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1968 Ford Mustang |
In 1968 the GT/CS California Special was built and got a new dashboard.
Federally mandated side marker lights and a revised grille distinguished the 1968 Mustang from the 1967 on the outside, while a whole bunch of new engines set it apart mechanically. A low-performance 195-horsepower 289 V8 was still an option, but the other 289s were left in the past in favor of two new 302-cubic-inch (4.9-liter) versions of the small block V8. The two-barrel 302 made 220 horsepower, while the four-barrel-equipped version put out 230 horsepower. |
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More glamorous than the revised small V8s were new 427- and 428-cubic-inch (both convert to about 7.0 liters) versions of the big-block V8. The more radical 427, which had a slightly higher-compression ratio and wilder cam, was rated at 390 horsepower, while the more civilized 428 knocked out 335 horsepower. Both the 427 and 428 were very rare. Those big engines hinted at what the Mustang would become in the future.
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| PRODUCTION NUMBERS
Hardtop (Standard) - 233,472
Hardtop (Deluxe) - 9,009
Hardtop (bench seats) - 6,113
Hardtop (Deluxe bench seats) - 853
Convertible (standard) - 22,037
Convertible (deluxe) - 3,339
Fastback (Standard) - 33,585
Fastback (deluxe) - 7,661
Fastback (bench seats) - 1,079
Fastback (Deluxe bench seats) - 256
| VIN NUMBERS - 8F01C100001
8 - Last digit of model year
F - Assembly Plant (F=Dearborn, R=San Jose, T=Metuchen)
01 - Plate code (01=Hardtop, 03=convertible, 02=fastback)
J - Engine Code
100001 - Consecutive unit number
| BASE PRICES
Hardtop - $2,578.60
Convertible - $2,814.22
2+2 Fastback - $2,689.26
| ENGINES/ENGINE CODES
T - 200 ci 1V 6-cyl. with 120hp
C - 289 ci 2V V-8 with 195hp
F - 302 ci 2V V-8 with 210hp
J - 302 ci 4V V-8 with 230hp
S - 390 ci 4V V-8 with 325hp
W - 427 ci 4V V-8 with 390hp
R - 428 ci 4V V-8 with 335hp (Available after April. 1, 1968) |
FACTORY OPTIONS
- Power front disc brakes (only with 325hp V-8 GT model)
- Power steering
- Power convertible
- GT Equipment Group
- Tachometer (only on V-8's)
- Limited slip differential
- Tinted glass
- AM/FM Radio
- push-button AM radio
- Full-width front seats
- Air Conditioning
| INTERIOR COLORS/INTERIOR TRIM CODE
Parchment vinyl - 2U
Nugget Gold vinyl - 2Y
Aqua vinyl - 2K
Bench Comfortweave blue - 8D
Bench Comfortweave black - 8B
Bench Comfortweave dark red - 8D
Bench Comfortweave parchment - 8U
Comfortweave black - 7A
Comfortweave red - 7B
Comfortweave dark red - 7D
Comfortweave parchment - 8U |
EXTERIOR COLORS/COLOR CODE
Raven Black - A
Royal Maroon - B
Acapulco Blue - D
Gulfstream Aqua - F
Lime Gold - I
Wimbledon White - M
Diamond Blue - N
Seafoam Green - R
Candyapple Red - T
Tahoe Turquoise - U
Meadowlark Yellow - W
Presidential Blue - X
Sunlit Gold - Y
Pebble Beige - 6 |
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1968 Ford Mustang
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