was doing some research and found that the first "GT" mustang was a convert with a build date of 2-20-65. b 4 that there were no GT mustangs. the GT was introduced to commerate the selling of the 1,000,000 mustang. was wondering if any might know when the first FASTBACK GT was built and if it was an A or K.
Frist 65 GT Fastback
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Curious what your source for this information is?
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Curious what your source for this information is?
<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana" size=2 id=quote>saw some info while serching this site about the GT package not being available until febuary of 1965 about halfway through the 65 model year. typed "first 65 Gt mustang" on yahoo and went to several sites that had info that the very first mustang with the GT package was a 65 convertable built 2/20/65. so anyone with a 65 GT that has an earlier build date would have a fake GT. i was trying to find info on when the FIRST GT fastback might have ben built and posted the question to see if anyone here might know. just wondering. what i read was the GT package was introduced to commemerate the 1,000,000 mustang sold. my 65 has a build date of Q26 and dearborn unit 677490. it would seem to me that if you added all the 64.5 year cars along with the rest of the 65 from T and R plants you would have 1,000,000 sold at that time. one site i remeber was K.A.R. if i remember right but i was looking at several sites on the web search.
Edited by - stickshift on 12/06/2010 00:21:32
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While the information regarding GT status is well know, I wouldn't beleive everything you read on the internet.
Yes Ford did not introduce the GT package right away - it was a mid-year '65 option to celebrate the success of the Mustang. The official release date was in April '65 - with cars built a month or two prior to fill the pipeline.
The dates and serial numbers are approximate guesses at BEST. The only TRUE way to tell a real factory GT from one someone put together themselves is documented here on the site very well - it is a few key metal pieces unique to a K code and GT car in '65. Someone who is very knowledgeable and skilled could make all of the necessary changes - but it would not be simple or maybe even cost effective to do it IMHO.
All of the Ford production records from that era were destroyed - so no one can say for sure when or how the first one was built - so please be careful with the information people put out there for public consumption.
And remember Al Gore created the internet!
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My intital understanding of the GT and luxury (pony) interior packages were that they were commemorating the first anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang.
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I've never seen anything official from Ford about this. The only source I can think of is someone looked at the data from the In Search Of Mustangs book and drew their own conclusions. The important thing to know about this book is that the authors could not possibly have verified each and every car. Therefore, what you see in there has to be taken with a grain of salt. I would suspect that put under scrutiny, any "GT" in that book with a build date in the Feb. '65 time period would most likely not be legit. As we all know, it is very common for owners to "upgrade" their car with GT option components. It is my belief that other than a few prototypes or special promotion cars, real factory-line production of '65 GT's didn't start until probably mid to late March '65.
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<font face='Arial'></font id='Arial'>If the stories are to be believed the "millionth" Mustang wasn't built until 1966 and it was a convertible that was given to Captain Tucker(an airline pilot) who managed to buy Mustang #1 from a Canadian dealer. The Millionth Mustang was given to Tucker by Ford in exchange for this car so that they could recover it and save it for history(this car was never supposed to be sold but the dealer didn't know that).... that car(#1) is now in the Henry Ford Museum. If this is true (and it is well documented) the GT package certainly was not introduced to commerate the event of building that car. Just some thoughts that have no bearing on the actual build date of the first GT
Edited by - sixfiveGT on 12/06/2010 13:55:03
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thanks for the info. what i read got my curiosity. back in 1973 i got my fisrt mustang a C code notchback. a few months later i noticed the fasbacks and bought a 65 GT form the original (quite common for 8 year old cars). shortly after i discovered pony interior and bought a 66 fb gt pony interior. in late 74 i bought my current 65 fb gt K minus engine and trans. between 1973 and about 1982 i went on to go through a total of 2-65 gt A fb ,3-66 gt A fb all bought as good running cars and sold running except 1 66 fg A gt that was rearended and totaled. i kept my 65 gt K stored in a shed until recently. back in jackson ,ms. during the 70's i use to see MANY 65-66 GT mustangs and there were quite a few K cars too. i never paid attention to some of the GT detail stuff like the floor reinforecements plates etc. all but i of my gt was bought from the original owner. i almost forgot about a 66 fg gt A i bought about 15 years ago form a junk yard in Pearsonville Ca. where i like now. the car had bent frame rails but no rust but i decided to sell it shortly after. i wish we had more info on the history of the 65-66. back in the day no one i knew including myself had any intrest in the history of the mustang after all it wasnt considered an old or classic at the time. thanks for all your replys
Edited by - stickshift on 12/06/2010 14:33:51
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Fred may be correct. Ford advertised the introduction of both GT and luxury options together. See April 65 Newsweek ad for the Mustang:
http://news.webshots.com/photo/2470709590080259586LLZuYV
There's no mention of a commemoration though. I was only 10 then, but the older generation might be able to recall.
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There is actually reference throughout Ford documentation that refers to 1965 1/2 models... which I assume is the intro of the GT package and interior decor in Spring of '65.
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