1968 vs 2024 Ford Mustang GT: You’ll Be Surprised How Much The Pony Car Hasn’t Changed In 60 Years!
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Real gauges are way better than a screen.
Yep - like a Rolex with real hands as opposed to a casio with digital screen. Real gauges are much classier.
@@FatalAnimalhow about a Casio with real hands?
good one =) @@jamesbeaman6337
@@jamesbeaman6337 the best. Reliability plus cheap plus looks good
That's why I like my 19 GT without the "upgraded" digital gauge cluster.
Agreed. Looks like they glued some tablets on the dash
I never thought Ford would do it to the Mustang
"Brings me back to a day I wasn't around for." Great quote :-)
I’m not a ford mustang fan but Ford has gained my respect since its the only American car manufacturer that will continue making V8 Muscle Car ( Mustangs ) with stick shift version available..
While the new Mustang is better in every aspect, there is something about that classic look! I’d still take that 68 over a modern pony as my just for fun car. Need a daily? Then modern hands down.
I’d gladly take the ‘68 with its “low V8 power” over the new one any day.
Cool
Lets see if you would say the same after being hit by red-light running maxima piloted by a drunk with high skin melanin content
me too a 4 barrel would wake it up
Me too not one computer in it.just raw muscle,and less compliance to emissions
@@erniearruda8861 🤣🙄
2nd seat belt buckle was for the shoulder harness (which seems to be missing on this car). You had to buckle both individually. I'll still take the '68 all day long! Ford's next redesign should be an exact copy of the 60's body design with updated chassis and engines.
It looked to me like the headliner had been replaced with a non-factory material and the upper part of the shoulder belts were gone.
that would sell with out all the electric b/s and lower cost
another company is already doing that and turning them into modern electric cars they bought the rights to reproduce the 67’ (Company is ‘Charge Cars’)
I’m from the generation that bought these cars in 68. The solution for the exhaust was a couple cherry bombs. Whole lot cheaper than fancy factory exhaust.
What are Cherry bombs?
@@Inferno45 Glass packs, my friend, a small block’s sexiest voice. I liked the Thrush ones, too.
That's funny because I did the same to my 2016 Canyon. The manual transmission was only available with an underpowered 4-cylinder and a quiet exhaust that made it sound like a vacuum cleaner. I replaced the huge stock muffler with a Cherrybomb Vortex and, after that, could chirp the tires, gained about 2 MPG, and now I can hear the engine when driving.
@@Inferno45 look it up. Thrush was also good. Then again at 16 I just poked holes in the muffler with 16 penny nail. You can look up 16 penny nail too😄😄.
That brings up one of the things that just crack me up... from the list of things that used to be illegal but now come on the "Sport" button on the modern "sportish" cars on today's market. Getting caught with "cut-outs" used to cost a ticket for about $25, offensively loud mufflers were about the same... and you had to return the car to stock and get a cop to sign off on it. Now it's an option on the order sheet!! The old guys who know what "Cherry Bombs" were, know what I'm talking about. 😂👍
My little brother bought a Chevy SS in 2017 with an LS3 & 415hp, a 6-speed & those "Sport" button loud pipes and I gave him the same crap about "those used to be illegal; now they're on the option sheet from the factory!!" He just laughed at me and rapped the pipes to make his point. OK, it is a really fun car to drive anyway... 😂🤣 (The '68 CS Mustang is now old enough that you could do pretty much whatever you want with it, it just won't be original anymore.)
Fun fact. In 1968 the GT/CS Mustang were called "High Country Specials" if they were sold out of the Denver Colorado District Sales Office. Ford opted to continue that name and badging for the Colorado market since there were special edition Mustang High Country Specials and Ski Specials in 1966 and 1967.
I’m in Australia & I bought a lovely 1968 GT390 Fastback some 11 years ago. Still LHD & completely original. A beautiful weekend cruiser.👍🏼😎 I am also fortunate to own the 2018 Bullitt too, which is an on/off daily driver. I appreciate the vast differences from their 50 years apart.😍
The 2023 has a much better looking and more functional dash than the 2024.
