One-Owner 1971 Mustang Mach 1 Withal Wears Grabber Lime Paint, Domestic Dog Tags From Vietnam
Visible rewards for original-owner of 1971 Mach 1. Robert Macabobby hung his domestic dog tags on the rearview mirror of a dealer demo, 1971 Mustang Mach 1 when he was 21 years old. Decades later, Macabobby together with his Grabber Lime Green Mustang attended the Mustang 45th Anniversary Celebration at Barber Motorsports Park inwards Birmingham, Alabama. Macabobby, a fellow member of the Mustang Earth forces since 1972, hauled the vibrant light-green 'Stang from his domicile inwards Youngstown, Ohio. The one-owner Mustang even then wears Macabobby’s Vietnam-era domestic dog tags on the rearview mirror.
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| Not much has changed within Macabobby’s 1971 Mustang Mach 1 since the Vietnam war. |
Rare 1971 Mach 1 upgraded
I caught Macabobby together with his 39,743-mile Mustang inwards the paddock expanse of Barber Motorsports Park on an overcast Dominicus morning. The Mach 1’s eye-searing, vivid hue is known every bit Grabber Lime Green paint. The color was applied to exclusively 663 of the 149,678 Ford Mustangs produced inwards 1971. I couldn't assist exactly notice the attending to special on every slice of the gleaming green Mach 1.
Macabobby knows Mustangs because he is a Gold Card National Judge inwards the Mustang Club of America. Macabobby’s Mach 1 looks improve than it did when it was new. He obliged together with opened the hood to present off the pristine blue, 285-horsepower, 351 Cleveland engine. The bluish engine surrounded yesteryear lime light-green is a visual knockout. Macabobby pointed out the inspection marks nether the hood together with the Mustang’s host of options, some original, some not.
Macabobby bought the dealer demo model Mach 1 amongst 5,000 miles inwards Jan of 1972. The restyled Mustang lacked a few options on his wishing listing exactly was a budget purchase at $2,995. The Mach 1 originally had a $4,100 window sticker. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Ram-Air air cleaner assembly, four-barrel carburetor together with a laid of Magnum 500 wheels now complement the FMX automatic transmission, twist hood locks, rim blow horn together with Mach 1 decals.
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| Rare Grabber Lime pigment is difficult to immature lady on this 1971 Mach 1. |
Must last nuts
Macabobby thought he must last crazy when he started making payments on the $2,995 Mustang inwards 1972. The $85 per calendar month payment was a lot of coin for the time. Walking to a greater extent than or less his machine now, Macabobby proudly notes the arrive at goodness of his pony machine investment.
This Mach 1’s master copy possessor beams when he points to the nurture spoiler. “If y'all tin notice one, they sell for $1,000. The twin chrome hood locks, a $25 pick when new, sell for $300,” said Macabobby.
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| 1971 brought a redesigned together with much bigger Mustang Mach 1 into the Ford lineup. |
More Mustangs at home
Two to a greater extent than Mustangs are inwards the corral at Macabobby’s home. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 1966 convertible amongst a 289 cubic inch engine together with a 1994 GT amongst a 5.0 engine. I asked him to compare his Mustangs muscle.
“For at in ane lawsuit trouble functioning the Mach 1 wins, for all-around route manners, the '94 gets the pick,” Macabobby said.
Future plans
Macabobby is an active fellow member of the Mahoning Valley Mustangs Club inwards Ohio, a regional grouping of the Mustang Club of America. Macabobby’s boy has plans to pry the Mach 1 away from his collection, exactly for now, the machine volition remain inwards his garage.
Jody Potter
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| A 351-Cleveland V8 engine provides the motivation for the Mach 1. |
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| Twist hood locks add together a functioning await to the already intimidating ram air Mach 1 hood. |
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| Twin NACA ducts furnish the snort together with ram air into the engine via the topside of the air cleaner. |
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| Can y'all read the Mach 1 hood scoop? Ram Air rules! |
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| Macabobby added the Magnum 500 wheels to his ’71 Mach 1. |
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| Mach 1 stripes accentuate the long, depression await of the redesigned-for-’71 fastback. |
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| Ram air hood plenum amongst vacuum solenoid-actuated flappers let air to instruct inwards the air cleaner on Macabobby’s 1971 Mach 1. |
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| A 1971 Mustang Mach 1 is exclusively 2.1 inches longer than a 1970 model Mach 1 exactly from this angle, it looks much longer. |
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| Macabobby loaded his 39,000-mile Mach 1 onto a trailer together with headed home. |
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