The Mustang Mach 1 came out in 1969 and continued with small changes for the next model year, when this 1970 Mustang Mach 1 found its way to the streets. Now a body shell, two engines, and an interior in boxes later, this one’s ready for a new, and ambitious, owner. The car is currently sitting in the Dallas area and is available here on craigslist for an asking price of $22 grand. If your dream has always been to rocket around in one of these ‘69-‘70 SportRoof Mach 1 models, wait no further, but be forewarned: This car needs everything. Thanks for the tip on this one, TJ!
That price doesn’t seem like a huge amount of money, right? And you can also calculate the end value because the Marti Report (not shown in the ad) tells you what this car can be after a careful restoration. Should you buy it, you would naturally restore it to Grabber Orange, assuming that’s the original color as shown, and put it back to stock, though you will have to fix some passenger side floor rust, according to the listing, and that’s not all. One photo shows a gaping hole at the outside edge of where the passenger-side floor pan meets the rocker panel. Typical spots where Mustangs of this vintage suffer rust need to be identified and scrutinized. Other bodywork-in-hiding is happening behind the right rear wheel. And while we’re at it, the entire driver’s side appears to be in primer. The car came out of Oklahoma a year or two ago, but there’s not a lot of detail offered past that. The interior’s all there in boxes, supposedly, but is it ever actually all there? That’s a conundrum the next owner of this car will unravel.
If you grab this Mach 1 and restore it, you can put the original 2-barrel 351-CID between the shock towers, after a rebuild. For $4 grand more, you can snare another 351-CID, the uprated four-barrel model, which has already been blueprinted (and, thus it would seem, rebuilt). This one could be used to make the car a street warrior after its concourse days are past. Obviously, if you’re going for the concourse-level car of your dreams, you need to install that original engine during initial restoration. The car backs up its powerplant with an automatic transmission.
This may be a good opportunity, but eyeballs need to go on this car, because there’s not enough info in the ad, and far too few pictures, to really know what you’re getting yourself into, unless you just assume the worst-case scenario and budget from there. Common sense says that every square inch of a car this neglected will need to be gone over, which would make for a fun, but long and expensive, project which will make $22,000 turn into—well, you supply the end number based on your experience with these true barn finds.
Looking at those floor pans..it was never originally Grabber Orange…it was the mega popular medium lime green metallic(a seemingly despised colour..but green is my fav colour not that green..but it’s fine and dandy by me :P )
They used that color from ’67 on in the Mustang and and also the Cougar. It looks better than so-called Grabber Orange in my book.
Or Med Ivy Green? Both are GREAT.
I’m also fine with this (and other) greens. They are so period-correct and different than the monochromatic automotive colors of today. I can’t cite the exact models or exact model years, but the medium lime metallic color(s) of the era were at or near the top of the most popular Ford colors.
What a pile (again).
Howie, you are still living in the 500 dollar salvage car era. Or post 1976. Look at the muscle car market just once prior to giving us your expansive muscle car expertise. Thank you!
WOW ouch Danny little harsh on Howie
While I love 69-71 stang sports roof and especially Mach 1 s this is pretty far gone for that price and I guarantee you I am aware of current prices maybe if there is no torque box and inner fender rust but from the looks of what is shown I would not count that out
My neighbor and best bud in high school had a deep metallic blue 69 Mach 1 with spot slats 390 4 speed that thing could rip
The flipper was so excited to get this listed he took pics before he even got through loading it up and then again while stopping for gas ! The price seems way out of line for what you’re getting , its just a 351 2bbl automatic in a color that seems 50% of Fords back then were painted in.
Some more over price junk . A couple of years ago. My cousin sold a 69 in alot better shape then either one of the cars. With a rebuilt 429–4 speed for $3,500. Anyone jumps on these cars at that prices–are looking to buy the tags and do some transfer–which is illegal in alot of place and some are used on stolen cars.