Do you own a Muscle car? Yes.
What is it? 1969 Mustang Mach I, 428, SCJ (Super Cobrajet), Drag-Pack option, 4-speed Toploader, 3.90 Traction Lock rearend. 57,000 miles.
What’s the story? Where did you find it? The guy I bought it from had found it in a barn. It had a broken connecting rod. He almost sold it for parts but decided to bring it back to life. I found the car for sale in Mustang Monthly magazine. Turns out he only lived 10 miles from me. I was the first to call him and arranged to see him early the next morning. Wrote him a check on the spot.
Does it run? Oh yes!! Does it ever!! Stopping, however, is an adventure since it only has drum brakes.
I call it “The Beast”.
It spends most of its time in the garage. I’m afraid to drive it with all the distracted drivers out there.
Nice!
Mine’s a ‘69 Fastback that the PO raced in the 1990’s. When I found it the car had been sitting under a tarp on the side of his house for ten years. Fortunately he had stripped the interior out of it because it would have all been rotted away.
It took me about 4 hours of changing fluids and updating parts to make it run and I’ve been driving it all summer.
Plans this winter are to replace two floor panels and rebuild the doors to 1970 specs (bolt-in glass). Next year I’m going to trade out the 4.11 Detroit Locker rear axle for something a little less brutal. All in all she’s a rompin, stompin machine!
I call her “Bad Manners” LOL