The Ford Mustang was the sales sensation of the 1960s, debuting in 1964 and delivering nearly 1.3 million units in 2.5 years. It spawned a “pony car” market that would soon be replicated by General Motors, Chrysler, and American Motors. The seller is offering a sweet ’66 coupe that appears to have been restored by a shop specializing in Mustangs. Nothing seems to be amiss, but it packs the basic inline-6 versus a 289 cubic inch V8. Located in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, this Wimbledon White pony is available here on craigslist for $20,000 OBO. Our gratitude goes to Mitchell G. for another fine tip!
Ford rolled out the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair on April 17, 1964. That was less than three weeks after Plymouth introduced the Barracuda, a sporty version of the Valiant compact. The Mustang had its roots in the Falcon, as would the later Maverick. The Barracuda never kept up with the Mustang in sales, though the Chevrolet Camaro would come close when the market became saturated toward the end of the decade and into the 1970s.
I owned a ’66 Mustang similar to this one, but it was dark green with a black interior. Both had/have the 200 cubic inch 6-banger that Ford got a lot of mileage out of back in the day. It’s paired with an automatic transmission, so gas mileage should be decent in the 20-25 mpg range. The seller doesn’t use the word “restoration,” instead saying “most of the major work was done” by Rides Restored, who seems to have done a lot of these automobiles. Their Facebook page shows us where quite a few have been reworked, though this one isn’t shown.
Known work includes a rebuild of the powertrain, new wiring, disc brakes (up front?), replacing the factory drums, and a dual exhaust instead of a single, which we’re told makes it sound like a V8. A hood scoop has been added, which would never have been on the car when new (unnecessary), and a “200” script was placed on the front fenders, something else Ford didn’t do. With modern features like an AM/FM radio and LED headlights, this seems like a nice ride. And it took honors in a local car show a couple of years ago.
Nice car. 6 cylinder engines do make a nice sound with dual exhausts. Only change I’d make is put a 4 speed in it to go with the beautiful exhaust note.
Nice,but i paid 20 k for my fully restored 66′ Hardtop.289/4 barrel ,dual exhaust, auto and factory air. in July 24′
Like you, Russ I had a ‘66 sedan with the 200ci (3 spd manual) and like bobhess said a split exhaust. A whole lot of fun and pouring some Clorox on the bald rear tires would make for whole lot of “smoke” in the parking lot.
Fun too in sitting at a stoplight on a summer night cruising and seeing a really nice one next to you-the expression on the driver’s face when my buddy whispered loudly “look, Kurt-parts!” was priceless.
Inline 6s have their own sweet sound, but never sound like a v-8.
As noted swap in a 4 spd & enjoy.
Pricey though.
restorations do not leave room for ” upgrades ” at best this is a nice ” restomod ” .
You couldn’t buy and renovate a raggedy 65-66 Mustang for $20K. If this is your cup of tea, better go for it quick. It won’t be for sale long.
Really nice car, but I like eight bags in the teapot, not six. Probably the best example of a car where the owner has something quite nice but isn’t over the moon about it.
with those trophies it’s got to be worth the asking price
Ditch the scoop , 200 script and what is FJB script on the rear ? Other wise very nice. My favorite color on my favorite model.