Fantastic! It's another great (& rare) car in another great color. I love that Mr. Snelling daily drives it, too. All of us are definitely California dreamin' today. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read "Fantastic!" :-) I like he daily drives this car too. "definitely California dreamin' today." I agree. You're welcome, Lou
A high school classmate back in the 70's had a California Special in the same color...his was a 302 J-Code 4spd. He still has it.... upgraded with 351 Cleveland and 5spd. He retired from the Ford Garage in town. Those tail lights on Shelby's and CS's are actually Thunderbird lights...which were sequential.
When I was 14, a buddy of mine's mom had a '68 Mustang. We discovered that if we turned on either turn signal and then held the 4-way flasher switch in - PART WAY - the "power" circuit would backfeed through the turn signal circuit and feed the "on" circuit. Then, we could listen to the radio! LOL Thanks for bring back that memory. Really great ride!
I miss the days when cars had a LARGE variety of colors. I had a 1967 Fairlane 2-door hardtop in “Clearwater Aqua”. It was a beautiful car in a beautiful color. Nowadays, it’s just black, white, gray, silver, and an occasional red. BO-rrrring! 🥱
Mustangs are in a special place in my heart since the first car other than dodge in my family was an ‘81 fox body that my mother bought new. I still can remember the way it smell when I first got in it. Just loved that red in red car. A few years later, I learned to drive with it. This blue mustang is a beautiful and special example. I really want one! Thanks for your video Lou.
Hi César, Happy to read "Mustangs are in a special place in my heart" :-) Nice. Hope you're behind the wheel of the right Mustang for you soon. You're welcome, Lou
Wouldn't I love to go back in time and order this exact GT/CS in this color, and with a 428 Cobra Jet under the hood. Other than the Shelby, this is my ultimate Mustang. If you want to get even rarer, Colorado dealers had the 'High Country Special'. Same car, different decals! Hats off to Dave for using this as a good weather daily driver. Drive it, don't hide it!! Thanks Lou, you made my day.
Hi Tom (and JudyAnn), "Other than the Shelby, this is my ultimate Mustang." NICE! I'll keep an eye out for a "High Country Special". Happy to read this car made your day :-) You're welcome, Lou
Beautiful car. First Denver had the "High Country", California obviously had, "California Special," and I remember seeing some "Twister Editions", here around Kansas City later. Now that is a daily driver we all dream of like Lou said.
Hi Daryl, Hmmm, High Country....I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. Here is a Twister Edition for you to enjoy, Lou th-cam.com/video/uaAUkOsJT5g/w-d-xo.html
@@loucostabile Thank you as always Lou. Produced from 1966-’68 as a special promotion vehicle for Colorado-area Ford dealers. The California Special GT/CS´s story and the HCS´s are intertwined, and some historians will argue, begins not in the Golden State, but in the Rockies, where one of the first-if not the first-regional Mustang limited editions was created in 1966. Despite a strong national case of Mustang fever, sales slowdowns were occurring in certain markets during the line’s second full year of production. Whether the drop was due to over-saturation or a slowing economy wasn’t important to Thurlo Newell of the Denver-area district office, who took delivery in July of 333 High Country Specials from the San Jose Ford plant.
I believe that is called Gulfstream Aqua - my Dad had a 1968 Torino GT fastback in that color with a black c-stripe. I also believe that Mustang you have featured is built before January 1968 as it would have had to have had headrests. My Dad's Torino was built in December 1967 and did not have headrests; had it been built later than that in the model year, it would have been required by Federal law so to equip. Once again you have featured quite the vehicle. Lou is the best!
Thanks, Dave & Lou: interestingly a quick overview of 68 Mustang, California S ! And, a nice touch on “ low numbers/Special/ ZONE/ Limited/Designer/😅Military/Dealer/Indy500,etc!! , Vehicles…
Pretty nice 68 CS. I have something similar. 68 S-code, Acapulco Blue with black vinyl roof, black deluxe interior, and a bunch of rare option. Owned it since 89. Bought it from the original owner in SoCal. She is MINT!
