1968 Mustang

The 1968 Mustang Sprint

This photo was sent to us by Mike of his unrestored, original, Sprint B in the Central Ohio Area.

79,000 actual miles - 289 2V - PS/Power disk brakes - C4 Auto - Candyapple Red - Vinyl top - Center console, black standard interior

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In 1968, to help bolster sales of the Mustang, Ford Motor Company offered two different "Sprint Mustang Packages". As a Sprint buyer, you had a choice of Sprint Package "A" or Sprint Package "B". Sprint Package "A" consisted of:

The option of a six-cylinder or eight-cylinder engine, included the C-shaped side striping, wheel lip moldings, full wheel covers and a pop-open gas cap.

Package "B" consisted of:

Eight-cylinder engine only, included the C-shaped side striping, wheel lip moldings, pop-open gas cap, but replaced the full wheel covers with argent painted Styled Steel wheels and added E70 Wide Oval white sidewall tires and grile-mounted fog lamps.

According to information gathered by J.R. Gillespie, other options, such as the Tutone (black striped) hood, the Interior Decor Group, and the hardtop vinyl roof could be combined with the Sprint Package. From Kevin Marti, author of Mustangs By The Numbers, there were 25,012 Sprint Package "A" Mustangs and 15,106 Sprint Package "B" Mustangs built in 1968.

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And another e-mail from my buddy Roarn'

Subject:68 sprint

Date:Thu, 28 Sep 2000

Hey this is Roarn, We had a member join the club with an original unrestored 68 sprint. Ford called it their " see the light sale" in the spring and summer of 1968. For the 1968 mustang, the sprint package provided the GT looks without the GT price tag. And the sprints were available with six cylinder engines and two barrel V8's.

The Sprint package differed by cylinder count, with sixes getting a C-stripe and pop open gas cap (non GT identification) and full wheel covers. On V-8 sprints, GT fog lights were added, styled steel wheels with wide oval tires replaced full wheel covers and pop open gas caps (again no GT badges) were added. Basically, the 68 Sprint mustangs were low-buck GT's, you got the GT looks without the cost of the GT's four barrel engine and heavy duty suspension.

Hope this helps, will get pic of members sprint for website.

c-ya Rob

Thanks for the e-mail Roarn.

This photo was sent in by
J.Roth of his 1968 Sprint B

Brian's Unrestored ’68 Sprint B. 289 with a 4bbl Holley (previous owner replaced 2 v carb with 4). Originally manufactured at the San Jose plant and has spent its life in California and Texas.No rust and an affordable find for me.Daily driver.

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From Mark in Ohio

Some of the GT features of my Mustang made me wonder if there was something special about this car so I purchased a Marti Auto Works report. Sure enough my suspicions were right; it was produced with the "Sprint Promotion B Package" and sold in the spring of 1968 during the Ford promotional sale called "See the Light Sale". This car was built in San Jose and included the following options:

C-4 Select Shift Cruise-O-Matic
E70x14 Wide Oval Tires
White Sidewall Tires
Power Steering
AM Radio
Tinted Glass
Deluxe Belts
Argent Styled Steel Wheels
289-2V
Fog Lamps

I completed the restoration of my Mustang in 2005; the only change I made to the car was the addition of the Shelby wheels which I really think set this car apart from other 68 coupes.