1971 Ford Mustang

1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 M-Code 351 4V Cleveland! Factory Wide Ratio 4spd Top loader Decor Interior Fold-Down Rear Seat Rebuilt Front Suspension & Steering Rebuilt Rear Suspension Factory Rear Sway Bar This 71 is a really cool time-capsule from the 80s. From the shadowed hand painted graphics to the super-sexy pinstripes you can feel just how cool this one was on Saturday nights with some Billy Squier Stroke playing on the Hi-Fidelity stereo. Air shocks & N50s would have been a must, no longer there but you know they were. The 80s were the height of the 351 Cleveland reverence. Huge cylinder heads, high compression, big cams, way oversized header tubes and good gas still to be had at the pumps. Soon the 90s would come and kill most of the cruising and good fuel forcing these cars off the road. Originally bound for the Utah ordering district this Mach 1 spent its life in the dry regions. The floors are some of the nicest originals you will see in this breed. There is some minor rear wheel well rust to be found thanks to the rural nature of its home region, see pics. Overall all though this is a very solid example. Obviously the paint has some age to it with plenty of imperfections. There are no obvious signs of significant collision damage. You could easily drive this one as is or a repaint looks like a straight forward job thanks to an original metal body. Inside, the interior has seen some refreshing with new seat upholstery, carpet and dash pad upholstery. It really does look nice and shows very little wear. The Decor interior was an option for 71 in the Mach 1s so many didnt come with it. Also optional is the factory gauge package with center stack gauges and a tachometer. This Mach 1 started life out as a well optioned boulevard bruiser. The M-Code 351 4-Barrel Cleveland was a well proven motor with potential well beyond most of its competitors. Add in that wide ratio 4-Speed and a 9 with 3.25 gearing.