1967/1968 Ford Mustang Convertible X-Code 390 - Rare!

1968 Mustang Convertible Numbers Matching X Code In the Mustang market today of Recreations. Resto-mods. Eleanor and Shelby Clones you do not find too many original numbers matching Mustangs. This is not only an opportunity to acquire one of these but to have a one of one. In mid year of 1968 Ford decided to do a test market of their 390 V-8 with a 2 Barrel Carburetor. These were produced as a premium fuel. high compression engine. All of them only available with a C-6 Automatic Transmission. Out of a total production run of 317. 23 Mustangs. Ford produced 733 of these cars. 477 Coupes. 189 Fastbacks and 67 Convertibles. At the time the car buying public was not interested in fuel savings and stayed with picking the S Code 390 4V for a minor up-charge. Ford ceased production of the X code 2V package and it was NEVER DONE AGAIN. This car is equipped with Power Steering. Power Top and Manual Drum Brakes front and rear. As you will see the car also retains most of the metal ID tags through out different parts. IE: Rear end. steering gear box. underside of interior seats. Facts about this car provided by Marti report: DOOR DATA PLATE INFORMATION Serial Number 8R03X163465 8 1968
 R Built at San Jose
 03 Mustang Convertible X 390-2V Engine 63465th Ford vehicle scheduled for production at San Jose 76A Mustang Convertible
I Lime Gold Paint. Ford #2041-A
 2G Ivy Gold Standard Bucket Seats 05F Scheduled For Build: June 5. 1968 73 Salt Lake City Ordering District
 1 2. 75 Conventional Rear Axle
 U C-6 Select Shift Cruise-O-Matic Your vehicle was ordered with the following features: Parchment Power Top/Glass Backlite C-6 Select Shift Cruise-O-Matic 7. 35X14-4 Ply Rated Tires White Sidewall Tires
 Power Steering Front Seat Headrests Your car was one of: 3. 16 With this Paint Code
 1. 52 With these Paint/Trim Codes 67 With these Engine/Transmission Codes 80 Ordered from this DSO
 6. 67 With Parchment Power Top/Glass Backlite For the 1968 Mustang Convertible. THE 1968 MUSTANG Of the 317. 23 1968 Mustangs. /p> 25. 85 were Convertibles. Of them. /p> 67 came with 390-2V Engines. All 67 of those had C-6 Automatic Transmissions. 9 of them were painted Lime Gold. of which 6 had Ivy Gold Standard Bucket Seats. Of those. /p> 1 came with a Parchment Power Top/Glass Backlite. 8R03X163465 is that Mustang. How it all started: Purchased the car from a gentleman in a very small Arizona town who moved there from Utah. The story from him was that this car had belonged to his father who passed away in 1990 and that’s when he acquired it. It sat in garages over the next 24 years with just a drive around the block now and then. The car still retained a Utah license plate and Title. last registered in 2009. He had already started to modify the car by installing an aftermarket 4V intake and carb. Also he installed a Dual Point Distributor. Fortunately he retained the original 2V intake. bad news is the carb and distributor was gone. At one point in its life the interior was redone in white. Other than those issues the car was very much unmolested and original to include its factory paint. 74. 00 original miles. The Refurbish Process: The car was taken completely apart and every item was either refurbished and or replaced. Any part that was replaced with a reproduction item. the original part if at all salvageable. has been retained and goes with the car to it’s new owner. This will allow for these parts to be restored and used if that is what you want to do. As you see in the photos. the car retained a lot of its factory markings. which was documented in order to re-produce if you would like. The bottom of the car was only cleaned. the undercarriage retains it’s factory red oxide primer and the factory paint runs. The floors are original and solid as you can see. The lower rear quarter panels and trunk drops were replaced to fix a bad repair job in the past. Also replaced was the rear light panel for the same reason. The rear valance and rear deck lid are replaced. the original ones are retained and go with the car. All other body panels are the original parts. Car was painted in PPG base coat. clear coat system. Not a Show car. not perfect. some imperfections in the paint. Photos document these. I would rate paint at a 6 out of 10. Engine: Has never been rebuilt! Original engine. Vin Stamped on block New timing chain and gears New gaskets Rebuilt correct type distributor Rebuilt correct type carburetor All freeze plugs replaced (Brass) Correct plug wires New fuel pump Transmission: Has Not been rebuilt! Original Transmission. VIN stamped New filter New vacuum modulator All new front and rear suspension All new front and rear brake components New whitewall radial tires. including full size spare All new interior All new weather stripping New convertible top with Glass Rear Window. new hydraulic rams New grill. chrome trim. center emblem New rear qtr. Reflectors New front and rear bumpers New wiper arms Heater box reseal and heater core All new correct hoses New belts New Battery and cables Many parts that just can’t be listed All glass is original to the car. typical scratches for a 47 year old car. Front windshield needs replaced or restored. wiper scratches. small pits. NO cracks. Car runs. shifts and drives very well. Everything operates as it should. Even the original Philco AM Radio. A deluxe Marti Report comes with the car. also included is a photo album of the refurbishment. Please review the photos carefully and you can pick up on the details of the refurbish. As a bonus I am supplying a custom RodTable with the car. See the link to our web site to see it. There are also more photos of the refurb on the web site. www. rodtables. com **NOTE: I reserve the right to end this auction early as the car is listed locally. **