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1966 Ford Mustang Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2018-07-26 15:01 |
The "star car", one of a batch of 200 or so imported by Ford Australia in 1966. My understanding is that they were converted to RHD by Ford using local Falcon components.![[Image: 26krystynafile-mustanga.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/26krystynafile-mustanga.jpg) |
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◊ 2018-07-26 15:03 |
Episode 1:![[Image: 1tolhurstfile-mustangb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/1tolhurstfile-mustangb.jpg) ![[Image: 1tolhurstfile-mustanga.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/1tolhurstfile-mustanga.jpg) |
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◊ 2018-07-26 22:24 |
You would have literally been GOD if you owned one of these in Australia in 1966. I mean, imagine owning just one of 200 in the entire country. There was nothing like it in Australia until the arrival of the Monaro in 1968 (and later, the Valiant Charger in 71). -- Last edit: 2018-10-28 03:40:01 |
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◊ 2018-07-26 23:06 |
Were they converted? |
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◊ 2018-07-27 01:04 |
Yes, they came in as fully-assembled LHD cars, and were converted by Ford Australia at their Sydney factory. Amongst other things, the firewalls were modified, the Mustang heater was replaced with a Falcon heater (and the centre console was shortened to suit), RH chassis rail was modified to accept the steering box, US Fairlane 500 suspension components were used, shock towers were strengthened, air-cleaner was modified, as was the exhaust. Rear indicators were moved from the tail-light position to the reverse light position, and fitted with amber lenses. |
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◊ 2018-07-27 02:35 |
Period publicity shot of the series star (Tony Ward), his Bentley, and the 'Stang:![[Image: 10421129_10152426178994246_4837054501439830641_n.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/10421129_10152426178994246_4837054501439830641_n.jpg) As it happens, a friend owns this particular vehicle - he was a huge fan of the show, and set about tracking it down. Here's a recent shot: ![[Image: 12241303_1682005178703205_9904181584470120_n.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/12241303_1682005178703205_9904181584470120_n.jpg) Would you believe that at some point, a previous owner painted it white? Sacrilege... |
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◊ 2018-07-27 08:56 |
Given the choice......... |
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◊ 2018-07-27 09:56 |
John 9:9 - "No, he only looks like him." (in reference to the number plate) |
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◊ 2018-07-27 13:40 |
Is this enough for a 'Built in' tag? Rather than 'Made for' which they obviously were not, then |
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◊ 2018-07-27 14:16 |
^ Possibly, as it was something done properly by Ford in their factory, even if it was in Australia rather than US. But 'Made for' also works for me - there's no reason why 'Made for' use has to be limited to versions or specs produced only by the primary factory or in that originating country. Stuff done in the destination country should also be valid. Whichever way it goes, this Mustang should definitely be given one or other of the choices. And as a parallel but wider plea which has been chuntering away below the surface for a long time, can we take a more flexible approach to using 'Made for' so that things in unusual or unexpected places or with interesting local quirks can be highlighted without requiring forensic analysis?? We could get much better value from 'Made for' information if we took the brakes off, eg for retrieval comparisons, assembling sub-batches of similar examples (eg do we have any other examples of these 200 Aus Mustangs lurking unrecognised??), matching repeat sightings etc. |
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◊ 2018-07-28 06:08 |
Yeah, I really worried over "Made For" or "Built In" - after all, they came in as complete cars (with the "export" package including disc brakes, amongst other things), so may be "Made For". But, they had extensive work done in the RHD conversion and done by the car company, so "Built In" could also apply as much as for a simple CKD kit assembly job. As for the Aus-converted examples (209, apparently), there's a fellow who's been compiling information on them - I may be able to cross-check any IMCDb examples against his records. |
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◊ 2018-07-28 10:32 |
Were some Corvettes converted for the Aussie market? I'm sure I saw one advertised many years ago? |
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◊ 2018-07-28 12:16 |
There are companies in Australia that specialise in converting American cars to right hand drive. |
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◊ 2018-12-29 15:04 |
Episode 8:![[Image: 8benedictfile-mustang.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20175/8benedictfile-mustang.jpg) |
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◊ 2020-09-29 22:07 |
Found a book reference to confirm the Aus factory conversion story. Total number was 209, cut back from original target of 400. The intention had been to have one in every Aus Ford showroom to support the launch of the Falcon XR which was promoted as "The Mustang-based Falcon". A one-off pilot was converted on a 1964 (  ) which Ford commissioned externally from Bill Buckle Auto Conversions. This was followed by a batch of 48 hardtops in July 65 at the Sydney Plant, using Falcon parts as above. One story is that the instrument panels were only interchangeable if installed upside-down, so a retired Ford engineer converted all the dashboards in his home garage. A further batch of 161 was converted in 1966 (bodystyles not mentioned) to give the final total of 209. This episode was apparently the only factory conversion of any Mustang anywhere in the world. |
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