As classic car enthusiasts, we're always skeptical of any new law that aims to restrict our ability to enjoy our beloved vehicles. California, a state that's already known for its strict emissions laws managed by the California Air Resource Board (CARB), has recently considered some policies that might adversely impact classic car owners in the state. But one Golden State congressman, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, recently spoke out against these policies in front of the U.S. House, concluding "You will pry my '68 Mustang gear shift out of my cold dead fingers."

More so than any other hue, Fords with gloss black exterior paint schemes hearken back to the early days of the Ford Motor Company. Back in the early 1900's, Ford Model T customers could purchase any color Model T that they so desired, so long as it was black. Pretty much any restored vehicle looks great in black, if the bodywork and paint prep is superb. 

The New York World's Fair was an international expo that showcased technology, art, and culture from 80 nations in an elaborate 646-acre fairground complex. Between 1964 and 1965, the event served more than 51 million visitors, many of whom left the event excited for the futuristic inventions and innovations they had seen. But one product that appeared at the World's Fair had an especially significant and lasting impact: the new Ford Mustang. Ford Motor Company partnered with Walt Disney to design a Magic Skyway attraction where fair attendees could ride in new Ford convertibles along an "automated turnpike of tomorrow."

The vast majority of men and women in the old car hobby are doing something that is awesome with their free time. They're preserving history by restoring or restomodding old cars and giving them a second or third or fourth life. They're using their brains, and their hands, and their money, and their friends, and their families, and passionate professional builders they hire to create and renovate what was magical when it was new and now is superlative renewed and functional in current times.

These days, the name McLaren often accompanies names like Ferrari and Lamborghini as a manufacturer of high-end supercars, but back in the early 1980s, the company wasn't making road cars. At that time, McLaren was primarily known for its racecars and turbocharged Ford-Cosworth engines which claimed victories in Formula 1, Can-Am, and the Indianapolis 500. So, when Ford decided to build a performance-oriented, turbocharged version of the Fox Body Mustang, they asked McLaren to work their magic on its engine. The result was known as the M81 McLaren Mustang, and only 10 prototypes were originally produced, making it one of the rarest Fox Body Mustangs of all time.

Bill Ford, the Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company - yes that Bill Ford - paid a visit to Jay Leno's Garage one day to show off his fully restored 1964.5 (early 1965) Mustang convertible. Mind you, this isn't just any Mustang drop top. She was the 1964 Indianapolis 500 Official Pace Car - the very one that paced the race in 1964.

For the 1968 Ford Mustang model year, the Ford Motor Company continued to improve upon the already outstanding significance of America's first pony car — the Ford Mustang. Saddle up your Mustangs and let's go for a ride to decipher several data tags and VIN codes. There are a few stunning examples ahead, so stay tuned. We hope this 1968 Mustang VIN decoder will help you learn more about your classic Mustang, or research a car you're planning to buy.

Homologation is a strange word, but one that's associated with some of the rarest and most impressive road cars ever built. In simplest terms, homologation cars are vehicles that were built to comply with specific rules for racing — most notably the rule that a certain number of "race-spec" cars must be built and sold to the general public before that car can be used for racing. In the late '60s, Ford wanted to put its new 429ci V8 engine into racecars, but NASCAR required them to put it into at least 500 road-going cars first. Thus the decision was made to shoehorn it into a Ford Mustang, and the Boss 429 was born.