68 mustang commercial

[joedcashen]

I just bought a 68 wish it was a fast back but its a coupe but for $1800 it runs and drives great! With a little work it will be my daily driver!

[omega162]

Old cars have a soul, new cars have performance...

[laytonwhoitis]

My grandpa gave me his 68.. Now I just need to get it up and running.. I'm so excited I wanna drive it already

[twindonzi]

OMFG... I had a twin brother that worked together, to get that 1968 mustang.

Ours was a 390 stock engine, convertaible, only 14 were made. I love this car!

[jtrain100179]

i want that as a ringtone now

[thisguysaccount95]

obviously no one has ever driven a mustang on this page. Everybody saying they drive like shit is dead wrong. Sure, they dont stop as fast. Cool story. But you can't ever say a modern car is faster than one of these. I've driven a brand new mustang camaro and challenger. I also drove a 69 mustang with a 302. For you dumbshits out there thats a generally small engine. It was faster and more responsive than anything the modern designers could ever dream of. So quit ur bitchin and get a life.

[carltonmasteur]

Great old commercial! Not only nice footage of classic Mustangs, but catchy jungle too! I'm lucky to drive a '11 GT but would love to have a nice '65-68 'Stang as well. Appreciate the post! (any possibility to repost the commercial at a better 360 or 480 quality?)

[MrMickeybitzko]

Now those were the days of GREAT TV commercial jingles! Sounds like the New Christie Minstrels chirping it out for Detroit.: "Free to be the guy you wanna be...!" Populism as Consumerism! God. Bless. America.

[lizardsy]

I love the music, the cars, and everyone is white! Everything was better then!

[doug4bears]

would be great to see this classic commercial redone in hd........such a good commercial.......

[absolutebore]

New cars all plastic and little character. Sure there are certain positives, but overall the new generic stuff reminds me of the talentless mainstream music scene of today!

[okrabay]

todays cars all look the same. I cant tell one make form the other unless i see the nameplate.

[jtrain100179]

i restored a mustang with a 289 i also own a 96 gt i raced the 2 aginst each other and the 68 left the 96 sitting without a problem

[jofobu1950]

I rememeber watching this ad in 1968 when I was 18. It made me want a Mustang then and it still does now. But practically has won out. I drive a smaller, more economical car. If I was rich, I think I might buy a Mustang just for a fun driving experience.

[Sydothera]

One person is a Chevy queerbait.

[gojoe283]

By 1968 all cars sold in the US had collapsable steering columns, safety steering wheels and interior parts, as well as front shoulder belts and seat belts for all passengers. So the '67 and newer cars were much safer than the older ones. Oh, and '68s had a disk brake option and radial tires were coming into use...

[avedude123]

i love anything mustang and this comercial makes me wish i was born in the time of when u bought a car for the engine and looks instead of gas milage and eco friendliness because i am only 17 and own a all original 68 mustang and yes it is mine not my dads or god fobid moms

[PhilOchsLives]

What amazes me about this ad is who Ford is targeting: middle-aged men in the grip of their mid-life crises. Check out the false eyelashes on the blonde being hit on by the football player as her cool, with-it dad guns his 'boss' Mustang. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Cheers.

[wallofvideo]

@PhilOchsLives i thought that the driver was her partner, not her dad. i thought the idea was that the mustang made him more appealing to younger women, just like later on in the commercial (@2:16-2:31), the middle-aged woman driving the mustang seems to attract the attention of younger men.

[csrebel]

I've owned a '68 Camaro for the past 17 yrs. and last year I added a ' 68 Mustang conv. ( from ebay) to my collection . I'll have to admit, the Mustang is a blast to drive. My wife & I drive it everywhere in the summer. It's a head-turner. And I remember this commerical when it came out. It's still a catchy tune.

[Wraith66z]

This!!!!!! commercial is My earliest memory i can remember watching it on the black and white TV and the jingle is still in my mind!! Nobody ever believes me I was THREE. Those words still ring in my ears MUSTANG 68!!  wow.

