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Muscle Car Thread for pinball and car enthusiasts

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    #83 5 years ago
    Quoted from Who-Dey:

    Yep those were the pics i was talking about. I never was a Ford fan but i gotta say that is one good looking Mustang you got. Theres a guy that lives down the street from me that has a 69 Mach 1 with a 429 Cobra Jet motor and the car has 4k original miles on it. Its blue with a gold stripe and it still looks like it did the day he drove it off of the lot. I would hate to think what that car must me worth.

    That would be a 428 CJ.

    #88 5 years ago
    Quoted from Who-Dey:

    This car im pretty sure came with a 429. I could be wrong on if its called a 429 cobra jet but im 99% sure that its a 429 engine. I haven’t seen the car in many years but im sure that its a 429. Paul would probably know if they made a 1969 Mach 1 with a 429 motor. Care to chime in on this Paul?

    The only 429 motor in a 69 Mustang was a Boss 429. If it was stock as you said it was a 428 CJ in a Mach 1 . I owned one for 30 years.The first 429 CJ was put in a 1971 Mach 1.

    #92 5 years ago
    Quoted from MustangPaul:

    The only 429 in a Mustang was the Boss 429, a semi hemi design, if you have one it's a 6 figure car. 69 and 70 MACH 1's were the 428's

    And the 71 429 CJ and SCJ Mustang.

    #109 5 years ago
    Quoted from Who-Dey:

    Yep that is the exact car right there so i stand corrected. I dont know why i had 429 stuck in my head for so hard. I would love to see that car go through a classic car auction though just to see what it would bring because anybody who is a Mustang fanatic surely would be willing to pay huge money for this car. Its literally brand new still and your jaw will drop whenever you see it.

    If it truly is an original 4000 mile car with original paint it would be worth a lot. I could tell if I saw a picture of it.

    #111 5 years ago
    Quoted from o-din:

    A guy I worked for has a low mile '69 428 Super Cobra Jet. We lived in the same apartments so it sat next to my '62 Corvette in the garage. He also acquired a 1969 Boss 302 and restored it. A very rare model as compared to the 1970. He runs an auto shop now and has a bunch of cars.
    I always wanted a 1967 Shelby GT 500 with a 427 myself.

    Yeah, those Eliminators were pretty nice. There was a 68 427 Cougar called a GT- E also. Very rare car.

    #115 5 years ago
    Quoted from Who-Dey:

    It truly is everything im telling you it is. The car has the original paint on it and it doesn't have a scratch on it that im aware of. The guy used to live on my street and i used to go talk to him all the time. He still lives close to me but he did move about 15-20 years ago and is probably around 70 years old now but he still has the car and he'll never sell it ever.
    I guess there is probably a nicer one somewhere around out there that got garaged as soon as it was bought but i guarantee you that there is only very few in the world as nice as this one is.

    I sold mine in 2007 right before the economy tanked for $50'000. It was a really nice driver. It was worth $30 thousand the next year. They have caught up again now.

    #117 5 years ago
    Quoted from o-din:

    It was around 1995 or 96 when he offered that one to me for $15k I believe, but I also remember when original AC Cobras were under $10k.

    That would have been a killer deal. I bought mine for $1300 in 1977. I bought a 1970 Boss 429 in 1976 for $1300 from a used car lot.It was missing the Boss motor but had a regular 429 in it. Turned out the dealer put 90 weight hypoid in the engine to quiet down the worn journals on the crank.I was just sick about it. Motor was shot.I bought and installed a 429 motor out of a junkyard and sold it for the same as I bought it. I sure wish I would have kept it.

    #122 5 years ago
    Quoted from Darcy:

    O-din that stripe is for the Mach 1. A regular 1969 Mustang factory equipped 428SCJ would have no stripes. Visually the 15 inch wheels, raised letter tires, oil cooler can be seen through the grill, and possibly a hood scoop and that would be it for any clue that the 428 was in there.

    That's not really true. Almost all 69/70 428 CJ/SCJ were Mach 1's with the stripes. The only difference between the CJ and SCJ was the SCJ had Lemans cap screw rods and special crank. External oil cooler and 3.91 or 4.30 gears for drag racing. Out of 13'000 mustangs in 1969 all were Mach 1's except a thousand.

    #124 5 years ago
    Quoted from o-din:

    Yes, but the point I was making is the 429 boss had no stripe.
    The green one above, if it is the same one I think it is, is a Mach 1 Super Cobra Jet.

