1966 K Code Coupe with C4 automatic production?

iceman302_old · April 30, 2009 at 11:43 PM

I just picked up my K code coupe last weekend. You can check it out in the new member introductions. It is an interesting little car... a very bare bones coupe. The only options besides the drivetrain were a console and a remote mirror. It is a non GT and even came with hubcaps originally.

Here's the kicker: I read that the C4 automatic was only available late '66 and '67. The previous owner said that his research showed that it was one of 250 with the K code automatic. I know Ford destroyed all of their production records. Are there any other resources to know how rare this combination really is?

It really is a cool little car... the stripper base model with the big motor. It had to be special ordered. Any help would be great!

-Dave

CharlesTurner · May 1, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Unfortunately we currently have no production data for 65-66 cars. It is possible, though, that the previous owner may have queried Ford for statistics in the 70's and might have gotten a reply. I have heard there were a handful of stats provided to people that inquired before the data was destroyed.

shelbyluva_old · May 2, 2009 at 12:29 AM

What about the 930 automatic Hertz cars that certainly would have been included in the Ford numbers? I think this discounts that number.

iceman302_old · May 2, 2009 at 1:32 AM

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What about the 930 automatic Hertz cars that certainly would have been included in the Ford numbers? I think this discounts that number.

I don't believe any of the Shelby cars were included in the 5469 K codes produced for 1966. They had their own Shelby VIN's.

bobmannel · May 8, 2009 at 8:19 PM

Where does this number "5469 K codes produced for 1966" come from? I have heard it before, but have never seen a source document.

iceman302_old · May 9, 2009 at 1:18 AM

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Where does this number "5469 K codes produced for 1966" come from? I have heard it before, but have never seen a source document.

Its from the stats page for this website and I've seen the number on several other sites as well...

http://www.hipomustang.com/default2.asp?page=5

I'm guessing that even though the detailed production documents have been destroyed, maybe the numbers come from a simple VIN count looking for the "K" in there.

bobmannel · May 30, 2009 at 9:31 PM

At one time I painstakingly added up all the sources for 289 HiPo engines -- all the Cobras, Shelbys, Fairlanes, etc. Using the stats for Mustangs, I came up with about 24,000. Problem is, HOTROD magazine quoted a number of 17,000 for HiPo production in a 1971 article. I would presume that the author got that number from Ford, since it was only a few years after 289 HiPo production ended. So, either this number is wrong, or the stats on Mustangs are wrong. I tried a couple times to find out where the Mustang stats came from by writing to the author of the book I found them in, but he did not answer my letters. Through Kevin Marti I got the stats on the 1967 Mustangs and they were close but not an exact match to the stat that was published for 1967. So, I remain suspicious of the numbers given for 1965-66 Mustang HiPos.

shelbyluva_old · May 30, 2009 at 11:32 PM

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What about the 930 automatic Hertz cars that certainly would have been included in the Ford numbers? I think this discounts that number.

I don't believe any of the Shelby cars were included in the 5469 K codes produced for 1966. They had their own Shelby VIN's.

Shelby Mustangs have Ford VIN numbers as well as Shelby assigned VIN numbers.

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round2K_old · June 1, 2009 at 12:37 PM

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So, I remain suspicious of the numbers given for 1965-66 Mustang HiPos.

Ford sure has a knack for being consistently inconsistent with the early production data!

dunc289_old · June 2, 2009 at 10:21 AM

My little optioned out K auto coupe is very sweet, and quick too! and I have seen or heard of very few auto K coupes. I had the convertible, which I still feel is the epitome of GT offerings in the day, a more dynamic automatic was not available from ANYONE back then. Today you have paddleshifting in everything from Ferrari on down. These automatics are faster than a manual, tho not as satisfying to many old heads. But to have offered the hipo C-4 for so few cars is a highwater mark for Ford high performance and the Mustang in particular. Maybe not for everyone, but how many of you have even witnessed, let alone driven the real deal?<img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Beagle1_old · June 3, 2009 at 1:53 PM

Dunc, I saw this past Sunday a car that must have been a close match in date to the gold one.

66 K-GT Convert, auto, bench seat. Real deal. I only had a chance to very briefly see it, and didn't get to talk to the owner. But would have liked to get more info.

dunc289_old · June 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM

no kidding.. you could keep him in mind, and do what you can to hook us all up<img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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