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The 1969 Mustang Grande was only offered for the hardtop and included a vinyl roof, plush interior, deluxe two-spoke steering wheel, full wheel covers, color keyed racing mirrors, electric clock, bright exterior moldings, dual outside paint stripes (also missing on this car), and luxury foam bucket seats for an additional $231.
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Mustang Grande
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Mustang GT
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The 1969 Mustang GT sport option package included any of the V8 engines except the 302ci V8, special handling options, racing stripes, dual exhaust, hood pin type latches, non-functional hood scoop, GT gas cap, and styled wheels with Argent Silver trim and GT emblem hubcaps. The GT option($147 base upgrade) was offered on all body styles. This was the last year of the classic GT sports options package, the GT returned in 1982. Only 6,694 GT equipped Mustangs rolled off the assembly line in 1969.
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The 1969 Mustang Mach 1 (starting at $733 over the base V8 fastback or "SportsRoof" body) came standard with a matte black hood, hood scoop (only functional with the SCJ Ram Air Drag Pack engine), exposed NASCAR-style hood lock pins (could be deleted), a spoiler (at extra cost), reflective side and rear stripes, color-keyed sport mirrors, special handling suspension, and chrome exhaust tips. In the interior the Mach 1 came standard with high-back seats, black carpets, a Rim-Blow steering wheel, center console, clock, sound-deadening insulation, and teakwood grained trim on the doors/dash/console.
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Mustang Mach 1
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Mustang Boss
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The 1969 Mustang Boss was first introduced in 1969 by the newly hired GM designer Larry Shinoda. The Boss came in two forms for the fastback body line: the Boss 302 used a 4 barrel version of the 302 cubic inch, V8 to increase the horsepower by 80 to 290hp; and the Boss 429 had the largest Mustang engine of 1969, a 429 cubic inch, 4 barrel, ram air, V8 with 375 horsepower. The Boss came with special "Hotchkiss" type rear suspension and many other performance options and body options to handle the larger power and seven inch Magnum 500 rims. The first 50 Boss Mustangs were hand built.
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The 1969 Shelby came in two models: the GT-350 which got Ford's new 290hp, 351 cubic inch V8 and the GT-500 got the 1968 GT-500 335hp, 428 cubic inch, Cobra Jet V8. Both models had fiberglass fenders, hood and rear cap which made the Shelby 3 inches longer than the 1969 Mustangs. Other changes included five recessed NASA-type hood scoops, a chrome strip at the hood's leading edge which wrapped around the grille to meet the thin Shelby chrome bumper, Lucas driving lights, side-centered Shelby GT side stripes, larger break body side air scoops, sequential rear taillights, and a spring mounted license plate which hid the fuel cap.
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Shelby
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Russ Davis Performance Special
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The 1969 Russ Davis Performance Special Mustangs were a group of special order, brightly painted Mach 1 Mustangs. We think these Mustangs were used as a series of race car promotions since many drivers worked as salesmen for Russ Davis Ford of Covina California, including Gas Ronda. Some of the special order colors were the same as the 1968 Rainbow of Colors promotion, but we do not think it is part of the same promotion due to the different colors, higher performance options, and not finding newspaper advertisements past June of 1968. In any case, we believe these bright, special order paint, 1969, high performance, Mach 1 Mustangs ordered by Russ Davis deserve its own special model entry.
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The 1969 Mustang Limited Edition 600 was a special spring 1969, promotion in the Philadelphia area. 508 cars were produced for this promotion which was 92 cars short of the 600 planned. The cars were available in either Flower Power Red (Ford special paint code WT5185) or Groovy Green (MX8241928). They came in both hardtop and fastback body styles, had the 6 cylinder engine, and many of the hardtops came with a black vinyl top. Each of the cars received a special Limited Edition 600 decal, which was located under the Mustang emblems on the front fenders. Other features included a non-functional hood scoop, full wheel covers, E78 x 14 whitewall tires, chrome remote driver's side mirror, AM radio, and colored tape stripes (3 pinstripes just below the body line from the headlight to the quarter panel scoop).
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Limited Edition 600
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Mustang E
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The 1969 Mustang E was offered for those desiring high mpg or Economy. The 1969 Limited Edition Mustang E was a rare (about 50 produced) fastback special model designed for economy. It came with the 250 ci six-cylinder engine, a high stall torque converter for the standard automatic transmission and a very low, 2.33:1 rear axle ratio. Mustang E lettering on the rear quarters identified the special Mustang E.
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Ford could not export the Mustang to Germany, but they could export a Mustang with it's emblems replaced with "T-5". The T-5 Ford was available for export to Germany from 1964 to 1979.
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T-5 Ford
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4.1 Liter Special
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We are working on finding out more about the 1969 Mustang 4.1 Liter Special which came with an automatic L-code 4.1 liter (250ci) 6-cylinder engine; special order exterior green WT7034, yellow or orange paint; white and gold pinstripe; and a 4.1 Litre Special checkered flag fender badge. The special model seems to be local to the Indianapolis order district (DSO 46).
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The Cleveland sales district created a regional special promotion edition 1969 Mustang (and Torinos) called The Going Thing. 109 Mustangs had special stripes installed with "The Going Thing" written on the rocker. They were installed on stock Mustangs with all sorts of engine sizes. The stripes were similar to those on factory Ford drag cars. The promotion was kicked off at the Thompson Drag Raceway in Thompson, Ohio.
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The Going Thing
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