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1967
1967 saw a major makeover for all the Mustang's body styles, although wheelbase
remained at 108 inches, the track width was increased as was the overall length and
weight.
Many new luxury options became available with the new body, such as tilt-away
steering wheel, comfort-convenience group, cruise control, dual reservoir braking
standard with power disks optional up front, in-dash air conditioning, exterior decor
group, to name a few.
With the Deluxe Interior option, molded door panels sported brushed aluminum
inserts as did the dash and instrument trim. Overhead console, clock and fancy seat
backs made of plastic with bright metal trim added to the luxury effect.
The sales stimulating ''Sports Sprint'' option's main features were a louvered
hood with integrated turn signal indicators and a chrome plated air cleaner lid with
a Sports Sprint decal.
Generic Motors was slow to respond to Ford's quick selling pony car and introduced
their Camaro as an attempt to capture a small portion of the market. And it did just
that.
In 1967 a total of 474,121 Mustangs were produced, while Camaro could only muster
a figure of about half. Mercury's new entry, the Cougar sold around 150,000 units.
Mustang's new larger body was designed to accommodate the optional 390 G.T. engine
in anticipation of competition from Camaro's SS-396. Other engine options remained
unchanged from 1966. 1967 was the last year for the optional 271 h.p. engine and
are even rarer than earlier examples.
Once again Carroll Shelby came to Ford's rescue by replacing the 390 with a hopped
of version of the 428 police interceptor engine or even the famous 427 ''side oiler''
for a fortunate few. Shelby's dual four barrel engine and sassy fiberglass body components
gave this street racer an intimidating image that was unmistakable. No racing versions
of either the 289 powered G.T. 350 or the G.T. 500 were offered for the 67 run. A
total of 3,225 Shelbys were produced this year.
This was to be the final year that Shelby was able to perform his conversions
at his Los Angeles location, as Ford was beginning to offer their own special editions
that would soon become direct competition to the Shelby program.
