And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I bought a 1971 Mach-I new. It had a 351 Cleveland and a Hurst 4-speed. I didn't buy it to race. I bought it bacause it was a pretty car to attract babes with and it worked. After 18 months it bagan to fall apart, not from use, but shoddy workmanship.
I remember seeing TV commercials for that as a kid and thinking, they're lying, there's no way that thing can go 760 mph at standard conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure.
The original FUGLY 'stang. You know, if you don't count the original notchbacks. Those shoulda only ever been sold as fastback models and this abomination was the death of the good looking fastback. It's like ford was trying to shoot itself in the foot after having stepped on its collective dick.
Friend of mine received one of those as a high school graduation gift from his dad. He promptly went out and got shitfaced and drove through a hog wire fence on a country dirt road and ran into the only tree for 1/2 mile, totaling the car.
Ford made it big to fit bigger engines. Not enough weight in the rear. Traction at the track was bad, even with the oem Detroit Locker option. Brakes were only good for one hard stop, then it took a long time for the front discs to cool off. Mountain driving was right out. The '71 429 SCJ engine package, stock, would make 500+ HP on a dyno.
Outside of that abomination made in conjunction with Mazda, that was probably the ugliest Mustang produced.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it got fat and ugly.
DeleteFat, ugly, and slow.
DeleteCouldn't get to Mach 1 unless you strapped it to a Titan missile.
Which is also probably the best use of it.
I disagree. Very collectable. And fun to drive with the Cleveland engine and the Hurst 4 on the floor.
ReplyDeleteFirst car was a Mach II, even with common engine was fast, loved that car should never gotten rid of it. Kick myself often for that dumb mistake.
ReplyDeleteI bought a 1971 Mach-I new. It had a 351 Cleveland and a Hurst 4-speed. I didn't buy it to race. I bought it bacause it was a pretty car to attract babes with and it worked. After 18 months it bagan to fall apart, not from use, but shoddy workmanship.
ReplyDeleteOversize and overweight. A pig compared to the "70 1/2" Boss 302.
ReplyDeleteA "classic" only in the sense that it's old
I never really liked that type of styling.
ReplyDeleteIt was certainly large.
DeleteI remember seeing TV commercials for that as a kid and thinking, they're lying, there's no way that thing can go 760 mph at standard conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first GT iteration-
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-if I have it right.
The original FUGLY 'stang. You know, if you don't count the original notchbacks. Those shoulda only ever been sold as fastback models and this abomination was the death of the good looking fastback. It's like ford was trying to shoot itself in the foot after having stepped on its collective dick.
ReplyDeletePain in the a$$ trying to clean the inside of rear window
ReplyDeleteFriend of mine received one of those as a high school graduation gift from his dad. He promptly went out and got shitfaced and drove through a hog wire fence on a country dirt road and ran into the only tree for 1/2 mile, totaling the car.
ReplyDeleteFord made it big to fit bigger engines.
ReplyDeleteNot enough weight in the rear. Traction at the track was bad, even with the oem Detroit Locker option.
Brakes were only good for one hard stop, then it took a long time for the front discs to cool off. Mountain driving was right out.
The '71 429 SCJ engine package, stock, would make 500+ HP on a dyno.