(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
This Meadowlark Yellow 1968 High Country Special Mustang hardtop was at the 2010 Mustang Club of America Grand Nationals held in Bellevue, Washington. Over 1000 Mustangs showed up over the two day event hosted by the Northwest Mustang Club. There is a high country special badge on the side scoop.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
The High Country Special was offered in the Denver area and featured the rear wing, fog lamps, and side scoops from the Shelby GT500, sport wheel covers, louvered hood, side stripes, and High Country Special badges.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
This 1968 High Country Special has the 289 cubic inch, 2 barrel, V8 engine under the hood.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
I photographed this Seafoam Green 1968 Mustang hardtop at the 2010 MCA Grand Nationals held just outside Seattle in Bellevue, Washington. Seafoam green is one of my favorite Mustang colors, and the color on this car was very impressive. This car also has a pin stripe, wire wheels, and a 289ci V8 engine.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
Left front view of a Seafoam Green 1968 Mustang hardtop with wire wheels, pin stripes, louvered hood, and a 289ci V8 engine.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
Base level Seafoam Green 1968 Mustang hardtop with wire wheels and pin stripe, rear right view.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
View of a 1968, Ford, Mustang, C-code, 289 cubic inch, V8 engine.
(from page 61 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the wire wheels.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
Royal Maroon 1968 Mustang fastback with aftermarket wheels at the 2010 Mustang Roundup in Tampa, Florida.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
View of the 1968, Ford, Mustang, C-code, 289 cubic inch, 2-barrel, V8 engine.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
Passionate Pink 1968 Mustang hardtop which was part of the Color of the Month promotion when new. It was the February color - for Valentines Day. This one has a white interior and a white vinyl top.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
Passionate Pink 1968 Color of the Month Mustang hardtop, left side view.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
This car is bright! The wide white wall tires go well with the white top.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
This is the 200ci 115hp in-line 6-cylinder engine. The engine is small. You can see the ground on both sides.
(from page 64 of the 1968 Collection)
The interior is white. It has an aftermarket console. I bet that steering wheel is difficult to keep clean.
(from page 66 of the 1968 Collection)
Sunlit Gold 1968 Mustang fastback at the 2010 Mustang Roundup car show in Tampa, Florida.
(from page 66 of the 1968 Collection)
Front grille view of a Sunlit Gold 1968 Mustang fastback.
(from page 66 of the 1968 Collection)
Dash of a 1968 Mustang fastback with deluxe wood steering wheel and automatic transmission.
(from page 66 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the sport wheel covers and 289ci fender emblem.
(from page 66 of the 1968 Collection)
Ever hear about the Mississippi, Louisiana 1968 Dixie Special limited edition Mustang? Neither did we until we discovered this series of newspaper advertisements from several Mississippi and Louisiana dealerships between February 27th and March 29th of 1968. This ad was placed by Swartzfager Ford in the March 15th, 1968 edition of the Laurel Leader-Call in Laurel Mississippi. From this ad we see that the Dixie Special was a limited number of specially built Mustang, Fairlane hardtop, and Ford XL fastbacks for the Dixie area. From the other advertisements in this set we see that the Dixie Special included a special paint job, a Dixie Special license plate, and an emblem on every unit. It doesn't appear that just one color was used since this advertisement says Special Colors. From the last ad we know that at least one was a light yellow and most of the ads state a Mustang hardtop. We also think the Dixie Special emblem is the 11 star badge with the Dixie Special lettering shown at the bottom of each ad. Probably 11 stars for each of the states in the original Confederate Union. Now the hunt is on to find one of these Mustangs! The DSO, date, and special color matches. This ad shows some new 68 Ford cars on a car carrier. The two Mustangs on top look like GTs. They have the fog lights in the grille and C-stripes on their sides. It is interesting that they have the economy dog-dish style hub caps. Many of the 60s cars were ordered this way.