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68 S-code GT
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From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-10-2001 11:46 PM
   
How many 68 fastback owners have the factory rear defogger in their car? I saw one eBay that looks complete and is supposed to work. I thought the price was kind of high when I started thinking that it was only offered in the 68 and that it��s probably one of the rarest if not the rarest factory option purchased.------------------
68 S-code FB GT 4spd/3.25
67 sprint Cp AC 200 C4/2.83 "R.I.P."
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3.55LS
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Fastback68
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From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
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posted 01-11-2001 12:54 AM
What was the price? I've heard they are not cheap.[This message has been edited by Fastback68 (edited 01-11-2001).] [This message has been edited by Fastback68 (edited 01-11-2001).]
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68 S-code GT
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posted 01-11-2001 09:54 AM
Right now it is a $350 and that is where this guy��s reserve price is.Here is a link to the page on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI .dll?ViewItem&item=537606823&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=979618128&indexURL=0&rd=1 [This message has been edited by 68 S-code GT (edited 01-11-2001).]
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Moneymaker
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posted 01-11-2001 01:06 PM
That doesn't sound too bad to me.  ------------------
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-11-2001 05:28 PM
I never had my back window fog up..LOL.... interesting...
sam
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68 S-code GT
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From: Sayreville, NJ, US
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posted 01-11-2001 05:45 PM
It doesn��t sound bad at all to me either but it��s at $350 now and I just purchased another car. I'm sure it will go higher. I��ve been looking for one since 1987 and now my hobby budget is a little tight. I��ll just have to wait for another one to show up later on.I hope mustangs68 ids kidding about having a clear view, if not tell me what your secret is.  [This message has been edited by 68 S-code GT (edited 01-11-2001).]
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-11-2001 06:41 PM
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Originally posted by mustangs68:
I never had my back window fog up..LOL....
No romance in your life, Sam?  ------------------
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Fastback68
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posted 11-09-2001 03:01 PM
 Steve, more back seat "romance" space is another advantage of '71-'73 Stangs! Now I guess with the seat folded down and the trap door open ... Anyone ever try this in their youth???
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 11-09-2001 10:35 PM
I never had mine fog up...
now those butt prints are another story....answer your question Steve
sam
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Dave Gibson
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From: Norfolk, Virginia, USA M&M#166 MCA#47921
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 11-10-2001 01:22 AM
Sam,
You weren't doing something right because you two weren't breather hard enough. Dave & Terri ------------------
Poison Ivy (Dave's)
'65 Fastback Modified 289 4V, C-4, dual exhaust, styled steel wheels, rally pac, A/C
Blue Belle (Terri's)
'66 Coupe 351W 2-V, 4 speed, A/C, future sleeper.
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 11-10-2001 01:37 PM
Guys....(!)
you gotta roll down a window a little to let all that hot air out Dang didn't yall lean anything?
sam
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-10-2001 05:20 PM
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Originally posted by mustangs68:
answer your question Steve
Well, I've owned the Sprint since '77, so it's windows have been fogged up many times. What gets me is that I used to be able to lie between the front buckets {Don't ask what I was doing there! } and there's no way I'd fit there now! ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
My Photo Page
I've been really worried about my anxiety problem...
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 3295
From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 11-10-2001 06:21 PM
How did this thread jump from Jan to Nov?? My fastback rear window fogs up all the time, although I think most times its dew on the outside. I'd really like one of those defoggers myself, but $350 is too steep, I just keep a towel in the car to reach back and wipe the window when it fogs up.
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-10-2001 07:18 PM
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Originally posted by sigtauenus:
How did this thread jump from Jan to Nov??
Simon dug it out of the depths of the M&M basement. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
My Photo Page
I've been really worried about my anxiety problem...
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-10-2001 09:02 PM
Old threads never die...they just come back to haunt us..Keep in mind I rarely drive the Fb in weather where the windows would fog up and I always have the drives window down when driving it...luv that sound And Steve..I know what your saying...my old butt won't fit either and if it did I could never get up "fast enough" if needed..
Remember those big flashlights Police use to carry...LOL!!
sam
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65coupei6
Gearhead Posts: 452
From: S.F., CA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 11-11-2001 12:15 PM
Just a thought. But Ford used the same rear defogger in most of their cars. One from a 67 will also work and also I believe a Torino and maybe others?Anyways I bought one about 1 year ago for $50 complete so I could put it on my 65 but it is just sitting here. I also saw one at a swapmeet for $300 so $350 isn't bad.
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sigtauenus
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From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 10:55 AM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
Simon dug it out of the depths of the M&M basement.
I just did a search on myself, and this is the oldest post listed in this forum from me. Interesting, huh? Particularly how easily we get sidetracked from one discussion to, ahem, another. So, 4 years later, I still am in need of a rear window defogger, although I don't drive the fastback much anymore. I still look for them occassionally and think it might have been quite a deal to grab that one 4 years ago for $350.
