Point well taken.
I do not think even my GT came with a tac. I do not remember. I just remember replacing my dash with one from a 67 with brushed aluminum and a tac.

 

Musta been an add-on aftermarket.

 

I am confused. Are you saying that 67s did not have a tac available?

 

If you bought a 1967 Mustang, you could not get a tach package.

 

I (or my brother) must have put the brushed aluminum face on a 68 dash then. When this change was made in the early 80s, the car still belonged mostly to my older brother. We were trying to put in dash air conditioning in the car. We salvaged several in dash AC units in order to get enough parts to make a complete system. One of the cars was a 67 with a brushed aluminum dash and door panel. We both thought the brushed aluminum looked “Cooler” than the black finish, so in it went. Not concourse, but it still looks good.

 

I'm not getting your point...
Are you suggesting that those of us with 65/66 cars just give up and buy 67/68s?
What specific "problem" does the '66 dash have that the '67 solves?

 

I am sorry. Looking back at my statement, I see that it was not stated as an opinion and therefore could be offensive. I would never want to tarnish the love someone has for his or her favorite year or style of mustang.

Please accept my apology and I will try again.

In my opinion, the design of the 66 and older dash does not allow for sufficient instrumentation. The 67 and 68 allowed for a few more instruments, although still not enough for my liking. Furthermore, I like the look of the 67 and 68 dash more than its predecessor. That being said, I must admit that I feel the steering wheel styling of the 67 and 68 are far inferior to its predecessors. This is why I have a 66 steering wheel in my 68. Sacrilege for some, a treasure for others.

 

Well, I like my 65 instrumentation because it came from the factory in 65 that way. If it weren't for the strong popularity of the 65 and 66's the 67's may not have been even produced. Our old first generation cars stormed the market as a cheap, affordable American sports car. The hole in the dash for the instruments is about the same, so that is why the aftermarket folks have been making a ton of money on aftermarket dash pods. But, for me, I will stick to my old original gauges, and replace them if they die on me. I will even stick with my old skinny steering wheel and original AM radio that still works. Nothing like the crackling sounds that old AM gives out.

 

I can appreciate having a strong will to keep things as they were. I am still trying to get over the whole thing about receiving communion in my hand instead of my mouth. I applaud the effort and expense people joyfully put forth to keep things factory correct and concourse. A living, breathing history if you will.
I, on the other hand, enjoy having my car a little more like it looks in my minds eye. I consider the way the car was delivered from the factory as a strong suggestion. Please do not get me wrong. I am not one who radically changes my car. Almost all of the things on my car were originally made by Ford. Most of the things were made for a mustang and a lot of it came form the factory on my car.
As you said 64, 65 and 66 where wildly successful years for a revolutionary car that afforded the boys at Ford room to play. Because of this, 67 and 68 were very feral years for options and ideas. I like to pick from these ideas and see what works and what does not. This is why my vanity plate reads PROTOTYP.
I understand that this mixing and matching make my car value go down, but I have a strong hunch that you boys don’t keep your car the way it is because of market value.

 

Dang, you write well. These old Dinosaurs were designed to fit the bill of the buyer. They were a sports car that was affordable, yet designed to make much more powerful. That's what many have done to include Shelby and others. But, for me.....I just like my old yeller.