These started with the 351W 2bbl V8 giving 250bhp and backed up with a three-speed manual gearbox, then came the 351W 4bbl giving 290bhp, 351C 4bbl late in the ’69 production run, which replaced the 351W 4bbl, 390cu in Hi Po with 320bhp and then the heavy-hitting, big-block 428cu in giving 335 horses, a figure far less than its capability with Cobra Jet and Super Cobra Jet Ram Air motors.Įngine wise, the new deal in town for Ford had to be the 35cu in V8 in two guises – the Cleveland and the Windsor versions. While it’s notable that no hardtop or convertible Mach 1s were ever built, a plethora of engine choices became available for the new Mach 1. Most Mach 1 models rolled off the Ford assembly lines in San Jose, California, Dearborn, Michigan and Metuchen, New Jersey, though other Mustangs were built within most of the Ford factories.Īvailable as a Sports Roof model (body style 63C) which replaced the 2+2 earlier Mustangs, 72,458 found owners in 1969. The Boss 302 and Boss 429, together with Shelby’s new GT 350 and GT 500, also boosted Mustang’s performance portfolio. While 1969 did see the end of the GT model, Ford did introduce the Mustang Grande as a similar upscale offering. Altogether Ford produced 820 Mustangs a day that’s one every minute and 45 seconds every 24 hours, with five assembly plants cranking out the cars.
Some may say (especially those who have a special interest in Mustangs) that the 1969 Mach 1 is the finest looking pony car ever built this obviously is open to debate and subject to individual preference, although from any angle the car’s appearance is one of beauty, even 50 years since its inception.įord sold 299,824 Mustangs for the 1969 model year, with 24% of them being Mach 1 versions – not bad for a first-year introduction and proof that the buying public loved the new Mach 1. Mach Mustang ’69 Tony winds the clock back 50 years, to when a very special version of the Ford Mustang was making a name for Ford’s evergreen pony car: All hail the Mach 1!
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