(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Left front view of a Gulfstream Aqua 1968 Mustang GT hardtop with a 302ci V8 under the hood.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of a Gulfstream Aqua Mustang GT hardtop parked next to a Acapulco Blue 1968 Mustang GTCS hardtop at the 2010 Mustang car show in Port Angeles, Washington. You can see the rain clouds off in the distance over the Olympic Mountain range which hit us in a few hours with a light sprinkle. A little over 100 Mustangs showed up, would have been 2x that many if it were sunny. You can see the 1972 to 2003 category up on the top of the parking ramp.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
View of a 1968, Ford, Mustang, J-code, 302ci, 4V, V8 engine. Nice!
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Another view of that 302ci V8 engine.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
View of the GT fender emblem and wheels. I was careful not to once again get a reflection of myself in the paint, but I did get the great Springtime Yellow 1967 Mustang next to it.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Nice photo of a 1968 Mustang GT gas cap. Of course its a nice photo, I took it...
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Newspaper advertisement we found for the 1968 Golden Mustang Limited Edition which was available at least in the Illinois/Iowa area. It says, The Golden Mustang comes to Ford Country. America's unmistakable, favorite sports car. Specially painted Golden Mustangs for this area only. Special emblem. Special price. First come, first served. Some of the features shown are hood vent louvers, hood-mounted turn-indicators, floor-mounted stick, bucket seats, special gold paint, wheel covers, full carpet, whitewalls, and special emblem. The emblem is shown (probably in gold and black) with a star and the Golden Mustang Limited Edition lettering. We just got confirmation that these cars exist and have a blank paint code indicating a non-standard production special gold paint and that they were order in the Davenport Iowa area. We found this advertisement in the February 15th edition of the Monticello, Iowa, Express newspaper placed by Freese Motors. We also found the exact ad in the February 19th, 1968 edition of the Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; another by "Service Motor Sales" on 881 Wells Street, Burlington, Iowa; another at Winebrenner-Dreusicke Ford, 1 East College, Iowa City; one from Harold Triem Ford in Postville, Iowa; and one from Grant Williams Ford Sales 'FORDTOWN' on First ave east at 40th street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a newspaper advertisement we found showing a limited edition special called The Golden Mustang which was available at least in the Illinois/Iowa area. It says the Golden Mustang comes with special gold exterior, distinctive emblem, wheel covers, whitewalls, hood-mounted turn indicators, hood vent louvers - in addition to all standard equipment. Specially priced while they last. Because of the special gold paint, we'd expect the door data tag to have a 4 digit code following the DSO code (maybe 43 for Rockford or 45 for Davenport). This advertisement is from Myers Ford in the February 23rd, 1968 edition of the Freeport Journal, Freeport, Illinois. We found identical advertisements by Williams Ford of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Fraher Ford of Pontiac, Illinois. If it were not for the "distinctive emblem", we would believe this to be an advertisement for the January Gold Color of the Month Mustang national special. As far as we know the Color of the Month specially painted Mustangs were not limited models and did not have special emblems.
(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Another newspaper advertisement for a special gold painted Mustang hardtop. This ad is from M&M Ford in the February 7th, 1968, edition of the Muscatine Journal of Muscatine, Iowa. This might be one of the January, Gold, Color of the Month promotional Mustangs, we are checking.
(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 61 of the 1968 Collection)
This Acapulco Blue 1968 Mustang GT California Special hardtop was at the 2010 Mustang Roundup car show in Bellevue, Washington. Over 1000 Mustangs showed up for the event. This car was parked in the section which included the classic 1968 and 2007+ versions.
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