Other than the Chevrolet Impala, no car was probably a better seller in the mid-1960s than the Ford Mustang. Introduced at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, it went on to peddle more than 1.2 million copies in 2 ½ years. The seller’s ’66 ‘Stang looks good other than the hood and rear bumper, so all you may have to do is add paint and have a great weekend classic. Located in Paso Robles, California, this prince of a pony is available here on craigslist for $16,000.
I wonder how big Lee Iaoccoa’s annual bonus must have been during the early days of the Mustang. Surely the assembly lines hardly got a break for three years, with the peak coming in 1966, when 607,000 of the prancing ponies were built. I had a ’66, too, a dark green example with an automatic and an inline-6. The seller’s car may be a little more common with a 3-speed manual and a 289 cubic inch V8. The latter has been rebuilt, so we assume this Ford is ready to get out and go.
This baby blue Mustang has a partially restored interior, with the only example possibly being the absence of a radio. And the steering wheel is not stock, but finding one of those shouldn’t be too hard. The rear bumper seems to be MIA, and there’s no reference to one, so you may have to source one, as well. The hood appears to have been replaced for reasons not mentioned, but if you’re planning on a repaint, that shouldn’t matter.
Barn Finder “Rob” brought us this tip, and it looks like a “light project”. The odometer reading is just under 80,000 miles, which seems legit given the car’s overall condition and the need to have the V8 redone. If you’re looking for a first-generation Mustang that’s neither a basket case nor a garage queen, how about this one? BTW, check out the treehouse in one of the photos!
why would anybody paint the engine yellow ?
Yellow and blue go together. Look at how many schools have this color combination. Could also be the color they had access to. lol.
thats what i was thinking
Makes it easier to see leaks or seeping early on. JS
everything looks good but the engine color for sure
Well here i go again…16 k,needs a rear bumper and the hood repainted, a guy in the Mustang Forum paid 600 dollars for a gallon of paint recently. As ive mentioned before,I paid 20 k for my fully restored 66′ 289/4 barrel, auto with air.
Bumpers can’t be expensive, and if this just needs the hood painted and some touch up to be a #3 driver, okay then, and the engine paint would also not be of concern to me. I had an accident with my 66 F-100 a few years ago, replaced the front bumper and the right front fender with new from LMC Truck, found a good used grille. I had the fender professionally color matched and painted, installed all myself and ended up making money after receiving an insurance check. The bumper is much heavier duty than the thin gauge one that it had when I bought it six years ago. The interior looks very nice on this Mustang, and the trunk has no rust. Nice photo of the eucalyptus tree house.
Chrome rear bumper is $ 252.00,plus $ 25.00 for the bolts.
Certainly doesn’t appear to be a rot candidate, but underside pictures are needed. The yellow engine is goofy. Looks like the shock towers might have been replaced because they look way too shiny. Maybe the bay was painted when the engine was taken out.
Maybe it is just me, but something – maybe the angle of the photo – looks way off with the clutch pedal. The interior looks pretty grand, but it is still going to need about 8-10,000 dollars worth of paint labour.
I’m guessing the horn doesn’t work, as I think that’s a horn button under the dash, and it also must have a manual choke. The bumper is easy to find, but it still takes money.
When all is said and done, it will be 26,000 plus invested for a vehicle worth maybe $22,500.00 on a good day.
Exactly correct about paint,the owner of a shop that only works on old cars was telling me a local Macco charges 5 k for their entry level job and most shops 10-15 k.Some guys in the forum tell me most shops only want to do insurance work now,old cars take up to much time.
Get the motor statement figured out . First you say in needs work , then you say its rebuilt . Some ones been fooling with it for sure – Yellow ??
i just paid $300.00 for 3qts of gold by the color code on the car and it was wrong. i then had to buy 2 of the toners for another $75 so the painter could match it himself. then there was the primer and sealer + clear, hardener, reducer. we did ourselves too. this is a 7500-9k horse IMO.
Nice little Mustang. Almost affordable, almost …
I’d find a rear bumper and leave it just as it is and drive it, daily.