1966 Ford Mustang Convertible
Advertisements became popular reminders of the Mustang's youthful spirit, such as one featuring two mature adults sitting in a new Mustang with the words, "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.". It was the car to have it you were seeking the fountain of youth. The 1966 Ford Mustang was the car to have if you were looking to win over your neighbor or hit the road for fun and adventure. It was also a must have for enthusiastic drivers and car enthusiasts who simply liked to drive.
For consignment, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible that our consignor states is a smooth driver. This car has a mere 95,765 miles on the odometer and this count is backed up by the title, was formerly restored with factory creature comforts such as Ford power steering, an added power brake booster, some snappy dress ups, and Cragar wheels. It is all looking just fine with this consignment, a very stellar example of what the allure of owning a Mustang was in 1966.
Exterior
The prancing horse works its way across the front horizontally barred grille and is flanked on either corner upfront, a single headlight is recessed into the finned panels directly next to the grille and the body matching headlight bezel. Just below a simple chromed shiny bumper is attached, and below this is another body matching panel with round signal lights and a license plate holder area. Meanwhile FORD badging races across the hood which goes rearward all the while being flanked by the front quarters with their badging just behind the wheel well. For the well minded gapped doors, the beginnings of the hockey stick cove which ends in an angled contour on the front of the rear quarter, and now you can see why it is called the hockey stock cove! For this consignment, warranty plate correct Springtime Yellow drenches the body and shows with some inclusions, paint pops, bubbling and evidence of body work on the lowers. On top is a nice black canvas convertible roof, and surrounding windows sport nice trimmings. The top has light soiling and a slightly hazed plastic rear window. For the back, the iconic dual trios of outward V shaped tail lights with nice bezels between each V, a centrally located Mustang badged gas cap, and dual angle cut exhaust tips poking from the rear valance. Shiny chrome 14-inch Cragar SS wheels finish off the bottom of this breath of spring air car.
Interior
Looking inside one has to wonder if this is the correct interior combination and according to my crack decoder, this is correct as per the warranty plate and he says it grows on you. I agree and this warm and inviting Emberglow luxury vinyl is in full bloom here, with said material on the door panels, seats, and headliner. All surfaces present well with some possibly being original to the car. Seats have ivory tuck and roll inserts along with the Pony Package upholstery, (Luxury Interior Package), and smooth surrounding bolsters. Upfront an original dash is seen in black and in true Mustang form, rounded gauges with shiny chrome bezels and wood appliqu© backdrop, which are in panels created by the dual curved padded bronze dash top. In the center is an AM/FM/Cassette radio and the temp sliders. Emberglow carpet floods the floors and has the simple T style shift lever in the middle of the hump within the long and racing ribbed aluminum console that raises up to meet the dash. A shout out to the trunk, where we can see some nice plaid vinyl covering the interior of the trunk floor, complete with spare tire and jack setup. All fairly clean and presenting nicely for the overall interior.
Drivetrain
The original 289ci V8 takes root under the hood and is in a nice engine bay which presents with a slight dustiness and patina with supple wires and hoses. This mill shows in a chipped and faded blue and is topped with chrome valve covers and a 2bbl carburetor on top. On back is a correct C4 Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission and power is put to the ground through a Ford 8" 2.80 geared conventional rear axle.
Undercarriage
Fully restored with glossy black paint on the shock towers, unibody rails and flooring repairs that has left this undercarriage rust free and structurally sound underneath. Power steering is noted and power hydraulic drum brakes all around. Independent front coil spring suspension is on and in back the leaf spring setup is bolted to solid steel framing. Underneath door panels at the bottoms some rust drippings but no invasive rust seen here.
Drive-Ability
My mother had one of these in this form but a different color, so I remember driving with her in it. I've never driven one, so I jumped at the chance mostly due to the style and the memories. This car started easily, and with a short warmup to get her going smoothly, it was off to the test track. Here it had nice acceleration, snappy steering, and good braking. All was well with functions too and there is nothing quite like a late summer drive with the top down. 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.
A good example of this popular car, with nice paint, chrome and some extras. It runs like a champ, has good documented miles, and has been restored to be enjoyed and driven. The color combo is good, and the black top is very nicely preserved. Simple but elegant, this car definitely will grow on you.
6T08C118184
6-1966
T-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
08-Mustang Convertible
C-289ci 2bbl V8
118184-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 76B-Mustang Convertible, Luxury Interior
COLOR 8-Springtime Yellow
TRIM 64-Emberglow & Parchment Luxury Vinyl
DATE 30J-September 30th
DSO 23-Philadelphia
AXLE 6-Ford 8" 2.80 Conventional
TRANS 6-C4 Automatic
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