The Mach 1 was added to the Mustang roster in 1969 as Ford was looking to boost sales. Since its peak in 1966, demand for the Mustang declined every year due to competition entering the market. The Mach 1 didn’t stem the erosion in market share, but did comprise about 25% of Mustang sales in its first few years. This 1970 Mach 1 looks to have been left outside (maybe near a Florida swamp) for a long time and will need everything. Is it worth fixing and is it even a good parts car?
Available only in the SportsRoof (aka fastback) body style, nearly 41,000 Mach 1’s was produced in 1970, its encore year. According to the Marti Report provided by the seller, this example left the factory with Bright Blue Metallic paint and a white interior (neither of those colors seems to be present today). It had a 351 cubic inch V8 (4-barrel) with a 4-speed manual transmission, which are said to be original. The combination of options selected isn’t unusual and this isn’t a 1 of 10 type of automobile.
Because this car has “barn find” written all over it, no history of the car is provided. The seller believes everything is there for restoration if you choose to go that route. The seller confirms that it’s very rusty and the limited number of photos supports that. The interior is toast, with remnants of the headliner simply hanging down.
Located in Loxahatchee, Florida, this project Mustang is available here on eBay. The opening bid of $7,999 has yet to be cast and no reserve is involved. Considering the large number of these cars originally built, there’s probably a nicer one out there to begin working on. And if you bought it for parts, what pieces would you try to transfer to another project?
Heck, it weren’t forgotten. He always knew what he had…
Well its a Florida car
So One million dollars 💵
No thanks
With so few pix and from what we can see, this price is way too high
How much for the trailer?
This was really well optioned when new.
As for, will it make a good parts car? Yes, it has the 4spd, pedals, seat cores,4V 351C, factory tach and instrument cluster, hopefully it still has the 3.50 geared traction lock 9”, plus a lot of incidental parts. I live in an area where rust isn’t a problem, twenty years ago if I’d run into a car like this that had been wrecked it would be like printing money. The rust most of the small parts won’t be worth selling, but if it still has its original drivetrain it should bring between $2,000-$2,500, possibly a bit more.
Steve R
Do them there headers come with?
No comments. I just wanna cry. My personal favorite….1970 Stangs.
Had one of these in High School. Man, this thing is disgusting.
Florida Man Remembers Mustang
Retirement Planned
A car in this condition would have been considered a “daily driver” when I was stationed in Florida in the 70s.
The care is all their…matching numbers drive train, clean title….the current market for this beauty should fetch 5-7K..depending on how bad a collector wants the car. Not a steep price to get into the hobby, especially with a original stang from the 70s.
No thanks, this Mustang has flipper written all over it. Seller hasn’t even taken it off the trailer yet. Engine and trans are only thing of value left.
I’ll give him $500 for the 4spd
The engine and trans would be a good deal at $1500 and maybe rear end. $8k is too much for that. And That’s the only value left in this one. Seller still has it on his trailer.
The value in the car is the matching numbers, along with the history of that specific mustang year! Those cheap part out days are long gone, get over it. The market dictates the value, and the current market has long ago moved beyond cheap!