1968 Ford Mustang CS GTS

In February 1968 the Ford Mustang GT/CS was unveiled at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to an enthusiastic reception. A group of Californian Ford dealers, who petitioned Ford for a promotional car to increase showroom traffic felt that a special regional edition of the Mustang was necessary and so the 'California Special' was born. Available in 1968 only and in coupe form, the California Special had features that set it apart from a standard car. The rear comprised of a fibreglass 'trunk' lid with an upswept 'duck tail spoiler', rear lights from a Ford Cougar, a pop-open fuel filler cap, Shelby side-scoops, a blacked-out front grille without the usual Pony logo, Marchal fog lights, name scripts of the rear quarter panels and competition-style quarter turn bonnet locks. Many of these features and parts were present on the Shelby models of the same year, leading people to confuse the GT/CS with a Shelby. Although not all GT/CS cars were sold in California alone, they were certainly built in The Golden State, at the San Jose plant with some 3,867 being produced in 1968 - making the GT/CS variant a rare and highly collectable Mustang today.Finished in Lime Gold metallic this 1968 Mustang California Special has covered 105,000 genuine miles, 3 speed manual 289 V8 car which was restored by the second owner 10 years ago (all pictures of restoration). It comes with a very comprehensive history file including,original Bill Of Sale and owner's manual and folders of receipts of maintenance over the last 50 odd years.There is zero rust on this car, all original panels and floors, all rails are as they should be. 289 Edelbrock 4bbl 600 CFM carb with Edelbrock performer intake, motorcraft plugs, leads, filter oil change just completed in November.Everything works (Horn, Handbrake, lights, indicators, radio gauges on the dash).With 3 owners in the States and one lady owner in the UK this is an extremely rare Mustang.