The phenom car of the 1960s had to be the Ford Mustang. From its mid-year introduction in ‘64 through ‘66, Ford built 1.3 million copies, with 1966 accounting for half that number. If you worked on a Ford assembly line that year, you got more overtime than you probably wanted. This 1966 coupe has had the same owner for more than 30 years and presents well, though it has a few blemishes that should be easy to correct. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this pony car is offered here on craigslist for $19.500. Thanks, rex m, for the heads up on this one!
Ford’s Mustang was the second of its kind (sporty compact) to be introduced in April of 1964 (the Plymouth Barracuda beat Ford there by 17 days). But Ford couldn’t make them fast enough and the car for years would dominate the genre it is credited with starting. The ‘66 models were little changed over the ‘65s, so it was all about giving the public as much as they wanted. Of the 607,000 Mustangs sold in ’66, just shy of a half-million were 2-door coupes like the seller’s car (the other choices were a fastback and a convertible).
This ’66 Mustang retains its original 289 V8 with a 3-speed manual and – at 103,000 miles – the car is said to run great. We don’t know whether two or four-barrel carburetion was part of the deal. The car has a new clutch and air conditioning, which was hung under the dash for the first few years the cars were made. The gas tank looks too shiny not to be a more recent replacement. But we get the impression that you could fire the Ford up and go almost anywhere you wanted.
While the exterior presents well, there is something of a blemish in the paint on the rear quarter panel by the bumper that suggests the car has been repainted. It also has a matching vinyl top which was not a common option yet. There are no visible signs of rust anywhere. The interior looks good until you see the driver’s seat back and the handle on the door panel. This is the Mustang “pony” interior and correcting both these things should not be big issues. If you’re looking for an early Mustang that’s well-equipped, this one may be as good as any in the price range.
What a sweetheart of a car! I would pay the asking price for this, after looking it over & confirming the condition as represented. I wish I had the funds.
I am a huge fan of the 1964 1/2 through 1966 Mustangs, but the putrid color and trim on this one just goes to show that so many of these were produced by 1966 that they were throwing all kinds of colors and trims on them to keep pumping them out to meet all kinds of tastes beyond the mainstream colors and trims.
Flash forward to today and many seem to forget that Mustangs were not rare nor limited in production cars and as such there are plenty of them out there to this day. And yet some of us still scratch our heads wondering how they now fetch the prices they do when the supply is still plentiful. Short answer…in good economic times and easy credit people throw the basic tenents of economics out the window and overspend to meet a desired nonessential purchase. But for those of us that understand economic curves, we know that what goes up will come down and when it does it benefits the prudent spender at the expense of the spendthrift.
It’s reasonably priced if the condition is as described.
Anyone that thinks it’s so far overpriced they feel compelled to criticize the asking price needs to go out into the real world and try to find another desirable car in similar condition for significantly less money.
Steve R
Its just me, I know, and it does have a V8 and 3 speed, but if I was asking almost 20 grand for a run of the mill Mustang……..I’d get the seat and door panel fixed first. I mean..a twenty thousand dollar Mustang. Not a fastback, not a (shell of a) Shelby. Really?
And clean up the wheel wells and put in a new trunk mat. I like the color combo as it is different and is a V8 w/stick shift. I’ve got a 4spd and a four bbl set up that would bolt right in if I had the room for another car, ha ha ha.
And clean up the wheel wells and put in a new trunk mat. I like the color combo as it is different and is a V8 w/stick shift. I’ve got a 4spd and a four bbl set up that would bolt right in if I had the room for another car, ha ha ha.