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I live in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. My Mach 1 is a 1971, I have owned it since 1980, it hasn't been driven for about 20 yrs. I am just about to begin the restoration project.
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Welcome.

Great keep since 1980!

Jump on in and enjoy the site. Share some more of the story with us when you can as well as what your aspirations are for the restoration.

Glad to have you here with us!
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Welcome, Here's to a good restoration. Lots of good info, and insight here as well as good people. Enjoy! Man I wish I understood why we all seem to park these cars and let them sit for 20 or 30 years. I wish I had one to drive the wheels off of. i don't think mine will see the garage very much, that is if I ever get it built. Sad I'm ashamed of myself. Cry JTS 71 Mach1
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(12-15-2014, 08:40 AM)JTS71 Mach1 Wrote: Man I wish I understood why we all seem to park these cars and let them sit for 20 or 30 years. I wish I had one to drive the wheels off of. Sad JTS 71 Mach1

Have you seen the price of gas lately - that could be one of the reasons... Crazy

That and the fact that, at least for a while a lot of states had emission testing programs that required these cars to be inspected every year. That was NEVER fun.

If I knew then what I know now I'd still have the '73 Mach that I sold for $950. It had a solid body, a freshly rebuilt 351C 4v and a good 4-speed top-loader. It NEVER passed emissions and it got about 10 mpg but if I knew that car was going to be worth over 10 grand some day I would have probably stuffed it in a barn somewhere...


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Welcome. Hope your restoration goes well. Post some pictures.
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