Custom 1969 Mach 1 Mustang Is So Pretty It Hurts

Custom 1969 Mach 1 Mustang Is So Pretty It Hurts

Family ties and local craftsman come together to build a dream Mach 1 Mustang that鈥檚 yearning for stares. Restoring a car is never an easy process. Beyond finding parts, collecting the right team of people to help with the project can be immensely difficult. Add a certain level of customization on top of that, and you have officially reached into 鈥淲hat the hell were we thinking? 鈥?territory. Thankfully, the muscle car love runs deep in the southeast, and a handful of local car heroes helped two brothers build their ideal Mach 1 Mustang. We recently caught up with Jimmy Clayton, the man who helped organize the build and the brother of the car鈥檚 owner Kevin, to get all the details on this gorgeous Ford. The two brothers grew up in a Ford family. Their parents owned a Lincoln Mercury dealership, so the Blue Oval was a staple for the boys. From there the choice for which Mustang was a pretty simple one. The beating heart of the car is a Ford Racing crate engine, a 427 small block making about 550 horsepower.

To keep all that power manageable the car has been fitted with a full kit of suspension parts from Chris Alston Chassisworks, and you鈥檒l find upgraded Wilwood brakes tucked behind the Billet Specialties wheels. But all the parts in the world don鈥檛 make a great car. You need to put them together into a cohesive package. To help make this happen, Jimmy started making connections with some of the best local and regional shops and craftsmen. It took six years of hard work, but the results speak for themselves. This Mustang is as unique as the folks whose hands created it. The custom interior looks astonishing with its contrasting colored leather, and the detailing like the metal grommets and Mustang door panel emblems perfectly fit the car. The aggressive red paint is an unexpected choice from Mazda鈥檚 catalogue called Velocity Red. A full custom stereo from the local American Radio shop is hidden inside, and the Hurst shifter is topped with a carbon fiber knob, rather than the traditional white cue ball. From the outside, it鈥檚 obvious that this machine is a Mach 1, but when you take time to get close and take a good look, it is so much more. To make it easy to dive in deep, we have a full gallery here of photos we took when we were chatting with Jimmy. Enjoy, and be sure to jump into the forum to tell us what your favorite part of this car is. Or you can feel free to tell us what you might change or do differently to make it fit your ideal Mach 1 build.

The extended range variant also has more power as the rear-wheel drive model will have around 282 hp (210 kW / 286 PS) and 306 lb-ft (414 Nm) of torque. This will enable the crossover to run from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in the mid six second range, and have an estimated range of 300 miles (483 km). Likewise, the all-wheel drive variant will have approximately 333 hp (248 kW / 338 PS) and 417 lb-ft (565 Nm) of torque. This lowers the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time to the mid five second range, and also drops the overall range to around 270 miles (435 km). 52,400 Mach-E California Route 1 is simply an extend range variant with rear-wheel drive. As a result, it uses the aforementioned powertrain that develops 282 hp (210 kW / 286 PS) and 306 lb-ft (414 Nm) of torque. The model also has a range of around 300 miles (483 km).

59,900 Mach-E First Edition is the opposite as it鈥檚 a long-range model with all-wheel drive. This means it has 333 hp (248 kW / 338 PS) and 417 lb-ft (565 Nm) of torque, as well as a range of around 270 miles (435 km). 60,500. The company is keeping detailed specifications under wraps, but said the crossover will have around 459 hp (342 kW / 465 PS) and 612 lb-ft (830 Nm) of torque. The model will be available exclusively with all-wheel drive and the 98.8 kWh battery. The focus on performance lowers the range to around 235 miles (378 km), but the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time falls to the mid three second range. Putting aside the performance specs, owners will need to recharge their vehicles. In order to do this, each Mach-E comes with a mobile charger than can deliver 22 miles (35 km) of range for every hour of changing when connected to a 240V outlet. Customers can also purchase an optional Ford Connected Charging station. It uses a 240V outlet, but delivers 32 miles (51 km) of range for every hour of charging. When traveling, customers can use a growing network of DC fast chargers. Ford says the standard-range Mustang Mach-E can go from a 10 to 80 percent charge in approximately 38 minutes using one of these 150 kW chargers. 500 deposit. However, they鈥檒l have a bit of wait as the first vehicles won鈥檛 arrive until late next year.