Driving a Restored 1966 Ford Mustang GT 289 

fun drinking game - take a shot every time he says "the falcon" :)

"With the falcon" "Compared to the falcon" "You know, the falcon ____" F A L C O N

Early Mustangs are like first girlfriends. Neither one of you knew exactly what was going to happen but it was a lot of fun finding out.

wing windows need to come back

Almost no plastic on the interior. Stunning

I just want to say that I really like the way you paint a picture with your reviews. As someone who has a very hard time focusing, the way you present it is imaginative and entertaining, and has honestly gotten me more into cars! Keep up the good work

Got to be the most beautiful car ever made. This is my halo car right here.

The original Mustang was based on the Falcon Chassis, it was ok to relate to it

Mr. Regular: "falcon falcon falcon falcon" Guy: "yeah. Okay. Okay. Swap? Okay"

The steering wheel has 3 ft of play

Now drive my shitty car, bring a battery

Wow, so many Mustang memories. I spend a lot of time behind that dash, although I never got to drive it because I was 6 years old. Mom had a 1965 plain jane 6 cylinder and I remember sitting in the gas lines during the oil crisis of 1972. My grandfather, who was a WWII fighter pilot bought my grandmother a 67 fastback GT390, which she drove like a grandma, angering the local youth because they mutually agreed it was such a waste (although my grandfather would take it out on the Mass Turnpike late at night and drive it like a bat out of hell, or so the story goes). She didn't have it very long and a week after he sold the car one of those youths wrapped it around a tree :( My dad (parents were divorced) had a 1972 Mach I, which I remember he drove up the Mt. Washington auto road only to have the thing overheat like crazy. I think he had that for a couple of years but alas it made a poor daily driver and he traded it in on (of all things) a Toyota Corona. So many Mustang memories.

The previous owner of my Mustang had added a large size tach right next to the AC. My Mustang was the 289 and it surprised me that even at highway speeds, if I floored it, it would spin the back wheels.

he compares everything to his falcon 😑

Not just alignment. Probably needs new bushings. Without 'em, you will never know how it really was to drive

I enjoyed this more than the regular review. Just to hear the car.

My dream car right here...and I drive a friggin' Nissan Leaf (same color though!). I love electric cars, but there's just something about old Mustangs that captivates me. Then again, some say you should never meet your heroes...

This brings back memories of my '66 Mustang, same interior, Arcadia Blue exterior. It was my first car, bought in 1969 from the Ford dealer on Harbor Blvd in Costa Mesa, CA. I got it up to 100mph just before sunrise on the 405 freeway, back when the freeways weren't always jammed.

Pull the steering wheel and rotate it to the next notch on the spline and it should be centered easy fix.

Beautiful car, own a 68' 289 myself (and it's my first car)

The temperature will stay between E and M! EM! EM! But what's this? Fink!

Miss my ‘65 Fastback I sold 3 years ago still. Was a great corner carving car, which was the most unexpected thing about it.

Regular guy voice...thank god.

Mr Regular didn't knock his shoes before getting in! *gasp

i love how you find so much stuff similar to your VF and mentions it all the time, are you a father? cuz im not and i mention my mk1 Escort a lot when driving my friend's cars just like you do, AND I LOVE IT :) Great video bud! Keep up the great work you've always done, thanks for the video.

I’ve done 140 is a 66 Mustang with a 289 in it. So I can vouch that speedometer isn’t misrepresenting itself,lol!!

Would love to see a Datsun 240z/260z/280z on RCR!

Brought back memories, my dad and I shared a 66 mustang, blue with auto and 6 cylinder, came out of Army and bought a Shelby GT 350.

I've always wanted one of these... Going to look at one soon, it's the most expensive car I've ever considered buying but hell, it's a Mustang!

I've owned and dailyed a 66 and a 68 both bone stock. The only time I ever had to drop it in neutral at a stop was when one of the rear drums started going out. The way that thing was struggling might be time for a tune up too. They're not fast cars by any means but you should no problem maintaining speed if tuned properly.

I have a 65 convertible, same color, but mine has been just sitting for years since I don't have any money to put into it right now

This is the exact car I am looking to buy and own until I die. Such a beautiful combination of colours.

Please do a review on a Deuce and a Half. The commentary you could think of would be comedic RU-vid gold.

I have the same one just a year younger, (1966) a convertible, and a little brighter blue. I love driving it to school.

love it ,would love to ride across the US in it !!!

There we go, normal voice and I own a '66 Mustang!!! Mine isn't an automatic though

I have a 65 mustang and the steering wheel does the same thing from the alignment being off... just in the opposite direction

My '68 indicates 5 under. Like the raw footage.

