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Tech | Refrigerant Charge
Today you’d be hard pressed to find a new vehicle on a dealer’s lot without factory air conditioning. Even 20 years ago in the early ’90s the Mustang’s A/C system was an option, though the majority of Mustangs sold had the Preferred Equipment Package (PEP) checked off on the order form. This included A/C, power windows and locks, and more. Dealer installed A/C kits were something many dealers, mostly in the northern states and Canada, still stocked for the customer who finally caved in and wanted A/C in their car. Going back even further to the ’50s and ’60s and you’d note just a few percent of new vehicles came with factory ordered A/C and dealer-installed kits were big ticket items that few could afford.

Photo Gallery: 1966 Ford Mustang Vintage A/C Performance Check – Modified Mustangs & Fords

Photo Gallery: 1966 Ford Mustang Vintage A/C Performance Check – Modified Mustangs & Fords

Tech | Power Steering Install
Try walking into a Ford dealer today and asking for a stripped down Mustang. Whether it’s to save a few bucks, save weight, or just to keep the car “simple,” it’s simply not possible to order one as such like you could four decades ago. As times change, people want comfort, features, and ease of use. Even the 2010 Cobra Jet factory-built drag racing Mustang comes with power windows. Why? Because Ford doesn’t even offer manual windows in the Mustang anymore. Matter of fact, the Mustang has had power windows, power steering, power brakes, and more as standard features since the ‘05 model and before that the Preferred Equipment Package (PEP) option, which included all of these items, was checked off on the order form about 90 percent of the time. That says something.

Photo Gallery: 1966 Ford Mustang Borgeson’s Power Steering Equipped Gearbox Installation – Modified Mustangs & Fords

Photo Gallery: 1966 Ford Mustang Borgeson’s Power Steering Equipped Gearbox Installation – Modified Mustangs & Fords