I can’t believe Ford stuck a couple of tablets where an instrument panel used to be.
Would have been a perfect new model if they would have kept the same interior
@@maxterhyixell9778and a non electronic parking brake
Great video. TFL is fast becoming one of my favorite car channels
I weighed my GT/CS on a certified scale in 1974, about a year after I bought it from the original owner. It was dead stock when I bought it. When weighed, the 289 had a Torker intake, long tube headers, 2 1/2 exhaust with Walker Turbos, original power discs, a swap to manual steering, no spare in the trunk, and some gas. Without me, it came in at 2950 pounds. The weight advantage I had over other musclecars at the time was very apparent. Street raced at 8200 rpm shift point. Never at the track, but could edge out guys with low 13-second time slips. Better if I had my Blue Streaks on that night and BF-22's.
47 years ago I bought my 68 stang from the original owner. Lifelong Southern California car. 289 coupe, power steering, factory AC, automatic and the optional hood turn signal indicators. Light blue, white vynil top. with this same color interior, which 10 years ago I had completely redone in factory correct colors and grains. It looks exactly as nice as this one. One option my car doesn't have, is power brakes. Its has manual 4 wheel drums. Im sure that this car has the same. That would be why he felt he had to really push on the pedal.....no power assist. You get used to it! Im very glad I decided to never SELL IT when I bought my 1st new car in 1980. I use it for around town errands on weekends and to car shows. Its perfectly happy to cruise down the freeway at 70 mph. I was 9 years old when it was built. I remember well when a neighbor bought one in 68, I thought it was so cool. Didn't know then I would have one, and would be driving it for 47 years and counting! 😊
6:00
Two big iPads on the dashboard 🤦🤦🤦
Having grown up in the 70s and 80s, there was a time the old cars were definitely an upgrade in performance, but time and technology has revered that. Kids are lucky to grow up with the new technology in cars. Learning to drive in the 80s with the worst generation of cars ever kinda sucked. Now the old cars are great for nostalgia, and easier to work on, but the new engine technology really is great. Mom's cars of today blows away the hot rods of the 80s. Thanks CARB.
I learned to drive on a 5sp manual with no power steering.
@@zachlafond2652 Beast!
Wow, it is so refreshing to see a comment that isn't saying classic cars were amazing and every modern car is terrible. Thank you for actually being objective and not wearing rose tinted glasses pretending like the 80s as peak auto industry as so many enthusiasts tend to do.
@@themidnighttavern6784nobody says the 80s was good. It's called the malaise era for a reason. The 60s was fun, the 70s was style, the 80s was horrible, the 90s was a revival, the 00s was boring
@@bldontmatter5319 The 70s was style. Good sir most 70s cars are hideous. You have a few good ones, like the '70 mustang or Cuda, but those.were just 60s designs that carried over into the 70s.
The screens are fine, but at least take some time to make them flow into the dash like the s550. They literally just look like pads slapped on an elevated dash. No design beauty at all......tfl you should have these 2 do more videos together. They do a nice job. My oldest son gets his license in just over 4 years, if he somehow gets this, yes that high school parking lot will have more rubber on it than a playground, lol.
I agree. While I like the new car itself much more, the dash looks like they designed it and then threw two tablets on as an afterthought. Like the infotainment center on the Camaro. Decent dash but threw it on like a cheap aftermarket item!
You guys forgot another cool feature on the '68: the high beam indicator light on the dashboard. I believe it's a red lens in the shape of the Mustang horse.
I understand you can only work what you've got...umm, I'll skip that this time...but this is apple to oranges. If you're going to use a a new GT then you should have looked for a 66 GT350 or at min a 4 speed 64 1/2 with the 289 HiPo 4V making 269HP. Also the GT/CS is more of a comfort & appearance pkg than perf. I'll give you guys kudos. For not growing up with any of the original Mustangs, you did a pretty good job.
