21 pictures (5 cars) found: year of "1968", sub-model of "Rainbow of Colors", roof type of "fastback", exterior view
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(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Reiny van Uden of the Netherlands just sent us this updated photo of his new Special Order Yellow 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang GT. The GT stripe and wheels were put back to their original style. The 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotion offered new Mustang owners a choice of one of 13 or more colors of the rainbow with wild names. Some of the wild yellow paint names were Dandelion Yellow, Yummy Yellow, and Razzle-Dazzle Yellow. Most of the cars we have seen were baselevel Mustang hardtops, so this is a special car. Color matching the original paint shows this car was restored to its original bright Dandelion Yellow (Ford special paint code WT6018) which was one of the 13 colors. Also view this video of this car and others of Reiny's.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
This photo shows Reiny van Uden's Special Order Yellow 1968 Mustang GT fastback packed up and ready to be sent to him. The original 1968 special order factory code belongs to a group of 133 specially ordered Mustangs built in the San Jose area and shipped to Los Angeles for the Rainbow of Colors sales promotion.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is an earlier photo of Reiny van Uden's 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang GT in possibly a different shade of special order yellow and aftermarket wheels. The car was repainted in 2005. The door data tag reads 63A, 2A, 07B scheduled for assembly on February 7th, 1968, 710782 ordered in the Los Angeles area under special order number 0708, 7 3.25:1 axle ratio, W automatic transmission. It was ordered by McCoy & Mills Ford of Fullerton California.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
This is a special order yellow, 1968, Mustang GT is one of the Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustangs from California. It is owned by Reiny van Uden from Volkel, The Netherlands, and is our Attitude Of The Week for the week of July 15th, 2012. The yellow of the Rainbow of Colors promotion went by many names in advertisements including Dandelion Yellow, Yummy Yellow and Razzle-Dazzel Yellow. Many of the promotional cars were Sprint optioned hardtops. This is more rare since it is a GT fastback. See the previous photos in this set to see how it looked before Reiny changed out the wheels and had the C-stripe put back on.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Cool photo of Reiny van Uden's Special Order Yellow 1968 Mustang GT fastback. It even has a Rainbow of Colors license plate showing all 13 colors of the promotion.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear left view of a Special Order Yellow 1968 Mustang GT fastback from the Rainbow of Colors, West Coast promotion. The rear license plate frame shows the original dealer, McCoy & Mills Ford of Fullerton CA, who ordered this car.
(from page 22 of the 1968 Collection)
Another cool shot of Reiny van Udens 1968 Mustang GT.
(from page 25 of the 1968 Collection)
John Roessel sent us these photos of this amazing car he used to own. It is a Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Edition Mustang fastback. It had it's original S-code 390ci V8 and an automatic transmission. This is our featured
Attitude Of The Week for the week starting September 23, 2012. The Rainbow Of Colors special editions were offered on the west coast for 1968 and 1969.
Here's more information.
(from page 25 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is John with his Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Edition fastback. We got an email from the car's present owner and the car is still in great condition.
(from page 25 of the 1968 Collection)
There were two oranges offered on the ROC (Rainbow Of Colors) cars. The other was Flower Power Red which was a darker more red color.
(from page 25 of the 1968 Collection)
Madagascar Orange 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Edition fastback, right side view. This "Templeton's Service Station" is an awesome looking vintage background for photos.
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
Check it out. This is a Sierra Blue 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Edition fastback. It's owned by Marc from Yorba Linda, California. This is our featured
Attitude Of The Week starting October 11, 2015. The car was purchased new by his Father at a dealership in Santa Ana, California. It has the DSO/Special Order number of 71-0783. Marc tells us,
"My Dad loved cars and took care of them. It had about 138,000 miles on it when he decided to do a minor restore. At one point, my Father had re-painted it, beefed up the engine (lighter manifold, racing cam, bigger carburetor, etc.), and re-did the interior. It was supposed to be parchment, but he
instead chose a white interior with blue carpet. I loved the car since I was about five so my Dad had always promised me the car when I was old enough. I remember every time it broke down, he would vent by saying he was just going to sell it. I used to get so upset, but he would always keep it. Unfortunately, the car was stolen from a parking lot in the early eighties. I was probably the most heartbroken of the entire family. Fortunately, the joyriders only wanted the battery and tires so they left it sitting on blocks. The car was recovered later that night. Needless to say, I was filled with joy in hearing the news and my Father was able to keep his
promise by giving it to me when I was sixteen. The car was not in great
shape at all. I spent most of my spare time working on it and most of my money on parts. In 1999, I was able to restore it back to almost original. It should have comfort weave parchment seats, but I was unable to find the material at the time. I removed the California smog equipment, added electronic timing and left the aftermarket aluminum manifold. I also installed a 3" Magnaflow Cat-Back (since I work for Magnaflow). I do still have all of the original parts. I had always tried to determine the paint color. The person who painted it had told me some story of having to get
the paint codes from Detroit, but never offered any detail as to the color.
Since it was a custom order, I was never able to determine exactly what the color is. Thanks to your website, I was able to decode the color as Sierra Blue. So the car has been in the family with one registered owner for the last 47 years and I will give it to my son in the next five years or so (let's hope he decides to keep it too)."
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out the GT emblem on the fender behind the front wheel. Marc's ROC Mustang is equipped with a 390 V8 engine, C6 automatic transmission, bench
seats, A/C, power brakes, power steering, exterior Decor Group (hood scoops/louvers), GT reflecting C-stripes, GT grille-mounted fog lamps, GT dual chrome exhaust thru rear valance cut-outs, left-hand (driver-side)
remote mirror, AM push button radio, electric clock, fold down rear
seat, and 12-hole wheels with aluminum GT style hub caps.
(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
Sierra Blue 1968 Mustang GT Rainbow Of Colors Special Edition fastback, right side view.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this view of Marc's Rainbow Of Colors (ROC) Mustang.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
The Sierra Blue paint looks great on this fastback.
(from page 44 of the 1968 Collection)
It has the individual M U S T A N G letters on the rear taillight panel.
(from page 53 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this "during restoration" photo of a 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang in the light blue special order paint. The 1968
Rainbow of Colors promotion offered Mustangs in a rainbow of special ordered paint colors and options for the West Coast. We have been calling this color
Beatnik Blue after an advertisement we found on the promotion at a local dealership. Mike has been restoring it. He had it shipped from California with much of its original paint, Ford special order WT8095. We have other examples of this paint on our site, but this one matches the original. The original was non-metallic. WT8... were blue colors; if the second digit was less than 8, it was non-metallic, etc. This beautiful car is our
Attitude Of The Week starting April 23, 2022. See the car's original condition in the next photo.
(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this restored Powerful Purple 1968 Rainbow of Colors fastback Mustang. It is being worked on by
Mainly Muscle Cars of Washington. This car was originally sold in the Bozeman, Montana area so it is one of those rare Idaho/Montana 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustangs. This is also the first good example of this purple paint on a 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang. We think it is Ford special order paint
WT9083.
(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
This special order Ford purple color is amazing. There is a Bozeman dealership badge on the rear as well. The Utah/Idaho/Montana area did advertise purple Rainbow of Color promotional Mustang where the California area advertised the other promotional colors. The Rainbow of Colors promotion offered upgraded Mustangs in what we found as 14 special order colors.
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