Hi,
I, too, remember the order exception with the High Performance 'K' motor, no
..."air conditioning, three-speed manual, Cruise-O-Matic, Limited Slip
Differential(!),
Rayon Tires". This from the May 15, 1965 price list. The list for the 1966 model
year was a little shorter(no A/C, Power Steering, Three Speed Manual, US Royal
tire(did they mean red stripe 'Tiger Paws').
I'd add a couple of notes about owners who claimed to have specially optioned
Mustangs. Unlike Tigers, Ford was cranking out Mustangs in 1965 and 1966. By
my count, each Mustang factory(Dearborn, Milpitas, Metuchen)had to have spit
out about 700 cars a production day. Would they have slowed down assembly to
accomodate a handful of special requests? That, I don't know.
The other factor is that in 1965 and 1966, the factory A/C in Mustangs was the
self contained type that hung below the instrument panel and had a Ford crest
in the center, and it could also be installed later from a identical
Ford-supplied
dealer kit. Again, I don't know, but this scenario is more likely.
I remember reading an account of a '65/'66 Mustang restoration of a car that
was originally built for Lee Iaccoca with leather seats, and there's nothing
in the spec sheets these years about leather options. Maybe, sent to a Ford
prototype facility or local upholstery shop.
I also remember visiting the original Harrah's automobile collection, when they
had a Mustang in the restoration shop, and I commented to the tech about the
orange peel paint finish. He said this was very typical of Mustang finishes,
and Harrah's standard was originality. He said,and this is an approximation,
"do you think Ford hand rubbed each coat? They didn't have the time". Just my
two shillings.
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