Ready for a very cool granny car? This 1967 Mustang coupe painted in factory-correct Pebble Beige could be a fun driver. You’re just going to have to sort out whether it has the level of authenticity needed to justify its $24,500 asking price. If it’s A-OK with you, then get on over to Colorado Springs, CO, where the car, here on craigslist, is located. Thanks to eagle-eye TJ for the tip on this one.
Coupes will never be as popular as convertibles, and the second-gen 1967 and 1968 Mustangs will never be as wanted as the ’65 and ’66 models that debuted the Pony Car genre in April of 1964. That’s not to say there’s not a lot to like with this body style, nor this model. The second generation of Mustang carries on all of the things that made the marque wonderful—like faux brake scoops and triple-bar taillights—while subtly tweaking the styling. The brake scoops are now body-color and twin stacked, while the taillights have gone from convex to concave. The car also grew in size and weight while staying with the same 108-inch wheelbase. Mainly the growth was to make room for a larger engine, with up to a 390 available even in the non-Shelby offerings of 1967 and a 428 in 1968.
This Mustang is advertised as having 65,693 original miles. It would be good to drive, given its power steering, power front disc brakes, and AC. The engine is the 289-CID V8 backed up by an automatic transmission. It’s no racer, but the “powerteam,” as Ford used to love to call the drivetrain, is certainly more than adequate. Unfortunately, there is no picture inside the engine bay, which means no way to get an eyeball on the condition in which the under-hood has been kept. Why does that matter? As a proxy for how well the whole car has been cared for. The car is claimed to be “unmolested, very original,” and there are just enough paint blemishes to suggest that the body is untouched by a non-factory spray gun, but that is not said precisely. How often has it turned out that, “Well, yeah, it had a repaint in the 1970s,” or 20 years back, or whatever the case turns out to be? Has that happened to this one? Even if not, how much can you live with as far as body damage goes—does the crease on the passenger’s door need attention? These questions should not deter the potential buyer, but rather give an indication of what would mitigate against the asking price, which has built in several thousand dollars (or ten—what say you, Barnfinders?) of value for originality.
The interior, factory black with a radio to entertain you, looks tidy and is claimed to be original. The AC will certainly make that more livable in the sunnier climates where this car might end up being someone’s new toy. If you have a soft spot for a right-sized, just-enough-options Mustang Coupe, that someone might be you.
The 2nd generation began in 1974, not 1967.
Well, not all were “grannys ” cars, my nephew would take offense to that. His 1st car, as a project for his HS auto shop class( whatever happened to that?) was a ’67 coupe just like this. He, and my brother, did an excellent restoration( whatever happened to that?) and was very proud. Someone rear ended him at a light, and while the damage was minor, the car wouldn’t start. Nobody could figure out what was wrong, even a local Ford dealer couldn’t fix it, and it took the truck portion of the garage to fix it, a kinked fuel line. Nobody in the car portion ever worked on a carburetor, and the “old man” in the truck part knew. That was in the late 80s. Again, we only see wheel standing CJs, but I bet 90% of all Mustangs sold were just like this. Everybody could drive a Mustang, not just gearheads. Great find on probably the most famous, longest lasting car name in history. Young Mustang buyers today would be horrified to see, this is where it all began.
Glad to see it’s a 289. A lot of Mustangs on this site have been 6 bangers.
I like that it’s still the original color. My ’67 was originally Pebble Beige, had been repainted several times when i got it with at least a fender and quarter panel replaced, we repainted it in Acapulco Blue.
I don’t know if it’s worth the asking price or not, but it’s an interesting and apparently all original car.
Nice, but not 25k nice IMO.
I have a 68 coupe in NM. The lack of rain makes rust rare, this adds to the value. I just redid my insurance valuation to $22k from $16k ( v good cond) because the market, which I watch, has jumped this last year. Yes, Coupes have gone over $20k and some way over. This one meets Hagerty’s value Guide. Maybe a lil over street-market, but hundreds, not thousands, IMHO.
Owned a ’66 coupe back in the late 70’s, 289 auto, was a good driver till the timing chain broke after 3 months of ownership, never cared for the Ford lineup after that car, but then that is just me, I know lots of people with Fords and love them. The ’67 and ’68 are my favorite style of the Mustang line up.
Working two jobs at the time I had no time to fix my ’66, so I sold as is to the instructor of a ROP auto shop class at a local HS. They had a good time and great lesson on the little 289 V8. I saw it on the road a few weeks later, had a new happy owner.