That screen replacing the dash on the 2024 looks like a hangnail. They need to go back, it looks so out of place and horrible.
Gf just said Alex sounds like Andy Samberg in parks and rec. 😂
"I found a log with a bunch of worms on it. I CALL IT WORM LOG."
Only one of those has a dash that isn't a video game console and deserves to be in a Mustang.
What I don't get is this current trend is of just slapping a couple of big screens clumsily on the dash surface without any attempt to integrate them in any way into the dashboard structure itself. It just looks like someone has grabbed a couple of iPads and retrofitted them ghetto-style onto the dash and in front of the existing analogue instrument cluster with Velcro or duct tape (I blame Tesla for starting this look).
OK, the screen in the middle I get; many car makers install them this way these days, however the gauge-cluster screen in front of the driver too; maybe they're trying to go for that "tuner" look or something, where the drag guys will slap the screen for their Holley set-up bang in front of the old analogue cluster? I'm all for screens, but at least make some effort to attempt to integrate them into the interior design theme of the vehicle rather than just make them appear like a casual afterthought.
Those screens in the new one look like an after thought, they should have incorporated them into the dash better.
Agreed
That California Special is amazing. I love the hubcaps, too.
The light/overboosted steering and underpowered brakes were standard for mid- and late-1960s Fords.
Okay there a few things that don't seem to ad up here. First the 289 V8 even in it's lowest HP set up in 1968 with the two barrel carb (which I guess this CS must have had) is 195 and 233 FTlbs torque. When you got onto the highway and "Punched it" I didn't hear the rpm change or any type of power delivery. Even a base 289 would have dropped a gear and revved up to a much more toque friendly gear. So I suspect something is wrong with that Mustangs automatic gear box set up and/or kick down switch and the secondaries that should have opened on the carb.
I think 1968 was the first year for the shoulder seat belt that was probably taken out when they did the headliner.. I had a 68 fastback it had the shoulder harness as well as the waist one..
They sure messed up the dash by just sticking an iPad in front of the driver. They didn’t spare anything in the pricing though.
Two great looking cars I love them both thank you very much for the information 😊from Sydney Australia
You are missing the shoulder harness that should be on the roof. Nobody ever uses them. I don’t think they have ever been down on my 68
Re: seat belts. In ‘68 you would have most likely had a shoulder belt that was “tied up” on the headliner, and would attach separately from the lap belt. I don’t see the shoulder belts installed in that one, anymore. Hence two per side.
What's was good about older is you had many PHYSICAL choices in horsepower and drivetrain configurations THAT WASN'T PLASTIC!
What does plastic have to do with it? And why do you need a bunch of anemic engine choices?
Interesting California Special, would have been quicker with a 289 Hi Po, although the Ford 2 barrels are pretty big the entire engine just runs different than the 4 barrel performance versions. you really weren't driving a performance variant of the car, more aligned with today's Ecoboost Mustang.
One of the seat belts is for the lap belt and the other is for the shoulder belt, which your cat seems to be missing. I used to have a 68 coupe and a 67 fastback.
@tflclassics ...it's a good thing you pointed out the differebce in weight between the 64 & 24. It highlights how much unnecessary junk the automakers are adding to the cars as Standard equipment. You can't get rid of all that unwanted weight since it's now all tied into the entertainment junk. Anyway, I'd take any of the classics over the new junk made after 2009. Cheaper and easier to repair/maintain, wouldn't cost over $8K to fix or be listed as " a total loss" in a minor fender bender and wouldn't blow up if i put $3.67/gal 87 octane in it instead of $5.87 93 octane. BTW the 64 will still be running in 2050 and the 24 will be junked because you won't be able to get a 24 y/o microprocessor. 😂
They are both awesome cars. Doesn´t matter if the 68 is not powerful by today´s standards, they still move around nicely for cruising on car shows. The new ones are awesome cars, lot of fun to drive, very powerful and comfortable, and despite most fan´s dislike of the auto, the truth is that it is an awesome transmission that is faster than the 6 speed and makes for a great daily driver if you live in a big crowded city with stop and go traffic. The manual is NOT fun driving in stop and go traffic for an hour... I really hate the screens, my 2019 has a way better dash design than the new one. Maybe Ford should offer a version with the previous generation´s dash for us who prefer the analog gauges.
i dont care about the cons, disadvantages or issues with old muscle cars... i would pick them over anything... ANYTIME.
