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| Carroll Shelby designed the fastback Mustang to compete in the marketplace with Corvette buyers. |
Fastback fever
Walk around this parked pony car just one time and the urge to own a 2+2 Mustang is overwhelming. This car has a menacing stance, like it's ready to pounce. I’ve never owned a Mustang and now I know that I should, and will own an early fastback. I don’t even mind the subtle signs of rust from years of weathering storms unsheltered.
The fastback's light blue interior is in great shape and holds a surprise bigger than that set original 1968 hubcaps in the back seat. Janice wheeled her Mustang 2+2 from a bench seat!
Bench seat fastback
Bench seats are an oddity on early Fastback Mustangs. Ford built just 1,335 Mustangs Fastback with the front bench seat option for 1968. A small number (less than 0.5%) when you consider 317,404 Mustangs were manufactured by Ford that year. Janice's Fastback is a 63C code bodystyle. 1-of-1,079. Here is a breakdown for the numbers nuts:
1-of-1,335 Mustang Fastback 2+2s equipped with bench seat in 1968
- 63C 2dr Fastback, bench seats: 1,079
- 63D 2dr Fastback Deluxe, bench seats: 256
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| 1967-1968 Mustang 2+2s gained legendary status due to the high speed heroics that unfolded onscreen in the 1968 movie "Bullitt." |
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| Trim tag on the door jam of this 1968 Mustang. |
Trim tag breakdown
Warranty Number: 8F02C195185
Vehicle Data-
Body: 63C 2+2 Fastback, Standard Bench
Color: X Presidential Blue Metallic
Trim: 8B Lt. Blue Crinkle Vinyl and Dk. Blue Knitted Vinyl, Bench Seat, Standard Interior
Date: 16E May 16, 1968
D.S.O: 21 Atlanta
Axle: 2 2.79:1, Conventional
Trans: W C4 Automatic
Year: 8 1968
Plant: F Dearborn, MI
Body Series: 02 2+2 Fastback
Engine: C 289 2v V8
Unit: 195185
Source: mustangdecoder.com
1968 was the first year for the script 'Mustang' emblem on the fender. This one is equipped with a 289-V8.
1968 Ford Mustang production
Body Code Body Style # Built
01 65A Hardtop 233,472
01 65B Hardtop, Deluxe 9,009
01 65C Hardtop, Bench Seat 6,113
01 65D Hardtop, Deluxe, Bench Seat 853
02 63A Fastback 33,585
02 63B Fastback, Deluxe 7,661
02 63C Fastback, Bench Seat 1,079
02 63D Fastback, Deluxe Bench 256
03 76A Convertible 19,224
03 76B Convertible, Deluxe 3,573
03 76C Convertible, Bench Seat 2,579
Other Mustang links
How to "Bullitt" your Mustang is a good reference site for building a replica of the Fastback Steve McQueen thrashed in "Bullitt." You will learn that McQueen ditched the stock steering wheel for a 1967 Shelby Mustang wood wheel wrapped in black leather.
How to "Bullitt" your Mustang is a good reference site for building a replica of the Fastback Steve McQueen thrashed in "Bullitt." You will learn that McQueen ditched the stock steering wheel for a 1967 Shelby Mustang wood wheel wrapped in black leather.
– Jody Potter, junkyardlife.com
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| The sweeping lines of the 1967-1968 Mustang 2+2 fastbacks gained fame in the movie "Bullitt." |
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| Ford made few changes to the 1968 model Mustangs. The 'FORD' letters were eliminated from the edge of the hood. |
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| The original 1968 Alabama license plate adorns the front of Janice's fastback Mustang. |
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6 comments:
The Mustang looks better in your pictures than it does in real life. Makes me want to put it back on the road. JT
Yeah, "it will never be for sale". So sad. At one time this car could have been saved. Unfortunately, the owner would rather see it rust away thinking that one day she'll have it restored. I bet if you started poking it with a screwdriver you could sweep 50% of the car into a paper bag. Nothing more than an interesting conversation piece.
How can people do that to a Mustang?? Must have no heart... Please someone steal.. i mean save that car! (we all know it's the right thing to do)
This is my mom's car. My dad and I restored it in 1986. It was beautiful. Have a lot of great memories from that project. Motor slung a rod and money was tight, so it got parked. I would like to see it restored to its glorious potential someday. Please don't knock the fact that they keep it with hopes of restoration. It is very sentimental to them and me.
Keep the 'Stang in the family - no amount of money can replace what the car means to your family.
Junkyard Life readers always cringe when they see a dream car left to ruin. Moving the car into a sturdy, dry shelter will be like putting money in the bank.
Good luck with the 2+2!
~ Jody Potter
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Yeah? How about a $10 tarp from walmart to keep the sun damage and rust damage to a minimum?? Too much to swing for you? Then sell it to someone who can do the car justice and hang on to your memories....sheesh!!
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