Between 1964-66, Ford built more than 1.2 million Mustangs, which must be some sort of production record. People were driving them off showroom floors faster than the company could build them. 1966 would be the peak model year at more than 600,000 copies, including the seller’s Tahoe Turquoise edition which has been off the road since 1984. It looks and runs good for its age and can be found in Fairview, Oklahoma, and the pony car is available here on craigslist for $12,000. Thanks for the tip, Gunter Kramer!

Ford’s Lee Iacocca hit a home run with the development of the “pony car,” although Plymouth would beat them to market by 17 days in April 1964. Based on the Falcon platform, the Mustang emphasized a long hood/short deck layout on a compact-sized car. The coupe would be the most prolific version, at more than 422,000 copies in 1966 alone. 33,500 copies would be painted the same color as the seller’s car, making it one of about five percent built that year.

We’re told this Mustang has the requisite 289 cubic inch V8 that so many were built with but doesn’t indicate whether a 2 or 4-barrel carburetor nor is any photo provided. The seller says the engine is a “factory error” but we don’t know what that means. Could it be a “factory engine” or does the car have a special version of the motor that we don’t know about. Either way, we’re told the car starts up and runs well for being parked for the better part of four decades.

The turquoise paint, which could be original, is faded and there appears to be some rust in the driver’s side rear quarter panel. Also, the panel between the taillights is dented along with the rear bumper. But otherwise, the body looks to be in decent condition. The matching interior looks especially nice and there’s an air conditioner hanging under the dash which is how they were mounted by Ford in the early Mustang days. This ‘Stang has a floor-shifted manual transmission which we’ll guess is a 3-speed.

At 54,000 presumed miles, this could have been a gently used Mustang. With a little time in the body shop for sheet metal tinkering and painting, this would be a nice survivor to get back on the road. Too bad we’re not told why this car was parked 37 years ago and what it took to get it going again.