1968 Ford Mustang California Special on 2040-cars
Nettleton, Mississippi, United States
Feel free to email: pagepnnabarowsky@nomorekids.com . Gorgeous frame-off rotisserie restoration. Restored down to every nut and bolt. Only has 300 test miles since. This
is your chance to own what amounts to a brand new 1968 California Special!
From californiaspecial.com:
"California Made it Happen!" - That was the slogan used by Ford to promote the limited edition California Special
(GT/CS) Mustang in 1968. And in a nutshell it perfectly describes the beginnings of this special Mustang. It was
the California Ford dealerships, with clout built on high sales volume, that got the ball rolling on the
GT/California Special package. Design inspiration came from "Little Red"; a prototype built to study the
possibility of creating a Shelby coupe (which never happened).
So with a combination of Shelby parts and unique GT/CS parts, the California Special Mustang was born.
The GT/CS was unveiled to CA dealers on February 15, 1968 at the Century Plaza Hotel in LA, where it received a
very enthusiastic reception. Shortly afterward the media campaign began in earnest including full page newspaper
ads, TV commercials and billboards; all designed to get the public to visit their local Ford dealer to see the new
Mustang made just for California. The reality though was that the GT/CS expanded beyond CA state lines and was also
sold in other markets including Kansas City, Dallas, Salt Lake, Seattle, Phoenix and Canada.
SUMMARY: 1968 GT/CS & HCS MUSTANG
Fiberglass trunk lid and quarter extensions
1965 Thunderbird tail lights (non-sequential)
Pop-off gas cap
Fiberglass side scoops (non-functional)
Chrome quarter panel script (GT/CS only)
Unique body striping
Blacked out front grille with no chrome surround or running horse emblem
Fog lights (Marchal or Lucas depending on production date)
Quarter turn hood locks
Only available on coupes. No convertibles or fastbacks
Any regular Mustang engine, option or color available (with exception of options that conflicted with GT/CS
package)
Built only at San Jose plant (all VIN's start with 8R01)
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