I owned a 67 289 and a 68 390. The old Mustangs were nice cruisers, but a stock non-Shelby left a lot to be desired in the handling department.
Hain't no competition, even tho the CA Special is a weird dress up package....
Great video. I have a 2024 GT premium with active exhaust. I think it would be cool if Ford put all generations in it like they did with the fox body display mode.
Love both Mustangs. I'm old, so I remember the 68 C/S and my new 86 5.0 LX 5-speed (had for 14 years and 160K miles). Someday I will own a Coyote Mustang 6-speed. Love the old cars, we had a 69 Cougar and modified it with a 428 SCJ. Still like the new ones as they are more reliable, faster and drive so much better.
The 67-68 interiors are one of the best for any Mustang year 👍
I hate screens, using them for the media center is one thing; but using them for the instrument cluster is incredibly stupid. That screen is a part that will break, a part that will go out of production and then what happens? You won't be able to keep that new Mustang running for 60 years the way the old one has, you won't even be able to keep it running for 20 years because 10 years from now the screen with your speedometer on it is going to break and 15 years from now Ford is going to stop making OEM replacements.
No, the 2bbl 289 was not fast back in the day lol. They had FAR more capable motors that are still fun today when they're not in desperate need of a restoration
Give me the old one.
You are lucky in USA! Here in Norway the new Mustang start at 134 129,- Usd!
That's because you get the special Fjord Mustang. Lol
If I were in the market for a new Mustang I would find a used 2023. I hate the glued on screens of the 2024.
Of these two mustangs I would take the 1968 all day long.
I like how the fox body guage cluster is named "Cool as Ice"
I guess one thing no one ever mentions is just how the new car is so much safer than the old one, if you are in a head on crash with the old one at 40mph 99% you will not survive but with the new one it is 99% that you will and for me this is the biggest difference.
Awesome love both of them .
I think the old one would make a great daily driver.
$3,000 out the door vs $60,000 out the door.
The government has indeed destroyed the dollar.
I love the old car's I really do. But after reading some comments, here is my experience. Im 66 years old, and my first car was a 1966 Mustang 289 Hp. Trying to compare my 2019 GT A10 Whipple charged GT is like comparing me at this age to me at 18. There is no comparison. Run thur a puddle of water in a old mustang and try to stop. 😢 My 289 smoked, and broke oil pump drive shafts. Power steering problems etc. A old car had 12/12 warranty for a reason.
The great muscle car error knew nothing of getting close to 100,000 thousand miles. BTY I've had a every generation of mustang except the pinto 1974/78.
But opinions are like butts, everyone has one. 😅
You should have compared a 68 GT if youre comparing it to a 24 GT or even better a 1964 1/2 vs a 2024 standard 5.0 to celebrate the 60 years.
lol the 289 is better than the coyote which is a ''302'' just a shorter stroke crank, lol 289s can push 500 hp all motor easily.
@@billybobbob3003 Please define "easily"
@@Matticus289 better carb,better cam,headers,better heads or get em ported w/e cheaper better ignition system,better pistons/rings stroker cranks w/e else better intake,bigger values many things you could make that mustang faster than the price they paid for that mustang gt. my dad was pushing 500 hp in the 1960s with his 1965 289 bro lol.289 in general is far better than a coyote straight up.
