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Green vinyl interior of a 1968 Mustang hardtop.
View of the 1968, Ford, Mustang, T-code, 200 cubic inch, 1 barrel, 6-cylinder engine originally rated at 115hp (at 4400rpm).
    
This amazing, special ordered, 1968, Sprint optioned, Mustang hardtop was purchased in 1968 and is still owned by Orville and Ann Werner of Colorado. It is also our Attitude Of The Week for the week starting June 17th, 2012. Orville tell us that he bought the 1968 Mustang off the showroom in Colorado which came with the Sprint package, 302ci V8 engine, and this amazing special paint. Since then Orville has seen other coral 1968 Mustangs in the area. "Samoan Coral" is the name of the paint as Orville recalls, and was part of the Color of the Month promotion in Colorado. The door data tag has a blank color code indicating that it the exterior color was a special order, the order district is 51 for Denver, the special order number is 3000, and the build date is 15D for April 15th. The car has been repainted but it is very close to the original color.
Corporate Yellow 1968 Mustang Gold Nugget Special hardtop with a 289 cubic inch, 4 barrel V8 engine. This was one of the 525 Gold Nugget Special cars ordered in the Seattle and Oregon areas. Most of the cars came in Sunlit Gold (color code Y) which some call Anniversary Gold (and think its a darker gold but we have no idea other than the ad from 1968 which says its Sunlit Gold), although all the standard and special 1968 colors were available. As part of the Gold Nugget Special package came a black vinyl roof, blacked out hood stripes (delete when restored) with louvers, and a golden dash plate with the owners name.
Corporate Yellow 1968 Mustang Gold Nugget Special hardtop showing the metal rocker panels, wheel lip moldings, black vinyl roof, and aftermarket American Racing Torque Thrust D wheels.
A gold plate with the owners name was attached to the passenger side dash to commemorate that this was ordered as a Gold Nugget Special.
Photo of the 1968 C-code Engine with 4 barrel original dealer carburetor option.
Invoice showing the standard features of the Gold Nugget Special. The limited edition special started with a Mustang Hardtop for $2601.78 then added a custom paint. In this case the customer picked Corporate Yellow, but the standard was Sunlit Gold (again, some think it was Anniversary Gold and a bit darker). Next came a 4 speed manual transmission, power steering, AM radio, center console, deluxe seat belts, black vinyl roof, performance tires, wheel covers, louvered hood, and front fascia integrated turn signals. All these options increased the base Mustang hardtop price by $775.51. For this car the dealer added an engine dress up kit, 5 spoke SCCA styled wheels, bright wheel lip moldings, and rocker panel moldings for an additional $121.67.
We received this email of a second special orange/red Mustang with DSO 710777. This one is under restoration along with a possible other special order Mustang. The owner writes, I have recently bought a 1968 Mustang and discovered the original color was a unique orange. After searching the VIN I discovered your site. I have DSO 710777. If you look closely at the picture you can see the original color of Madagascar Orange where the drip rails where removed. Also the trunk have never been touched and is the original Madagascar Orange. I am excited to re-store her one day and preserve Mustang history. Yet another twist of fate! I also owned a 66 Mustang for over 10 years and finally began to sand her layers of paint. Well as I began to remove door panels, and look in places I found a Bubble Gum color pink. Long story short, we believe this Mustang to have been originally painted Playmate pink which was only a special order in 66 and not officially offered. So I am honored to have 2 rare painted Mustang and hope to be able to save up to restore them to their original glory!
Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR (King of the Road) fastback with a 400hp, 428 cubic inch, 4 barrel, Cobra Jet V8 engine.
Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR (King of the Road) fastback, rear right view.
Close-up view of the Shelby GT-500 King of the Road side stripe and graphics, the 1968 Shelby wheel covers, and the Cobra Jet emblem.
White 1968 Mustang hardtop owned by Lacy Austin from Kinston, North Carolina. Lacy tells us, "She was a weekend racer in Winston Salem, NC before the late owner became sick. He let me have the car for next to nothing. His best trophy was 'The Eliminator 2005 Super Street Class'. He said, 'Just have fun with it'. I named her Bad Co. and spent the last two years modding and making it street legal. Too many mods to list. If ever a car had 'ATTITUDE' this would be it."
White 1968 Mustang hardtop, left side view.
White 1968 Mustang hardtop, rear end view.
It has a 302ci engine and an automatic transmission.
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang convertible with some of the GT options. It has the 195hp (at 4600rpm), 289 cubic inch, 2 barrel V8 engine - which was not available on the GT in 1968. Other options include wheel covers, fog lamps, metal rocker panels, gray side C stripes, power steering, power convertible top, and hood mounted signals.
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang convertible, left side view.
Front end view of a Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang convertible.
1968 Candyapple Red Mustang, rear end view with the black top up. It does not have the GT rear valance.
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