Classic Car Ford Mustang GT Big Block. 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390. Southern Hot Rods. For Sale

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1968 Ford Mustang Factory Candy Apple Red GT 390 big block #southernhotrods 706-831-1899
Factory Big Block S-Code 390
Marti Report
Buck Tag & Data Plate Attached
1968 Ford Mustang Fastback GT. This is an original Candy Apple Red GT factory big block S-code 390. It comes with a Marti Report and it has the factory buck tag and the factory data plate still attached.
This Mustang had one repaint a few years ago. The paint has been wet sanded and buffed and is super slick and looks great. It was told to me and as far as I can tell it is all original sheet metal including floor pans. The body is straight. The chrome and brightwork are excellent however the door handles do have a small amount of pitting on them. The quarter window frames also have some pitting on them. All lights, markers, license plate light, and turn signals including hood blinkers work. The wipers and the floor activated windshield squirters work as well. The stance on the car is factory and has not been altered.
The interior is mostly original with the exception being the carpet. The interior is in very good condition for original as you can see in the many pictures. There is a small tear in the piping on the driver’s seat and a small tear in the headliner and ill show both in the pictures. The radio is not the original and it has aftermarket speakers in the rear. All the gauges and interior lights work. The doors shut nice and tight however there is some wear on the driver’s door hinge (slight little pop at the hinge) that you can feel when opening and closing wide.
The engine is not the original 390 that came in the car however it is a 1968 model 390 block (date code is off 5 days) after the original build date on the car. This motor was completely rebuilt a couple years ago with high performance parts including big cam, Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads and intake. It has a 750 carburetor and big aluminum radiator. The engine & drivetrain runs and performs excellent in every way. It is strong and its fast. It runs cool, idles perfectly, shifts just like it should and there are no issues. The engine is tuned and was tuned by one of the best. I had the car completely gone through and serviced and it is ready to go and needs nothing that I know of whatsoever. The car has been lubed, serviced, adjusted, and corrected.
The 1968 Mustang was little changed from it 67 counterpart. Most of the changes were in subtle refinements to the interior and exterior. Several new options were added and engines switched around also. The 302-4V, 230 horsepower engine replaced the 289 Challenger Special of previous years. By December of 67, the 289 engine was replaced entirely by the 302 version. Other changes included the deletion of the horizontal grille bars. The grille featured a running Mustang inside a corral in the center of the grille. There was also the deletion of the F-O-R-D letters at the front of the hood, simplification of the quarter panel ornament, and many safety features (increasing governmental regulations). hese safety changes on the 1968 Mustang included front and rear side marker lights, folding, flush mounted interior door pulls, and an energy absorbing steering column. As mentioned above, the 1968 also had front and rear side marker lights too.
New options for 68 included an AM/FM stereo radio, rear window defogger (coupe and fastback only) and re-designed front power disc brakes. The interior also received a shock absorbing steering column, fold down door handles and more comfortable seats.
The Engine
The big news was mostly mechanical, with the addition of an all new 302 cubic inch V8 engine. The 200 cubic inch six cylinder was still the base engine (grossly underpowered) and the 289ci was still the base V8.
The 289 cubic inch 2V V8 engine was installed in the 1968 Mustangs up until December of 1967, then it was replaced with the 302 cubic inch 2V B8. The new 302 4v engine and a Thunderbird 390 4 (280hp) and Thunderbird Special 390 4V (320hp) engines were added to the engine line-up. Any big block engine got front disc brakes by default.
Mustang GT & GT 390
The 1968 Mustang GT was a special options package that could be added to any Mustang with the 302 cubic inch or 390 cubic inch V8 engines. The elements of the 1965-67 Mustang GT equipment group carried over into 1968. The 302-cubic-inch V8 version was known at the GT package and the much more powerful 390 cubic inch V8 was known as the GT390.
In 1968 production-car drag racing was popular and was good for business. The muscle car era was in full swing and big horsepower was king. The goal was simple, have the lightest car with the biggest and most powerful engine. The old adage that weekend wins at the strip translated to weekday sales in the showroom was not lost on Ford. In 1968, the original FE 428-cubic-inch V8-powered Cobra Jet was created for this purpose

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