Vehicle Description
1970 Ford Mustang Sportsroof
"Stroll today's Mustang shows and you'd never suspect that Ford
built a 1970 Sportsroof that wasn't a Shelby, Boss, or Mach 1. But
in fact, according to Kevin Marti's Mustang...By the Numbers book,
based on Ford's production database, nearly half of the almost
90,000 SportsRoofs built for 1970 were no frills models. For the
most part, they were driven hard, then put out to pasture in
junkyards at the end of their useful life. We rarely see them
today." Motor Trend, June 2014
For consignment, a 1970 Ford Mustang Sportsroof, with some cosmetic
add ons that render this a standout among the surviving no frills
Sportsroof cars.
Exterior
Two stage Burnt Orange covers this Sportsroof and features a 302
stripe kit including the "hockey stick" along the side, over the
hood, and a blacked out rear panel which would have been body
colored on mere mortal cars. A rear wing, chin spoiler, rear window
louvers, and hood scoop also add to the illusion and look great on
the car. The one year only front fascia includes single headlights
with updated halo headlights on our car, flanked by stacked twin
coves, all surrounding a black grated grille. 1970 tail lights are
also unique as the three lenses are deeply inset whereas 1969 were
three protruding lights forming a single taillight. The reverse
lights are separate and under the chrome bumper on the same line as
the rear body colored valance. Plain Jane Sportsroofs were likely
equipped with flat, metal side mirrors and possibly only on the
driver's side. This one is equipped with black sport mirror on both
sides. 15-inch Magnum 500 wheels complete the look. The paint and
metalwork is fantastic and the only imperfections we find are a
scratch, a few chips, and some imperfect filler under the
paint.
Interior
Our consignor has completely redone the interior including
dashboard, door panels, rear trim panels, carpet, steering wheel,
gauges, headliner, and seats. The door panels are molded plastic
with woodgrain applique inserts, chrome trim pieces and carpeted
lowers and of course look great. Procar front bucket seats are
black vinyl and provide great bolstering and side support and are
dressed in a vertical stitched pattern which is repeated on the
back 2+2 seats. A tongue and groove wood steering wheel fronts a
faux woodgrain covered gauge cluster that houses deep set silver
gauges that are backlit in blue for a modern look. The waterfalling
center holds an AM/FM radio and vent controls and the passenger has
a modernized clock set in the woodgrain panel, all looking very
nice. A Hurst shifter rises from the center console and black
looped carpet covers the floor. The headliner is made of black
vinyl and lacks sun visors while the rear stays cool thanks to the
louvers on the sloping rear window. The trunk has a Mustang branded
fitted black carpet that presents cleanly.
Drivetrain
A fantastically clean 302ci V8 is under the hood and was built with
Edelbrock heads, camshaft, intake, and 4-barrel carburetor. Setting
it into motion is a Toploader 4-speed manual transmission sending
power to the Ford 8" rear. Disc in front, drums in the rear is the
set up for slowing and stopping this 'Stang and Hooker headers are
onboard to start the flow of spent gas. The bay is full of blue
accents including fittings, wire harnesses and the air filter
element.
Undercarriage
Relative driver quality underneath with surface rust and road spray
and some residual oil on the pan. The dual exhaust that connects to
the headers is made up of several small pipes welded together to be
routed to FlowMaster mufflers in back where we find more welds for
the tailpipe that travels over the axle and exits discreetly before
the rear valance. These are functional welds, but not for show. The
knuckles are clean, but the rear differential could use a stiff
brush, and the gas tank looks fine. Coil spring suspension up front
and leaf springs in the rear.
Drive-Ability
It resembles a Trans Am car, but with 10 year old tires we're not
flogging this classic beauty. It tracks straight and handles well,
and there is plentiful power under the hood. We note a few things
that are not working including the wipers, the hood turn signals on
the scoop, the reverse lights, the horn, and the speedometer as
well as the odometer. Beyond that, all other functions operate as
they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
You want to have some fun? Well yes, buy this car of course. But go
check out the 1970 Mustang sales brochure. You can find it online.
A well done piece with serious intent but it's completely comical
in 2024. And it does mention the Sportsroof model. For some of us
Mustang fans, the 1970 with its one year design is a special
vintage and the car here is a nice, well sorted version with some
extra features thrown into the mix.
0R02F134478
0-1970
R-San Jose, CA Assy Plant
02-Mustang Sportsroof
F-302ci 2bbl V8
134478-Sequential Unit Number
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