[Wraith66z]

This!!!!!! commerical is My earliest memory ican rememeber watching it on the black and white and thejingle is still in my mind!! Nobody ever believes me I was THREE. Those words still ring in my ears MUSTANG 68!! wow.

[1967mustanggta]

I would have sold this car with a different theme, a different song and for heaven's sake different actors. Groovy I guess. I know - I'd use the Temptations to sell it!

[troy19540]

One of the greatest commercials ever!

[1967mustanggta]

Save America - Buy a Mustang!

[njot3]

@racerboyroy That certainly wasn't the response I was expecting! Why would you post this ad if you had no appreciation for older cars? I have never driven an older car? Really? I drive a 1965 Oldsmobile every day to work, thank you very much!! I'm well aware of the "improvements" of the newer cars. Yeah, they have more conveniences and are theoretically safer, but the old ones have true style and more personality. I'm not impressed with today's offerings at all. I'd certainly never buy one.

[racerboyroy]

@njot3 I posted the ad because the old muscle cars are beautiful and it is rare to see these old commercials. In comparison the new cars drive and handle like race cars compared to the old muscle cars.

[dgware]

@racerboyroy ... while I agree largely (and mildly disagree) with njot3, you are correct in your statement as well. Today's cars handle better and offer less-interrupted smooth driving than the old ones.

There are many new vehicles I like, but these old muscle cars are the pinnacle of automaking. True style indeed, and an overabundance of power that today's vehicles can't touch.

I feel old muscle connoisseurs are mostly correct, but I disagree with those who say "today's cars suck."

[dgware]

Debates these days typically follow an "all or nothing" formula... meaning people on both sides equally hates the other. Things in life are hardly ever as black and white.

I can say that I love the old muscle the best, but today's cars most certainly do not suck. There are a lot of great rides out there. No need to be all or nothing with the debates here.

[dgware]

God, how I would LOVE to go back in time and buy a '68 Fastback brand new... and only drop $2,000 doing it.

[doug4bears]

I like this old commercial very much......so funny too....wish that someone could re master it to make it more clear to watch.....would look great in high def......Ahh....for the old car days......

[njot3]

This was when ALL the cars were awesome! Sorry, but new cars suck. Nothing built now can equal the old stuff. Though admittedly the new Mustang comes close.

[racerboyroy]

@njot3  The new cars stop quicker, accelerate faster in most cases, have way more top speed and drive like a race car compared to the old cars. You have obviously never driven these old cars or the new cars. Also with a new car you could have a bad crash and walk away. A lesser crash in the older car would kill you........................ The old muscle cars are beautiful but they drive and stop poorly, get terrible gas milage and they are not as safe.

[njot3]

@racerboyroy I've never driven an older car, huh? GET A CLUE.

[MotoCrossBoy104]

@njot3 Dude dont argue with him he doesnt know SHIT!

[njot3]

@racerboyroy You probably didn't even notice in the video, but in 1968, Mustangs already had 3 point seat belts. If you actually WORE them you would survive everything but the most severe crash. Plus by 68 cars had collapsible steering columns, high back seats, a dual reservoir master cylinder, and incidentally, thicker sheet metal so you didn't need air bags like on today's cars which are made from tin foil and plastic. The "unsafe" cars you're thinking of are from before 1965.

[njot3]

@njot3 Yeah, and I really love how on new cars when you break a headlight, it costs hundreds of dollars to replace, instead of $5 for a headlight on an old car. When a new car breaks, you can't fix it yourself, so you have to take it somewhere, and it costs $500 to $1000 for the simplest repair- while old cars can actually be fixed and continue to be used. And you gotta love how on new cars you get 5 paint choices! WOW! FIVE! Black, white, silver, grey and if you're lucky, candy apple red. COOL

[njot3]

@njot3 On older cars, you got 20+ paint color choices, plus you could get two tone paint if you wanted. On new cars you get two interior color choices- grey or tan! Wow! Let's see how boring and bland we can be! No blue, green, red, maroon, gold, etc let alone any kind of two tone interior. And even better on new cars- no chrome at all! Wow- gotta love that blackout trim everywhere. And blackwall tires! Cool! Just like on a pickup truck! Just what I always wanted!

