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I have a 71 351 C Mach-1 I've owned for many years. (Vintage ram air set up, and deluxe interior with fold down seat)
I recently have taken it out of storage, and in the process of bringing it back to life. We have it running now, and will be doing the body work next.
My main quest is to find a urethane bumper, I always regretted replacing it with a chrome bumper, back in the day.
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Welcome.
How long has your Mach 1 been in slumber?
No one has mentioned having any 71/72 front bumpers lately but your post will get the word out.
If you do not know about Don Witt at Ohio Mustang Supply you may want to give him a call and see if he has one on hand. If not he may be able to put you on the trail of one anyway.
Jump on in and include us in your progress. It will be great to follow.
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My Mach-1 was in the garage for a little over 20 years, it has been gone through mechanically and is getting new exhaust now.
When I had the car fixed up back in the early 80s, I changed the intake and carb, and added an original ram air set up I had from another car.
I made a poor choice in not having the urethane bumper refurbished back then, a local Mustang parts dealer talked me into changing out the bumper, for a chrome one, which I've always regretted doing.
I parked the car in the 90s, not intending for so much time to pass, but life happened, and here I am, trying to make up for some lost time.
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Man can I relate to your statement about life happening. Welcome good luck on the restore. Jump in and share your rebuild with us. it'll be a good time. JTS 71 Mach1
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Great to learn about cars comming out of long time storage. My/our '70 was stored for 12yrs in Ca before she/we got it.
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Welcome to the site...although time has slipped by, the most important thing is you never sold the car. Keep us updated on your progress and share a picture or two.
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Thanks for the Welcome!
A picture from when I took my Mach-1 to the 81 Dallas SAAC meet.
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Real cool picture...your car brings back memories of my best friends Mach 1 from high school! Thank you for sharing
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Man Ford sure could have come up with a better look then dog dishes and trim rings. JTS 71 Mach1
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Thanks for sharing the picture.
The appeal is obvious!
I had a friend back in the mid eighties that had a Mach 1 with the dog dish and I felt then that the car needed something else. My Torino had the sport wheel.
I must admit that the years have helped the look for me. I would probably do the Magnum 500 "factory" look but a second close would be a set of dog dish with rings.
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