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Here is a 66 K code fastback listed on Ebay by seller "onepennyleft" with a Buy-It-Now of $95,950.00 or make offer:
This may be one of the most beautiful and unique examples of a NUMBERS MATCHING HiPo K-code fastback available today.
* mega dollar Rotisserie Restoration
* Concours show quality presentation – no wear
* Engine Vin #’s matching 271hp “HiPo 289”
* code #4 Silver Frost
* K-code / High Performance drive train with Automatic
* Special Handling Suspension Package
- quick steering gear box
- heavy duty front & rear springs
- thicker front sway bar
* Disc Brakes
* Rally Rack – HiPo 8000rpm
* Deluxe simulated wood wheel
* Style Steel Wheels ………. all 5
* BFG Redline radial tires …. all 5
* GT “design elements” and Pony seats were added for that extra sizzle (it is not a factory GT)
How rare is this ONE ?
1966 saw 30% fewer K-codes built than in prior year 1965 with only 5,469 units being built comprising coupes, convertibles & fastbacks.
Of that amount approximately 2,818 were “fastbacks”, 1,729 were coupes and 922 were convertibles.
The special HiPo automatic
1966 was the 1st year you could get an Automatic Transmission in the HiPo. This was a special beefed up unit with stronger internals to take the punishment Ford knew these cars would have to endure. HiPo transmissions are easily identified by the large “C” cast into the servo cover.
While the exact number of K-codes with automatics is unknown, it is possible to estimate that number using statistical extrapolation.
All that is required is a representative sample and fortunately using the “known cars” listed in the HiPo Registry we have a rather large representative sample to work with.
Based on the population of known HiPo’s, it is estimated that only 25% came with the automatic transmission and further estimated that less than 700 of those would have been installed in fastbacks – here we are talking about non-Shelby K-codes.
In a year in which 607,568 Mustangs were built, you can appreciate how exceedingly rare a K-code fastback is…. then couple that with an automatic transmission and it’s even more rare, AND finally, on top of that this one is Silver Frost, one of the rarest colors.
RARE, code #4 SILVER FROST
The color Silver Frost is one of the rarer colors for 1966 Mustangs. Best estimates have always put it in the 3% to 4% of total production. These estimates are backed up in the HiPo Registry in which their population of known cars shows 4% of the cars registered to be Silver Frost. Based on statistical modeling my best guess for Silver Frost K-code fastbacks would be 85 cars, reduced to 28 cars if we are talking “automatics”.
The likelihood of finding an exact match that is also this original and in this condition is probably zero. In the highly coveted world of K-codes, this one qualifies as one of the more unique and in my mind one of the most eye-popping examples possible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184092300735?ul_noapp=true
-Fred-