[njot3]

@njot3 Plus the new cars are "so much safer!" Sounds like you've been brainwashed by the government.

[njot3]

@njot3 A mid-late 60s Mustang was not a big car at all. You had 5 engine choices (unlike the one, maybe two you get today). Four V8s or a 6 cyl. If you got the 6, you were getting mid 20s on the highway. Whoa, what horrible gas mileage! Today, the cars are so small that people need to buy SUVs to get the space they would have gotten in an older car. Let alone the fact that the engines and frames on new cars are too weak to tow anything, so you need to buy a big SUV to do that, too.

[MotoCrossBoy104]

@njot3 if your talking frame on a newerCAR then im gunna say WHAT FRAME they use like fricken tubs now

[njot3]

@racerboyroy Gotta love how on new cars you just tap into something and it destroys the bumpers. They aren't even bumpers at all! Just pathetic excuses for bumpers. Thousands of dollars in repairs from hitting something at 1 mph. Yeah, that's the kind of car I want! Oh, but new cars have guard beams in the doors! Yeah, they had them since 1973!! Oh really, you didn't know that did you?

[MotoCrossBoy104]

@racerboyroy what i think @njot3 meant is that they were built right! unlike these new cars and older cars a pure metal and can take a larger impact but no airbags

[avedude123]

@racerboyroy actually your better off getting on a accident in the old cars (god forbid u do cuz they cost a hell of alot more than new ones in some cases) because A. there made out of metal not plastic and B. they have real bumpers that arent just another peice of te car

[racerboyroy]

@njot3 "nothing built now can equal the old stuff" The new cars would would lap the old cars all day long on a race course.

[LtBullitt351]

@racerboyroy While that may be true, they lose in other qualities. Like character, soul, and the feeling of being connected to the road. There is just something about driving my 68 that makes it sooooo much more fun than my 04 GT, even though my 04 would out corner my 68. On a straight though my 68 is buslengths ahead though.

[carguy53]

@njot3

Old cars are great, but the updates in technology do make the newer cars great too. Evidently, you've never driven a vintage car with bias ply tires.

[njot3]

This is an awesome commercial! I can't believe how long it is... 3 minutes?!

[LoveMusic720]

What a slice of history! No seatbelts, openly smoking a cig in an ad - priceless! I can still remember this song from when I was a young girl. The first car I bought was a Mustang. Am now on my 4th Mustang and I STILL feel the magic whenever I drive it. My favorite car, ever. Thank you for posting this!!!

[Frizzo2000]

I was just a youngster when this ad aired. I saw it on TV Land's "Retrormercial" a while back and it brought back a lot of memories.

If I'd have been 18-21 when this ad aired, I would have gone out and bought one the very day!

What a great ad...Thanks for posting it!

[manderas]

mustang is the most beautiful car ever made! love it

[Jgeneraledger23]

That guy jumping into the Mustang @ 2:40!...Thats what its all about!

[ethanstephenson]

awesome vid. i enjoy my 68 as these people do! with that good old 302 with over 300 hp!

[shmbla73]

looks like the dude in mary hartman mary hartman

[jmisiur]

dont like stangs

[warthogLaag]

no one cares

[jmisiur]

@warthogLaag camaros rule

[mustang661c]

@jmisiur how is this when the new mustang kills it . better at turns , faster , better mpg, and is less, so if you like to pay more for less then ya get the camaro

[centurion1479]

2.20 Really be the girl your gonna be!HA! hysterical.

[centurion1479]

HAHA! That really is a guy in drag in the mustang at the stop sign! HA!

[centurion1479]

How cheesy funny is this! awesome!Life is greater with a Mustang...really!!

[Imaman93]

"Only mustang makes life great." have truer words ever been spoken?

