In 1970, Ford built nearly 200,000 Mustangs, a respectable number but a far cry from the peak of 600,000 in 1966. Of these, 41,000 were Mach 1s with the SportsRoof body style. But only 1,371 came with the Super Cobra Jet 428 cubic inch V8 engine that produced 335 hp. The seller’s Marti Report (or a piece of it) says this car was one of them, once finished in Grabber Orange paint. And it‘s pretty rough and missing some parts – could that include the all-powerful engine (no photos)?
Mach 1 was introduced in 1969 to help recover some of the market share the Mustang was losing to the Chevy Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, and the host of other pony cars that began to join the fray in 1967. While it was popular enough, overall Mustang sales declined, so the Mach 1 ended up feeding off other Mustang products. The hottest engine offered was the Super Cobra Jet, though it only put out five horsepower more than the Cobra Jet itself.
A rare car such as this Mach 1 should have more photos, but it doesn’t. It looks to be a project that was started at some point, the work stopped, and it went dormant in the garage where dirt and dust started to cover it. The once bright paint job may have been changed to blue/green before grey primer was applied to most of the exterior.
The partial Marti Report says the car was shipped new to a dealer in Oklahoma City. Now it resides in Sheridan, Arkansas. The million miles claimed is just a placeholder. We hope the SCJ engine is still there, but we don’t know if the same can be said of its 4-speed manual transmission. So, are you buying a viable Mustang project or a roller? Whatever the case, it’s available here on Facebook Marketplace for $40,000. Thanks for the Ford tip, T.J.!
Well it certainly looks like that mill ain’t in the car…
Agree, that front end sits way too skyward for a big block to be under the hood. This car looks butchered from end to end. You’re gonna spend at least $60K to get it pristine, then you have to consider if a non matching 70 is worth $100K plus!
It’s a 1969 Mustang, not a 1970.
$40k with an unknown engine and transmission? $5,000 more puts you into a brand new Mustang GT, that has more hp, and won’t cost you an extra $55,000 to get it to roll down the road. Beer is good, people are crazy….
Yep.. we need more info along with Marti, trim and vin details. The numbers and date codes should an engine exist for high dollars sale prices.
I love that Currington country song too.. People are definitely crazy 😜 but beer 🍺 yes its goidy.
The garage shows many stangs in the herd. Is this the parts car?
I love early muscle cars and hope someone brings it back to life original color as original or modified coyote.
Coyote if engine long gone.
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Rough …
The SCJ 428 had the same 335 HP as the CJ, but the real focus was durability for intended racing use and warranty concerns with the much increased engine rpms during normal operation.
Originally only the choice 3.91 or 4.30 rear gears got the buyer the SCJ upgrades- but early in ’69 you could order the “Drag Pack”.
Upgrades included an engine oil cooler, 427 rods and capscrews, 427 “LeMans” capscrew connecting rods with shorter bolt heads. On the standard CJ the connectiing rods used a more common press-fit bolt and nut to retain the rod cap. Special harmonic balancer and “hatchet” counterweight as well to balance the heavier 427 rods.
Carb, iron intake and exhaust mannies all the same.
Wonder if this ride is short an engine!
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Looks like the seller mixed up their pics. He has pics of a Silver Jade ’69 Mach 1 but listed it as a Grabber Orange ’70 and included a snip of Marti Report from the ’70.
The guy has several ’69 & ’70 Mustangs in that shop, one of which DOES look like it might be the Grabber Orange ’70.
Mike, I think you are right.
Take a look at the pics; he has several interesting Fords in various stages of restoration.
Although, I’d say online salesmanship isn’t his strength.
Nice project car if you knock a zero off the price.
It isn’t clear what car is being sold. Yes, there are several pictures of one, but there are too many other cars in the pictures. What is the lack of a right front corner picture hiding?
There must be about $36,000.00 in parts contained in that interior jumble.
($40K) / no engine + a ton of parts + labor = 😂😂
Buyer remorse and passing the hurt on to someone else…..but hey what a chance to show all your other stuff.
My vote for the worse big money ad this month !