@@billybobbob3003 ah, yes...so essentially a complete tear down and rebuild of the motor. Oh, wait...but then you'd have to upgrade the suspension. Oh, and the brakes. Hmmm...not so sure a 3 speed slushbox is ideal for that setup. Better swap that, too. Yeah, sounds easy
@@Matticus289 289 is very easy to work on next to some computerized piece of garbage like the coyote.This new mustang would be faster with a 289 not to mention you can get one already built and just swap it right in lol this 2024 GT.
7:50 lap and shoulder belts used to be separate
Also, you gotta hear the purr and rumble of the 302 V8 with cherry bombs, headers and cams, oh man that purr and rumble will give that new Mustang a run for it's money 🤩🤩 soundwise...
The 68 any day for me. You're going to race a 2bbl cruiser against a street legal racer? You should find a 1st gen with a 428. At least that would be competitive.
My most boomer opinion is that my car shouldn't have a screen where my radio should be
Why would you pick a GT/CS for this comparo? The GT/CS was just an exterior cosmetic package on the base 'Stang.
3:32 "Just press this button" panel almost disappears.
The low end 289 was not really considered a fast ponycar in 1968. By then the Mustang was also available with the 390 and the 428 Cobra Jet.
In 68 seatbelts were just an after thought they weren’t for safety they were there because they had to be lol 😂I come from the era where cars had 3 peddles we rode in beds of pick up truck on the highway walked around barefooted drank garden hose water when it was 110 outside throwing metal yard darts society has become soft and pampered the economy sucks an most of us can’t afford a 65,000 mustang ford has made them unattainable to the blue collar working class with that said I’d take the 68 any day over the 24 I own a 97 cobra I got 15 years ago for 8,000$ a true drivers car !🤘🏽🤘🏽
Re: brakes - did that ‘68 have power brakes? Could have been an option. Non-power brakes will require a lot more effort to work those drums.
Re: exhaust - the sound of that ‘24 exhaust really makes me want to go back to straight pipes on my S197. My glasspacks sound ok, but really quiet compared to muffler deletes. CA police were cracking down on exhaust mods, so I put mufflers back on about 4 years ago - much to the delight of my neighbors. 😅
The original having only 198 hp is what annoys me the most when I see alot of young people taking power for granted with modern cars. Like the new one has 480 and people will say it is slow until you supercharge it smh. Just about all modern cars are fast enough to have fun on the streets.
...have a '17 GT350 and a '69 Dart Swinger (that was converted to BB in the late '70's). Both are fun & cool, but a different flavor
If you got 100 more horsepower out of the 1968 mustang!
190 hp is pretty good for that size engine & the year!
If it weighs 1000 pounds less and you add 100 or 120 hp to the 1968 mustang!
The newer mustang would have a run for his money and it’s already out classed as far as looks!!
68 Mustangs had optional shoulder belts that were separate from the lap belts. It is likely that the CS either had them and they were removed, or the wrong set up was installed at the factory.
Shoulder belts were required by the DOT starting in 1968. Shoulder belts were removed from this car.
@@scottbehncke2329Shoulder belts were not required until January of 68, I have 2 68s one has them the other doesn't.
@@donalddrane2795 Ford was installing the shoulder belts at the beginning of the 1968 model year, August 1967. Shoulder belts easy to remove, I am sure that both of your 1968's have the provision for belt installation.
Damn...could at least compared it to 4bbl 390 with a 4 speed and fastback. The 68' you have a secretaries car.
Nah, the inline was the secretaries car lol.
Both nice cars, but 68 for me ☺
R u guys familiar with the "passing gear"? As you're driving lift sharply off the accelerator and then slam the pedal to the floor. That will cause the transmission to down shift increasing revs allowing to accelerate quicker
You kids should compare the 2024 to a 1967 GT500
You know when we talk about screens, it used to be about wind screens.
Consider the difference between the 1968 and a 1908 car. Slightly bigger difference.
Like the new one, even I prefer less screens in the interior.
