Vehicle Description
1966 Ford Mustang Fastback - Red over Black - 302 V8 - C4 Automatic
Transmission - Stunning Example (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 150
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) If one car
embodies 1960s Americana, it's the 1965�€"66 Mustang. Hagerty,
January 2021 Hagerty summarized the changes incorporated in the
1966 Mustang: Changes in the second year of production were
limited, rightly so as the Mustang passed the one-million-unit
production mark this year. You can spot a 1966 Mustang from its
less cluttered grill texture, chrome hood moulding, redesigned gas
cap, new wheel covers, an upgrade from 13�€� to 14�€� wheels
(six-cylinder models only), standard 5-pod gauge cluster,
redesigned side scoop brightwork and chrome panels over the rocker
panels (deleted on GT). Federal mandates meant that the once
optional reverse lamps are now standard. (The prior) year's
extensive list of optional equipment was also present in 1966, with
the addition of an optional 8-track cassette tape player. Offered
here is a restored and beautifully upgraded 1966 Mustang Fastback
in black over red. This is a respray from the original Antique
Bronze and a full replacement of the interior. All other data on
the car's riveted-in-place data tag and VIN indicate authenticity
on all these fronts: year-of-manufacture, body style, standard
interior trim, 2.80 axle, and C4 automatic transmission. The
Mustang's full decoding is shown below: VIN decode: 6- Model Year
1966 F- Dearborn Assembly Plant 09- Hardtop Coupe C- 289 2V 259001
�€" Serial Number (159,000th 1966 Mustang built) Trim decode: Body
Code: 63A (Fastback with standard interior) Exterior Paint: P
(Antique Bronze Paint) Interior Trim: 26 (Black Interior) Build
Date: 16B (16 February 1966) District Sales Office: 53 (St. Louis)
Axle: 6 (2.80 Locking differential) Transmission: 6 (C4 Automatic)
The car's black exterior paint shows very well across all body
panels. The paint finish is evenly glossy, and the trunk interior,
door jambs, and underside of the hood have all been properly
sprayed. Panel fit is generally within period-manufacturing
specifications. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in
the accompanying gallery.) Chrome work-including the bumpers,
mirrors, door handles, window trim, and taillight trim-is in
very-good-to-excellent condition. The front grille is an undamaged
replacement from a '65 Mustang. All badging-the F-O-R-D letters on
the hood, the center-grille running-pony emblem, Mustang 2+2
lower-fender emblems, 298 engine badge, and Mustang-logo gas-cap-is
properly located and in overall excellent condition.
Through-the-rear-panel Mustang GT dual-exhaust exits are installed.
Cabin glass and lighting lenses (including on the new-for-1966
backup lights) are clear and uncracked. Chrome-trimmed styled-steel
13-inch wheels (with Mustang logo center caps) are mounted with
fresh General® Altimax RT 215/60 radial tires. The car's red
interior is a full replacement in perfect condition, and it offers
excellent contrast to the black exterior. Red seat upholstery in
the classic, horizontally pleated design, covers the front buckets
and rear, folding bench seat. Red door-trim panels with chrome
accents are as-new; lower door-sill chrome trim pieces with
Ford-script logos are in pristine condition. Fresh black carpets
with embroidered-Mustang-logo protective mats cover the cabin
floors. The Ford-Mustang-logo steering wheel in red (with chrome
trim) frames the 5-opening gauge cluster (updated from the '65
model). A SunPro® tachometer has been added to the s
