1970 Ford Mustang

I was at a Mecum auction in Belvidere, IL in 2006 and saw this car.  I was just wandering around and didn’t really plan on buying anything (this happens to me a lot).  I saw this car, and I thought it was beautiful.  It’s not correct, and it’s more of a Mustang Mach 1 replica than anything.  You can’t even call it a clone or tribute car.  It’s got some regular Mustang stuff, some Mach 1 stuff and even a Boss 429 hood.  Whoever built this car wanted to build exactly what he wanted and wasn’t worried about originality.

Strange for me, I didn’t care either.  This car was really nicely done!  The body was straight, the paint was great, the mechanicals were good and it had a great interior.  I bought the car – it really didn’t cost that much and drove it back to the restoration shop just about 10 miles away.

I had them go over the car, and they really didn’t find anything that needed to be done or re-done.  It was just a very nice looking not quite right Mustang!  I drove this car a lot – it was very reliable and it always drew attention.  Grabber Blue was always one of Ford’s best colors and it was spectacular on this car.