1966 K Code Coupe with C4 automatic production?

    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

    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.

    Quote from shelbyluva

    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.

    Quote from bobmannel

    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.

    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.

    Quote from iceman302

    quote:

    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.

    Edited once, last by shelbyluva (May 30, 2009 at 11:33 PM).

    Quote from bobmannel

    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!

    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?:D:D

    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.

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