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When the Ford Mustang for sale was introduced 43 years
ago I was 7 years old and has earned its place as a true American legend. From its inception,
Mustang
took the automotive world by storm, spawning fan clubs of enthusiastic baby
boomers that were just coming of driving age in the mid-1960s. It seemed
everyone wanted a Ford Mustang for sale and Ford was all too happy to
provide one.
In the first year,
Ford sold more than 600,000
Mustangs. Derivatives came quickly as customers wanted to
personalize their Mustang. There were numerous body styles, from
coupe to fastback to Mustang convertible,
and scores of powertrain and styling packages.
The original MACH1 Mustang was introduced
in 1968 as a concept car with a hatched fastback, aggressive hood and side
scoops and a unique paint scheme. In 1969, the Mach 1 was one of three new
Mustang models that made it into production. It featured the familiar
fastback body with simulated side scoops high on the quarter panel, an
aggressively raked air dam on the front and a spoiler on the rear,
“comfort-weave” leather seats and the now famous, “shaker hood scoop”
mounted directly onto the carburetor and fitting through an opening in the
hood.
Underneath,
the 1969 MACH1 Mustang offered a
250-horsepower 351 Windsor V-8 or a 335-hp 428 Cobra-Jet mill. Mach 1
and its stablemate, the Boss 302
Mustang, reenergized the fastback, tripling sales of the body style in
1969. The much smaller Mustang II
model, introduced in 1974 as a response to the nation’s “energy crisis,” was
the weaker sibling to its older muscle car brothers. The 1974 Mach 1
featured a 2.8-liter V-6 with dual exhaust while the other Mustangs of the period carried 2.3-liter I-4s as the base engine.
1969 Mustang Boss
Its first public appearance, the MACH1 Mustang was scarcely left alone for a
moment after its unveiling. Ford Muscle Cars enthusiasts swarmed the Azure-colored
creation in awe. In just a glimpse of this automobile, only true
Mustang-lovers can appreciate what Team Mustang
has brought to life. After successfully seeing through to the production of
the Bullitt Mustang,
the Mustang fans can rest assured that
your “Team Mustang” is striving to
capture the heritage that all of us can share in. This beauty will draw you
in, not to mention that this thing is also one wild looking ride.
The Ford
Mustang Mach 1 was introduced in 1964 as a sporty " pony car " to attract
younger buyers into Ford products. After only a few short years of
development, Ford saw the need to create performance
Mustangs to
compete with GM and their release of the
Camaro and
Firebird. While several
performance options had existed in the form of factory 289's (from the '65s
on) & factory FE code engines (new for 1968), the vast majority of Ford
Mustangs's performance mantle was carried by cars modified by the
legendary Carrol Shelby. 1969 was the benchmark year for Ford
Mustang
in its proliferation of performance names and engines. No less than 6
factory performance
Mustang models were available (
Boss 302, 429,
Shelby GT350, GT500 and the
Mach 1). Additionally, 9 variations
of V-8s were available in the 69-70 cars.
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About Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustangs highlighted on this page
include models of interest to enthusiasts. Included are both older and newer
Ford Mustangs of interest to performance enthusiasts. This is a great
place to find New Old Stock (NOS), reproduction and performance parts
and accessories to help you finish your Mustang restoration project.
The Mustang Mach 1
mustang started with the fastback "Sports Roof" body and
added several visual and performance enhancing items such as matte black
hood and optional spoiler, hood pins, chrome gas cap and wheels, chrome
exhaust tips (optional), chin spoiler and a 351 Windsor motor as base with
either a two barrel or four barrel carburetor. A 390 CI four barrel as well
as the huge 428 Cobra Jet were also available engines. Standard on
Mach 1 s was a fierce but cosmetic hood scoop that had integrated
turn-signal lights mounted in the back. A more functional option was the
signature "Shaker Hood", an air scoop mounted directly to the top of the motor, used to
collect fresh air and so named for its tendency to "shake" above the
rumbling V-8 below. The interior came complete with teak wood grain details,
full sound deadening material and high-back sport bucket seats. The name Mustang Mach 1
mustang could not have been more appropriate as in 1969, Performance Buyer's
Digest put a new Mach 1 through its paces at Bonneville, breaking some 295 USAC speed and endurance records. Ford kept the Mach 1 alive into
1970 and little changed outside the visual. New Mach 1 specific
bucket seats, Magnum 500 wheels, recessed taillights on a black honeycomb
rear panel as well as new side and rear badging and striping were the main
visual differences. Outselling the base GT model, Ford
canceled the GT altogether to make the Mach 1 the primary street
performance Mustang.
