 
(from page 33 of the 1968 Collection)
Right side view of a 1968 Shelby GT350 fastback in Candy Apple Red exterior paint.
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
Royal Maroon 1968 Mustang Sprint hardtop owned by Fred McHugh from Deltona, Florida. It has the 390ci V8 and an automatic transmission. Fred tells us, "Its a Sprint package B. One of one built per Marti. I put a Ford 3-2 set of carbs on it. I have the original sale invoice of Georgia (see additional photo). The original owner lives local and kept a book of records from new that I have. It has 79,000 miles and change on it. It's unrestored but looks great."
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
Royal Maroon 1968 Mustang Sprint hardtop, rear end view
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
A beautiful Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT/CS hardtop with black vinyl roof, argent styled steel GT wheels, Lucas fog lamps with covers, GT/CS side stripe, side scoop, hood pins, metal rocker panel trim, hood vents, and passenger side mirror.
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT/CS black vinyl hardtop, left side view with its signature GT/CS side stripe, CT/CS lettered side scoop, and rear fender California Special lettering.
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear left view of a Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT/CS black vinyl hardtop showing off the California Special signature unique taillights, rear fender and side scoop lettering. The gas cap has a red GT on it to match the wheels. The rear valance does not have the GT cutouts for the exhaust tips.
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
This is a newspaper advertisement for the 1968 Cardinal Edition Mustang. This is a Ford ad where dealerships could insert their name and address at the bottom. We found this ad for the Cardinal Special Mustang at Petersburg Motor Company in the March 22nd, 1968, edition of The Progress-Index of Petersburg, Virginia. The photo shows the rooftop Cardinal Special emblem, flip-open chromed gas cap, black interior, GT stripe, wheel lip moldings, wheel covers, 200ci inline six cylinder engine, and special paint (Candyapple Red or possibly Wimbledon White).
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
Introducing the Cardinal Edition '68 Mustang! This is the earliest 1968 Cardinal Edition Mustang newspaper advertisement we found. It was from Barkhouser Ford in the March 15th, 1968 edition of The Danville Register of Danville, Virginia. It lists the options as: special paint, black interior, 200cu six, black "C" stripe, bucket seats, floor-mounted stick, wheel covers, wheel lip moldings, flip-open chromed gas cap, special emblem, and other features the dealer could add.
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(from page 37 of the 1968 Collection)
This is another newspaper advertisement from Petersburg Motor Company of Petersburg, Virginia. It shows a close-up of the Cardinal Special roof badge. The special promotion was limited to the Virginia, North Carolina area. We found this ad in the March 29th, 1968, edition of The Danville Register of Danville, Virginia.
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(from page 39 of the 1968 Collection)
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special convertible owned by Hannes Streng from Germany. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting April 26, 2015. Hannes adds, "This is one of the very few 1968 California Special convertibles; it's in condition 2 (which is also quite rare to find). I bought it for my son Fritz - it will be his first vehicle."
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(from page 39 of the 1968 Collection)
It has California Special emblems on the rear fenders and GT/CS logo on the side scoops.
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(from page 39 of the 1968 Collection)
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special convertible, rear end view.
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(from page 39 of the 1968 Collection)
Dark red 1968 Mustang hardtop owned by Tim from Texas. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting May 17, 2015. Tim tells us, "I bought this car from the original owner who took very good care of it. I added new tires and wheels. The car has the original motor with 163K miles."
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(from page 40 of the 1968 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special owned by John Roller from Hooksett, New Hampshire. This GT has it's original J-code 302ci 4bbl V8 engine and an automatic transmission. It still wears its original and unrestored paint. It has it's original interior and drivetrain. The engine bay has been repainted in some areas. It was a one owner car till 2010 with 41K miles. John has the original dealer invoice and paperwork.
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(from page 40 of the 1968 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special, right rear view. It has the GT/CS decals on the side scoops.
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(from page 40 of the 1968 Collection)
John Roller sends us additional shots of his Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special hardtop. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting June 7, 2015. This car still has it's original paint, 302ci 4bbl V8 engine, and automatic transmission.
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(from page 41 of the 1968 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT/CS, front end shot. The hood locks give that race appearance.
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(from page 41 of the 1968 Collection)
The California Special uses many features of the Shelby. Features like the side scoops and rear spoiler.
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(from page 41 of the 1968 Collection)
The California Special even uses the same tail lights from the Shelby.
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(from page 41 of the 1968 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1968 Mustang GT California Special hardtop, right rear view.
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