1965 Mustang Engine Information – 260 cubic inch V8

This was the first V8 installed in the Mustang, its block was painted black (paint code 903), heads were blue (paint code 963), and the valve covers and air cleaner were light blue (paint code 958).

It was an enlarged version of the previous 221 CID V8 that Ford used in previous cars and the 260 had 164 horsepower. In 1962, it was used in the Shelby Cobra, the Mercury Comet and the Ford Fairlane. Then in 1963, it was used in the Shelby Cobra, the Mercury Comet, the Ford Fairlane, the Ford Galaxy, and the Mercury Meteor. In 1964, it again saw service in the Shelby Cobra, the Mercury Comet, the Ford Fairlane, and the Ford Falcon. Finally, the little v8 was installed in the newly introduced Mustang in April 1964 and was offered only until August.