I didn't know that era of mustangs even came with a manual. I just knew that they were marketed towards women and so that's why auto was the main transmission type
Been working on my own 68 mustang project car, they really are a peach to drive when you get them set up right. I love my car, and i see why america loved them 50+ years ago, too.
Hey Zack, glad you liked your time with this Mustang. I have a 68 I bought from the original owners in 1977 when I was in my senior year of high school. Originally purchased in December of 1967, 289 coupe, light blue, white vynil top, 2 tone blue interior, the optional turn signal indicators in the hood, automatic, power steering, Factory AC. Lifelong Southern California car its almost as perfect as this beauty here. Was my daily for 3 years when I bought my 1st new car a Toyota Celica. Salesman at the dealership said, so your trading in the Mustang yes? I said, oh no, I'm never selling my Mustang! 47 years later shes still on the road.
Owned a 65 coupe 289 4 speed in my early years and now in the process of finishing up a 69 fastback my father left me. We had done a few cars together in my youth and that was to be his retirement project. We had a nice 67 fastback in the 90s that was a running restoration but it was sadly totaled out parked on the street by a drunk driver. I love the 69 but the 67 was my favorite.
Had a 68 with the 289 hi Performance motor. Miss that car 😢 the air conditioning is a rare option.don’t try to roll down the rear quarter windows tho.😅
I like the avocado green and color-matched interior, something you don't see often. I'm partial to the 64.5-66 body but I like the 67-68 as well. This is more of a car for cruising than outright performance but it's still all about having fun.
I always figured the flip down door handles on the ‘68s were for safety. They’re a little less sharp and obtrusive than the previous years, and ‘68s were more heavily focused on safety than ‘67s. Just a weird assumption on my end, but hey who knows.
In 1967 the Mustang was stretched a bit from the 65-66 version to accommodate a big block V8 (390). The 65-66 was constructed on the Falcon chassis while the 67-68 were constructed on a slightly shortened Fairlane chassis. Ford needed to offer a big block option starting in 67 because Chevrolet introduced the Camaro in 1967 and the Camaro offered a big block option from the jump. I actually prefer the 65-66 cars with the small block, but if it's drag racing you're interested in the 67 up cars are the way to go.
I own a 68 Mustang that I've had for 47 years. There isn't alot of plastic inside, but there is some. The instrument cluster bezel is plastic, the front facia on the passenger side is plastic. And the turn signal lever is plastic. The interior of my 58 cadillac is all metal, except for the instrument cluster lenses, they are plastic.
I’m surprised to see the majority of these old cars with automatics. I can’t imagine they were much good back then. I’m surprised people chose them over the manual
Most people who drive classic cars now are older, and just don't wanna deal with a manual anymore. Roads are far more congested and traffic is worse now than it was in the 1950s-70s
Check out the Mustang TV ads on RU-vid from that era. Ford's target market, and the only ones who could afford these new Mustangs were working adults who wanted something "sporty" as a second car. Most of these older buyers wanted the basic coupe with the ease of a automatic, which a vast majority of Mustangs were sold as with, as well a power steering and A/C. But Ford was smart and knew that to maintain the Mustang's sporty image it had to also provide performance options and as well as selling the Shelby Mustang, a barely street-legal racing version. That performance by association combo is still used by Ford with the current Mustang. One last thought. I was in high school driving a 1960 Corvair when my parents bought a new 1966 Mustang Coup with an 289 V8 automatic and power steering for my mother to drive to work. My mother loved that car and kept it over 20-years. She liked to say her peppy little Mustang "had scoot".
The Mustang only created an entire segment of the market and started one of the longest-running nameplates of all time. The Mustang was tremendously popular and remains a good seller today, enough that the seventh generation just came out this year. Mustangs are everywhere.
@@bwofficial1776 Never heard of it. I'll poke around RU-vid to see if there's any other content about Mustangs. I'm sure it's never been covered before.
my first car was a hand me down i had to buy from my brother for the 150 he paid dad. who got it from a friend at work that did not want a " sectaries car" by the time we got done. it was a 302 BOSS that could lift the front end in two gears. it had a switch to change the exhausts and raise the rear end. air bags in the coil springs. True stop light sleeper. had to sell that car to get my first born.
I was always a GM and Mopar guy and of course would take a Camaro or Firebird over a Mustang but this is definitely nice and I like the Mustang up to 1973
