(from page 1 of the 1972 Collection)
1972 Mach 1 Mustang has the NASA/NACA-style hood scoop, honeycomb grille, new black paint with Argent Silver stripes, and after market wheels. Black was not a factory colored offered on the Mustang in 1972. The other two years black was not offered was 1973 and 1974.
(from page 1 of the 1972 Collection)
1972 Mach 1 Mustang rear view showing rear deck spoiler and honeycomb rear panel.
(from page 1 of the 1972 Collection)
Under the hood is a customized 428 4V engine. This Mach 1 came originally with a 168hp, 351ci, V8.
(from page 1 of the 1972 Collection)
Inside is the original Rim Blow steering wheel, triple pod gauges, deluxe instrument panel with black and woodtone surfaces.
(from page 16 of the 1972 Collection)
This black 1972 Mustang fastback was on display at the 29th Annual Central Illinois Ford Day Show and Swap June 6th, 2010 in Bloomington, Illinois. It was the only 71-73 body style at the show. This one has a chin spoiler.
(from page 16 of the 1972 Collection)
This Mustang has some seriously wide tires in the rear.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Black 1970 Mustang Mach-1 with a 177 hp (at 3800 rpm) 351 cubic inch, 2 barrel, V8 engine. This car has been repainted black. Black was not a standard 1973 color; in fact, black was not a Mustang production color for 1972, 1973, and 1974.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Black 1970 Mustang Mach-1, left front view showing its Magnum 500 wheels.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Left rear view of a black 1973 Mustang Mach 1.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Black 1970 Mustang Mach-1, rear end view.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Interior view of the 1973 Mach 1 Mustang showing the sport seats (knitted vinyl trim, high-back bucket seats with accent stripes) found in the Mach 1 Sports Interior option.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
Dash close-up showing parts of the Mach 1 sports interior option ($115 originally): Instrument Group (tachometer and gauges), door trim panels with integrated door pull and armrest, deluxe black instrument panel with wood-tone center section.
(from page 6 of the 1973 Collection)
The very clean 1973 Mach1 177 hp (at 3800 rpm) 351 cubic inch, 2 barrel, V8 engine.
(from page 6 of the 1977 Collection)
Black 1977 Mustang II Cobra II hatchback owned by Mike from Elgin, Illinois, This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting September 22, 2013. It has a 302ci V8 and an automatic transmission. Mike tells us, "I graduated from high school in 1977 and the only two cars that I wanted for my first new car was a Cobra II or a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am (black and gold of course!). My Dad wouldn't sign a loan for either one (despite our family's fondness for Fords) but he did decide to sign a loan for me to get a 1978 Chevette! Later in life I did buy a triple-black 2000 Mustang GT convertible, which I enjoyed for a number of years. When I saw this Cobra II on ebay three years ago, I threw in a low-ball bid that didn't meet the seller's reserve. I told my wife that we didn't have to worry about getting the car since it didn't meet the auction's reserve, so off to Alaska we went for vacation. Lo and behold, I got an email congratulating me on being the winning bidder for that 1977 Cobra II! I had to tell my wife during our vacation that the car I wasn't supposed to get was now ours, and that I had to coordinate its purchase and pickup from Arkansas. Fortunately a friend of mine lived near the seller, paid for my Cobra II and had a car trailer to pick it up and deliver it to my house, so the car was waiting for me when I got home. Upon seeing the car my wife told me I needed to decide if I was going to keep the Mustang II or a 2000 Corvette that we owned at the time. One look at the Cobra II and a rush of emotions from high school came back and the Corvette was promptly sold a few weeks later. I found that this Cobra II was first sold in Texas and then driven to California where the previous owner bought it and brought it back to Illinois for restoration. I've been working on completing the restoration he had started, and this past winter I tore out the interior, restored all of the panels, replaced the dash (it had been cut apart to mount different radios over the years), and repaired various other items to get it back on the road for the car show season. I purchased a Marti Report and came to find out that it is a 1-of-1 Cobra II for
1977! Not surprising that it's fairly well loaded - except for A/C (Really? Not ordered for an all-black car sold in Texas?) and it had only an AM radio. It was built 12/76, so it's an early 'Motortown conversion Cobra II .' I'm always looking for info regarding the Motortown conversion process before Ford took the Cobra II package in-house; it's a special part of Cobra II history!"
(from page 6 of the 1977 Collection)
The dual 'Lemans' gold stripes start on the chin spoiler and extends over the entire top of the car.
(from page 6 of the 1977 Collection)
Black 1977 Mustang II Cobra II fastback, front right view.
(from page 6 of the 1977 Collection)
Mike's Cobra II at a Hooter's car show.
(from page 6 of the 1977 Collection)
Mike's Cobra II at a car show in Scotland.
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