70 Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet

[Grumpy]

Bought this 44 years ago today brand new. Digging out all our old pics. Here it is right after I bought it. Yup.. Had the Crager SS's an the Lakewood traction bars on after a few weeks. So there is a life BEFORE Buicks Sold the car as a roller in 1975. Totaled right after I sold it. This was my first "if in doubt piece it out" car !!

 

[TRICKSIXPA]

Wow Purty........upside down!


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[Grumpy]

This was my first $$$$ pit AND I did learn from it !!

 

[TurboDave]

My first new car wasn't as nice as yours, but still fun. Shackles on the rear, spacers in the front coils!! OMG what was I thinking??

 

[rmar]

My first new car wasn't as nice as yours, but still fun. Shackles on the rear, spacers in the front coils!! OMG what was I thinking??

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At least Dan had a hot chick in his pic.........is that 4 wheel drive Dave? I bet you would take it back. I sure would.

 

[Grumpy]

hahahaha.. thats just some girl I picked up.. Oh wait a min. she is in the kitchen making me a sammich
I have to dig out the rest of the pics. Purist won't like it

 

[TurboDave]

At least Dan had a hot chick in his pic.........is that 4 wheel drive Dave? I bet you would take it back. I sure would.

It was supposed to resemble a gasser. Wasn't very successful was I.

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[Grumpy]

It was supposed to resemble a gasser. Wasn't very successful was I.

welll wait till I post my pics later..

 

[ryan george]

My aunt has one. Hoping to inherit someday. Have always loved that car. Thanksgiving day, when I was in my late teens, we took it out, me driving. She told me to hit it coming over a hill. Passed a statey, just after I nailed it. He got me at 75 (as I recall). I know we were over 100 when I passed him. Yep, got a ticket. Luckily I had a AAA card or he was going to take me in. We didn't tell mom and dad. Cool aunt...

 

[Grumpy]

Have to find more pics.

 

[TurboJoe3.8]

Cool pics!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Grumpy]

Found a few more.. Hope they upload.. Car was stolen and recovered in 72. Dammit.. something is wrong here. Can't post anymore pics Ill throw them on photo bucket later..

 

[Grumpy]

ok lets try more pics. Here ya go Dave.. My old 68 Fastback... 302/4 speed.. I really thought that was fast till a friends Dad took me for a ride in his 68 GT with a 390 !! Ended up being the wifes car after I got married.

 

[Grumpy]

Wife and I drove to York, Pa ( From Boston) for the Super Stock Nationals. Here is an idiot doing burnouts in a parking lot. Miles away from home !! Had M&H race tires (had little groves in them). Ya we drove down there on them! I sure as hell wouldn't do that now.. Ahhh to be young and foolish Ya the rear tires stick out. Bugged the hell out of me so we had to get a plan to fix it.

 

[Grumpy]

Then the car was stolen/recovered in 1972. So we had some work to do. Had a few new motors we wanted to try. (yes this was the beginning of my hoarding parts) . . Then eng was really tight squeeze in there. So what the hell. Rip out the front suspension an put a 2" dropped straight axle. Them want to lighten it up a little so we had a glass nose made. Yes this was a new car !!!

 

[Grumpy]

Damm that was a lot of work.. Ok then had to get it painted.. Remember it's the early 70's !!!

 

[Grumpy]

About this time (1972 ish)

I had bought a 67 GT500 an the wheels were turning, I had been a Shelby/Cobra guy for a long time. This car had grown into a $$$$ pit. Sooo we decided to move on around 1975. Looking at the 2nd picture there is something in the woods you can hardly make out Ended up trading the roller for a 68 GT 500 roller. (See this is how it started for me selling rollers and parts from )

 

[Grumpy]

About 1975 it was time for it to go.

 

[we4Mateo]

I saw something rare today. 1970 Cougar XR7 with a 428 cobrajet and 4 speed. Black with white interior. One of only two black XR7's that year and only one with white interior. One owner, original paint except for drv frt fender.

 

[rmar]

I'm still a sucker for fastbacks..... Up till about 72