cali special in disguise

arcatchman68

arcatchman68

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A few months back i submitted what i thought was my plain jane 68 coupe mustang for a Marti report as i am relatively inexperienced in breaking down vin numbers. I am completely shocked to say this but according to the report I am in posession of a 68 GT/CS!!! :rock: What confuses me is that my car has a regular coupe trunk lid and light bar. the fender scoops are also gone... Is it possible that someone could have wrecked the car and resurrected it using more readily available coupe parts??? To say i am confused is an understatement but the tags don't lie!! any thoughts? also any info on finding repo parts to put it back to its glory would be helpful!
 
ponyboy289

ponyboy289

Classic Mustang Guru
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Hey,
That's a pretty cool find. As far as vin's I would look in all of the usual places to see if they are there and look undisturbed.As far as original parts missing,Questionable vins,etc. When dealing with cars that are almost 50 years old anything is possible. I know of coupes with fastback vins, coupes that were converted into fastbacks, rebodied shelbies and tons of G.T. 's that left the factory as non g.t's.etc. I would do some digging around the car and look for evidence,example does it look like the car had the tailight panel changed? I know they hacked those at the factory to mount the Thunderbird taillights and the filler panel.I'd also spend a few hours digging around on the site I have posted below. Good luck, and welcome to the site.


1968 California Special Online Registry - California Special Limited Edition Ford Mustangs - CaliforniaSpecial.com
 
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Mike65

Mike65

Mustang Nut.
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Welcome to NYM. As ponyboy suggested & I did in your other post check the VIN #'s one is on the VIN plate that is riveted to the dash that can be seen through the front windshield I believe on the drivers side & check that it matches the one stamped into the top of the inner fender panel. Also check to see if it was a Metuchen, NJ built car it should have a body buck tag either screwed to the radiator support or the top of one of the inner fender panels that should also have the VIN # on it. A NJ built car will have T as the second digit in the VIN #. Good luck & keep us posted on what you find.
Mike.
 
ponyboy289

ponyboy289

Classic Mustang Guru
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Anything is possible.As mike said perhaps you could post a picture of the Marti report. The second letter of the vin has to be an "R"(San Jose assembly plant) To be a cali special (I would think) Have you looked at the link I posted yet? That would clear stuff up I'm sure.
 
arcatchman68

arcatchman68

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I emailed the folks at marti last night and I've found out it was a print error on their part. My car is in fact a gt. just not a gt/cs. still pretty excited to find out is a gt though!
 
Mike65

Mike65

Mustang Nut.
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arcatchman68 said:
I emailed the folks at marti last night and I've found out it was a print error on their part. My car is in fact a gt. just not a gt/cs. still pretty excited to find out is a gt though!
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A GT is still cool. I had a "j" code GT many years ago ( back in the 80's). What is the engine code (the 5th digit) for your GT?
 
arcatchman68

arcatchman68

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Mine was also a j code, however when i bought the car it was just a rolling chassis the motor was long gone. I dropped a 351 Windsor into her with a 9 inch rear end and a 4 speed auto. might not be original but I'm still gonna get the correct badges and rims to give it proper gt status!
 
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