Hi Rarerat, Chevy Guy likes this Ford....NICE! Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Being a native Californian, I remember when these cars were new and seeing them driving around. Most that I saw had the sequential turn signals. This must have been a dealer add-on. I believe that the system originated with the '64 T-bird and the Mercury Cougar often had them in their Cougar tail lights. It was just a long-narrow relay box in the trunk, bring electro-mechanical. Noting that the car originally came with a 302-2V, to do it right, when adding a 4-Bbl. carb and manifold(both available through Shelby), the 302-4V also had 4V-spec heads, which had 302-4V cast into the top of the heads, under the valve covers. The 289-4V had similar castings. From the slightly lumpy idle, it probably has a higher performance cam, too. Sadly, when equipped with an automatic these cars got the C-4 baby gearbox. From the sounds of the shifting, it's obvious that a shiftkit had been installed. This was a necessity behind a V8 to allow the transmission to live. In 1970, Ford came out with the small-case C-6 behind the 351C's. Some swapped the C-4's out with the new C-6's. We did a few. Shelby and Ford parted ways in 1968 when Bunkie Knudsen took over and after that the '68 Mustang Shelbys were built in-house at Ford. The '69 Mustang Shelby's were warmed-over '68's. Outside of California, not to be left out, Ford re-badged these '68 Mustang coupes(all were notch-back coupes) the GT/HS(for GT High Sierra Special). My wife's parents bought a new GT/HS in 1968. They were in SW Nebraska but normally bought their vehicles in Denver, CO or Cheyenne, WY because of better prices. These special Mustangs were merely just a trim package, adding the Shelby rear-end look to a Mustang GT, as Ford already had the parts. Most that I've encountered had the 302-2V V8's. I don't think that I've ever seen one with a factory 390 V8. It's great seeing one of these cars again, they are rare sights, as most are either languishing in garages or moved to another State. Thank you!
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A very rare and smart looking Mustang. Great that the owner enjoys his car and takes it out on the road daily. ❤
Hi Derek, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) I agree, it's nice he drives it, Lou
Fantastic! It's another great (& rare) car in another great color. I love that Mr. Snelling daily drives it, too. All of us are definitely California dreamin' today. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read "Fantastic!" :-) I like he daily drives this car too. "definitely California dreamin' today." I agree. You're welcome, Lou
A rare, and blue beauty from B. lou and his buddy. 😅
Hi Big Hank, Happy to share BLOUIE with youie :-) Lou
🙋♂️THANKS LOU,DAVE 🤗🥶 SUPER COOL CAR, A DREAM 💭 CAR , I LOVE ❤️ THE TAILLIGHTS AND THE COLOR, but I would have to make the lights sequential😁💚💚💚
You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long. Sequential tail lights are cool :-)
Beautiful car
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)
What a beautiful Mustang - great colour!
First I have heard of a California special. Very cool!
Thanks Lou and Dave for letting see this beauty.
Hi Jeff, It's only the 2nd one I've had on the Channel and here is the 1st one 10 years ago. Enjoy, Lou th-cam.com/video/tycTdyjW4CU/w-d-xo.html
Nice! 289/302 were my favorite Ford V8s. Excellent engines. And, of course, the 300 straight 6.
Happy to read this one has one of your favorite Ford engines in it :-)
A high school classmate back in the 70's had a California Special in the same color...his was a 302 J-Code 4spd.
He still has it.... upgraded with 351 Cleveland and 5spd.
He retired from the Ford Garage in town.
Those tail lights on Shelby's and CS's are actually Thunderbird lights...which were sequential.
Hi Gods own Drunk, Happy to read this car is like your High School Classmates car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
When I was 14, a buddy of mine's mom had a '68 Mustang. We discovered that if we turned on either turn signal and then held the 4-way flasher switch in - PART WAY - the "power" circuit would backfeed through the turn signal circuit and feed the "on" circuit. Then, we could listen to the radio! LOL Thanks for bring back that memory. Really great ride!
Hi David, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Buddy's car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
I miss the days when cars had a LARGE variety of colors. I had a 1967 Fairlane 2-door hardtop in “Clearwater Aqua”. It was a beautiful car in a beautiful color.
Nowadays, it’s just black, white, gray, silver, and an occasional red.
BO-rrrring! 🥱
You're right OldRustySteele, not many colors today unless you're getting an exotic.
❤got to show my uncle this one🎉
Nice :-)
My first to see a very beautiful mustang from that era thanks Lou God Bless.
Hi Leroy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Blessings received. God bless you too, Lou
Mustangs are in a special place in my heart since the first car other than dodge in my family was an ‘81 fox body that my mother bought new. I still can remember the way it smell when I first got in it. Just loved that red in red car. A few years later, I learned to drive with it. This blue mustang is a beautiful and special example. I really want one! Thanks for your video Lou.
Hi César, Happy to read "Mustangs are in a special place in my heart" :-) Nice. Hope you're behind the wheel of the right Mustang for you soon. You're welcome, Lou
Dave has a sweet Pony in a beautiful color...Thanks Lou
I agree. You're welcome CJ Design
Wouldn't I love to go back in time and order this exact GT/CS in this color, and with a 428 Cobra Jet under the hood. Other than the Shelby, this is my ultimate Mustang. If you want to get even rarer, Colorado dealers had the 'High Country Special'. Same car, different decals! Hats off to Dave for using this as a good weather daily driver. Drive it, don't hide it!! Thanks Lou, you made my day.
Hi Tom (and JudyAnn), "Other than the Shelby, this is my ultimate Mustang." NICE! I'll keep an eye out for a "High Country Special". Happy to read this car made your day :-) You're welcome, Lou
That is a fun car, and I love the color.
