Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Mustang - 302 Windsor V8 - Automatic Transmission - 87k
Miles - Blue Over Blue Interior (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 175
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. Motor Trend noted the differences
between the '69 and '70 Mustangs: 'There was no need to change the
body style again for 1970, but Ford did make revisions that are
more or less easy to spot. The 1969 models have four headlights,
while 1970 models have two. That's a big difference. The fastback
has a simulated air intake scoop in the top of each rear quarter,
and the '70 model is smooth. That's a small change. Clearly, the
new Mustang was a major introduction. Offered here is a beautifully
refreshed 1970 Ford Mustang SportsRoof (fastback) in medium
metallic blue over blue. The current odometer reading is 87,656
miles, or just under 1,725 miles per-year on average since new.
This is a very impressive street Mustang. The exterior blue
metallic silver paint shows excellent gloss and consistency. It was
properly refreshed for this legendary blue-oval model, and the
results are near-perfect. The finish highlights the body's flowing
lines, in particular its roofline, arched rear- enders, and
forward-sloping front end. The gloss-black, wide hood-stripe over
the large, functional ram-air intake (and echoed on the rocker
panels) makes a serious performance statement. A matte-black finish
on the lower-front, Mach 1-style spoiler, front grille, and
rear-deck spoiler add the right racy touch. There are no dings, and
no dents, no damage on any sheet-metal panel. Chrome trim is
likewise excellent across front and rear bumpers, grille trim,
window trim, and door handles. (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.) Factory badging, including
the front, running-horse grille emblem and fuel-filler cap, is
properly in place. All lighting lenses, including on the single,
in-the-grille headlights (a change from '69) and the six
taillights, are clear and uncracked. Cabin glass is free of flaws.
The Cragar® 5-spoke, chrome-finished wheels in perfect condition
are mounted with period-correct BFGoodrich® Radial T/A,
raised-white-letter tires. The suspension has been raised slightly.
Inside, the stock horizontally wide-pleated, blue-vinyl-upholstered
(with leatherette-pattern inserts) front buckets and folding
rear-bench seat are in excellent condition; the seating surfaces
are free of damage or even any minor indications of wear. Molded
door panels include horizontal-pattern, two-tone blue vinyl; window
cranks are door-mounted. Chrome door-sill trim (with blue-oval Ford
logo) is in excellent condition, evidence of owner care. The
original 2-spoke, running-horse-branded steering wheel frames four
circular instrument openings with speedometer and analog gauges.
The padded black dash is free of damage. The center stack includes
the factory Philco® push-button radio with heat and ventilation
slide-level controls below. The original T-lever shifter for the
automatic transmission is mounted on the transmission hump with no
console; there is also a storage compartment beneath the center
armrest. Blue cabin loop-style carpeting in very good, very clean
condition is in pla
