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1970 Ford Mustang “The Mach”
About the 1964–1973 Ford Mustang
from the generation archive
The first-generation Ford Mustang ran from the 1965 model year through 1973 on a chassis derived from the Ford Falcon compact. Ford unveiled the car on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair, and the early "1964½" cars were all stamped and titled as 1965 models. The line launched with a 170 cu in (2.8L) Thriftpower inline-six and a 260 cu in (4.3L) Windsor V8, then quickly standardized the 200 cu in (3.3L) six and the 289 cu in (4.7L) Windsor. A 1967 restyle widened the engine bay for the 390 cu in (6.4L) FE big-block, and 1968 brought the 302 cu in (5.0L) Windsor and the 428 Cobra Jet. The 1969 restyle introduced the Mach 1, the Trans-Am Boss 302, the NASCAR-homologation Boss 429, and the Grande luxury hardtop. Bodies grew through 1971-1973, the final first-generation years. Body styles were the hardtop coupe, the 2+2 fastback, and the convertible. All horsepower figures for this era are SAE gross.
The story
Bought nearly new in Feb. 1973, with low, low miles. Added my original old school mods in the 70's.
Many good stories involve my Mach 1.
Once, in a moment of frustration with the original and leaking Holley 735, my long time buddy, Jim, talked me out of tossing the match I had just used to light a Marlboro red onto the hot intake. I cooled off quickly and thank my pal nearly every time I talk to him.
Trailering The Mach from Delaware to Texas was met with lots of waves and honking from cars & truckers all along I-95 South, and every stop we made it always drew a few or a small crowd of car nuts, young and old. My new wife was amazed at how a car could draw such attention, but then, it's not just any old car.
My son & daughter grew up loving The Mach and pester me to do a restification. — Rudolph Martin
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