Topic: Standard equipment for GT/GTAs?

[midlife]

I had a underdash harness customer a few weeks ago that sent me his Marti Report for his GT.  The report did not include a tach dash configuration.  The Mustang Recognition Guide does not talk about dashes with tachs in the GT/GTA section.  Marti's By The Numbers lists an incredibly low number of tachs selected for both 1967 and 1968, although I have refurbished a higher percentage of tach harnesses than what his numbers indicate. 

All of this leads me to speculate that GT's/GTA's came standard with tach dashes.  True or False?

[67gta289]

Wish it were true, but alas it isn't.  Second owner GTA, no tach, Marti report supports.  I'm always looking at the 67 GT/GTA cars and can say that the tach option is very rare.  Seems to me that included is the resettable trip odometer.

[ruppstang]

John is correct. Our 67 GTA has no Tach, it was a separate option.

[Brian Conway]

     Might be connected to the 4 speed transmission GT cars ?  Much the same as the 69 staggered shocks.  This picture is of a friends March 68, SJ, 4 speed, 390, GT car.  I have the Marti and it does not list the tach as an option. 

[ruppstang]

     Might be connected to the 4 speed transmission GT cars ?  Much the same as the 69 staggered shocks.  This picture is of a friends March 68, SJ, 4 speed car.  I have the Marti and it does not list the tach as an option.

Yes in 68 Ford did offer a 4spd/ tach option.

[Oz390]

Have a '68 S code 4 speed GT, San Jose Dec '67 build.  Has the tach, but not listed on the Marti so presume it either came standard with the 4 speed or the GT option in '68...

[rocnhrse]

67GTA  S code SJ April 67 deluxe interior no tach in my dash either, just a nice clock,
 I am more surprised that these cars didn't come with a limited slip rear end

[nham3407]

My 67 SJ,GT, 390, 4-spd includes a tach, but also does not list it seperatly on the Marti Report.  This is a June 67 buid date.

[sportyworty]

Tach was std equip on 4sp 68-69

[CharlesTurner]

Tach was std equip on 4sp 68-69

GT/GTA's with 4sp only?  I have a '68 289 (c-code) 4 speed convertible and it did not have a tach.

[hopeto]

My 67 GT K Code, 4 speed (export to Guatemala) has an 8G tach.
Not listed on Marti.
Note speedometer is in Kilometers.

[midlife]

Wow...so some 67's and some 68's came with a tach (with or without a 4 speed) and no mention on the Marti report.  Very strange indeed.

I would have thought that someone had a complete list of options for 67/68 and could explain that a tach was a part of some RPO options.

Even stranger is that the particular harness in question had a rear defogger wiring built into the harness (apparently unused) because that wasn't mentioned in the Marti Report. 

[ruppstang]

Here is a page from the Mustang section of the 68 Ford Option Sales Catalogue.
In the center column it offers the 4spd/tach option. and below it offers a 4spd option alone.

[70cj428]

I thought in 68/69 that big block 4 speed cars got the tach automatically with the 4 speed option, the tach was an option for R code 4 speeds in 1970. What isn't so clear is whether S code 68's got a 6K or 8K tach's ( my 68 S code came with an 8K tach but I've seen them both ways....)

[ruppstang]

I thought in 68/69 that big block 4 speed cars got the tach automatically with the 4 speed option, the tach was an option for R code 4 speeds in 1970. What isn't so clear is whether S code 68's got a 6K or 8K tach's ( my 68 S code came with an 8K tach but I've seen them both ways....)

I do  not know about 69's but that is not true of 68's.  We have discussed the tach issue a number of times on several forums. It seems like we see the 6K tachs in earlier cars, I think the assembly plants used the 6K's till they were gone. The big blocks really did not need a 8K tach. I think it was just more efficient for Ford to just provide the 8K in all engines.