(from page 2 of the 1969 Collection)
There's the 302ci V8 engine. It's original to the car!
(from page 2 of the 1969 Collection)
Trunk View! Not much room with the full size spare tire in here.
(from page 2 of the 1969 Collection)
The Vehicle Certification Tag is located on the rear end of the driver's side door. You can see it when the door is open. The VIN for this Mustang is in the upper left corner. Let's decode it! The 9 is for the 1969 model year. The R is for the San Jose, California assembly plant. The 03 is for the convertible body style. The F is for the optional 210hp 302ci V8 engine. The 127286 is for the sequential unit off the assembly line starting with 100000. You can decode it yourself with the help of our Data Explorer. The part of the Vehicle Certification tag at the bottom shows even more about what this car originally came with. Let's decode that line too! The BODY of 76 is for the convertible while the A is for the bucket seats. The COLOR of 4 is for the Silver Jade paint. The TRIM 2 is for standard vinyl bucket seats and the A is for the color of black. The DATE of 16 is for the 16th day of M the 12th (December) month. DSO of 72 is for the San Jose Domestic Special Order district code. They ordered the car originally. The AXLE of 3 is for the 2.79 gears. The TRANS of W is for the C-4 Automatic transmission.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
Black Jade 1969 Mustang convertible with chrome styled steel wheels and a 210hp (at 4600rpm), 302 cubic inch, 2 barrel, V8 engine. Black jade was a color only available in 1970. It was a very dark shade of green - so dark that it looked black under low lighting. It was a very popular color, as nearly 10% of the Mustangs built in 1969 were Jade Green.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
Black Jade 1969 Mustang convertible, left rear view.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
Left rear view of a Black Jade 1969 Mustang convertible.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
1969 Black Jade Mustang convertible, right side view.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
Right front view of a 1969 Mustang convertible in Black Jade paint.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
The top is up on this Black Jade 1969 Mustang convertible.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
Interior view of a 1969 Mustang convertible.
(from page 6 of the 1969 Collection)
1969 Mustang F-code 210hp (at 4600rpm), 302 cubic inch, 2 barrel, V8 engine. The air conditioning compressor is missing.
(from page 7 of the 1969 Collection)
Close-up of the 1969 chrome styled steel wheels which were standard on all Mach 1 models, but was a $117 option on this car.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1969 Mustang convertible with a 210hp (at 4600rpm), 302ci, 2 barrel, V8 engine and aftermarket GT wheels.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1969 Mustang convertible, left front view.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
Rear left view of a Candy Apple Red 1969 Mustang convertible with aftermarket GT wheels. GT's came with these wheels and a GT lettered gas cap.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
1969 Candy Apple Red Mustang convertible, rear view.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
The 1969 Mustang, F-code, 210hp (at 4600rpm), 302ci, 2 barrel, V8 engine .
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
This door data tag reads: 76A convertible body style, T Candyapple Red paint, 2A black interior with bucket seats, 15E assembled on the 15th of May, 56 ordered in the Davenport area, 3 2.79:1 rear axle ratio, and W automatic transmission.
(from page 12 of the 1969 Collection)
This special order 1969 Sportsroof is being restored by David Laidlaw of Chesterfield, Derbyshire in the U.K. Hopefully we will get more photos as the restoration progresses. We think it maybe a late part of the West coast promotion. David writes,