Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional example of
this very rare and highly factory optioned 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1
428 Cobra Jet 335HP Ram Air V8 'R' Code Sportsroof with a Deluxe
Marti Report and refinished in Ford period correct 'Indian Fire Red
Metallic' factory color from it's original 'Black Jade' with it's
original 'Black Knit Vinyl Mach 1 Hi-Back Bucket Seats' interior
and loaded with factory options including Visibility Group, Power
Front Disc Brakes, Power Steering, Tinted Glass and which was built
and born with:428/335HP CJ Ram Air 4V V8 engine ($357.46)C-6 Select
Shift 'Cruise-O-Matic' Automatic transmission ($222.08)Power
Steering ($94.95)Power Front Disc Brakes ($64.77)Stereosonic Tape
System ($133.84)Tinted Glass ($32.44)3.50 Conventional Rear
AxleVisibility Group ($11.16)Blackout hood treatment,Black Clarion
Knit/Corinthian Vinyl Mach 1 Bucket Seats Luxury interior,Shaker
Hood Scoop,Racing Hood Pins,TachometerBody side amp; rear deck tape
stripe,Deluxe 3-spoke Rim-Blow wooden steering wheel,Molded door
panels with simulated wood grain inserts and courtesy
lights,Simulated wood-grain instrument panel appliques,Chrome
styled steel wheels,Handling Suspension,NVH Sound PackageVisibility
GroupWhite Sidewall TiresColor keyed racing mirrors,Color keyed
carpeting,Power Front Disc Brakes,AM Radio,Intermittent Windshield
Wipers,Deluxe Belts, Warning Lights,Electric clock,Bright pedal
pads,Tinted Glass - Complete,Pop-open gas cap,Instrument
Gauges,Rear Deck Lid Tape Stripe,Dual exhaust,Bright Rocker Panel
Molding.The car was produced on December 2nd, 1968 and originally
delivered to the 'Jack Dykstra Ford' dealership of Lansing, MI and
sold on 12/5/1968. This is a rare example of only 5,194 cars built
with these engine amp; transmission codes. There are no signs of
any significant accidents or rust and the car has very straight
body with solid doors underneath and undercarriage. The car was
repainted to a period correct and very striking and desirable
'Indian Fire Red' color and will be sold with it's original dealer
invoice and window sticker and a copy of the Deluxe Marti Report.
The car boasts both its original Vin tag still present as well as
the car's original door tag. Originally ordered at 'Jack Dykstra
Ford' of Lansing, MI with options on this 'R' code Mustang totally
over $4k. The Mach 1 debuted in 1969 as the mainstream high
performance Mustang, taking over from the GT. Two and four barrel
351's were offered plus the four barrel 390 and the 428 CJ and
CJ-Ram-Air. Unlike the GT option, the Mach 1 model included a
special interior that featured many of the Deluxe decor Group items
plus high back bucket seats and special carpet. The Mach 1's
original recipe was simple: It started with a V8 powered
'Sportsroof' body and added numerous visual and performance
enhancing options which the car proudly boasts including the
Blackout hood treatment with hood pins, hood scoop (including
optional Ram Air Shaker scoop), competition suspension, chrome
pop-open gas cap, Magnum 500 wheels, chrome exhaust tips, deluxe
interior with in dash tachometer, dual color keyed racing mirrors,
unmissable livery and chin spoiler and rear deck spoiler.Through
1968 the Shelby's had been recognized as racier looking Mustangs
with higher output V8's but in 1969, as Shelby began using their
own unique fiberglass front ends, Ford began a 'duplication of
effort' and responded with the Boss Fastbacks and Mach 1's to
compete against the higher priced Shelby's. The optional and
top-of-the-line rarely ordered 428 Cobra Jet 'Big Block' Ram Air
engine was the ultimate incarnation of the Mach 1 and in Mustang
enthusiast circles the 428 CJ is legendary for grabbing the Stock
Eliminator title at the 1970 National Hot Rod Association
Winternationals. This was the race of the year for high performance
enthusiasts and the 428 CJ was the winner that season. In his book
'Fast Mustang', marque expert Alex Gabbard observed that 'The 428
Cobra Jet engine has been called the fastest running pure stock
engine in the history of man!" Standard on Mach 1s was a fierce but
cosmetic hood scoop that had integrated turn-signal lights mounted
in the back. A more functional option was the signature 'Shaker
Hood' with an air scoop mounted directly to the top of the motor,
used to collect fresh air and so named for its tendency to "shake"
above the rumbling V-8 below. The interior came complete with teak
wood grain details, full sound deadening material and high-back
sport bucket seats. This particular example has the optional shaker
hood scoop that attaches to the top of the engine air cleaner and
protrudes up through a cutout in the hood. The scoop is functional,
operating on engine vacuum - a vacuum valve inside the scoop opens
the air inlet valve when the engine vacuum drops during
acceleration; at idle and low speed operation the inlet valve
remains closed but opens when the engine is shut off. The cold air
introduced into the engine through this functional hood air scoop
provides more efficient operation and a measurable increase in
horsepower. The amount of increase depends on the temperature
differential between the under hood temperature and the ambient
air. This particular example turns heads wherever she goes in it's
1969 Ford 'Indian Fire Red Metallic' paint which when matched to
the 'Black' interior is even more striking and a real head turner!
The engine is extremely strong and responsive and sounds absolutely
magnificent and the transmission shifts smoothly through the gears
and the engine temperature always remains cool. This must be one of
the finest highly optioned example's of a 1969 Ford Mustang
428/335HP 4V V8 Cobra Jet Ram Air Mach 1 Fastback in turn-key and
daily head-turning condition of an all time classic America muscle
car icon!