alright $100 bet on this. My friend just got a 2000 Mustang GT but it is a 35th anneversary. I said WTF 2000-35 is 1965 not 1964. He swears by it but he also has that cheazy black peice on the trunk which i know was an option for only 1999. Am i right about this or do i owe him the $100.

 

I would say you are correct. My brother bought a 2004, 40th anniversary edition....so it would stand to reason that a 35 ann would be 1999.

 

1999 was the year for the 35th anniversary. i got the book right here in front of me. so however the bet went which i dont understand it. but your friend doesnt have a 35th anniversary stang. so someone needs to pay up ?

 

it looks like ur 100 bucks richer

 

1999 was the year they did the 35th anniversary. And only a certain number of them were made, I believe. It will have 35th anny badges on it instead of the normal GT/v6 badges, and it should also have the floormats, etc.

Here's a link about what the 35th package had: http://www.mustang35th.com/facts.html

If he doesn't have those options, it sounds like he's trying to pull one over on you.

 

The Mustang was actually released in early April of 64 weeelll before the 65 model year officially began. That's part of the reason you hear about the 64 1/2 cars. Really no such thing because ss far as Ford is concerned, there was only the '65 model year. BUT any classic Mustang fan will tell you anything prior to September '65 is considered a 64 1/2 or early '65. And there are many many many differences between a 64 1/2 and a 65.

Trivia: The rarest engine option for a Mustang was the "D-code". It was a 4v 289 produced ONLY between April and September of 1964.

So in short, 1999 is the official 35th anniversary year.