{"id":299,"date":"2009-02-25T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2011-09-11T19:32:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:32:30","slug":"1968-california-special-needs-just-a-little-tlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/1968-california-special-needs-just-a-little-tlc","title":{"rendered":"1968 California Special &#8211; Needs just a little TLC!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/1968-california-special-needs-just-a-little-tlc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-300 alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"1968-california-special0\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special0-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Not looking terrible from this angle.\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>1968 GT\/CS Mustang in search of someone with LOTS of time to restore!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got the heart to tackle it, this <a href=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/1968-california-special-mustang\">California Special<\/a> could be a great little diamond in the rough with your name on it! This <a title=\"Classic Mustangs Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\">Classic Mustang<\/a> almost looks restorable until you see the shot of the rear of the body&#8230;.<strong>because there&#8217;s nothing left! <\/strong><!--more-->It was either hacked off by a maniac with a torch and chainsaw, or just rusted away to literally nothing. Wow, that&#8217;s a big restoration bite to chew.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got a 289 C-code, C4 automatic, Power Steering, factory Air Conditioning, AM Radio, Tinted Glass, etc. It&#8217;s Meadowlark Yellow, which isn&#8217;t the most popular color, but not the worst either. Nicely optioned and of course worth something as it&#8217;s a limited edition <a href=\"http:\/\/allstangs.com\/1967-1968-mustang\/california-special\">1968 California Special Mustang<\/a>. How much it&#8217;s worth is another question. If it was a big block car it would be worth considering, but with just a plane jane 289-2bbl there&#8217;s just too much work to justify saving this one.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-299 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special0.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-300\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-300'>\n\t\t\t\tNot looking terrible from this angle.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-301\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-301'>\n\t\t\t\tStill not too bad. Just lots of stuff to bolt back on.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-311\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-311'>\n\t\t\t\tAll sorts of extra parts&#8230;even more then you need!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-312\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312'>\n\t\t\t\tAt least most of the hard to find GT\/CS parts are there.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-302\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-302'>\n\t\t\t\tHmmm&#8230;door has been replaced, which means data plate is missing.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-303\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-303'>\n\t\t\t\tYIKES! What happened here!??\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-304\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-304'>\n\t\t\t\tOhhh&#8230;.that&#8217;s just so sad to see.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-307\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-307'>\n\t\t\t\tNice extra California Special fiberglass deck lid. Too bad there&#8217;s no rear end to bolt them to!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/allstangs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/1968-california-special9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[phpbay]1968 california special mustang, 8, &#8220;6000&#8221;, &#8220;&#8221;[\/phpbay]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1968 GT\/CS Mustang in search of someone with LOTS of time to restore! 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