I'll stick to our family's 1966 V8 Mustang that just became a heirloom 😅
Pretty good comparison! Sure, could've found a 68 in better spec, but you get the idea of old versus new, and how much Ford has improved the car while following the original formula. It was the leading pony car back then, competitive race, and remains so today!
Those extra buckles are for shoulder belts !
Cool comparison, but it would be even cooler if you had a straight comparison from trim levels to trim level.
0:50 Remember back then your insurance was set by the horsepower. To keep insurance low car manufacturers purposely under rated the horsepower. You also could go to the parts counter to buy performance upgrade parts, bring them home and install them.
It’s hard to compare new to old. Back then you ordered the biggest engine, no options, radio delete. You wanted the car light as possible and fast. The new cars are crammed with luxury and unnecessary items, like the exhaust.
Your 68’ is more comparable to a new V6 Mustang daily driver.
But thanks for comparing
$30k is a steal for a very unique Mustang - Only 4000 of those were produced. The Shelby coupe that never made production…
Classic ❤
The old one will always be cooler
A T handle shifter for the 2024 would be pretty nice.
I love my classics, especially the Mustang. However, I'm gonna make some older guys pretty upset by saying I'd take the new Mustang. But I'm comparing these two _specifically._ If I had the choice to spec them to how I wanted... naw I'd still pick the new one. In terms of value, they are very close, but the new Mustang just edges out the old one. Plus, that 68 Mustang doesn't even have one of the more desirable larger engines, and a 3-speed? That's unfortunate. I'm very biased towards manual, but I know that the new 10-speeds in the Mustang and F-150 are absolute beasts. Additionally, in my current situation, any new (to me) car that I get would have to be a daily of sorts, and the 24 is just so much better for that. I'm also gonna be controversial by saying I prefer the new Mustang's look to the 68. A 1969 Mustang, though? That's a hard one.
I'd like to see what is the modern day equivalent to the '68 Mustang as far as 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.
Truly, that should have been a '65 or '66 for a good comparison, not a '68.
You guys should do a Honda b-series swap in the oldest mini you guys have like Mighty Car Mods did and race it against the other 2 mini’s that would be awesome suggestion 😊
Buttons, and switches are better than screens.
I would prefer the Cali Special.
I think even a standard 289 with the higher output might have been closer to fair.
The guy in the green looks like Will Ferrells brother in step brothers 😂😂😂
I'll take the California Special over that new one any day!!! Also you should of compared a 68 fastback to the new Mustang, since the new Mustang kept the fastback bodystyle and convertible (no coupe) oh man that 68 fastback is a real beauty!!!
3:33 that button panel looks insanely cheap the whole chunk goes in like a space bar
what do you mean the classic mustang isnt sophisticated? it has a loaded gauge cluster
Hate the screens in the new one for sure !
A C4 three speed slushbox on the drag strip will act as a time machine, sending these boys back to the Summer of Love. Can they get to Canada fast enough to avoid the draft? Dang! The good ole days weren't so good after all. Nope, they didn't make it. Off to Full Metal Jacket land. Here I am in Vietnam for Uncle Sam. Is the tech even solid state? :)
Slushbox? It was easy to make them shift quickly and hit hard. I broke a few rear ends with C4 transmissions.
Not a fair comparison. You picked a Mustang with the stripper 289 with the soul sucking auto transmission. It had over 100hp less than say, a GT350.
The California 'Dealer' Special was a basic model dolled up for a higher profit margin for the dealers that sold them.
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There WAS a 320 horsepower 390 4V V-8 option in 1968 for the Mustang.
Then the 428 Cobra Jet came out mid model year with an advertised 335 hp.
at 65 ,i feel sorry for these young bucks reviewing a classic car, they will never understand what it was like to wrench on your own car in the driveway, with simple tools, no need for a laptop computer or scanning gizmos, just to get a couple more mph from it.
no quick trips to the local speed shop to pickup parts that were available on the shelf , i really miss those times....oh well
I aint surprised
I’ll take the classic over any new stang