1968 Ford Mustang: Specifications, Equipment & Factory Sources

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Explore the 1968 Ford Mustang through original Ford sales literature, engineering specifications and related archive photographs.

Read the edition as well as the model year. This reference covers the U.S. production range. The W058 sales catalog, its W366 revision dated December 1967, and the AMA specification sheets with April 1968 revisions describe different publication stages. A printed listing is evidence of what Ford documented, rather than proof that a particular car was built with that equipment. Horsepower figures are Ford’s period published ratings.

Specifications and equipment

Each entry below is corroborated in three distinct Ford publication families. Revisions and duplicate scans count once. These sources share Ford’s corporate origin; they are not three independent external evidence chains. References use PDF page positions.

Standard six-cylinder engine
The standard 200-cu.-in. Six is rated by Ford at 115 hp in the inspected 1968 literature.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF pages 11, 12; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF pages 6, 8; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 4.
Thunderbird Special V-8
The 390-cu.-in. Thunderbird Special V-8 is listed as an optional engine rated by Ford at 325 hp.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF page 12; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF page 8; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 4.
Standard Six manual transmission
A fully synchronized three-speed manual transmission is standard with the 200 Six.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF page 11; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF page 6; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 28.
Four-speed with small-block V-8s
The inspected charts list an optional four-speed manual with the 195-hp 289 and 230-hp 302 V-8s.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF page 12; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF page 8; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 28.
Adjustable steering-column option
An adjustable tilting steering-column option appears in the inspected publications.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF page 11; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF page 6; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 34.
Luggage capacity
The inspected figures are 9.3 cu. ft. for the Hardtop, 6.8 for the Convertible with top down, and 5.6 for the Fastback before any expanded area from the optional folding rear seat.Sources: Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer, PDF page 12; Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967, PDF page 6; Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions, PDF page 3.

Why publication differences matter

The original and revised sales catalogs disagree on fuel capacity, steering figures and approximate weights, and they show different engine listings. The AMA compilation also contains revisions dated on individual pages. These differences remain visible in the source record; they are not combined into a single specification for every 1968 Mustang.

427 and 428 engine production and availability, the full transmission matrix, exact weights and detailed build-change dates require further evidence. The racing 302 is kept separate from the regular production choices above.

Explore related archive photographs

Compare body styles and visible details. These photographs do not establish engine, actual build date, paint code or original option fitment.

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Read the original Ford publications

  1. Ford Mustang catalog W058; printing date not shown in inspected footer (PDF)
  2. Ford Mustang catalog W366 (W058 revised), December 1967 (PDF)
  3. Ford Buyer’s Digest of Better Ideas for 1968; pricing text prepared September 1967 (PDF)
  4. Ford Mustang AMA specifications, issued September 1, 1967; compiled with April 1968 revisions (PDF)
  5. Ford Heritage Vault AR-96-212010.5813: Mustang W366, December 1967 (PDF)

The Heritage Vault copy and the revised W366 scan belong to the same Mustang catalog family. They help establish the edition, rather than providing another independent corroboration. Exact paint and trim codes, special editions, Shelby, concepts and racing cars require separate references.

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Reviewed October 27, 2026.