1967 Ski Country Special
1967 Ski Country Special
Hot off the heels of the 1966 High Country Special, the Denver Sales District was eager to release another classic Mustang limited edition just for the Colorado market. Unlike the HCS package, which was only offered on the Mustang, the Ski Country Special could be had on the Galaxie, Fairlane, Ford Country Sedan and Mustang coupe and fastback (no convertibles). The Ski Country Special package consisted of special paint, a fender emblem and a few other items catering to the snowy high country. Paint colors were unique to this package and named after local ski resorts; Vail Blue, Winter Park Turquoise, Aspen Red, Breckenridge Yellow and Loveland Green.
The Ski Country Special Registry is run by Bob Teets who has about a dozen cars registered. Bob and Kevin Marti have confirmed total production of 198 cars, with the majority being coupes and very few fastbacks.
Here's a quote from a newspaper ad run in the 1967 Rocky Mountain News,
"Now! Specially equipped Ski Country Fords - Five Ski Country Specials now at your Ford Dealer's. Galaxie, Mustang and Fairlane hardtops, Mustang Fastback and Ford Country Sedan. Five special colors. Specially equipped with ski racks, snow tires, equa-lock rear axle, coffee bar and medallions."
Identification: Basically the key elements of this special package are the paint color and fender badges. Of course with a 40+ year old car it's very likely it's been repainted, which in one step probably eliminated the tell-tale original special color paint and the emblems. Like many special edition Mustangs there was nothing special about the VIN that proves it's heritage. They came down the assembly line just like every other Mustang. The final touches were either added just off the assembly line or by the dealer upon delivery.
Luckily the special paint does leave a trail. The DSO (see the door data plate) on Ski Country Specials will be a 6 digit number instead of the normal 2 digits. The first 2 digits will be "51" designating the Denver sales district. The next 4 digits are the key and indicate it was a special order, in this case special paint. Both the 1967 Ski Country Specials and 1666-1967 High Country Specials will have this unique 6 digit DSO.
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- Newspaper Ad
Following are the Dupont Paint numbers that correspond to the original 5 special colors:
Aspen Red = 2721H 93-83001H
Loveland Green = 4209 181-95020
Vail Blue = 4690L 181-97344
Brekenridge Yellow = 4711L 93-97845H
Winter Park Turquoise = 4495L 93-96938
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Do you have any info on other Ski Country Special locations as of now? Is there a contact at Ford that could help with further historical information?
thanks
These cars are very rare today. With most being repainted it’s hard to say how many are still driving around as normal Mustangs waiting to be discovered.
There is a Registry for the Ski Country Special that Bob Teets runs. (He also runs the High Country Special Registry for 66-68 cars) Last I heard he didn’t have many cars registered. I’ll bug him and see if I can get updated info to post.
I just heard back from Bob. He has about 12-15 cars currently in the Ski Country Special Registry. They just don’t surface often. He also gave me a total production number of 198 which has been confirmed by Kevin Marti using Ford records. Of that 198 most are coupes. The fastbacks are extremely rare.
I’ve updated the blog text above to reflect this new info.
Thanks for your questions!
I just purchased a ski country special from California. It is now back in the Denver area and looks mostly original and unrestored. It has been repainted but looks like Aspen Red.
Rowland, I’d love to see it and feature it here on the site. If you can email me some photos and a quick history: webmaster@allstangs.com
Thanks!
I recently discovered I have an Aspen Red SCS and I’ve had the car for close to 15 years.
I have a 1967 Mustang fastback Ski Country Special,the color is Winter Park Turqoise. I also have the orginal Rotunda Ski Rack. I bought the car in 1994 I did not know that it was a SCS.
Jeff G
Brighton Co.
I have recently purchased a 1967 mustang fastback ski country special in Vail Blue i believe i am looking for information and pictures of these cars it has the emblem but over the years the ski rack is no longer with the car.
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