The Specifications for a 1967 Ford Mustang GT
The Ford Motor Company became the pioneer of the pony car--a sports-oriented vehicle with incredibly powerful performance with the debut of the Ford Mustang in 1964. However, competition had arrived by 1967: the Pontiac had the Firebird, Plymouth had the Barracuda, Chevrolet had the Camaro, and even Ford's entry-level luxury marque Mercury had the Cougar. The 1967 Mustang was thus the response to such a proliferation of pony cars in the automobile industry.
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Engines, Trims and Transmission
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The four engine options remained over from the first generation of production: the 200 ci with six cylinders and 120 horses, as well as three versions of the V-8 289 ci with 200, 225 or 271 horses. Ford added a fifth engine that was the Mustang's most powerful yet for the 1967 model year: the V-8 390 ci with 320 horses. Choice of transmission was between a 4-speed manual and a Cruise O-Matic automatic gearbox. There was the coupe and convertible body styles available, as well as the fastback, which is characterized as having a sloping roofline down at the back of the vehicle.
Interior and Exterior
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Standard interior features of the 1967 Mustang included a SelectAire air conditioning system, tilt steering wheel, folding rear seat, vinyl upholstery and a stereo system with AM radio and Stereosonic tape deck. Its exterior dimensions were 184 inches in length, 71 inches in width and 52 inches high with a 108-inch wheelbase. The car rode on 14-inch steel wheels with a choice between 10.5-inch hubcaps or 21-spoke wheel covers. Almost 30 paint colors were available for the '67 Mustang.
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GT Equipment Group
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Ford produced a few of the 1967 Mustangs with the GT Equipment Group option. This package included power front disc brakes, grille-mounted fog lamps and rocker panel stripes. The Competition Handling Package was also included, which comprised firmer suspension, limited slip rear axle and 15-inch wheels with wire wheel covers. The '67 Mustangs with manual transmissions got "GT" emblems, while those with automatic gearboxes had "GTA" ones. The GT Equipment Group vehicles came with the 289ci 271hp V-8, with chrome quad outlet-bearing dual exhausts that were otherwise unavailable with the engine.
Prices and Production Numbers
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The retail prices for the coupe, fastback and convertible body styles of the 1967 Ford Mustang were $2,461, $2,692 and $2,898, respectively. Overall, Ford made more than 472,000 of these vehicles. More than 70 percent of them were coupes, with the fastback comprising the lowest production percentage.
Significance
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The 1967 Mustang kicked off the second generation of production for the vehicle, which lasted until the 1969 model year. The major overhaul of the vehicle resulted in a more powerful and more successful Mustang than the first few iterations. Today, the 1967 Mustang is highly regarded as part of the vehicle's classic model-year line up in the latter half of the 1960s.
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