Posts by hippo

  • 66 K-Code GT Fastback Production Numbers

    All good fun alright... so I'm happy with whatever the 'Mustang Community' accepts as reasonable.

    As for the 11% automatic figure you quote from Gregory at page 153 (actually 10.38%) is for total production 64.5 to 67. The automatic figure for 66 is 24.55%, so 25% of about 1,000-1,100 is still only 250 odd K-Code GT Coupes with auto....I'm still happy!!

  • 66 K-Code GT Fastback Production Numbers

    Ok...well that is a lot of work on your part...thanks.

    Even though we'll never really know the real production figures on any of this, because the 'K' is such a special Kar, these sorts of exercises are very worthwhile.

    It of course demonstrates that any Kar is a rare beast and worth the amount of effort that people spend on researching (through this site in particular), owning, restoring and maintaining.

    And no matter how the numbers play out for the assumed production figures of select K models ie. fastbacks v coupes v convertibles or GT v non-GT or one color v another color or one option v another option etc, the numbers, it must be accepted, are incredibly small.

    I've done a similar 'statistical extrapolation' exercise for a 66 K GT Auto Coupe that I own, just based on Gregory's book registry (which is a sufficiently large enough representative sample to draw educated inferences). Therefore, being biased towards my Coupe, I'm glad to find agreement that around 50% of all K-Codes were fastbacks (2+2). Further, I estimated around 33% would have been Coupes, and the remaining 18% or so Convertibles. So, in my world, I've got a rarer (although not necessarily more desirable) Kar than a fastback.

    So I'd estimate of the 5,469 K-Codes produced in 1966, only about 1800 (33%), would have been Coupes. Moreover, how many of those would have been GTs? (I'll defer to your calculations above), but not many.

    Furthermore, from a further study of Gregory's data, only about 25% of K-Codes would have been automatic (obviously affected by not being available in 1965), so the figures go down again.

    But, this level of speculation of my part can be trite, and I'm just happy enough I own a vehicle that not only looks and drives great, but has a undeniable place in Automotive history because of, amongst other things, its performance characteristics, racing pedigree and rarity.... cheers.

  • The Pony Showroom

    Jason,

    Yes pretty confident it's a Factory GT; ie. fog light holes and fog light wiring in factory loom, disc brakes, steering box HCC-AX etc. Last check as Fred advised me was to check for no holes in quarter for ornamentation.

    Of course all the dual exhaust stuff is there, eg. reinforced floor hangers and reinforced rear frame rails.

    Attached is picture of servo cover. Let me know if you think it's original or not?

    regards

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  • The Pony Showroom

    Thanks Jason,

    Nice to hear you know some of your kar's history right back to the original owner.

    I am craving any more U.S. info about my kar, but alas I think the trail's gone cold living here in Oz.

    I've always wondered about the white stripe as the interior is black. Someone must have preferred the white when the re-paint occurred, which I think was about 2000.

    Yes the drivetrain is pretty much in tact, and still has the 'C' servo C4, which makes our kars a much smaller sub-set than the manual cars.

    Going by the k-code registry figures, of the 5,469 k-codes built in 1966, only about 25% were autos, and I think they even made less k-code coupes than fastbacks that year, so it's all very interesting depending how far you want to delve into the numbers. Keeping in mind there are no actual production figures.

    Nice to talk.

    regards

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  • The Pony Showroom

    Hi everyone but I'm hoping Jason Morsel sees this,

    I'm an infrequent Australian visitor to the HiPo exchange site but I've learnt so much from all the experienced members.

    Jason,

    I've been admiring the recent photos of Kar's undercarriage and although my Kar is pretty original, it is nothing like the quality of yours. Congrats on one heck of a Kar.

    I saw with interest your Los Gatos Swanson Ford number plate.

    When I bought my Kar last year (second owner in Australia, since 2016), it came with similar number plates and the original (I've been told) restored Californian black plates.

    I don't know anything about my Kar's U.S. history apart from what the VIN/door plate tell me, but maybe both our kars were sold by Swanson Ford?

    Mine is a 14 April 1966 San Jose Candy Apple Red K-Code GT automatic coupe with luxury interior, with VIN 6R07K185XXX.

    Please find attached a couple of photos, and I would like to talk more.

    regards

    Anthony

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  • New member from Australia

    Thanks Fred and Jason,

    Although I drive the car sedately, sounds as though I should install a dash pot for safety sake. An unexpected stall would not be welcome.

    As you say Fred the list is a bit of a long one!, but that's OK as I said from the start...

    Thanks and regards

  • New member from Australia

    Thanks again Fred.

    The fan shroud does not have the rubber insulator near the battery tray, but I can feel indentations there. If the rubber and staples were there at some point, maybe I am feeling where that was.

    Water pump, I have no idea. It has no casting numbers that I can see resembling Ford, but has 8877A-1 on it, which seems similar to some Edelbrock numbers.

    Anyway...it's all about the numbers I suppose with these cars.

    thanks and regards

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  • New member from Australia

    Thanks relicdog and 6R07K for the contact, much appreciated.

    Fred, thanks so much for your time and the expertise you have imparted to me. It is truly astounding the knowledge you possess about these wonderful kars. They are very easy to become passionate about. As I said in my first post, I am happy to receive any information regarding my kar ‘warts and all’. I am just content with what it is at end of the day.

    I am happy that the body seems to have many of the k-code and GT indicators, and thanks for your point about checking for residual quarter panel holes for any cove ornamentation. I will inspect that area in due course.


    Thanks an cheers for now,

    Anthony

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  • New member from Australia

    Thanks for that Fred.

    The casting date is C5AE-6015E date code 6A3 (but I know that is not conclusive of anything). The best I can make out for the block assembly date is 6A?

    The car's VIN 6RO7K which matches the exposed and a hidden VIN.

    Anyway, I am documenting as many casting marks, date stamps etc to see what exactly I have. An enjoyable process in any event.

    Thanks for your assistance Fred,

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  • New member from Australia

    Hi to all,

    Just stumbled onto this site and I am amazed by the wealth of information and knowledge that experienced people and willing to share with new k-code owners.

    I have literally spent hours just reading interesting threads, and even I now feel as though I could talk all day about k-codes with some modicum of knowledge (but lets be real I've only scratched the surface). :cry:

    Anyway, I bought my first Mustang a few weeks ago and I hope I am now the proud owner of a 1966 Candy Apple Red GT K-Code coupe. I said 'hope' because these cars seem to come in for their fair share of cloning, copying, faking etc.

    But let me say I am very happy with the car as a weekly driver and it's a dream come true whatever disappointments might/might not be instore.

    I'll probably be asking a few 'originality' type questions to get the ball rolling, but as I said, don't be afraid to give me any bad news, the car is fantastic to me and that's all that matters. :shy:

    Thanks for the accept in the group, and looking forward to learning heaps.

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