1970 Ford Mustang Mach One

1970 Ford Mustang Mach One

The 1969/70 Mustangs were the last of the 1st generation Mustangs and many people consider it to be one of the best and most exciting designs created by Ford Motor Company. The Mach 1 mustang was to be the performance oriented mustang in 69/70 and really looked the part. It is one of those cars that looks like it is going 100MPH just sitting still! I sold a black Mach 1 to a gentleman in Oregon and he took it to a car show benefitting the Police and Fireman of the area. The award that it won was 鈥?MOST LIKELY CAR TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET鈥? That is how BAD they look. As you can see by the pictures, this Mach is a highly equipped car. This car really drives nicely and I am sure you would love to add it to your garage. As usual, I have taken numerous pictures of the Mach for you. I will be glad to answer any and all questions for you. By the way, the A/C works. Normally when I am looking at cars when the A/C does not work, I am always told it is just low on Freon. 1,000 and sometimes more. You do not have to worry about this one, it actually does work now! Scroll to the bottom for the Marti Reports. Please excuse the fact that we have not spent three to five days detailing the underside of this car. I thought the important thing was to show that there is NO RUST!

The original nose of the concept drew inspiration from the 1963 Mustang II concept. First shown publicly at the February 1970 Chicago Auto Show, the Mustang Milano concept previewed the nearly horizontal rear deck and sharp, extended nose that would be seen on the production 1971 model. However, aside from those two elements, the Milano didn鈥檛 really bear much resemblance to any production Mustang. In fact, the car that looks like it drew most heavily on the Milano profile was the Australian-market Falcon XB coupe of the mid-1970s. The 1980 Ford Mustang RSX concept looks like a futuristic Chevy Beretta. Created at the Italian Ghia design studio, the RSX was conceived as a rally special based on the new third-generation Mustang that made its debut for the 1979 model year. With a one-inch-wider track and 5.6-inch-shorter wheelbase than the road-going Mustang, the RSX had extra ride height that would be needed for dealing with the off-tarmac stages of European rallies. This alternative proposal dubbed, 鈥淩ambo,鈥?was deemed too extreme for production. The Mach III provided the first public hints of the new design direction that was coming for the fourth-generation Mustang. While classic elements like the grille-mounted pony badge, side scoops and tri-bar taillamps were included on the 1994 Mustang, the two-seater layout and the low-cut speedster windshield have never been part of a regular production Mustang.

Now that I seem to have some of my Car Modeling MoJo back (thanks to the 1964 Ford GT LeMans build) I restarted a stalled project: a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang. I love 1969-70 mustangs. My Dream car. Boss, Mach 1, Grande, GT, convertible, Sport roof, notchback, I don't care. Something about it's looks just grabs me. No one I knew growing up had one, never rode in one, never saw them race. Just something about them. Anyway, this will be my 7th build and my second '70 Boss 302. My first Boss 302 was build 11 years ago. It was pretty successful in competition. The best one being Best OOB (before it was a separate category) in the 2002 IPMS/USA Automotive Stock Category (my '70 Boss 429 placed second in the same category the same year). This one is going to be Gold (Code was "K") with a Ginger interior, and , if I can pull it off, with a shaker hood.

Paint is Model Car World Ford 1970 Gold and the interior was a special order to match the Ginger from a company that specialists in interior colors for restorations. I will be giving this the full detail treatment. Over the years I have accumulated many books, photos, and articles on building this kit. This is the body painted. In the background you can see the painted chassis and motor as well. I took this photo about 4 years ago. That when I stalled out over the color of the interior. I couldn't figure out how to match that color. Gold '70 Boss Mustangs are quite rare. Rarer still with the Ginger Interior, and most rare is the Shaker hood option. Only a handful. Why I had to replicate it. Just loved the photos I have in a book. Before I painted the body, I applied bare metal foil to the chrome lettering on the trunk and the Marker light/turning signals on the body.