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RE:Saphire Blue Special
By Mike McQuesten - 04/18/2002 12:05:14 AM; IP 67.227.207.11
That is a very special order color. I know of two non T-bird '66 cars that color. Like your Fairlane, is it a GT?, they are documented special order paints. The first is a '66 Mustang Coupe, non GT, K-code w/4 speed. The guy is a local Ford friend and he ordered it brand new. The second is a '66 Fairlane GT, 4 speed, second owner living in Lewiston Idaho. He has done a beautiful resto on it like you're doing. He bought it in '67 or '68 and it was his main driver for a number of years.

Just a note...I bought a '66 Fairlane GT/A in late May, '66. Ordered a Springtime Yellow one with very few options(no PS/no PB or air) just 4 speed, Sport steering wheel, limited slip 3.25s. That was it. The dealer who I ended up working for said he could dealer-trade for nearly the exact car I wanted to order only it had that new automatic. I was not a fan of automatics at that time. Although I had read numerous times the great review Hot Rod mag gave a '66 GTA test car. He said he could get me a good deal and we could order the steering wheel I wanted plus a reverberator - cool sounds out of an AM radio...it was possible then. He gave me a new '66 Mustang with the speedo cable disconnected at the speedo head to drive the 45 miles to the dealership where the GTA was. I had all the papers to do the dealer trade if I wanted the 'lane. The moment I saw the car.....that was it. I wasn't waiting for a 4 speed. The GTA was just about right. Limited Slip. No power options. Oh it had those crazy looking styled steel wheels.....I couldn't stand those....then. Off they came for a set of chrome reverse and blackwalls out. The styled steels were great winter wheels. I know, I know, I was an idiot. Well, some things don't change.

You're a smart/lucky man to have held on to that '66. And what a great story about how you set up your 3.91s!

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