Vehicle Description
1966 Ford Mustang Convertible
Having only recently been introduced to the public, the first gen
Mustangs seem to have changes made to design aspects nearly every
year, some drastic, others subtle. From 1965 to 1966, a few subtle
exterior items changed included the door scoops which were done
with a 3 bar black and chrome variant in 1966, the vertical bar
through the running horse on the grille was gone in 1966 and the
grille itself went from honeycomb design to vertical and horizontal
bars, and back up lights were standard for 1966 and optional for
1965, so if you don't see them chances are it's a 1965.
For consignment, a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible showing 986 miles,
but the true miles are unknown. This car has been garage kept and
under cover since 2001 and although it's only been sporadically
driven in the past five years, it is a veteran of local shows where
it garnered several awards.
Exterior
Silver Blue is the color of choice here and it's a good one in two
stage shine. The familiar face of this classic features the new
grille for 1966 and the horse in the corral above a nicely chromed
front fender with lower supports that waterfall down on a body
colored lower fascia. This car features a running horse hood
ornament rising from the nose. The tell tale faux quarter panel
vents are affixed at the termination of the body crease detail and
the tail end trails off with the smooth short panels of the rear
fenders. Looking at the back reveals an instantly recognizable tail
which cannot be confused for any other classic. The triple tail
lights, the center gas cap, the body colored valance, and another
good showing of a chrome bumper means Mustang, pure and simple. Our
wheels here are 14-inch wearing wide white wall tires with a late
2024 date code. Chrome, metalwork, and paint are fantastic on the
car and a few small bubbles down low are the only imperfections we
find.
Interior
Vinyl clad door cards contrast dark blue and light blue, and both
doors present in great condition. Two tone carries onto the seats
where light blue surrounds tuck and roll inserts in darker blue,
textured vinyl and none of the seats, including the back bench
appear to have any damage or wear whatsoever. A blue 3 spoke
steering wheel with horn buttons on each occupies the column which
traces down to the elongated oval dash that houses five gauges
including the large speedometer front and center, all in clean
condition. Over the top a dark blue dash cover is sculpted around
the radio, in this case an AM/FM/Cassette, flanked by another oval
around the glove box to the right. The Mustang T-shifter rises from
a center console that is designed with a ribbed silver strip
traveling its length ending as a more modern center console with
armrest and cupholders sits on top. Blue loop carpet occupies the
footwells and the carpet continues throughout while a period
correct plaid mat covers the sizable trunk cleanly.
Drivetrain
If the exterior and interior are the show at center stage, the
engine bay represents backstage. More functional than frilly and
retaining a stock appearance, ultimately supporting the main
players exposed to the audience. Here we find a 200ci inline 6
cylinder engine with some Ford blue painted parts and a 1-barrel
carburetor on top, good for 120 horsepower. A C4 3-speed automatic
transmission is mounted behind and sends power to the Ford 7.25"
rear with 3.20 conventional gears. The car is equipped with drum
brakes at all four wheels.
Undercarriage
Clean and mostly dry conditions prevail underneath where things are
uniformly black and surface rust is minimal. We note one spot of
rust through on a body brace but it appears to have been halted
long ago. Some oil on the rear differential is also spotted. A
single exhaust flows through a stock style muffler and a chrome tip
has been added to the steel pipe in back. Suspension consists of
coil springs in front and leaf springs in the back.
Drive-Ability
We saw this car drive up to the mall under its own power and knew
right away it was a good runner. The inline six comes to life
effortlessly with a turn of the key and the new tires help provide
a pleasurable ride that is smooth, good handling is noted, and
decent power for this relatively light car from the 60's. The horn
clicks but does not honk and that's the only check mark on our test
sheet as all other functions operate as intended on the blue
classic. 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.
This is a striking car in its silver blue paint and the white walls
absolutely set this Mustang apart, surely turning heads wherever it
goes. We've met very few car enthusiasts who don't love first gen
Mustangs and this is a fine example with a manual soft top that
gives you the option of riding in style with the wide open sky
above. Saddle up, this one's a winner!
6F08T229023
6-1966
F-Dearborn, MI Assy Plant
08-Mustang Convertible
T-200ci 1bbl 120hp I6
229023-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 76A-Mustang Convertible Standard Buckets
PAINT Y-Silver Blue
TRIM 22-Blue Standard Vinyl Buckets
DATE 20A-January 20th
DSO 34-Indianapolis
AXLE 3-7 1/4" 3.20 Conventional
TRANS 6-C4 Automatic
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