 
(from page 40 of the 1966 Collection)
Left side view of a 1966 Sapphire Blue Mustang GT hardtop with white vinyl roof, steel styled wheels, and lower body side white GT stripe.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Sapphire Blue 1966 Mustang GT hardtop, rear right view.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Rear view showing the optional GT through the rear valance dual exhaust.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Rear right view of a 1966 Mustang GT hardtop in special order Sapphire Blue. This car has been repainted its original special order Sapphire Blue.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
1966 Sapphire Blue Mustang GT hardtop, right view.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Right front view of a Sapphire Blue (special order color), 1966, Mustang GT hardtop with vinyl top, steel styled wheels, and grille mounted GT fog lamps.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Tahoe Turquoise 1966 Mustang hardtop at the 2010 Port Angeles, Washington, Mustang car show. This one has 14 inch standard full wheel covers, a 6 cylinder engine, and pony interior.
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(from page 41 of the 1966 Collection)
Rear left view of a Tahoe Turquoise 1966 Mustang hardtop.
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(from page 42 of the 1966 Collection)
This blue 1966 Mustang GT convertible was on display at the 29th Annual Central Illinois Ford Day Show and Swap on June 6, 2010 in Bloomington, Illinois. It has a blue interior and the 289ci High Performance V8 Engine.
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(from page 42 of the 1966 Collection)
Those Cragar style wheels were options in 1966. What's in the trunk, kid?
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(from page 42 of the 1966 Collection)
Fog lights, rocker stripes, and rear valance exhaust cut-outs were parts of the GT package in 1966.
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(from page 43 of the 1966 Collection)
This Sapphire Blue 1966 Mustang hardtop with white vinyl roof, 289ci V8 engine, and wire wheels with spinners was at the 2010 MCA Grand Nationals car show held in Bellevue, Washington.
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(from page 43 of the 1966 Collection)
Tahoe Turquoise 1966 Mustang convertible with steel styled wheels, metal rocker panel trim, pony interior, and a 289ci V8 under the hood. This car was at the 2010 MCA Grand Nationals car show held in Bellevue, Washington
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
At least 50 of these blue and white 1966 Mustang hardtops were given out by the Player's cigarette company in many separate sweepstake in Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta between October 1965 and September of 1966. All Mustang has the 200 cubic inch six cylinder engine, 3 speeds manual transmission, full wheel covers, and AM radio. The Blue and White exterior paint matched the Player's cigarette package. We think the blue is 1966 Nightmist Blue which is very dark and Wimbledon White. We also have several newspaper advertisements for this promotion as well as many of the winners. This set of photos was submitted to us from a viewer as well as the first newspaper article in the second set.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
Here is a great left front view of a Blue and White 1966 Mustang Player's special edition hardtop. The exterior paint scheme matched the Player's cigarette packages.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
There's a 200 cubic inch, six-cylinder engine under the hood, so the exhaust is single on this blue and white 1966 Mustang Player's special edition hardtop.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
Submitted by a viewer, this is a Player's Mustang special edition advertisement from the National Library and Archives of Quebec / Le Petit Journal for the Week of June 5, 1966. Player's Cigarettes gave out a series of blue and white specially painted 1966 Mustangs as part of this sweepstakes. This ad says, Enter the contest Mustangs Players Hurry in! You to can easily be among the winners of a spirited Mustang 1966. A Mustang will be awarded in prizes every week. So you can participate in the competition many times. Nothing could be simpler: you just have to get a Player's cigarette packet and ship your entry to the address listed below. In the rules it says that a drawing will be preformed every week starting June 21st and ending August 23rd (10 weeks). Similar contests ran in Alberta, Ontario, and Manitoba from 1965 through 1968. All Mustangs have the 200 cubic inch, six cylinder engine, 3 speeds manual transmission and, full hubcaps, and an AM radio.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
This newspaper advertisement introduces the late 1965 early 1966 Player's "Mustang-A-Week" contest for the Blue and White 1966 Mustang Players special edition hardtop. This advertisement calls the sweepstakes a weekly contest, but some later versions had it every two weeks. It came from the October 26th, 1965 edition of The Lethbridge Herald of Lethbridge, Alberta. It says that every week for 10 weeks starting October 25th a Player's Mustang will be given away.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
This is a version of the Player's Mustang sweepstakes newspaper advertisement in the May 31st, 1966 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It says, Enter Player's big 'Mustang contest'. Go ahead! You could easily be a winner of a lively 1966 Mustang. And remember, a Mustang will be given away every two weeks - so you can enter again and again. It's simple - pick up a pack of Player's Cigarettes. Just send you entry to the address below. It also says that the first winner will be selected May 10th, then May 24th, June 7th, June 21st, July 5th and July 19th. 10 blue and white special Player's Mustangs were given out in this round of the contest.
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(from page 47 of the 1966 Collection)
This is an introductory ad for the Alberta July - September 1966 Player's big "Mustang-A-Week" contest for a special blue and white 1966 Mustang Players special edition. A winner was selected every two weeks for 10 weeks, giving away 5 Mustangs. We found it in the July 25th edition of the Lethbridge Herald of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. All Player's Mustangs have the 200 cubic inch, six cylinder engine, 3 speeds manual transmission and, full hubcaps, and an AM radio.
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