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Topic: I Saw A Strange '66...
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Boss Hoss Gearhead Posts: 176 From: Georgia Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-28-2001 02:24 PM
My local Mustang club (Savannah Mustang Club) had their annual show this past weekend, and while I was walking around looking at the cars, I saw something VERY unusual, and I want to know if anyone else has seen this.I saw a 1966 coupe with the 1965 Falcon-style instrument housing. I'm talking about the housing that has two round gauges on either end (I call them "owl eyes), with a big wide speedometer in the middle. I thought this was style was available ONLY on 1964-1965 cars, but maybe I've stumbled onto a transition car? For the record, I checked the VIN# of the car, and it did begin with a "6", and the car was correct for 1966 in every other way. (By the way, our annual show might not be the biggest, but you do see some nice stuff...I saw a CONCOURS Boss 429, two identical red '67 GT500s, LOTS of fastbacks...drool, drool...) ------------------ *andy* ([email protected]) also known as...***Boss Hoss*** *1965 Mustang 289 coupe* *1996 Mustang GT coupe*
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mustangs68 Moderator Posts: 12581 From: Hampton,Virginia,USA 1968 Fastback & 1995 Vert MCA#39406 M&M #12 Registered: May 99
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posted 10-28-2001 04:55 PM
Friend of ours had a really hard time finding a similar INST Cluster for a 65 Shelby. sam
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The Iceman Gearhead Posts: 1330 From: Shelton, CT Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 10-28-2001 05:36 PM
He probably just changed the guages I put '66 guages into my '65 (I had the long speedo too ) and just repainted them (those "Painters" paint pens from the crafts section of Wal-Mart work wonders )True, the ammeter, and the oil guage dont work since my '65 doesnt have the hookups for it, BUT the speedo (I pulled them out of a 66 six-cylinder car), fuel, and temperature guage work like a dream And yall said it couldnt be done! HA have a good one ------------------ Dan~ 1965 Coupe "BeeBop" 200ci Straight "6"~2.77 3-spd w/Hurst Shifter~Pertronix Elec. Ign.~Flamethrower Coil~Flex-Fan~Clifford 6-2 Header~26" Smithys~3" chrome tips~'85 T-Bird TC buckets~'66 guages https://mustangsandmore.com//ubb/TheIceman.html http://www.motorcities.com/contents/01GF9250033520.html Nothing Beats Six In A Classic Mustang! ;)
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Boss Hoss Gearhead Posts: 176 From: Georgia Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-28-2001 07:12 PM
Iceman: Are those paint pens available in the same neon orange color that the gauge indicator needles were painted? Mine are a little sun-faded, and I thought that there was a special neon orange paint you could buy to freshen up the appearance, but I can't find it in any of my Mustang parts catalogs.------------------ *andy* ([email protected]) also known as...***Boss Hoss*** *1965 Mustang 289 coupe* *1996 Mustang GT coupe*
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SnakeEyes Journeyman Posts: 74 From: On a rock in the middle of the pacific *Hawaii* Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-28-2001 08:15 PM
quote: Originally posted by Boss Hoss: Iceman: Are those paint pens available in the same neon orange color that the gauge indicator needles were painted? Mine are a little sun-faded, and I thought that there was a special neon orange paint you could buy to freshen up the appearance, but I can't find it in any of my Mustang parts catalogs.
Try the plastic model car section. Testors has a nice florescent orange along with really fine paint brushes. ------------------ Success comes to those who hustle wisely.
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The Iceman Gearhead Posts: 1330 From: Shelton, CT Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 10-28-2001 10:27 PM
I second the use of model paint, Im not sure if the Paint Pens come in bright orange -- they DO come in yellow and red and blue though. have a good one ------------------ Dan~ 1965 Coupe "BeeBop" 200ci Straight "6"~2.77 3-spd w/Hurst Shifter~Pertronix Elec. Ign.~Flamethrower Coil~Flex-Fan~Clifford 6-2 Header~26" Smithys~3" chrome tips~'85 T-Bird TC buckets~'66 guages https://mustangsandmore.com//ubb/TheIceman.html http://www.motorcities.com/contents/01GF9250033520.html Nothing Beats Six In A Classic Mustang! ;)
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