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1968 Ford Mustang “Boss”
About the 1964–1973 Ford Mustang
from the generation archive
The first-generation Ford Mustang ran from the 1965 model year through 1973 on a chassis derived from the Ford Falcon compact. Ford unveiled the car on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair, and the early "1964½" cars were all stamped and titled as 1965 models. The line launched with a 170 cu in (2.8L) Thriftpower inline-six and a 260 cu in (4.3L) Windsor V8, then quickly standardized the 200 cu in (3.3L) six and the 289 cu in (4.7L) Windsor. A 1967 restyle widened the engine bay for the 390 cu in (6.4L) FE big-block, and 1968 brought the 302 cu in (5.0L) Windsor and the 428 Cobra Jet. The 1969 restyle introduced the Mach 1, the Trans-Am Boss 302, the NASCAR-homologation Boss 429, and the Grande luxury hardtop. Bodies grew through 1971-1973, the final first-generation years. Body styles were the hardtop coupe, the 2+2 fastback, and the convertible. All horsepower figures for this era are SAE gross.
The story
My first car of what has been 10, all Fords. Have gone through 2 major revamps since buying the car in 1996, the most recent took over 4 years to complete. When I bought the car, it had many missing parts, was 5 shades of blue, a 130,000 plus 302 with a C4 and mismatching rims. I have done ALL the work myself, except for the paint. — Randall01
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