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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Question 67 or 68 fastback?

What is the differences between a 67 and a 68? what did the come out with in 68 that werent in 67? which one is more rare? which one is stronger and more reliable? i will buy on in the future and doing my best to do my research on it before i spend to much money for the wrong thing
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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The 67 and 68 were almost identical. Small trim items were most of it. The only significant things were safety upgrades on the 68, including collapsible steering column, shoulder belts, low-profile door handles and dash *****, breakaway rearview mirror mount, seat back latches, padded seat tops, etc.
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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The immediate way to tell is that the 68 had side lights in the rear quarter panels.
The 68 also has a passenger side torque box.
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwynne
The immediate way to tell is that the 68 had side lights in the rear quarter panels.
The 68 also has a passenger side torque box.
Actually they are just reflectors but they do have side marker lights in the front fenders..
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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I'm a fan of 67's. There are several things I don't like about 68's. The steering wheel, front seats and side markers. I like first years of body styles change and feel they retain more value, unless you buy a rare 68 1/2 428 car.
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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69 fastbacks seem to be worth quite a bit more then a 65, 66, 67, 68 fastbacks something about the styling.
I would go for a 69, though all years are awesome.
Old Nov 10, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MustangFTW
69 fastbacks seem to be worth quite a bit more then a 65, 66, 67, 68 fastbacks something about the styling.
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I would disagree if we are just talking a bare bones fastback..The eleanor craze has put the 67s into crazy money...If you can't find a 67 the 68 is a very close next best thing for that purpose...
The 69 and 70s do have some very expensive models when you consider the boss and CJ models..The 69s are a little more "muscular" looking in my opinion.
Old Nov 11, 2011 | 01:57 AM
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The front gille is different. As well as the louver things behind the doors. Also, the hood scoops were different from 67-68.

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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 04:55 AM
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If you mean the optional louvered hood, that was the same, 67-68.

Old Nov 11, 2011 | 05:55 AM
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Both are worth the same the ones that are worth more are the gt and a factory big block a inline 6 and small block ones are worth about the same.



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