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1964 1/2 to
1973 Ford Mustang
The Post war Ford Mustang is easily one of the most beloved cars of the 20th
Century. The brain child of Lee Iacocca it stands as one of most recognized
symbols of 65,
66, 67,
68, 69,
70, 71,
72, 73 and current time. Iacocca had a vision for a
Mustang that could be all things to all people. From very a sporty Boss 429 to a
1965 Mustang 6 cylinder family cruiser the Ford Mustang was an immediate sensation in
1965.
Throughout the years the Ford Mustang and Shelby came with hundreds of
different options such as:
Engines:
Of course many other parts
options came with the different engines, different heads, intake manifolds,
transmissions, ram air, superchargers just to name a very few.
Interior color options are
almost to many to mention but I think it is important to at least give you
some names for reference:
Interior Colors:
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Red
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White
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Blue
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Ivy Gold
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Palomino
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Aqua
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Parchment
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Saddle
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Dark Red
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Nugget Gold
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Ivy
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Ginger
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Medium Green
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Avocado
That's not meant to be a
complete list, the number of actual trim codes is staggering (several
hundred). If you ever need help sorting yours out please feel free to email
me and I will be glad to help you if I can. Many other changes and interior
options were available throughout the years. Changes always seemed to
include Instrument Bezels, Steering Wheels, Carpet Kits,
Headliner Colors, door panels, consoles and of course upholstery colors.
Wheels were also an important
part of the changes that were made from year to year on the Mustang. Again,
there are many to mention but this is a pretty important part of the
exterior changes made to the Mustang so I'll give you most of them.
While we are on Interior let
talk just a minute about radios. From 1966 to 1973 the choices for radios
were limited at best. The choices were:
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AM
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AM / FM
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AM / FM / 8 TRACK
The most rare of these is the
AM / FM. I would have personally thought that it would have been the AM / FM
/ 8 TRACK. However, except for the complete purist, most people are
replacing the old radios with something better. As long as you DON'T CUT THE
DASH! Here is a page that gives some options for
MUSTANG RADIOS.
Many of the Mustangs being
restored now also are in need of dash replacement. There are many options
but here is a page of some of the dash products we sell:
MUSTANG DASH
Wheels:
There are many Variations of
the years and availability of the rims. So, without a build sheet never
depend on which wheels came with your Mustang. From year to year you could almost
depend that the grill would change too. The ever present pony would be
surrounded by and ever changing corral or sometimes no corral at all.
There were many
packages sold too but here is some to keep in mind:
Packages:
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GT Package
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California Special
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Colorado Special
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Twister Special
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Boss Package
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Indy Pace Setter
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Indy Pace Car
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Mach 1
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Grande
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Sprint
The packages each had many
variations too. Colors, fabrics and much more.
Lee Iaccocca went into the
project with very specific ideas for the coming Mustang. However, even as
general manager of Ford he had to prove his plans to build the Mustang. Ford
would need to spent tens of millions of dollars to produce the Mustang and it
was not an easy sell. After exhaustive market research and more than a
year of styling changes, the Mustang was finally ready to be built. The new
design was to fit in Iacocca's specifications:
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Price less than $2,500.00
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Less than 180" long
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Four Passenger
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Bucket Seats in the front
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Floor shift
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6 cylinder standard, V-8
Available
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Sporty look
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A long, long option list from
the factory and dealer
As the design took place it is
interesting to know that out of the clay models that were designed as
prototypes the one that was chosen was named "Cougar" designed by David Ash
Executive Designer. Then the name was changed to the "Torino" before finally
settling on the Mustang. On April 17, 1964 the Mustang officially
became available for sale. It was big news at the time and showrooms were
crowded with people waiting to see the Mustang. |