09-13-2021, 11:12 AM
(Update: trying to post pics but it's not working out)
Hello everyone, first off I'm proud to say I purchased my dream car at the ripe old age of 25 and I hope the Mach 1 legend carries all the way through my life and inspires some new youngsters along the way.
I bought me a Rough and Rollin' Mach 1 for 2K. I think it was a good deal but only time will tell. No motor (had a 351c), stock auto trans, front end rusted out, no rear end (has a ranger axle to roll), virtually no interior except for drivers seat and some dash components. It's been painted several times and even the interior once. Factory was light pewter metallic ext, vermillion knitted vinyl int.
My intention for the stang was to restomod the s*** out of it. However when I bought it from the guy he told me a story, emphasis on "story", about the stang and I'm doubtful of it but it might make the car a rare jewel. To me it seamed like some bs to get me to buy the car faster, or maybe the story was told to him by whoever he bought it from and actually believed it, regardless I'm not sure how much you can trust a man who went through a whole 12 pack of busch lite in the 20 or so minutes I was there lol
He said the mustang was one of the first set of cars made in the new body style, the ones they used for display at various places around the country. That it was one of the first hundred or so of the 71 body made in 70. The vin and data plate tell me otherwise but I will say the date of production on the door jamb says 9/70. I'm not sure how early in 70 they started making them or how you can tell for sure if it's a "display". Obviously the vin says 71 which is why I had my doubts but I'd hate to resto mod the car should it be true.
So that's my main question.
Anyways if the car is a standard issue 71 Mach, then I'll go ahead with my restomod build and will have many more questions regarding it.
Thanks for reading and stay classy
Hello everyone, first off I'm proud to say I purchased my dream car at the ripe old age of 25 and I hope the Mach 1 legend carries all the way through my life and inspires some new youngsters along the way.
I bought me a Rough and Rollin' Mach 1 for 2K. I think it was a good deal but only time will tell. No motor (had a 351c), stock auto trans, front end rusted out, no rear end (has a ranger axle to roll), virtually no interior except for drivers seat and some dash components. It's been painted several times and even the interior once. Factory was light pewter metallic ext, vermillion knitted vinyl int.
My intention for the stang was to restomod the s*** out of it. However when I bought it from the guy he told me a story, emphasis on "story", about the stang and I'm doubtful of it but it might make the car a rare jewel. To me it seamed like some bs to get me to buy the car faster, or maybe the story was told to him by whoever he bought it from and actually believed it, regardless I'm not sure how much you can trust a man who went through a whole 12 pack of busch lite in the 20 or so minutes I was there lol
He said the mustang was one of the first set of cars made in the new body style, the ones they used for display at various places around the country. That it was one of the first hundred or so of the 71 body made in 70. The vin and data plate tell me otherwise but I will say the date of production on the door jamb says 9/70. I'm not sure how early in 70 they started making them or how you can tell for sure if it's a "display". Obviously the vin says 71 which is why I had my doubts but I'd hate to resto mod the car should it be true.
So that's my main question.
Anyways if the car is a standard issue 71 Mach, then I'll go ahead with my restomod build and will have many more questions regarding it.
Thanks for reading and stay classy