Vehicle Description
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof - Saddle Bronze Metallic - 302
V8 - C4 Automatic Transmission - Marti Report (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 on a website
other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've
only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 175 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) A
dramatic fastback profile characterized the... SportsRoof Mustangs.
�€" Hemmings Muscle Car Profile Hemmings went on: The... Mach 1
treated its buyer to a host of popular-for-the-era upgrades, such
as an impact-resistant molded micellar urethane foam body-colored
coating for the front bumper, sport-driving-lamps-equipped
honeycomb-pattern grille... honeycomb-pattern rear panel appliqué,
pop-open gas cap, 'Mach 1' fender decals, black or argent
lower-body and front and rear valance panels, rear tape stripe with
a 'Mach 1' decal, and color-keyed racing mirrors with driver's-side
remote-control. The survivor Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof model
offered here was manufactured in June of 1973 and originally sold
new at Frontier Ford of Rockford, Illinois. The car wears a
standout color combination: Saddle Bronze Metallic paint over a
Ginger vinyl interior. Its odometer shows 103,957 miles, fewer than
2,750 miles per-year on average. A Deluxe Marti® Report verifying
its originality is included in the sale and shown in a gallery
photo. Exterior features include the front urethane bumpers, large
front air-dam spoiler, rear-deck-mounted spoiler in black, Mach 1
badging on the front fenders, black side stripes. The paint is in
excellent condition overall, and body-panel fit and alignment is
proper. The Mustang emblem in the grille, Mustang-script badges on
the front fenders, and Mach 1 decals are in excellent condition.
Chrome trim (including on the twin exhaust tips) is in excellent
condition overall with light patina on the door handles. Cabin
glass and lighting lenses are clear and uncracked. Factory 5-spoke,
styled steel wheels with Mustang-logo center-caps are mounted with
BFGoodrich® Radial T/A tires. The car's interior features
horizontal-pattern Ginger vinyl upholstery on both the front,
high-back buckets and the rear bench seat. Door trim echoes the
upholstery pattern and material. The color theme is a welcome break
from black interiors, and all surfaces here remain fresh and
original to the touch. Cabin floors are carpeted in ginger-brown
with Mustang-embroidered-logo carpet mats in place up front. A
brown, Mustang-logo, factory 2-spoke steering wheel with woodgrain
trim frames the large speedometer with a smaller fuel gauge. The
upper-center console includes the factory radio and slide-lever
controls for the heating and ventilation, with a t-shifter for the
automatic transmission and an armrest with storage, and an analog
clock completing the console. The lack of wear on control surfaces,
upholstery and trim-together with the color combination-makes for a
standout and rare presentation. The Marti Report verifies only 287
Mustangs with these colors were produced for 1973. The car's trunk
floor is covered in the correct-pattern vinyl material. Under the
hood, the numbers-matching 302-cubic-inch V8 engine (in proper Ford
blue) retains its original appearance. (Be sure to sample the car's
engine note by watching the video linked with this listing.) The
engine bay is very clean and nicely detailed with no distracting
add-ons or modifications. All components are properly located.
Viewed from below, the chassis is complete, straight, and
undamaged. The full-length dual-exhaust system with cross-over pipe
(showing no signs of overly aggressive driving styles or track use)
is a focal point. While the more than 175 high-definition
photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup video available
on the G
