Vehicle Description
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 - 2 Door SportsRoof - 351ci V8 - Automatic
Transmission - 90k Miles Shown - Yellow Over Tan Interior -
Maryland Car (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 180 photographs, as well as a
short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: GKM.com) Last of the Hot Rods �€" The 1973 Ford Mustang
�€"Hemmings, February 2010 Hagerty | Media provides some history:
This was the last year for the first generation Mustang, though it
had changed vastly since its launch in 1964 as an early 1965 model.
The 1973 Ford Mustang suffered another weight and size increase
thanks to safety regulations. A 5 mph bumper was now required in
front and a 2.5 mile bumper at the rear. The bumpers added four
inches to the length of the car and 50 lbs weight. Production
actually increased to 134,817 units, partly due to the news that
there would be no convertible in the downsized model around the
corner. In fact there wouldn't be another convertible Mustang until
1983. As a result, Convertible sales doubled to 11,853. Hardtop
Coupe sales led with 51,430, followed by Mach 1 at 45,440, the
Grande at 25,274 and the Fastback at 10,820. This is a survivor
Mustang from Maryland showing 90,004 miles and still wearing its
factory Medium Bright Yellow (code 6E) paint over a Ginger vinyl
interior. The car's exterior features the twin-air-scoop, blackout
hood, larger- for-'73 front urethane bumpers, black side stripes
with Mach 1 graphics, rear-deck stripe also with Mach 1 graphics,
black trunk-mounted spoiler, and black front chin spoiler. The
factory paint is in well-maintained condition overall, and
body-panel fit and alignment is proper. (To best assess the quality
of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Factory
badging includes Mustang script front-fender, Mustang-logo grille
emblem, and Mustang-logo rear fuel-filler cap. Dish style,
five-hole, 14-inch alloy wheels with Mustang-logo center-caps are
mounted with BFGoodrich® Radial T/A 225/70 raised-white-letter
all-season tires. The car's interior features Ginger-colored,
multi-textured-vinyl upholstery on the highback front buckets and
rear foldable bench seats. (Please view the close-up photography in
the gallery to assess the condition of the Mach 1's various
interior surfaces.) Notable interior flaws include headliner tears,
some missing switchgear, nicks on hard-plastic trim, and
seam-separation on the driver's seat cushion. Door trim includes
wood-grain panels, tan vinyl, and tan carpeting, which all shows
very well. Tan cabin carpeting is generally well maintained and
protected with two sets of brown rubber mats. A wood-look-rim,
2-spoke, Mustang-logo steering wheel frames the large speedometer
and tachometer, with a smaller fuel gauge. The upper center console
adds auxiliary gauges for oil pressure, voltage output, and engine
temperature, and a separate SunPro® Super tach II is also mounted.
A JVC® audio head unit is mounted in the factory radio location.
Added audio speakers are located behind the rear seat.
Slide-lever-operated air conditioning and heating controls, a
t-shifter for the C4 automatic transmission, and an armrest with
storage complete the center console. The car is optioned with power
brakes and power steering. Under the hood, the 351 Cleveland
4-barrel (in proper Ford blue engine-block paint) draws air through
the hood scoops directly into the open-sided, chrome-finish air
cleaner. The engine bay is very clean but has not been
over-detailed. All components-including air conditioning- are
properly located. Underneath the car, the massive snake-look
exhaust headers and full dual-exhaust system wit
