Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Mustang Fastback - Mach 1 Tribute - 351ci Cleveland V8 -
Automatic Transmission - 63k Miles - Grabber Blue Over Black
Interior - Mach 1 Badges (Please note: If you happen to be viewing
this 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback 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 155 photographs, as well as
a short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: Garage Kept Motors.) It still looks like a Mustang but
it's the toughest one yet. - Car and Driver, November 1968 The Car
and Driver writers continued with their first reactions to the
then-new Mustang offering: Outwardly the (new Mustang) is a blend
of dragster and Trans-Am sedan. A Ford magazine ad for the launch
of the redesigned put it this way: Someone finally built a better
Mustang. Clearly, the new Mustang was a major introduction. Offered
here is a restored '1970 Ford Mustang SportsRoof (fastback) in
Grabber Blue over black. Refreshed and rebadged as a Mach 1
Tribute, the current odometer reading is 63,005 miles, or fewer
than 1,250 miles per-year on average since new. The exterior
non-metallic Grabber Blue paint shows outstanding gloss and
consistency. The color is highly desirable and a perfect choice for
the professional respray (including door jambs, the underside of
the trunk lid, and the hood), and the results are impressive. The
finish perfectly highlights the body's flowing lines and
forward-sloping front end. The gloss-black, wide hood-stripe (with
351 graphic) makes a serious performance statement. Correct Mach
1-branded, finned rocker-panel trim has been added. A matte-black
finish on the lower-front, Mach 1-style spoiler, front grille, and
rear-window louvers is a perfect complement. The rear-deck spoiler
is finished in gloss black. There is no damage, dings, or dents on
any sheet-metal panel. Chrome trim is likewise excellent across
front and rear bumpers, grille trim, window trim, and door handles,
with very light patina. (To best assess the quality of the paint
and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the
car in the accompanying gallery.) Period-correct badging, including
the script Mustang front-fender emblems, circular sailplane emblem,
Mustang logo on the fuel-filler cap, and Mach 1 rear-deck graphic
is properly in place for the tribute. All lighting lenses,
including on the twin, in-the-grille headlights (a change from '69)
and the six taillights, are clear and uncracked. Cabin glass is
free of flaws. Factory 5-spoke, 15-inch, styled steel wheels in
perfect condition (with Mustang logo center caps) are mounted with
BFGoodrich® Radial T/A, 275/60 raised-white-letter tires. Inside,
the stock horizontally pleated, ventilated-black-vinyl-upholstered
front bucket seats (with red vinyl trim stripe) and folding
rear-bench seat are in excellent condition; the seating surfaces
are free of damage or serious indications of wear. A horizontal
door-panel design includes woodgrain-trim (with Mustang
running-horse emblem). Window cranks are door-mounted. A
riveted-wood-rim 3-spoke, chrome-trimmed, sport steering wheel
(with Mustang logo center cap) frames four circular instrument
openings. The padded black dash with woodgrain is free of damage
and includes the analog clock and a Mach 1 emblem facing the front
passenger. (Please view the close-up photography in the gallery to
assess the Mustang's interior-surface condition.) The center stack
includes an upgraded Alpine® audio head unit, with heat and
ventilation slide-level controls below. The original T-lever
shifter for the automatic transmission is mounted on the
woodgrain-trimmed console, which also includes a storage
compartment beneath the center armrest. Black cabin carpeting is in
place throughout, as is a black headliner (in undamaged condition
but showing some looseness). The