"That is a fun car, and I love the color." I agree.
I like this car ALOT!
NICE!
Beautiful car. First Denver had the "High Country", California obviously had, "California Special," and I remember seeing some "Twister Editions", here around Kansas City later. Now that is a daily driver we all dream of like Lou said.
Hi Daryl, Hmmm, High Country....I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. Here is a Twister Edition for you to enjoy, Lou th-cam.com/video/uaAUkOsJT5g/w-d-xo.html
@@loucostabile Thank you as always Lou.
Produced from 1966-’68 as a special promotion vehicle for Colorado-area Ford dealers. The California Special GT/CS´s story and the HCS´s are intertwined, and some historians will argue, begins not in the Golden State, but in the Rockies, where one of the first-if not the first-regional Mustang limited editions was created in 1966. Despite a strong national case of Mustang fever, sales slowdowns were occurring in certain markets during the line’s second full year of production. Whether the drop was due to over-saturation or a slowing economy wasn’t important to Thurlo Newell of the Denver-area district office, who took delivery in July of 333 High Country Specials from the San Jose Ford plant.
I believe that is called Gulfstream Aqua - my Dad had a 1968 Torino GT fastback in that color with a black c-stripe. I also believe that Mustang you have featured is built before January 1968 as it would have had to have had headrests. My Dad's Torino was built in December 1967 and did not have headrests; had it been built later than that in the model year, it would have been required by Federal law so to equip. Once again you have featured quite the vehicle. Lou is the best!
Hi ultraviolet tp, Here is one for your Dad. Enjoy! Lou th-cam.com/video/VCB_4XSkwZw/w-d-xo.html
I have seen GR/CS in pictures but have never been fortunate enough to see one in person
Thanks, Dave & Lou: interestingly a quick overview of 68 Mustang, California S ! And, a nice touch on “ low numbers/Special/ ZONE/ Limited/Designer/😅Military/Dealer/Indy500,etc!! , Vehicles…
Pretty nice 68 CS. I have something similar. 68 S-code, Acapulco Blue with black vinyl roof, black deluxe interior, and a bunch of rare option. Owned it since 89. Bought it from the original owner in SoCal. She is MINT!
I knew of one of these in the south island of New Zealand, it was in non mettalic maroon.
Happy to read this car brings back memories of the one you remember in the south island of New Zealand :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
Thanks lou for the video
289 2v, and 2.79 gears, and freeway troller for sure!
:-)
Real nice looking 68
Hi Rarerat, Chevy Guy likes this Ford....NICE! Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Beauty!!! You have to look close at the Marti Report. The car was Actually Built on 3/12/68 and it says and scheduled to Build on 3/13/68. Crazy 😅
Hi gene978, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I like it too! Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou
Being a native Californian, I remember when these cars were new and seeing them driving around. Most that I saw had the sequential turn signals. This must have been a dealer add-on. I believe that the system originated with the '64 T-bird and the Mercury Cougar often had them in their Cougar tail lights. It was just a long-narrow relay box in the trunk, bring electro-mechanical.
Noting that the car originally came with a 302-2V, to do it right, when adding a 4-Bbl. carb and manifold(both available through Shelby), the 302-4V also had 4V-spec heads, which had 302-4V cast into the top of the heads, under the valve covers. The 289-4V had similar castings. From the slightly lumpy idle, it probably has a higher performance cam, too.
Sadly, when equipped with an automatic these cars got the C-4 baby gearbox. From the sounds of the shifting, it's obvious that a shiftkit had been installed. This was a necessity behind a V8 to allow the transmission to live. In 1970, Ford came out with the small-case C-6 behind the 351C's. Some swapped the C-4's out with the new C-6's. We did a few.
Shelby and Ford parted ways in 1968 when Bunkie Knudsen took over and after that the '68 Mustang Shelbys were built in-house at Ford. The '69 Mustang Shelby's were warmed-over '68's.
Outside of California, not to be left out, Ford re-badged these '68 Mustang coupes(all were notch-back coupes) the GT/HS(for GT High Sierra Special). My wife's parents bought a new GT/HS in 1968. They were in SW Nebraska but normally bought their vehicles in Denver, CO or Cheyenne, WY because of better prices.
These special Mustangs were merely just a trim package, adding the Shelby rear-end look to a Mustang GT, as Ford already had the parts. Most that I've encountered had the 302-2V V8's. I don't think that I've ever seen one with a factory 390 V8.
It's great seeing one of these cars again, they are rare sights, as most are either languishing in garages or moved to another State. Thank you!
Cool how these were only made in California which is where I'm from
At that time they called it a youth car,I wonder what they call it now....
They call is "Cool" now :-)
Nothing in the world compares to a Mustang small block at hard throttle.
I thought those originally came with 2bbl from the factory
Is that Tahoe turquoise?
Gulfstream Aqua Paint