The sporty GT option was offered in consisted of; manual front disc brakes, grille mounted fog lights, with grill bar, GT gas cap, F70x14 tires, GT rocker paint stripes, GT side emblems, special exhaust trumpets protruding through the rear valance, Special handling components, Special 5 gauge instrument cluster.
An additional option was the Rally-Pac. There were two styles made, one for the 5 dial instrument cluster and one for the 4 dial instrument cluster.
These original Rally-Packs are few and far between. Finding an original one today is a rare find indeed. A special handling package was available for the and hp Mustangs. Since it was included with the GT group, all hp engines already had this installed by default. The special handling package consisted of; Increased rate front and rear springs, Heavy duty shock absorbers, 22 to 1 steering ratio and larger diameter front stabilizer bar.
HiPo cars of which there were 7, made received a 9 inch differential with gear ratios of either 3. Hi performance vehicles received All early Mustang six cylinder engines had a 4 lug 4. Optional tires were 7. V8 cars could order an optional 14x All 8 cylinder engines used 5 lug pattern on their rims. Starting in , V8 cars standard rims were the 4. The 15 inch option was dropped and late hi performance cars used 14 inch rims and dual redline sidewall tires. Then in , the interior was mildly redesigned.
The instrument cluster changed from the original Falcon design to a five pod design with the speedometer in the center and flanked with two smaller gauges on each side.
Air conditioning optional consisted of a unit hung below the dash and could be ordered from the factory or installed at the dealer. Almost all bolt on options could be ordered and installed at the dealership. All headliners were white! A fold down rear seat was available in the fastback and a not-so-popular mid-year introduction was the full front bench seat in the hardtops and convertibles ugh.
If you got the bench seat, you could not get the console, the GT package or the interior decor group. And, you ended up with a teeny weeny family car, and ruined a good sporty car. Wish plate was still there might be a six digit DSO code car? Any thoughts? I know you could get about anything you wanted even real Leather. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Share this: Share Facebook. Two race-ready Boss V-8s, the cid small block and cid big block were predictably the hearts of other two hot-to-trot pony cars.
The Boss produced horsepower, and its cube big brother made horses. Both Boss Mustangs were built through Boss production was 1, in and 7, in Boss numbers were in and in Purists who were annoyed at the enlarged Mustang had another thing coming when Dearborn's truly large redesign appeared.
Wheelbase went up an inch, overall length increased 2. Under short-term Ford president Bunkie Knudsen's direction, Ford's pony car was expanded once more to make even more room up front for even more engine. Driving lights located in the grille and dual exhausts were an option for regular 65 Mustangs but they came standard in the GTs. The rally-pac instrument cluster of tach and clock was a popular option in and became standard in all 66GTs.
The Mustang Shelby was debuted in January of All Mustang Shelbys were fastback models and came with no rear seat. The idea was to produce a model specifically geared toward racing. Some of the modifications of these Shelby editions included a Shelby grille, a fiberglass hood with a functional air scoop and racing pins, racing mirrors, louvers, side exhaust and side markings of G.
On the inside you'd find a three spoke steering wheel, a tachometer, oil pressure gauge and racing style seat belts.
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