Looking for Number of '65 KGT Conv. in Registry

    Yes, I know that I should have purchased the HPM Registry. But, am taking my '65 KGT Conv. to car show this week and am asking someone to look up the number of this combination shown in the Registry, if it's broken down that way. I promise to order the Registry this week.

    Although one could count (using the Registry sample) the number of hipo convertibles manufactured post-February 1965 from all three plants (whenever the GT option was first made available), there are no definitive statistics of factory GT cars within the Registry.


    After performing a quick count in the registry, there are approximately 42 Dearborn, 7 San Jose, and 0 Metuchen built K convertibles listed for the post-February 1965 period. Presumably, any of these could have been factory GTs.


    So start with less than 1% of total production for K-codes, and then consider the conventional number of 3 - 5% of total Mustang production for factory GTs.


    For 1965 production only (excluding 64.5 cars), convertibles represent about 18 percent of the cars listed in the Registry.


    Do your own Math.


    Edited by - kapdavm on 05/20/2008 21:15:35


    Edited by - kapdavm on 05/20/2008 21:18:11

    It's a crap shoot guessing game. I tried to do the creative math on my '66, but there is no definitive data. Your car is rare, that is for sure.


    Troy

    What you can safely say is that the registry currently lists 1701 cars or 12.85% of the total k code mustang production , 165 or 9.7% of which are 1965 convertibles. From there its all guesses.


    You can also say that out of 685,989 Mustangs produced for models 64.5 and 65, only 101,945 or 14.86% are convertibles. Out of the same 685,989 Mustangs, only 7273 or 1.06% are K codes. How many are both ? Few. How many of those were GT equipped ? Very few.

    Its a rare car no doubt. We just will never know how rare.


    Edited by - Belmont on 05/21/2008 08:21:33

    Thank you for your help. Our family has owned the car since it was 9 months old (I was only 4 years old at the time we got it), and I remember that sometime in the '70's my father writing Ford to ask if they had a breakdown of production numbers. Ford wrote back saying all they had was the production count of K-code engines. I have the letter in one of my files on the car. Thank you for your help.

    what a find this letter would be. My 66 K GT convert is in the registry, but I don't think the GT part is identified.<img src=images/icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

    I found the letter and have scanned it in on my computer. I just can't figure out how to link it so that you can view it. I really didn't understand the FAQ section that explains this.


    The letter is brief, and really only gives a Hi-Po engine production quantity. The letter is from 1976, back when the manufacturers actually responded to their owners' requests.


    Sanford

    This letter contradicts what is published in the 4th edition of the book.


    "In 1965, there were 7,273 HiPo Mustangs manufactured; excluding Shelbys."

    I have a question - WHY would it say "Excluding Shelbys"??? Did someone take the Shelby numbers right off the total? I doubt Ford did.


    As far as FOMOCO was concerned these cars were produced with a Ford "K" VIN - in almost every case, but I'm sure there are a few rare exceptions. It wasn't until they reached the Shelby facility that they received the Shelby Serial number plate.


    Ford didn't take Shelby manufacturing into their factories until 1968 - so up until then Ford would have included them in any records they had for VIN numbers in general or "K" VIN cars. I doubt Ford even knew what Shelby number went on which K VIN either.


    Maybe I'm wrong - please let me know if there is better info - just doesn't make sense that Ford would "count" them or record them differently if they put a Ford VIN on the chassis and had no idea what the Shelby number ended up being. They might note that they were sold in blocks to Shelby, but at that time I doubt they were counting the differently.


    If that was the case, then every K is a little more rare by reducing the number to account for GT350s.

    As far as I know, there were no official 64 1/2

    models or model year. They were all 65's and as

    such should be included in the numbers mentioned

    in the letter.

    /Bo

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    As far as I know, there were no official 64 1/2

    models or model year. They were all 65's and as

    such should be included in the numbers mentioned

    in the letter.

    /Bo

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    That is true to a degree, but you must remember that Ford considered the difference significant enough to jump consecutive numbers and re-start them at 250001 at Dearborn and 125001 at San Jose.


    The term 64.5 actually was started by Ford parts departments after they realized how different parts were between generator and alternator cars.

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