[MotoCrossBoy104]

@Imaman93 I love your comment



[Frizzo2000]

racerboyroy, I don't know where you got this great ad, but thanks so much for posting it!

I remember this ad vividly, even though I was too young to drive when it aired.

It may be long for an advertisement, but it's so well made that if I'd been 18 in 1968, I'd have gone out and bought one of these Mustangs!!

[joespanova]

Boy do I remember this , can't  believe I'm able to hear it again! Thanks racerboyroy and, you-Tube!

I always liked the jingle!

[billyk5775]

I remember this commercial. I always loved the music to this ad also. Only mustang makes it happen........ Mustang mustang 68!

[kso374]

Back in '68 my dad traded in his '65 Mustang convertible for a brand new fastback GT. That was our family car for the next ten years. Afterwards he fixed it up and sold it because he wanted a Cobra replica. Hope it found a good home!

[Zero081086]

that girl was pretty 1:00

[dhiraj12378]

that pretty girl is a old granny now i bet or may b even dead

[Zero081086]

i know!! but don´t destroy my dreams!! jaja

[onemilehi]

Anyone notice that the "girl" in the midnight blue Mustang with the guy checking her out at the stop sign is a guy in drag? Check out the adams apple! Too Funny! Guess with the womens movement of the 60's Ford didn't dare use a homely girl!

JS

[MsTexas73]

My Gram owned a 68 Mustang...RED with black interior...she sold it for a BUTT FUGLY banana yellow 74' T-Bird with doo doo brown top...ICK I was soo happy when she traded THAT in for the 78 Regal. But she still kicks herself for not keeping that Mustang.

[esto223]

I actually remember this commercial from when I was a kid. Great tune, life was so much simpler then, something like a new Mustang could transform you from an ordinary person to somebody cool. This commercial was probably aired during special broadcasts, like the Super Bowl. BTW, here's some trivia, the guy driving the white fastback that pulls away from the football player is Bart Starr, quarterback of the world champion Green Bay Packers at the time. :)

[green1997]

Fucking brilliant!

I want this song as my ringtone now :)

I owe a 1968 shelby clone and the car really does make you feel like depicted in the commercial.

sheer brilliance!

[JP13829]

i actually had this song as my ringtone for a while lol

[Valis2008]

I love this car im restoring a 1968 mustang coupe :) I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!! only mustang makes it happen ! mustang mustang 68!!!!!!!

[huntermccartyney]

Id be happy to be able to buy a NEW 68 mustang too.

[nonturbo93]

I was 8 years old when this came out. I am surprised I remembered so many of the words. One of my favorite car ads.

[riceboy1701e]

Thanks for reposting this! I LOVE this commercial! Someone else had this on, but it was removed some time ago. I missed this...until now. THANK YOU!

[carddoc]

Many thanks for downloading this. It shows you the power of advertising. I was 12 when when I first heard it, but it stayed with me all of these years. I knew some of the words but not all.

[onemilehi]

This Mustang song ws sung by the Christy Minstrels on all he Mustang ads. Great group on the folk era.

JS

[70Kenny]

Was this really the New Christy Minstrels? My mom had almost all their works on lp, and they were a major part of my musical childhood. I thought this music sounded familiar.

[frynala]

those were the days great to relive it in seeing this vidio clip..thanks

[rayssonation]

These were the commercials that were featured during the episodes for the Quinn Martin TV series "The FBI". The Ford Motor Company. Who remembers the following slogan:

"Ford has a Better Idea". Even to recall,actor Efrem Zimbalist,Jr. was featured in some of the Ford commercials driving a shiny brand new Ford product and was pitching the ads for them. It was not only Mustang,but other Ford products as well including the Gran Torino and the Mercury Cougar.

[andersport]

The young lady in the red Mustang fastback reminds me of Lesley Gore who wore that same style sleeveless blouse on one her record covers.

[Soror]

"Only Mustang makes it happen Only mustang looks so great Mustang moves you Mustang grooves you Mustang Mustang 68"