Wow! The color on this 1971 Mustang Mach 1 sure pops. No wonder the car is short of reserve despite being past $31K in bidding here on ebay. This is your chance to own one of the “flat back” final first-generation Mustangs, which you’ll retrieve from Macomb, Michigan if you’re successful with your offer. Do it soon—the auction ends Sunday evening.
Flat back? That’s a reference to the rear window, which, especially from the driver’s seat position, looks like it’s parallel to the road. It’s not, but visibility has never been a strong point of these cars. Do you care? Except for when you’re parking it, heck no. You’ll be too busy looking out the front window at what’s approaching—fast. That’ll happen due to the presence of a 351 Cleveland with a four-barrel carb. Flowmasters out back help with the sound. The car is said to have 58,000 miles, but there’s no precise documentation to substantiate that, according to the seller. There is a Marti report, which will verify that the car is an M-code Ram Air model, as claimed. To bump you off the fence, the ebay ad has a brief video that previews your ownership experience, the car rumbling away like it’s ready to race.
Mustangs, as most people know, grew in each version starting with the ones that came out on April 17th, 1964. The 1967-68s were larger, and the 1969-70s bigger still, but they still had the same essential look as the originals. The last of the first gen, the 1971-73 models, were less sculpted, more “mod” by far—a perfect look for the early 1970s, but not necessarily attractive to those whose love was wrapped up in the originals. Still, how can this look be ignored, with the blacked-out hood and ducts, the hockey-stick tape stripes, and the Mach 1 callouts on the fenders and deck lid? What about the interior, a red-and-black two-tone that is claimed to be factory spec? I think I’d replace the steering wheel, but otherwise, it’s time to head to a swap meet for some 8-Tracks and try out that player on the way home. Or just listen to the engine, more like.
The nice thing, if the price doesn’t go too crazy, is that you can actually drive this car—someone else already moved it down from concours condition. The seller notes some flaws exist from it being driven, and your eye will tell you that as well as you look under the hood. That’s the way you want them—road warriors, not trailer queens. You’ll still get more than enough attention at local car shows and cruise nights.
All I can say is WOW, this is the best color combination for this style I have ever seen. If you don’t like the red and black combo, you have a screw loose and you can sell crazy somewhere else. This car is gorgeous and I am jealous as hell to whoever gets it .Simply a beautiful machine.
Only fools would bid that kind of price for IT not even a decent engine and the interior looks like a Mexican illegal owned it
Wow!! What a beauty!! The only thing i would do to it would be lower it front and rear. The seller also has a 68 Camaro listed.
Why would you lower the front and back of this car are you goofy
I agree 100%, so goofy.
Is it on a bronco frame ?it’s so high that it must be a 4×4
Like ’em or not, it’s one of the most easily identified and unmistakable car profiles on the planet, at least for the boomer generation.
Lighter than my s550.
That 351-4 makes great torque.
3.00 std Rear Gear ⚙️
Cruise-O-Matic autoloader.
🙌 cool 😎 Ford.
Beautiful car with all due respect to cocours cars while i appreciaate the effort thaat goes into them i prefer a car that i can drive daily
Richard, might I suggest a Camry or, perhaps an Accord? Possibly a base model 4-cylinder with an automatic? Sounds like one of these would really suit your needs.
Uncalled for Berkemeier.
My Dad bought a new ’72 Mach1 yellow and black with saddle brown interior. We went to at least six dealers checking out the various colors and options and never saw the red interior accents!! Original??!! He paid $5600 and sold it 32 years later with 230k miles for $6000!!😂
This is a beautiful Stang. My friend back in the late 70’s had a burnt orange with black accents setup just like this. It had air shocks, Cragars and Mickey Thompson 50’s on the rear and 6″ skinnies up front. All you could see out that rear window was the blue sky! Not a vehicle you wanted to drive in the rain.
Love the millienum falcon look of these cars always & the ram air 351 is a favorite too so if I wasn’t such a tramp that falls in love everytime a big block this or hemi that or 455 HO catches my eye well shamefully I must admit I’m too easy, a flirt with trailer trash ethics !
You’re not alone…shhhhhh, don’t tell!
I bought a 72 302 Boss Mach I in 1974, (traded my 74 Barracuda for it). Was THE most reliable car and looked great from any angle. Just be careful backing up in one of these!
No 302 Boss in 72
No such thing as a 72 Mach 1 Boss 302.
Boss 302s were only 69 & 70.
Boss 351 were only 1971
Boss 429s were only 69 & 70
There sure were ’72 Mach I’s, I owned one back in the late ’70’s! It was pretty much identical to this ’71 listed here. Same color scheme, too!
There was 1 documented Boss 302 in 1972, yellow, and in private hands. Wasn’t supposed to be sold. Google it, it’s a really neat chain of coincidences the guy got it.
I raced one that looked exactly like that in my sublime 340 swinger 4 speed we tore up the road for about an hour it was pretty close but he could never pass me.. oh those were the days beautiful car
My brother’s 73 Mach 1 charcoal grey with black accents looked pretty sharp.He built and dropped in a 429 with a bad ass shifter.B & M maybe.That Stang was fast.He even ran it at SIR.Gary’s pride and joy,sold by his son right after he passed.Seven years gone to the day,May 12.RIP
This is my second favorite body style. My first is the 68 1/2 GT 500 Shelby. I’ve always thought thease took a lot of its styling cues from it. Never seen one in a red like this either. Been very partial to the yellow and black.
The meanest and cleanest looking body style of all muscle cars, past and present!