The Ford Mustang is celebrating 60 years in proper fashion – with a host of special events and unique models, among various other meet-ups and interesting tidbits regarding pony car history that The Blue Oval has provided us with lately. However, there have been many unique, rare, and downright special Ford Mustang variants produced over the years, many of them selling for big money these days. That list includes this extra-special 1968.5 Ford Mustang that’s quite rare, but there’s much more to the story than that.
For starters, this 1968.5 Ford Mustang – which is up for sale at American Mustangs – is one of 221 coupes that left the factory equipped with the R Code 428 Cobra Jet V8 powerplant under its hood – but only 102 of those were also fitted with a four-speed transmission, making this example even rarer. It’s in stunning condition covered in the attractive hue known as Acapulco Blue, which is due to the fact that it recently underwent a thorough restoration.
If that doesn’t make this Ford Mustang special enough, it’s also an original Bob Tasca car – creator of Tasca Ford – the man who is largely credited for creating the 428 Cobra Jet in the first place. Tasca Sr. used a bunch of off the shelf Ford parts back in 1967 to create his own Mustang-based supercar called the KR-8, which in turn prompted Ford to create its own production version, as seen here. The rest, as they say, is history.
Tasca Ford wound up taking an initial delivery of 50 Cobra Jet Mustangs, but this particular example hung around the dealership for a year as a demo car and a showroom display vehicle, interestingly enough. It’s an early build with loads of documentation to back up just how special it is, and that’s very much true when we look at its Marti report, which reveals that it’s one of 15 painted this particular color, as well as one of five with standard black bucket seats and just one with the 3.50-geared rear axle – seemingly making this Ford Mustang R Code coupe worthy of its $135,000 asking price.
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