[mm42025]

Just thought you guys would like this interesting story. My father's father worked at Millan Ford, in Berginfeild,NJ around 1948 through 1970. He worked in the body shop. One of those years, Maybe 68 Ford had a one year special order option vinyl top for the mustang. He believes 200 were made. It was a color, full print pattern you could choose for your new car. No two patters alike. A young man came in to see his new top before it was put on the car. He did not like the flower pattern on it so he rejected it. It was put back in the cardboard tube and left in the corner. My grandfather took it home for a table cloth . My gradmother dident want it.My father has allways been a collector of military and kept it. So now it sits in the original cardboard, metal ringed tube. Its got to be the only one in existence never installed, no holes punched in it with the moldings and all. They should have all been at least installed on the car . Just seems like a nice peice of mustang history to me.

[heavy metal]

That is a cool story.I would like to see some pics of them tops.

[kenton_90]

yeah that sounds awesome upload some pics

[mustangdemon01]

I wonder how much something like that is worth.

[mm42025]

Thats what I was wondering. Ill upload some pics as soon as I can.

[redrulz]

Are there identifying marks on the packaging? ie a part number?

[Jay H 237]

Cool story!

It sounds just like the Mod Top option that Chrysler offered on around the same time, click on the 69 Mod Top on the left hand column in this like, Sandy's Garage: Past and Present Rides I'm not sure if GM or AMC did the same thing too.


I do know that some 69 Sportsroofs got vinyl tops. Never a factory option but some dealers added them themselves or by customer request. Not outright ugly but they still don't look quite right on that bodystyle to me.

[mm42025]

Originally Posted by redrulz

Are there identifying marks on the packaging? ie a part number?

My father said there was an identifying slip with a part number but it was lost at some time. The metal moldings have numbers on them wich were included with the top. I dont have it in front of me right now (dad woulden't let it out of his site). I do know some of the #s are c7 maybe marking it was a for a 1967 coup? He said the slip was attached to the metal end cap that gets pried of with a screw driver to open the tube. Not like they make em now. Im going to try now to upload the pics I took today. No wonder this guy diden't want it on his mustang. Man it's ugly.

[kenton_90]

thats so cool...I'm excited to see the pics

[mm42025]

Im trying to attach the photos hope this works.

[mm42025]

hope this works

[mm42025]

The cardboard tube shows its age but the top and moldings look like the day the were made. Brand new.

[heavy metal]

Great pics man,that is a cool peice to own!!!!

[kenton_90]

that is awesome...but theres no way you could ever get me to put that on my car

[mm42025]

Thats probebly the same thing the customer said back then. I think thats why my grandfather thought his wife would want it as a table cloth.