 Collection)
Here is another winner of a Silver 1967 Mustang, Mr. William Harris of 4315 SE 14th Street, Des Moines, Iowa. This is part of a newspaper ad covering all Super Valu stores in Des Monies, West Des Monies, Ankeny, Norwalk, Urbandale and Windsor Heights in the February 16th, 1967 edition of the Des Moines Register newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa.
(from page 18 of the 1967 Collection)
Here is all seven winners of the Super Valu Silver Anniversary Mustangs. These winners were Mrs. Norval Jenen of Lake Mills WI, Charles Les of Caston IL, Onie Gibson of Geneseo ND, William Harris of Des Monies IA, Harold Deem of New Madison OH, and Mrs. Clyde Clyne (other ads say Mrs. Lloyd Clyne) of Fargo ND. Where are these cars now? We'd love to know. The ad also lists 13 of the 100 electric motor scale model Mustangs given away locally. We found several of these ads showing both the 7 big winners and local model car winners. This newspaper ad was placed by Stangles Super Valu in the February 15th, 1967 edition of the Manitowoc Herald Times of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
wear a Mustang to match your Tussy lipstick! says this 1966 ad for Tussy lipstick and a sweepstakes to win one of 5 Mustangs, in one of 3 different shades of pink. The text of the ad reads: Tussy's exciting new lipstick line features three racy new shades. Racy Pink, a pale pink, racy pink frosted, shimmers with pearl, defroster, pours on melting light to lips or lipsticks. In a brand new cage of sleek white plastic smartly trimmed with gold, on a swivel base... 1.00. And 5 lucky winners will receive a zippy '67 Ford Mustang custom-colored to the new Tussy lipstick shade of their choice. Be sure to pick up your contest entry blank at the cosmetic counter. This ad was placed by Rhodes Western Department Stores in the September 11th, 1966 edition of the Oakland Tribune of Oakland, California. Rhodes was a large, multifloor, department store in Oakland. It is now a Museum.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
Tussy's New lipstick line Win a new Mustang. Custom-colored to the new Tussy lipstick shade of your choice, 3 racy new shades to choose from. Racy Pink... a pale pink with pow. Racy Pink Frosted... shimmers with pearl. Defroster... pours on melting lights to lip or lipsticks. This was part of a two page advertisement placed by Sage's Complete Markets of Baseline, San Bernardino; Del Rosa San Bernardino; Redlands, Magnolia Riverside; and Rialto in the October 27th, 1966 edition of the Redlands Daily Facts of Redlands, California.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
Wear a Mustang to match your Lipstick Win a 1967 Ford Mustang to match Tussy's great new revved up fashion, right shades, and add miles to your smiles. A hardtop is shown and indicated. This is the top part of an advertisement placed by Hags Super Drug Store in the October 30th, 1966 edition of the Anderson Herald of Anderson, Indiana.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
Here is two more advertisements showing the Tussy Lipstick Sweepstakes was run nationally. From other ads we see that 5 Mustang hardtops were given away, each in one of 3 shades of pink. The top is part of an advertisement placed by Juro's Pharmacy in the September 8th, 1966, edition of the Billings Gazette of Billings, Montana. The lower ad was placed by Rexall Phenix Drugs in the November 22nd, 1966, edition of the Jennings Daily News of Jennings, Louisiana.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
Just arrived... Mustang Blazers! Limited Editions. says this Cumberland, Maryland newspaper advertisement from November 11, 1966. It says, Mustang Blazer! Hardtop favorite - different in a very special way from all other Mustang Hardtops! Lime Gold body, black top. Personal nameplate inside, Blazer nameplate outside. Built for this area only. Don't wait - order now! Optional - choice of V8 engines, new 2-way cruise-o-matic Drive. And all this for $2451.46. We are the first to show you this series of newspaper articles from the Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio area featuring a newly discovered 1967 Mustang Limited Edition called the "Mustang Blazer". We found many advertisements in local newspapers from mid November through mid December 1966. All of them featured women; therefore, we think this limited edition Mustang was designed more for women. This advertisement was placed by several dealerships: Grantsville Motor Service, Gratton Ford, Shaffer Ford, Kowell Ford, and Jim Beamer Ford in the November 11th edition of the Cumberland Evening Times of Cumberland, Maryland. The Blazer option was also on the Ford Galaxie 500.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
This is another version of a newspaper advertisement for the 1967 Mustang Blazer hardtop limited edition featuring Lime Gold exterior paint, black vinyl roof, personal name plate inside, and a Blazer nameplate on the outside. We think the Blazer name plate was located just under the Mustang lettering on the front fender just behind the front wheels. This advertisement was placed by Grantsville Motor Service Company in the November 11th, 1966 edition of the Cumberland Evening Times of Cumberland, Maryland. This Mustang Blazer advertisement was also printed in color showing off the Lime Gold exterior paint of the car.
(from page 24 of the 1967 Collection)
This is a third variation of the 1967 Mustang Blazer limited edition newspaper advertisement, placed by Richard Wright Ford, Point Mirion Ford, Cooley Ford, and Null Ford Sales in the December 9th, 1966 edition of the Morning Herald of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. We found many advertisement for the Mustang Blazer limited edition in Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania from mid November through mid December of 1966.
(from page 25 of the 1967 Collection)
By December 14th, the 1967 Mustang Blazer limited edition sale seems to have been over. We found this advertisement for some remaining limited edition Mustang Blazers in the December 14th, 1966 edition of the Daily Courier of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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