65 K Code vs 65 GT K code

I will preface my remarks here by stating that this is truly my own opinion that has been formed over my many years in this crazy car hobby. I could be way off base however I did live and race through the times that these cars were new. K convertibles are very rare as are all K cars in general. Convertibles are far more rare because back when these cars were new people wanted the lightest bodies with high performance engines. The coupe was the lightest and originally more preferred. When the fastback came along, the style was attractive and some people could put aside the weight difference just to have the fastback style. A friend of mine bought a 66 Hipo coupe brand new just to go racing. He avoided the fastback because of its extra weight and was quite successful with the car for many years. Now the convertible, being the heaviest and less rigid body style, was really not often thought of in performance circles. I only saw one convertible back in those days at the drag strip. I do not know if it was a factory Hipo or not. It was competetive but not on top of his class. This was back in a day when people ordered cars for racing with zero creature comforts. Now we look for an early Hipo convertible and there are few because they were the redheaded step child for the performance oriented crowd. Then if you added the GT group that was more frills that were not considered performance oriented. The Hipo cars already had the handling characteristics of the GT and disc brakes were an option on Hipo cars without being a GT. Then to go one further you could add the luxury (pony) interior group creating an even more expensive car. The Hipo convertible , GT and pony interior in one unit are, to me, the rarest of the Hipo convertibles. I have been fortunate to have had three of them all at one time but that was when they were easier to find. You can hold out for at least a GT optioned convertible but it will not drive any differently than a standard Hipo convertible. The biggest problem is getting one that is rust free and with the original drive train. Best of luck in your search.

-Fred-