Seller Wants a Chevy! 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1
The Mach 1 arrived in 1969 as Ford was determined to turn the tides on eroding market share for the popular Mustang “pony car”. Due to growing competition, sales were way off from their peak of 607,000 units in 1966. A performance/appearance option, the Mach 1 would become a dominant player on the Mustang roster, but overall sales continued in decline. This 1971 edition has been off the road since 1986. It was purchased by the seller not long ago, but he/she would rather have a Chevy Camaro or Chevelle instead.
With the Mustang’s restyle in 1971, the Mach 1 came with an H-code 351 cubic inch V8 as standard. That was a 2-barrel engine, and the 4-barrel M-code was an option, adding 45 horsepower to the mix. That’s the engine in the seller’s car. We assume it still has an automatic transmission, but the interior photo supplied shows a hole where the floor shifter would have been.
At 36,500 units, the 1971 Mach 1 was 23% of overall Mustang sales. The seller says this example was finished in Grabber Blue, but all we see now is red paint, so the car was no doubt repainted. The only comment about the condition of the body panels and paint is that the car has never been in any accidents at 77,000 miles. The automobile was only 15 years old when it went off the grid and the keys were lost over time.
This non-running Ford will need work, but we don’t know what the mechanical side of it will entail. The seller would rather have a 1960s Chevrolet and is willing to trade the Mustang for it. And throw in a 1996 GMC tow truck to sweeten the pot. Otherwise, the asking price is $10,500 from Carson City, Nevada, and it’s available here on craigslist. The Cobra wheels are a recent addition.
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Comments
I don’t have an oil slick to trade. But, I’ll take it off their hands for a cool $500. If they deliver.
$10,500 for this pile? Good One!!
The left door gaps look way off and the fender edge itself looks rough…..missing some top bolts as well?
A firm $500 would be our best offer, based on photos and information provided.
There are absolutely no redeeming qualities in this junker. Seems to me to be the old “I wonder if I could get some spending money out of that piece of crap that’s taking up space in the garage”
Never understood why the 71-73 was considered part of the 1st generation mustangs. Absolutely nothing about them resembles the early cars. These cars about have been referred to as the second generation. I mean even the 74-78 cars looked more like the 65-68 style than these overgrown squared off boxes
No? What if I throw in a rollback?
Let’s see…..77,000 miles? Keys lost? Hole in floor for absent shifter? No attempt to get started so it doesn’t run? Didn’t bother to pull out of garage & thoroughly clean inside & out? Inadequate pics(no frame or trunk shots)? Maybe I’m just nick pickin. Sure, here’s the $$$. LMBO!!!!
Just noticed Russ…..No Mach 1 badges on dash, trunk or fender/door. Just painted over? Jeesh, what a hot mess!
Just noticed Russ….No Mach 1 badging on dash, trunk or fender/doors. Just painted over? What a hot mess!
Not going to mention the terrible red paint job over what is supposed to be a black rear spoiler?
Mark F
Never understood why the 71-73 was considered part of the 1st generation mustangs. Absolutely nothing about them resembles the early cars. These cars about have been referred to as the second generation.
Mark, in my view they are the third generation. The 69 and 70 being the second.
If both the 69 and the 70 had the same grill I would totally agree. The 70 looks nothing like the classics, but it does share a body with the 69, and the grill shape of the 69 is enough to still kinda fit in with the early cars.
😆Rough Crowd
Rough classic Stang Chuck! Lotta ?’s.
Jeez that garage is a hot mess looks like clothes annd all other means of ? Not really sure but looks like everything is just thrown in piles. So no wonder the keys are lost. Probably in one of those piles
Car is a mess as well you would have to really want a 71 mustang project to buy this one
you want a gm and you buy a ford? you must be dyslexic