JayH, Where do you find all those stats? I believe I have a rare Mustang but I cant find a whole lot of info about it. My 68 has whats called a "Sprint Package" on it...What can you tell me about that?
I used the "Mustang Red Book" and two books by Kevin Marti himself, the "Mustang Production Guide, Vol 2, 1967-1973" and "Mustang By The Numbers". These are 3 of the 5 or so books I keep by my computer here and where I pull the info from when people ask on here.
There were 2 Sprint packages, A and B. They were the addition of the cosmetic items only that you would have gotten if you ordered a GT.
THANKS thanks alot!!!! for that invaluable information. Lots of important info there. Where do you get this? I'd like to check my 69 Chevelle info.
See my above answer ^
Keep the Chevelle! Those are great cars and you should get lots of attention with that car. I had been looking for an El Camino years ago but they were too high priced for decent cars here in the Northeast.
I do have a large Chevrolet book that covers models from the 30's to about the mid 90's, the book weighs about 2 lbs. It doesn't go into great detail though, mostly a pictorial with some facts but won't have the info like I have with the dedicated Mustang books I have. I really can't help you with any additional info for your Chevelle. There should be some good Chevelle or Camaro boards out there with some members that could steer you in the right direction.
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
One thing that you might be unaware of is how the intake manifold on that car is worth more than the car probably is. The 68 Shelby GT-350s had that same plain-jane 302 4bbl J code motor, cast iron intake manifold and all, up until people belly-aching about it got Ford to replace it with the aluminum intake that the 67 GT 350s used. Most of the cast iron 4bbl intakes from the 68 model year went straight into the trash. If that car still has it's original intake, I know a guy that is restoring a 68 GT-350 that was built in like late january.
That's good to know that J code intakes have that much of a value. I have a 1968 date coded cast iron intake along with the correct card spacer I have had for years in case I ever wanted to put a 4v carb on my 2v 289 (C code). I wiped it down with oil so it wouldn't get surface rust on the machined surfaces and have it wrapped in heavy plastic on my spare parts shelf. I don't remember the exact date on it but it's good to know there's a nice value to these things, especially since I got it for $125 from someone who had no use for it and was tired of moving the heavy thing around in thier basement!
NOT FOR SALE
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
Hey thanks, it will need to be repainted sometime down the road. But for now think it will buff out and be ok. There is some pretty big chips and door dings but that's cool. The interior will need attention though. I love my Chevelle, had one in HS and just had to get another in my older years.
That's good to know that J code intakes have that much of a value. I have a 1968 date coded cast iron intake along with the correct card spacer I have had for years in case I ever wanted to put a 4v carb on my 2v 289 (C code). I wiped it down with oil so it wouldn't get surface rust on the machined surfaces and have it wrapped in heavy plastic on my spare parts shelf. I don't remember the exact date on it but it's good to know there's a nice value to these things, especially since I got it for $125 from someone who had no use for it and was tired of moving the heavy thing around in thier basement!
NOT FOR SALE
Hi again. The date code matters. If it's between late may of 64 through mid august of 67, it's worth about 400 bucks, assuming that it isn't damaged, to some K code guy out there. But, if it's between early september of 67 and like march of 68, it's worth a couple of grand. I'll check and see what the casting number is supposed to be, but it has to be the J code intake.
Hi again. The date code matters. If it's between late may of 64 through mid august of 67, it's worth about 400 bucks, assuming that it isn't damaged, to some K code guy out there. But, if it's between early september of 67 and like march of 68, it's worth a couple of grand. I'll check and see what the casting number is supposed to be, but it has to be the J code intake.
You had piqued my interest in what I have so I went and unwrapped it. Here is the casting number and the date code,
C8ZE-9425-A
(right under the A is a K too)
The date code is 8C8, which looks like March 8, of 1968.
I can't see any damage to it and has much of the original blue paint still on it. The machined edges look good and I see very little rust on them so it appears the oil wipe I had given it before storage years ago has worked.
If you're really curious about it I can take pics.
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
Hi again. Yup, that's a J code intake, alright. It's right there on the back-side of the range of date codes that would be good for a 68 GT-350, but there are some people out there that would really, really like to have that intake.
You get that Mustang looking like that Chevelle, you will be doin ok!
That Chevelle was a labor of love, bringing back memories from High School. Took many years to get it looking like that. Not sure my son has the same dedication, and I only will if he does. But it would be nice having that Mustang fixed up of course sitting next to the Chevelle!!
I don't have car yet but I probably want to leave it as orginal as I can. Now my son may have other ideas. You know how kids are these days. 18" rims, blacking out everything, no chrome, LED's everywhere. And Freakin Rap screaming out the windows. ugh!!! Trying to talk him into orginal is better and if he changes anything keep the parts so I can change it back, when it ends up parked in driveway and not driven anymore. Because he likes his rice rocket more. I already have my plans for this car. hahahaha
Not all of us teens are like that. I am 17, and I intend to keep my 66 as close to stock as possible. The only things I have done to it is a custom autosound radio, LED lighting, and xenon lighting so that I can actually see where I was driving. That and I can't stand rap music.
It's not too difficult to decode a Mustang. There are lots of books. "Mustang Does It" is a good one. I have a first edition of that book, got it in 1977. Speaking of books. I have "Shelby's Wildlife" and a J code intake manifold. I must be sitting on a few grand just with those two items, eh? But anyway, yeah that 68 looks like a good starter car. When I lived in SoCal (1986-2001) it was not uncommon to see cars like that all over the place.
Those are great cars and you should get lots of attention with that car. I had been looking for an El Camino years ago but they were too high priced for decent cars here in the Northeast.
The 68 Shelby GT-350s had that same plain-jane 302 4bbl J code motor, cast iron intake manifold and all, up until people belly-aching about it got Ford to replace it with the aluminum intake that the 67 GT 350s used. Most of the cast iron 4bbl intakes from the 68 model year went straight into the trash. If that car still has it's original intake, I know a guy that is restoring a 68 GT-350 that was built in like late january.
