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(from page 7 of the 1968 Collection)
This amazing 1968 white vinyl top Mustang owned by Mal Hillier of Melbourne, Australia, has all the codes and special order color to be a Spanish Gold 1968 Rainbow of Colors West Coast promotional Mustang and was our Attitude of the Week for April 26th, 2009. It was built in San Jose, ordered in Los Angeles, under a special order with special paint WT3822. Mal writes: My Mustang was imported in to Australia from Los Angeles as a running car and I purchased it from an importer. I knew little about Mustangs and the hobby grew from there. The body and Paint have been refurbished and the color has been professionally matched to the original color in the trunk. Body was rust free fortunately. The Mustang was in very good original condition when purchased and I drove it home, I have done most of the mechanicals and put it all together my self, I also have the original owners manual and is a matching numbers car. But most of all, I love driving it. Spanish Gold shares the same paint code as Black Hills Gold used in January 1968 for the Color of the Month Mustang promotion. The Color of the Month promotion offered a special ordered color and sport options for each of the first 4 months of 1968. Black Hills Gold was offered in January for the New Years; Passionate Pink in February for Valentines day; Emerald Green in March for Saint Patrick's Day, and Eastertime Coral for April. Follow this link to see all Color of the Month promotional Mustangs on this site.
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(from page 8 of the 1968 Collection)
The door tag on Mal's Mustang reads: 65B hardtop body style, blank special order color, 6U parchment bucket seats, 23B scheduled for assembly on the 23rd of February, 1968, 71 ordered in the Los Angeles area, under special order 0781, 2 2.79:1 rear axle ratio, and W automatic transmission.
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(from page 8 of the 1968 Collection)
Options originally included on this car are: 289ci V8 engine, automatic transmission, power disc brakes, power steering, air conditioning, deluxe interior, overhead and lower consoles, chrome styled steel wheels, vinyl roof, deluxe seat belts (not in use).
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(from page 8 of the 1968 Collection)
This Spanish Gold, 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang is owned by Mal Hillier of Melbourne, Australia; and is our Attitude Of The Month for January 2010. This car was also featured in our 2010 MustangAttitude.com calendar.
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(from page 19 of the 1968 Collection)
Raven Black 1968 Mustang hardtop with a base 115hp (at4400rpm), 200 ci, 1 barrel, in-line 6 cylinder engine.
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(from page 19 of the 1968 Collection)
Raven Black 1968 Mustang hardtop, right side view.
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(from page 21 of the 1968 Collection)
This 1968 California Special Mustang GT is owned by Amy Moores of Washington and is our Attitude Of The Week for the week starting May 15th, 2011. We photographed Amy's car at the 2011 Spring Mustang and Cougar car show sponsored by the North Olympic Mustangs and Cougar club in Port Angeles, Washington. Also check out the Ford designed GT/CS newspaper advertisement we just found looking though tons of newspapers.
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(from page 21 of the 1968 Collection)
Front, grille view of Amy's Raven Black 1968 Mustang GT California Special. There's a C-code 289ci V8 under the hood.
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(from page 21 of the 1968 Collection)
Left rear view of Amy Moores' Raven Black Mustang GT California Special, showing off its sport wheel covers and Shelby side scoops, rear wing and tail lights.
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(from page 21 of the 1968 Collection)
Those are 1965 Thunderbird tail lamps.
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(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Jim Foster shares photos of his black 1968 Mustang. It has it's original 289ci V8 and an automatic transmission. Jim tells us, "This is my first car, 'DABEEST'. I have owned it since August 1976. It was my daily driver for the first 30 years. During the time I have had the car, I have put over 500,000 miles on the original engine and it has not been rebuilt. On May 26, 2006 it was totaled in an accident. I took the money I got from the insurance company, cashed out a 401K, and restored my car. Two of the following pictures are of the accident. Since the restoration, I have entered it into numerous car shows/events and have won numerous trophies/awards and several honorable mentions. It was also used in the music video 'The One that Got Away, by Katy Perry. 'DABEEST' can be found on the web."
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
Green 1968 Mustang hardtop with a black vinyl roof, aftermarket bright wheels, metal rocker panel trim, and an added 302ci V8 engine. It appears that this car was repainted a 1969 color; Black Jade, which became available in the 1969 model year. Click here to see some 1969 Black Jade Mustangs and compare for yourself.
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
Green 1968 Mustang black vinyl hardtop, left right view.
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear left view of a Black Jade 1968 Mustang hardtop. Nice.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 green Mustang black vinyl hardtop, rear view.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear right view of a 1968 Mustang black vinyl hardtop which appears to be painted 1969 Black Jade.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
Green 1968 Mustang black vinyl hardtop, right side view.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
This 1968 Mustang hardtop was originally ordered by Galloways Garage, Inc of Newburgh, New York as a Sprint B with automatic transmission, special Black Hills Gold paint (Gold Metallic WT3822), and blacked out louvered hood. The Sprint B came with a V8 engine, argent style wheels, and GT fog lamps. Two 1968 Mustang promotions come to mind: the Anniversary gold with black striped louvered hood Seattle area Golden Nugget Special, and the Black Hills Gold January Color of the Month rumored to be in the Denver area only. Both these special promotional cars were built in the San Jose plant (VIN 8R...) where this car was built in Metuchen, New Jersey (VIN 8T...); therefore, technically this car may be neither but it was ordered with the same paint as the January Color of the Month Black Hills Gold. During the restoration of this car, the wheels have been changed to later Magnum 500 wheels.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
Left front view of a Black Hills Gold 1968 Mustang Sprint B hardtop with aftermarket wheels, louvered roof, fog lamps, and black side C stripe. In 1968 the Sprint A options package came with a 6-cylinder engine, GT stripes, pop-open gas cap, and full wheel covers. The Sprint "B" option came with a V8, argent styled steel wheels (this car has had them replaced with later Magnum 500 wheels), and GT fog lamps. Earlier year versions of the A and B package differed only by automatic or manual transmission.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear left view of a Black Hills Gold 1968 Mustang Sprint hardtop with aftermarket Magnum 500 wheels.
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