1966 Ford Mustang User Reviews

1966 Baby Blue V8 289 Ford Mustang — This car has been an amazing part of my life. It's a real ego booster and is so much fun to drive. You really do just feel awesome sitting behind the weel. It's needed some repairs, but that's to be expected from a car that's almost fifty years old. I've had to replace the engine and the clutch, and I am in the process of replacing the interior of the car. Even if it looked horrible though, it's still a car with spirit and attitude. There is no power steering or brakes, but as soon as you get used to that, it's a breeze to drive. Of course, in today's horrible gas price world, mileage leaves something to be desired, she only gets on average 12 miles to the gallon. I've definately spent more on it than I bought it, or could sell it for, but with a car this amazing, who cares? The only serious drawback for me is that it has no air conditioning. That's tough in the summer.

Owning A Classic Car Is Like Belonging To An Exclusive Club. It Is Special. — Hauls ass in a straight line. It has GT brakes, so it stops, like, RIGHT NOW! It corners OK, it could use anti sway bars. Built solid as a rock. Downright dependable, easy to work on. This car was built when American cars were THE cars to own. Nice styling, it has Recarro seats in front and US Cloverleaf Mags all around. Mileage depends on the way U drive it, anywhere from 9 to 18 mpg. It's fun to drive and people remark on it where ever I go...

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Beauty, Speed, Tradition. — This car is fantastic. It has been in the family for almost 40 years. Brief history, my grandfather bought it for my father when he left for college in 1971. My father kept it even when it deteriorated. In the mid 90's when my brother and I turned 16... my father made the wise decision to put money into the car instead of buying us a honda civic - licke everyone else. Remains in the family and has no price tag. Fastback 2+2 model. 289 V8 with a an addition of dual ehaust, 4 barrel intake, GT wheels. It is a cruise-o-matic 3 speed automatic (slap shifter) also known as the green dot drive. Parchment leather interior, fm radio with cassette (need to be replaced). 240,000 miles Two rebuilt motors and two rebuilt transmissions - we don't exactly drive it slow. Not the fast car performance wise, but not too shabby either. Handling is a bit suspect, a product of its era. Not too heavy wich helps a great deal. Added disc breaks to the front which has been pretty helpful. Even though it is not modern - the simplicity makes it. Still better performance than the great majority of vehicles on the raod today. A pure joy to drive. British Racing green in color and rare at that. For every 1 Fastback made there were 4 convertables and 16 coupes. So it is a bit rare and the color makes it even more so. Bottom Line... it is a HEAD TURNER!

America's Most Restored Car; The Icon Of The 1960s — Fun, drives, handles well, great investment, more fun than the stock market and safer too. Other people admire it. Great fuel economy now that gas is edging closer to $4.00 per gallon. Enjoy the pride of ownership and beauty of a classic mustang convertible.

Primary Use: Family transportation

Found In A Pasture. (see Last Photo) — In Missouri our winters are too rough to drive a car like this very much. I drive it to car shows some, but it is detailed to the point it is much better and far less labor intensive to trailer it. I was 16 in 1966 and I just don't remember my 1965 Mustang's steering being this stiff, or riding this rough. But then at 16 I wasn't much thinking about the ride of the Mustang either.