This brutal-looking 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 cruises through traffic like a great white shark, the ultimate predator that's confident in its moves and knows it can handle any threat. The low-key anthracite paint not only keeps it under the radar, but adds a major dose of intimidation-it looks awesome, but being pretty is NOT what this car is about. The gray paint gives it a purposeful look, no question about that, but it's the details that really grab you. All the usual Mach 1 clues are there, from the chin spoiler and hood scoop to the Mach 1 callouts on the rockers to the simple black stripe across the tail. The sportsroof (that's fastback in Ford-speak) is unquestionably one of the best shapes of the muscle car era, and I especially dig the fact that this one is not spoiled by a deck lid wing and instead lets the sheetmetal speak for itself. Paint and bodywork are quite good, so you'll be proud to show it off on cruise nights, but each time you park it, you'll be itching to get back behind the wheel as soon as possible. This car is like that-it gets to you. If your business is slaying Corvettes, you need a suitable office. With twin buckets that are heavily bolstered, this Mustang's cockpit is ready to go to work. A custom center console includes an arm rest with storage, twin cup holders, as well as the shifter for the C6 automatic underneath. Ford's original instrument panel remains, but now it's stuffed full of Auto Meter Phantom gauges that are easily legible through the spokes of the smaller, fatter wood-rimmed steering wheel. A Panasonic AM/FM/CD stereo system has been installed, because you can't hunt all day, every day, and the trunk continues the seriousness with a simple mat, rear-mounted battery, and industrial shut-off switch, just in case. They were NOT fooling around when they built this car. How serious were they when they built it? How about 460 cubic inches' worth of serious? Yeah, it's a tight fit in there, but with cackling high-compression slugs inside, this one has an exhaust note that'll knock birds out of the sky. Painted Ford Blue, it looks right at home, but nobody will mistake it for a stocker. The heads have been ported, the intake is a Shelby piece topped by a 780 CFM Holley, and a Lunati custom camshaft gives it a very threatening idle. The support staff is impressive, too, including a BeCool aluminum radiator with electric fans, high-output ignition system, and the most outrageous set of custom headers this side of a GT40. A heavy-duty 9-inch lives out back, with 3.00 gears inside because the engine makes enough torque to make deep gears superfluous. And those gorgeous Halibrand-style alloys look amazing, especially wrapped in fat 235/60/15 BFG radials. There are cars that look fast and then there are cars that ARE fast and form merely follows function. This is an example of the latter, and you'd better make it yours before someone else lines it up next to you. Call today! This vehicle is located in our Dallas/Fort Worth showroom. For more information, please call (817) 764-8000 or toll free (855) 877-2707.
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