(from page 7 of the 1970 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1970 Mach 1 Mustang fastback owned by Paul Stein from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. This was our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting September 19, 2010. "This is the car I drove by on my way to work. I could not help loving it. She was owned at the time by an Auto Detailer in Bloomington, Minnesota. As luck would have it, one fall November day in 1982 as I was pulling into my previous employer Freeway Fords lot, there she sat in the used car row. Further investigation led me to find out that she was there for sale on consignment. Well as soon as I could, I went to visit its owner and inquired about the Stang. We came to an agreement that if it did not sell at Freeway, I could buy her for $2800. Well being the time of the year it was, she did not sell for Freeways asking price and the deal was made between its owner and I. It was not easy to put together the $2800 then but with help from Family, I was able to seal the deal after Thanksgiving 1982. I know little of its owner who originally put the car into the state it is in today. As you see it now is the way it looked when I purchased it. I do know it was painted its Candy Apple Red color while he was going to Auto Body class at Dunwoody in Mpls sometime in the late 70s. As you can see, the paint is holding up pretty well."
(from page 7 of the 1970 Collection)
Paul's Mach-1 has the original 351ci 4V V8 engine and a manual transmission.
(from page 7 of the 1970 Collection)
Check out how the Candy Apple Paint glows in the sunlight.
(from page 7 of the 1970 Collection)
Here is a shot of the interior. It has a lot of woodgrain accents.
(from page 7 of the 1970 Collection)
Another shot of the interior.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback with white side stripes, Shelby wheels, the 1970 Shelby signature dual black hood stripes, side scoops, and a 428ci 4-bbl Ram Air Cobra Jet V8 engine.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, front end showing off the double black hood stripes which came on all 1970 Shelby Mustangs. This is the easiest way to distinguish the 1969 Shelby Mustang from the 1970 carry-over models built from the last 1969 inventory.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Front view of a Candyapple Red 1970 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback showing off the blacked out grille with offset Shelby Cobra emblem.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
1970 Candy Apple Red Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback, left front view.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Left front view of a 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback in Candy Apple Red exterior paint. Although this car was painted in 1968, this color was considered a special order paint in 1970 since a lighter red replaced 1969 candyapple red.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Candyapple Red 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, left side view.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Rear left view of a Candy Apple Red 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback showing off the Shelby sequential tail lights.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
1970 Candy Apple Red Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, rear view.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Rear right view of a 1970 Candy Apple Red Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Black interior of a 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
The front seat and custom Shelby center console of a 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback.
(from page 18 of the 1970 Collection)
Dash close-up of a 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback. Unlike the standard 1970 Mach 1, the 1970 Mustang Shelby came with a tachometer in the dash.
(from page 19 of the 1970 Collection)
The Shelby Mustang, R-code, 428 cubic inch, 4 barrel, Ram Air, Cobra Jet, V8 engine originally rated at 335hp (at 5200rpm).
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