(from page 3 of the 1966 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1966 Mustang convertible, right rear view. The trunk mounted luggage rack was a factory option.
(from page 3 of the 1966 Collection)
The engine is a 289ci 2v V8 that was rated at 200 horsepower.
(from page 3 of the 1966 Collection)
These are the original covered Ivy-Gold and White Pony seat covers.
(from page 3 of the 1966 Collection)
The air conditioning was added later. This one has the full length center console which appears to be modified to fit the air conditioning unit. Check out the Ivy-Gold floor mats.
(from page 4 of the 1966 Collection)
The underside is extremely clean. Looks like a new exhaust system with a cross-over up front.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
This is a real Wimbledon White 1966 Shelby GT-350 fastback. It is a "carry-over" car. The first 252 Shelby GT-350s for 1966 had 1965 Mustang bodies and 1965 Mustang serial number plates under their Shelby serial number plates. These "carry-over" cars had mostly 1965 features including standard Koni shocks and their engines where painted black instead of blue.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1966 Shelby GT-350 fastback, front end view. This car has vintage 1966 license plates.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1966 Shelby GT-350 fastback, right rear view.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
That is the 289ci High Performance V8 engine. Most of the 1965 "carry-over" Shelbys had the black painted engine like this one. The special Shelby VIN plate can be seen off to the right on the inner edge of the fender.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
Just the basics in here. It has Ray Brown 3-inch competition seat belts.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
There is a cobra emblem on the tachometer and on steering wheel center cap.
(from page 5 of the 1966 Collection)
No back seat! Just a roll bar. Rear seats where not an option in 1965, but they were in 1966.
(from page 7 of the 1966 Collection)
Check out this 1966 Mustang fastback owned by Tony and Tammy Seader from La Salle, Colorado. It's painted Sunset Orange (top) over Pearl White (bottom). Tony tells us more, "We purchased the car about six years ago from a local car lot here in our small town. The car had been for sale for some time and seemed to have made it's way through five owners in about one year. Apparently the car had issues with the charging system. We were looking for a mate for our 66 coupe so we decided to buy it and work through the problems. After some trial and error we discovered that it had the wrong wiring harness. Once we replaced it with the correct harness and new voltage regulator the issue was solved. When we took possession of the car it had horrible faded red paint with black interior. We drove it that way for three years replacing only the wheels and tires, shocks, spring, and coils. Once we decided we couldn't stand that faded out red paint anymore the restoration was on! We stripped the car in the garage then took it to get it sandblasted. Once we decided the paint colors and scheme we took it to the body shop where we decided on many modifications. These mods included shaving the drip rails, cowl, and rear vents. We added the front racing apron and deck lid. Both the front and rear windows are glued in and window trim is delete. The air cleaner is custom made from a GT350 hood scoop and bolts onto the carb to make a real shaker hood. Dual tip side exhaust was added and American Racing torque thrust II rims."
(from page 7 of the 1966 Collection)
Orange and White 1966 Mustang fastback, right side view. Notice that the drip edge along the top edge of the door has been removed. The rear edge of the trunk lid has been flared up.
(from page 7 of the 1966 Collection)
It has two exhaust pipes exiting out the sides. The orange paint turns bright in the sun.
(from page 7 of the 1966 Collection)
Here is a close of of the rear fender. The wheels are American Racing torque thrust II.
(from page 7 of the 1966 Collection)
The paint design is carried on to the rear of the Mustang. Check out the spoiler.
(from page 8 of the 1966 Collection)
Lots of chrome and orange paint under the hood. That's a Shelby GT350 hood scoop modified to bolt onto the carb.
(from page 8 of the 1966 Collection)
Check out the interior. The interior is dash pad delete with aluminum
instrument bezel and glove box door. iIt is painted orange body color. The seats are covered in Oyster leather. It has a Colorado Custom all aluminum steering wheel and a color matching shift knob.
(from page 8 of the 1966 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1966 Mustang with a Sprint Package 200 A, 120 hp (at 4400 rpm), 200 cubic inch, inline 6 cylinder engine. Due to the popular demand of the 289 cubic inch V8, 1966 Ford introduced the "Sprint Package 200" followed by what we think might have been an "A" for automatic transmission and "B" for manual. Ford was not very proud of this solution to the engine shortage so the Sprint Package threw in several standard option upgrades for free (center console, courtesy lights, side accent paint stripe color matched with the car's interior, and the deluxe wire-style wheel covers) and advertised the package as a "Limited Edition". The engine on all models came with decal that read "Mustang Powered Sprint 200" on the chrome air cleaner. Most books have the "A" Sprint option listed as Manual transmission and "B" as Automatic. This car is an "A" model according to the invoice and appears to have an automatic transmission although the data tag is hard to verify. We also have a with the same situation but the invoice clearly states Sprint "A" and automatic transmission.
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