1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet 4-Speed

This 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 was built on December 19, 1968, in Ford's San Jose, California factory with power steering and power front disc brakes and sold on January 2, 1969, through Jones Minto Ford Sales in Burlingame, California. Under previous ownership, it underwent a restoration that was completed approximately 15 years ago and received an engine and engine bay detailing as well. The seller has owned the car for the last 10 years and in that time has replaced the exhaust system, driveshaft, and door panels. Power comes from a 428 Cobra Jet paired with a four-barrel carburetor and a 4-speed manual transmission. It is currently kept in a heated garage in Alberta, Canada, and is available now with an uninstalled second set of wheels and tires, documentation, photos from its restoration process, a Marti Report, and a clear title in the seller's name.

For the 1969 model year, Ford introduced updated exterior styling for the Mustang and a new Mach 1 performance model with hood pins, racing mirrors, competition shocks and springs, dual exhaust, and low-gloss black exterior accents. According to its Marti Report, this particular 1969 Mach 1 rolled off of the assembly line with Raven Black paint and a matte black hood, but it was later repainted red. The seller believes the floor pans and fenders to be original. Features include chrome bumpers, Ram Air with a shaker hood scoop, black and yellow side stripes, black rear windshield louvers, black rear accent striping, and a black rear wing.

The car rolls on period correct 14-inch Magnum 500-style wheels and a set of Firestone Wide Oval tires with white sidewall lettering.

The cabin is furnished with black and red carpeting, black and wood-tone door panels, a black dual-cowl dashboard with matching trim, and vinyl front and fold-down rear bench seats. Given the state of the interior, the seller believes it was redone during the restoration process completed 15 years ago. Features include power steering, an AM radio, a center console, and an analog clock. 

Instrumentation consists of a 120-mph speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, and gauges for the coolant temperature and fuel level. The odometer shows 80K miles, approximately 3,000 of which the seller has added during their time with the car.

Under previous ownership, the 428 Cobra Jet was removed and detailed along with the engine bay. It comes equipped with a correct four-barrel carburetor and sends its power to the road through a toploader 4-speed manual transmission which was serviced and received a new 3rd gear synchro during the seller's ownership. The seller reports that the carburetor choke functions properly and that the radiator, exhaust and radiator are factory correct per part numbers.

Over the past decade, undercarriage components, the exhaust, and the driveshaft have been replaced; the transmission housing has been repainted; and the differential has been removed, serviced, and repainted. Braking is handled by power front discs and rear drums. Additional photos of the car's underbody are available in the picture gallery to the right. 

The video below shows the car starting and idling as well as exterior, interior, and engine bay footage. An uninstalled second set of 15" magnum style wheels and tires, documentation, restoration process photos, and a Marti Report are included with the sale of the car.