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 3295
From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 11:09 AM
You wanna know what is even scarier? I just found this thread on page 2 of a GOOGLE search for "68 mustang fastback rear window defogger!!"
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mustangs68
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posted 07-05-2005 12:11 PM
And I'll bet you will think twice now what you say huh Sam
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Fastback68
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posted 07-05-2005 12:43 PM
I'm older, wiser and foggier of memory now than I was when this thread started but ... I think I gave up on the search for a defogger when I found they could only be fitted on cars without trap doors. Is that right??? If it is, the trap door (useless as it is) is a cooler option than the defogger ... maybe!
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sigtauenus
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From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 12:48 PM
No, that just means one of the power restomod companies needs to come out with a new gee-whiz aftermarket one that looks crappy, doesn't work at that good, and costs the same as what you could find an original for!
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 07-05-2005 04:28 PM
Remember in the 60-70's you could buy a cheap auto fan with rubber blades at Pep Boys.
Mount that in the back,hard wire it a switch on the dash,ther' you go,,defogger Sam
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 3295
From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-05-2005 07:23 PM
Interesting idea, now just to find a fiberglass panel to custom cut a hole in it and rig up a fan. Should be easy enough. Although I'll never do it, car will be garaged from now on won't be foggy in the morning coming out of the garage.
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 07-05-2005 09:45 PM
Ya know what Sam...You have to get back to work,your thinking to much Sam
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 7401
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 07-07-2005 01:44 PM
There's a choice, really choice!! 68 GT fastback featured in the latest MMonthly. It has the defogger but it doesn't show. Way back when, there was another one featured in MMonthly. Cool option! $350!!
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68 S-code GT
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posted 07-07-2005 03:09 PM
If I remember correctly that auction end somewhere in the $900s  ------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC Bla-Bla-Bla
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sigtauenus
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posted 07-08-2005 10:27 AM
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Originally posted by 68 S-code GT:
If I remember correctly that auction end somewhere in the $900s
I'll second that!
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Red68fastback
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From: Kentucky
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 07-11-2005 11:45 AM
Wow!!! My 68 fastback has a factory installed rear window defogger...I didn't know that it was that rare of an option. Come to think of it, I haven't ever seen one in any other 68 fastback besides mine.  Oh well, I'm more concerned about how good it runs and looks anyway and not how rare any of the options she's got on her....
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68 S-code GT
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posted 07-12-2005 09:48 AM
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Originally posted by Red68fastback:
Wow!!! My 68 fastback has a factory installed rear window defogger...
I��ve only seen one in person and that was in a car that happened to park next to me a swap meet about 15 years ago. Does yours work? I��m curious as to how strong the airflow is from the unit. ------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC Bla-Bla-Bla
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55
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Red68fastback
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From: Kentucky
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 07-12-2005 11:05 AM
Hey 68 S-code. Yeah, my rear defogger works great...it won't blow your hat off by no means, but it you can put your hand at the top of the rear window and feel the air flow pretty well.
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sigtauenus
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From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-12-2005 06:34 PM
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Originally posted by Red68fastback:
Hey 68 S-code. Yeah, my rear defogger works great...it won't blow your hat off by no means, but it you can put your hand at the top of the rear window and feel the air flow pretty well.
Do you happen to have a folddown seat?
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Red68fastback
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From: Kentucky
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 07-13-2005 01:25 PM
Hey Sigtauenus.....yeah, my car has a fold down seat in it with the rear defogger, plus it's got the trap door in the back. The defogger in the trunk side looks kind of like a small squirrel cage fan connected to a duct the runs up agains the backside of the upper metal trim piece that is against the back window. This piece from the inside of the car, has three long rounded end openings with wire mesh covering them. The center one is the one that puts the air out. This is all connected to a defogger switch that is mounted under my dash right beside the upper part of the console. The switch has a black knob that says "DEFOG" and has a high and low speed. Hope this helps some of you guys out..... 
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sigtauenus
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posted 07-13-2005 05:01 PM
wow, sounds like a pretty cool set-up. Any chance of getting you to post or email some pics from both sides?
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 07-13-2005 10:28 PM
I would like some photos of that for my website
www.1968mustang.org
Sam
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 3295
From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-15-2005 03:04 PM
You don't know how convenient that post was, Sam. I don't have your site bookmarked (a mistake I will fix momentarily) and I've been googling for it all morning.
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mustangs68
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From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
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posted 07-15-2005 04:02 PM
my site..LOL just put in 1968 Mustang should be in the #1 listed.URL may throw you as it a geocities listing.
Easier to get two hits than one when using both URLs
Sam
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