66 Fastback/Convertible

66tiger_old · October 22, 2008 at 7:33 PM

Saw this on e-bay. 66 convertible look with a fastback removable hardtop. I like it!!! Best of both worlds, fastback for the sleek look, and convertible for top down cruising.

Item description:

"This is a beautifully restomod example of a 1966 Mustang Coupe that was turned into a Convertible Roadster with a removable Fastback Roof. It runs great, drives great, looks great, and the attention it gets is extreme!"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/196…1QQcmdZViewItem

66gtk · October 22, 2008 at 9:05 PM

No Thanks - interesting idea. I suppose no way to use the trunk with the roof on?

5F09C_old · October 22, 2008 at 9:32 PM

Hope he added some reinforcements to the frame or you could be watching your front end drive off with-out you. That is after is snaps in half.

qballll_old · October 22, 2008 at 10:13 PM

Look like it does have sub-frame connectors on the underside pictures. Also looks like there is no back seat?

RalphJr · October 23, 2008 at 9:20 AM

Looks like he started with a Convertible - so the frame strength is not an issue. It has a long trunk lid that won't open when the hard top is in place!

In his Q&A section he says he custom made the hard top in fiberglass.

Problem I see is that it has FASTBACK windows! This makes the hardtop the only way to seal this car in case of bad weather!

Coupes and Converts use different side door glass and quarter windows - so you can't raise the soft top anymore and have the car seal up properly.

Looks cool like a fastback, but I'd rather have one that can be both soft and hard top capable.

This probably wasn't possible with the difference in the roof slope between the fastback and convert style on the Mustang.

I guess you could customize the soft top to match up to the fastback windows - but he might not have gone to the trouble.

C6ZZKGT · October 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM Official Post

According to the auction statements and also the sellers reply to questions, this car started off as a coupe. The pictures of the interior are not all that clear but the scuff plates appear to be convertible style so maybe the inner rockers for convertibles have been added.

-Fred-

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