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Dandelion Yellow 1968 Rainbow Of Colors Mustang hardtop owned by Luke from the United Kingdom. It is our Attitude Of The Week for the week starting November 30, 2014. This beauty was ordered under DSO 71-0782 and delivered to Ralph Williams Ford in Encino, California. There were 133 Mustangs ordered on the same DSO special order number. We know that some also went to Mel Burns Ford of Long Beach CA and McCoy & Mills Ford of Fullerton CA. This car was ordered new with; black paint stripe, black vinyl roof, C4 Cruise-O-Matic transmission, 6.95x14.4 ply rated tires, white sidewall tires, Selectaire air conditioner, AM radio, tinted glass, and wheel covers.
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(from page 35 of the 1968 Collection)
Another awesome shot of Luke's Dandelion Yellow 1968 Rainbow Of Colors Mustang hardtop. It has the 289-2V engine, black standard bucket seats, 2.79 rear end, and a C4 automatic transmission. It was built at the San Jose assembly plant (where all ROC cars were built) on February 23, 1968.
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(from page 36 of the 1968 Collection)
Dandelion Yellow 1968 Rainbow Of Colors Mustang hardtop, rear end view.
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(from page 42 of the 1968 Collection)
Frank Fulton found this non-production light yellow 1968 Mustang hardtop. When he ordered the Marti report, he found that it was a Dixie Special. These were special painted and emblem-ed Mustangs ordered by dealers in the Mississippi and Louisiana area. See a local advertisement.
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(from page 43 of the 1968 Collection)
This is a 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang hardtop painted in Whipped Cream - owned by David from Australia. It's our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting September 6, 2015. David tells us that it has a bench seat, C4 automatic transmission, power steering, air conditioning, and a 302ci V8 (replacing the original 289). This Rainbow Of Colors car has the 71 Los Angeles order district and 0779 special order number. We've heard of another Whipped Cream 1968 hardtop from this special order as well.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
This 1968 Shelby GT500KR (King of the Road) Mustang convertible has its original Yellow special order paint restored. This yellow was called Corporate Yellow when special ordered on the 1968 Mustang and later became Bright Yellow or Grabber Yellow in 1969 and 1970 as a standard Shelby Mustang color. This GT500-KR has its original interior and 54,000 miles. The car was repainted once in 1987. In 2002, the drive train, engine compartment, underbody and suspension were restored and detailed to SAAC Street Driven Concours class standards.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
Corporate Yellow 1968 Shelby GT 500 KR Mustang convertible, left side view.
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(from page 48 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of a special order Corporate Yellow 1968 Shelby GT500KR Mustang convertible, showing off its sequential tail lights.
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(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Chris sends us this photo of his 1968 Rainbow of Colors Mustang hardtop in special order Dandelion Yellow exterior paint. This amazing car is our Attitude of the Week starting November 23, 2018. Chris says, "This Rainbow of Colors Dandelion Yellow promotion car has been in the family since brand new. My uncle owned the dealership where it was ordered for his sister in law. It has many desirable options including the original J Code 302, full Sprint B package, console, tinted glass, cruise-o-matic and others shown in the Marti report. The exterior was restored to original, and the motor has had many upgrades including Edelbrock intake and carb, Mallory distributor, MSD 6 ignition box and coil, comp cams magnum cam and roller tip rockers, hooker comp headers, flowmasters, and 2.5" pipes with dual tips."
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(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Nice side view of Chris's 1968 Rainbow of Colors GT hardtop with black vinyl roof, black side c-stripe, and argent style 21-hole sport wheel covers. Amazing!!!
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(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
This Rainbow of Colors promotional Mustang has the Sprint B Package which consists of a V8 engine (J-code, 302ci, 4-barrel V8 in this case), Argent-styled steel wheels with wide oval tires, and GT fog lamps.
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(from page 50 of the 1968 Collection)
Another nice view of Chris's 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotional, Sprint B optioned, hardtop Mustang. Amazing Car!!!
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(from page 52 of the 1968 Collection)
Only Mustang makes it happen! This is a 2 page Mustang magazine advertisement shows a Corporate Yellow hardtop with louvered hood and black stripes. The film strip across the top shows how owning a Mustang will change your life. Yep, this is definitely from the late 60's. The ad reads Turn yourself on, switch your style, and show a new face in the most exciting car on the American road! for '68, the great original comes in 3 versions - hardtop, fastback, convertible. With all the standards that make Mustang Mustang: bucket seats, floor-mounted stick, sports steering wheel, rich loop carpeting. And you can design your own luxury Mustang, sporty Mustang, practical Mustang... with better ideas like AM/FM Stereo Radio, air conditioning, SelectShift transmission, new 2-tone hood. Get hip to the great transformer: Mustang makes dull people interesting, interesting people absolutely fascinating! And only Mustang mades it happen! Check out an alternative version of this ad.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Meadowlark Yellow 1968 Mustang fastback with side reflecting C-stripes and louvered hood. The hood has pinstripes around the recessed louvered areas.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Meadowlark Yellow 1968 Mustang fastback, front end view. There is a herd of umbrellas in the background.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
This the the only standard Yellow paint offered in 1968 on the Mustang. You could special order with other shades of yellow.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Meadowlark Yellow 1968 Mustang fastback, right rear view.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
We caught back up with this Meadowlark Yellow 1968 Mustang fastback at 2010 Uftring show. It was still overcast but the hood was open and the windows down.
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(from page 54 of the 1968 Collection)
Meadowlark Yellow 1968 Mustang fastback, left front view.
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(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
This Meadowlark Yellow 1968 High Country Special Mustang hardtop was at the 2010 Mustang Club of America Grand Nationals held in Bellevue, Washington. Over 1000 Mustangs showed up over the two day event hosted by the Northwest Mustang Club. There is a high country special badge on the side scoop.
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