1966 proved to be one of the most successful years for the Ford Mustang, accounting for over 20% of the first generation Mustang production. 607,568 Ford Mustangs rolled off Ford assembly lines for the 1966 model year to satisfy strong demand for the original Ponycar. Of these, only 27,809 were fastback editions. This body style has become the most sought after collectible in today's marketplace. It was on the fastback platform that Shelby created the legendary GT-350 Mustangs. Their street performance, competition & market success bolstered the Mustangs stature in period and this model preference has only increased as the collector mustang Market has blossomed.
Born on September 20th, 1965, this Mustang has undergone an extensive restoration bringing it back to a new found glory with a little extra muscle versus how it left the Dearborn assembly plant. Retaining its original exterior color of Silver Frost and two-tone black and ivory appointments on the interior, the restoration stuck to exactly the way this stunning and wildly popular fastback rolled off the Dearborn assembly line with the exception of some add ons that will be covered below. Buckle up, grab your lasso and don your spurs, we're going to tame this wild pony!
Exterior This car has it all with the fastback styling, vented B pillar, new for 1966 stainless steel rocker molding, hockey stick door and rear quarter coves, and 17-inch Shelby style wheels on all 4 corners. All this steel is draped in Silver Frost, and it is looking very good save for a few inclusions, some sanding scratches and areas of wavy body filler. All chrome on the bumpers is good, and covering the engine bay is a split scooped fiberglass hood. A look from the rear reveals the iconic triple vertical cluster of taillights, GT badged fuel filler cap, an added ducktail style spoiler extending onto the rear fenders, and a large curved rear greenhouse glass. The front of the car features the horizontally barred billet style grille fronting sandwiched between single round headlights.
Interior A few liberties were taken on the interior during the restoration and we note a change from the warranty tag's 22 code interior indicating standard blue vinyl. Very clean looking buckets upfront, and a 2 plus 2 rear bench with smooth black bolsters and nice ivory horizontal tuck and roll inserts. This is the Pony interior, so we see the stitched galloping horses on the seat uppers. As an added bonus the rear seat folds flat for a little more cargo space. Riding the hump is a long armed chrome Hurst shifter with the obligatory T-handle and it has great 60's styling. The new for '66 dash, within a black camera case, holds updated black faced and white numbered gauges with a center mounted circular speedo, round side gauges, and is flanked by a 3 spoke black plastic steering wheel. In the center is a digital AM/FM radio and heater slides, and on the passenger's side is a black texture finished glovebox. Black carpet floods the floors and is very clean as well as the ivory vinyl headliner. A shout to the original looking nicely finished correct plaid covered trunk and original looking spare.
Drivetrain Under the scooped hood lies a circa 1978 302ci V8 topped with a 4-barrel carburetor perched atop an Edelbrock aluminum intake and has a Toploader 4-speed manual attached to the back go of it. All dressed up in correct Ford blue along with some polished Ford racing valve covers and a chrome lidded air cleaner assembly. Things are looking good here but could use a quick detailing to bring things up to show level. Rounding out the drivetrain is a Ford 8" conventional rear axle weighing in with a 2.80 ratio.
Undercarriage All extremely clean and virtually no road dirt and only slight surface rust on untreated components. Black undercoating is covering the floors which have had some replacement patches installed during the restoration. We can see independent coil spring front suspension working with a leaf spring rear arrangement and power disc brakes all around. A like new dual exhaust system fed by headers snakes its way rearward to glasspack mufflers before ending in turn down tips in front of the rear axle.
Drive-Ability Like I was a kid all over again as my parents had a 1964-1/2 hardtop version, and I used to stand on the hump as we jetted down the road. Sitting in it brought back memories, and it performed great, handled the test track swimmingly with all functions operating as they should, and had some sweet acceleration! It earns its name but it's also fast forward. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. Here's a classic car you can drive!
Here we have a restored and highly sought after fastback version of the Ford Mustang. Stepped up a bit from the way it rolled off the assembly line and a great combination to boot. If you are in the market for a moderately priced classic, that starts right up, and runs smoothly, this is the car that should grace your garage. Leave the kids at home in front of the TV and enjoy the sound of kid silence, carve some corners and you have nothing but great conversation, and a smile on your face.
6F09C116129
6-1966 F-Dearborn, MI Assy Plant 09-Mustang Fastback C-289ci 2bbl 200hp V8 116129-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 63A-Mustang Fastback, Standard Bucket Seats COLOR F-Silver Frost TRIM 22-Blue Standard Vinyl Buckets DATE 20J-September 20th DSO 41-Chicago AXLE 6-Ford 8" 2.80 Conventional TRANS 6-C4 Automatic
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