(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 59 of the 1968 Collection)
This Raven Black 1968 California Special hardtop was at the 2010 Mustang Roundup car show in Bellevue, Washington. It has the standard 12 slot argent styled wheels, white side stripe, side scoops with GT/CS graphics, California Special rear fender graphic, rear wing, and 289ci V8 engine. The C-code 289ci V8 was the most common engine for the 1968 GT/CS but others ordered included the T (200ci), J (302ci), X (290ci), S (390ci), and the R (428ci) code engines. Side stripes came in white, black, red, or metallic blue depending on the main exterior color. Most of the grilles included Lucas fog lamps but some did receive lamps manufactured by Marchal. 2.79:1 was the most common rear axle ratio but others included the 2.75:1, 3.00:1, 3.20:1, 3.23:1, and the 3.50:1. The GT California Special was a California special promotion but only about 8 percent of the cars was ordered with the GT option which included dual exhaust with quad exhaust tips, argent slotted steel wheels with GT center caps, and heavy duty front and rear spring. All other standard 1968 GT options were not used.
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(from page 59 of the 1968 Collection)
Front right view of a Raven Black 1968 Mustang GT/CS with its hood open showing of a 289ci V8 engine.
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(from page 59 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear right view of a 1968 GT California Special Mustang hardtop with white stripes.
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(from page 9 of the 2006 Collection)
Black 2006 Mustang SCS coupe with a gray interior. The SCS (Southern California Special) edition is a 2006 V6 Mustang with the Pony package, Lemans stripes, a spoiler, special badging, 17-inch aluminum wheels, and a chrome exhaust tip. Last year (2005) this was the SDS (San Diego Special) - but with different wheels, no Pony Package, and it had SDS emblems on the front fenders.
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(from page 10 of the 2006 Collection)
Black 2006 Mustang SCS coupe, front end view.
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(from page 10 of the 2006 Collection)
The chrome exhaust tip is part of the SCS package.
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(from page 7 of the 2009 Collection)
Black 2009 Mustang GT/CS coupe with white side stripes and a black and camel colored interior. The California Special comes standard with the CS tape stripes on the doors, special Mustang floor mats, and 18-inch wheels and tires with the Pony center cap. This one also has the GT appearance package which includes the hood scoop, chrome exhaust tips, and a Pony emblem on the engine cover.
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(from page 7 of the 2009 Collection)
Black 2009 Mustang GT/CS coupe, right rear view. The chrome exhaust tips are part of the GT Appearance Package. This GT/CS has the spoiler delete option. In other words, there is no trunklid spoiler installed.
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(from page 7 of the 2009 Collection)
Black 2009 Mustang GT/CS coupe, front end view.
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(from page 7 of the 2009 Collection)
Black 2009 Mustang GT/CS coupe, left side view.
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(from page 7 of the 2009 Collection)
Black 2009 Mustang GT/CS coupe, rear end view. The little blob on the trunk lid is the Satellite Radio antenna.
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(from page 10 of the 2011 Collection)
This is a black 2011 Mustang GT California Special with billet style grille, 19 inch painted wheels, side scoops, gray GTCS side stripes, and unique decklid spoiler.
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(from page 10 of the 2011 Collection)
Front right view of a Black 2011 Mustang GT California Special.
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(from page 10 of the 2011 Collection)
In this side view you can see how the gray GTCS side stripe fades from front to back.
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(from page 10 of the 2011 Collection)
The spoiler is a quite a bit larger than the standard 2011 GT spoiler.
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(from page 10 of the 2011 Collection)
Left rear view of a Mustang GT/CS in black exterior paint with gray stripes. The decklid faux gas cap badge has special lettering.
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