    The Boss 429 had no stripe . Just a Boss 429 sticker on the fender . Mine was Grabber Blue with white Boss 429 lettering.

    #134 5 years ago
    Quoted from Darcy:

    "Just the Facts, Sir"
    1969 Mach 1 production, 72,459.
    Q Code Engine production, 105 Hardtops, 2,765 Fastbacks, 50 Convertibles.
    R Code Engine production, 138 Hardtops, 11,287 Fastbacks, 317 Convertibles.
    Most of those Fastbacks were most likely Mach 1's. It is all good there jhanley, just my OCD catches stuff easily, and I missed the Mach 1 part of the story. Have been to many a Mustang show from Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Spokane, and points in between. The non Mach 1 or non GT, or non Shelby, that are equipped with a 428 really stand out in those shows.

    Yeah , It's really unusual to see R or Q code cars that were not Mach 1's but they are out there. Mine had almost every option including Ram-Air,Tilt away steering wheel, Air conditioning and a FM radio which was a 3 or 4 hundred dollar option which was a lot then.

    #138 5 years ago
    Quoted from o-din:

    My friend's 69 Mach 1 definitely had ram air. Is that the correct air cleaner in the pic above? I'm starting to wonder if that was his or not. Easiest way would be to pay him a visit, but it's been five years.

    That's not Ram Air and it looks like a 351 Windsor in that picture.A Cobra jet has either chrome steel valve covers or aluminum ones.
    Actually that's not even a Mach 1. It doesn't have body color dual racing mirrors.

    #142 5 years ago
    Quoted from bigduke6:

    My pal had a 68 1/2 428SCJ. Green with the Mach stripe and shaker. Lived in his garage for a 20 year long restoration. When finally completed it was showroom. Spent a lot to get it right. Life caught up and it went for sale. In 2010 it went for 68K. It now lives down in Australia.

    That would be a 1969.

    #166 5 years ago
    Quoted from bigduke6:

    Nope. We spent hours pouring over that serial #. 68 1/2. Heres a link to its double.https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-FORD-MUSTANG-428-CJ-FASTBACK-15363

    You said" Super "CJ which didn't debut until 1969 .There were no Mach 1's til 69 either. A 68 1/2 is a 68 style mustang.

    #218 5 years ago
    Quoted from skyrex:

    And as you can tell I have a problem of only buying black cars
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    You win.

    #232 5 years ago
    Quoted from skyrex:

    While my tastes in cars run a little more modern/exotic now I do love all cars. I have had a variety of cars from a BMW 850CSI, supercharged C5 corvette, 03 Viper convertible, a twin turbo NSX and then into my current line up. Never thought I would be a multi fun car but honestly except for driving my dogs around I always jump in one of them and log miles. No garage queens here. Every car I have owned in the last 10 years has been to an acceleration event and gone to top speed multiple times. Even had a pretty rough accident once. Can dig up pics if you guys are interested.

    I started a business 16 years ago with my wife and worked literally 7 days a week until I sold it in July. It was intense while it lasted but it gave us the chance to retire young and healthy.

    Thanks...If it was a compliment. Not trying to win. Important thing is my wife and I are happy and healthy everyday. The toys are nice don’t get me wrong but the people you surround yourself with are more important. Plus I don’t have kids just dogs. I joke with some of my friends with kids that look at what you put into raising your kids and that is my garage.

    You will love it. Car guy nirvana. There are so many cars and exhibits inside and outside the convention center your head will spin.

    Oh it was a compliment. The cars you have are in a whole different league. The GT40 is awesome.I could only dream of driving a 427 powered GT40 from way back.

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    #269 5 years ago
    Quoted from pindude80:

    My pride and joy
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    Nice Cougar. I had a 69 coupe. One of the best cars I ever had.

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    #358 4 years ago

    Heres my 69 Mustang Mach1 428 Cobra Jet from a few years ago
    Scan car.pdfScan car.pdf

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    #652 3 years ago
    Quoted from henrydwh:

    Shameless act of selfishness, vote for my car in this virtual car show. Just got the car done this spring and have not been able to show it due to all the COVID restrictions! Click on the link scroll down to the picture of the 1970 Cougar with the KC-135 in the background. https://www.rollingroute66show.com/#g1538566
    Thank you!!!

    Nice Cougar. I miss my 69 I had 30 years ago.One of the best running cars I ever had.Mine had a white top.Voted for ya

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