I have a 66 too, same color, except faded and needs work. It's a straight six with a cruise-o-matic. My steering wheel was the same way.

You have a Falcon. I get it. Anyway very nice Mustang. Good driving too.

That is a beautiful car

What a beauty!

It needs a "Rally-Pac", then you would have a tach, and a clock ;-).

I live in the same state as him. lol so proud

I had a black and silver Mustang with the exact AC and 4 speed.

Great, now I have to find time to work on my 66 mustang.

1966 Ford Is a beast

sound is awesome

Awesome!

needs an alignment for sure. you don't see many GTs with an auto and air. Mine was a 4 spd and a rally pack instrument cluster. also had Pony interior.

They have the exact same barrel and starter placement on my 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe

The Hardtop is my favorite early Mustang of the 3 available body styles

I was hoping Nick would do the POV as well.

that looks fun to drive

Enjoy jus driving that one

Let the guy talk

This will always be grandma's car to me because grandma had one. I can practically smell the pack a day cigarette habit through the monitor.

I had the original power steering hated it. Fixing the lean. Shelby drop upper arms. kick upper control arm shaft back 1/8th inch rearward, 1974 Maverick disc and spindles gives you 3 degees of caster, 1968 Mustang big block springs with 1/3rd coil cut out, Koni shocks, Monte Carl brace, export brace, one inch front sway bar, 11/16th rear Stam bar sway bar all with polyurethane bushings and sway bars with hime joints, extra 1/2 leaf on the leaf springs. 2007 Chevy Equinox electric power steering, adjustable with a reostat. 298 Reed Cam, Tremec 5spd, 3:55 reas. Falcon, it can no longer be mentioned.

Pretty interior.

I plan on restoring the 1966 Mustang my family owns in a few years. Black exterior and red interior.

Sweet, I got a 1965 with parts from a 1966, and a 1998 Ford mustang GT

BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN

The first 6 seconds looked like something out of a game

I had a 66 that I bought I think it was in 1971 but it was a "like new" car that came into the dealership my Dad worked in. I was still in my teens and drove the car from NJ to Milwaukee wi, where I parked in front of a multi family home where my friends lived, went up the stairs and within 5 minutes heard somebody yelling, "whose mustang with the new jersey license plates better hurry they'll steal everything" . I ran downstairs, got to the car and saw they smashed the window and stole my stuff from inside the car. I sold it in Milwaukee and thought I found one just like it at mecum a few months ago which I would have bought but the bidding just went crazy. Hopefully will get the next one.

wow that steering slop!

Maybe the alignment did it. We got the front end redone on the f100 last month and now IT'S cockeyed. I gotta remove the wheel and realign it.

time for an alignment.

how can u compare the handling of this to the Falcon ? Falcon is modern underneath

Lool at the ammount of steering input you need to put :D

Holy shit im early. BROWN

Tilly Masterson called; she wants her car back. Also, why is he tilting the gear forwards and backwards? Is it some sort of neutral?

Is it just me, or does it sound like Topher Grace is driving the car...? :o)

Youre steeringwheel is not straight but the rest looks real great!

My dad has this car but sadly its broken down but were fixing it which is good

Does it pull to the right like the FALCON?

where's the remote part on the key fob? why is that steering wheel so thin? = it's been too long since I drove a classic

I forgot how sloppy the steering was on these; be careful!!!

Did you compare the IS 350 to your falcon?

everyone gets a wave

Is is just me or the vents in the middle look like what Mercedes S and E Klasse has now?

Those vent windows...

is it normal for the steering to have that much play ?

8th gen si for review?

RegularCars !!!! I have reason to believe you are on a "try not to laugh challenge" just posted on Markiplier's channel??

Why is your partner not driving the car? He's the one who did the review

i thought automatic transmission was a newer thing. never knew 60s cars came with auto

The FOV is too damn high!

On my car if you took off the cover from the horn, underneath was the cover for the Ford Falcon.

Nice

MERSEDES G WAGON in the mirror 7:04 lol.

RegularCars Yo, how do his windows roll up so easy? lol Mine take quite a bit of effort to roll up and down. Perhaps the windows need realigned?

You can do that with a string by the way

NOT THE ROMAN

The owner is my kinda guy haha

Omg did you center the wheel on this ole girl!?

Cool

So,.....if you could get him to straighten out that steering wheel,....that would be great. Thanks!

Come back to the UK I've got a piece of shit Honda CR-V for you

RABBLE RABBLE THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF CAN'T WATCH CAN'T N U T T U T T

It's strange to see this struggling for highway cause My trans am is faster than a lot of newer cars and it has no issues pinning the speedo