It sure is nice to see one of the true muscle cars that I remember when I was in High School. I had a friend that actually had a Mach 1 with the 428 Cobra Jet with posi traction and man could it move. His had a 4 speed manual and it was a absolute Beast.
I hate it when that happens to me, small cars (especially tiny ones) are a big problem for me, because every time when I get in, my long hair brushes up against the headliner, to counter this, I get a haircut and problem solved.
The 69 Mustang fastback looks great, one thing to note the inside lights are actually the high beams not fog lights, I owned one back in the early 70's.
Yeah Joe,i would definitely love to see more videos on the old classic muscle cars from the sixties and early seventies! Great job and keep up the good work!👍😉
I appreciate the way you manage to continue delivering fresh content for your viewers during these troubled times. The fact that you showcase both modern and old-school muscle shows that your're a true enthusiast. Stay safe.
Hey Joe! Sure brings back a lot of memories for me, it was only about a year and a 1/2 after that when the 69 came out when I got my first little red 66 coupe. Those were the days. Great job guys. 😎👍
My best friend in 1973 had an identical car to this one save for no rear window slats and a 4 spd vs the C6 auto. I had a 1970 Mach 1 in lime green metallic with white deluxe (comfort weave) interior. My car was a 351 automatic. Lots of great memories in both cars cruising and street racing.
I had one of these in 1970. Get into heavy bumper to bumper traffic on a warm day and you'll learn to hate life. And it's handling and braking harkened back to the last night of the Titanic. The 8-10 mpg using the highest octane is also to be noted. However, it was definitely fun on the drag strip and the girls loved it. After all, in my late teens, that's all I cared about!!!
One of the most beautiful vehicles featured on this channel and one of the most beautiful vehicles I've ever seen...I was so jealous of my late father's 90s 5.0 standard transmission and my mother's 2011 Mustang GT convertible with the racing stripe (she sold it) seeing this, I still have a chance to 1 up them both lmao thank you for this Joe!!!
I have a old car magazine issue where they released actual horsepower ratings for some cars. The 428 Cobra Jet engine put out 410 horsepower and the 426 hemi, 427 Side oiler and 427 L88 engines put out around 480 - 500 actual horsepower. My Pro street 1969 Mach 1 modified 428 cobra jet engine put out 650 horsepower (+ 350 horsepower nitrous system). It had a large number of 427 parts like the intake manifold.
The Mustang is one of my favorite sports cars aside from the Porsche 911 and the Chevy Corvette, and not to mention, the Dodge Viper. Fabulous job, Joe! You killed it again! Keep up the hard work! No big Zonks whatsoever, but still I loved the video!
The lineage is unmistakable! If you watch Ford's videos in designing the 2015 Mustang, they took cues and body lines from this model year! This ride has a value. That value is priceless to the driver! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Mr Raitl,Great info to us viewers.Everything you conveyed was spot on,from this old hot-rodders point.The only machine to smoke my '69 383" Roadrunner was a '68 428SCJet.One word of caution,if you please?Revving an engine,especially a big-block,from a cold start means great potential for harm.Thanks for keeping high-performance alive.
I love this car. My dad bought a used Boss 302 in the mid seventies...as our family car. We bought a big Mercury not long after, but that Mustang was a hoot. Joe, I want to see you do a review of my favorite all time car, if possible. That would be a 1972 to 76 Mark IV or 77 to 79 Mark V. Thanks for the great videos. With everything else going on, you bring smiles to people.
My first new car was a red with gold strips 1969 Mustang Mach 1. I picked the 351 4 barrel that was listed around $2700. For budget reasons which included insurance. I passed on the 428 CJ. After college and starting a family. It was time for a four door family cruiser meaning it was time to part with the Mach1. Since then I've owned several Mustangs, but none felt like the first time I drove off the Ford dealership's lot in my new Mach1. It was great seeing you enjoy that beautifully restored Mach1 CJ. Of all the cars I've owned in my lifetime. The 1969 brings back memories that were Special like the car was. With the talk of the GT350 being discounted. I hope Ford makes the upcoming Mach 1 a special Mustang. More than just a shaker hood. A performance Mustang with the horsepower and looks to make it special again like in 1969. If the GT350 is discountinued. Hopefully Ford will use a version of the Voodoo or a supercharged Coyote in the Mach 1 with around 600 horsepower placing it between the Mustang GT and the Shelby GT500. Great video, great review on a great car.
She's so beautiful. Nice colour choice 👌🏻very iconic design. That shaker intake looks clean as well. Interior is very clean. The interior and the power it produced is why I really love classic cars. I can hear the excitement of your voice when you driving the car, Joe. Very awesome experience.
Listening to you talk while you were driving hope you still have a voice after talking so loud! Lol. Love the car love the video Joe! Hope you can keep the classic cars and trucks coming!
Hi Joe, Thanks for sharing, and yes I certainly think it's one of the great muscle cars. My brother had one, all black with the gold stripe. Wonderful car to drive, at 100 mph it was tight and quiet, you know you could do that all day if possible 😉
Raiti's Rides I was 9 years old when this mustang was built and all of us kids wanted one and if not that one then either a GT500 or Boss 429 and to my knowledge none of us ever got one
Mr. RAITI, GREAT REVIEW. I hope you do more "Memory Lane" retrospectives. I raced on Woodward Avenue as a teenager. There was nothing like the sweet smell of sour , un-burned, un-converted, un-muffled exhaust on a Friday or Saturday night. "Hey Dale, look at the Cuda in the median, he just grenaded his transmission." There was always something either smoking or being pushed sometime during the evening. Can you tell I loved those 60-70/71 muscle cars? Tony
Back in the day if you took your 428 equipped Mustang to a dealer for a tune up they would charge to pull the engine in order to change the spark plugs. There is only about 1” between the valve covers and the shock towers on CJ mustangs!
I had a very rare 69 1/2 Mustang Mach 1 GT SCJ special order 6/6 / 69 . I was a driver and did everything the car could do . Nothing much should come back . It was a death trap as most all muscle cars. The car had everything .The motor was stock . There is a replacement for displacement. It never fit with the gearing . The car had many interesting options that had little to do with it's handling ,and balance between gears. There was no option missing , other than a ridiculous automatic transmission. The negatives out weighed the positives,but I pushed the car to it's absolute limits . The first time out accelerating around a clover leaf the rear drifted ,but it didn't lean much . The stock shifter was something that should never had been put in the car . Long throw and loose and sloppy. I had the drag pack and the low ratio . I think it topped at 115 and that was good, because without pins the hood would come off. The car was very complicated in a hard turn . I learned to come in hard and slam the brakes and hit and drift around the corner . You had to be very careful braking because if there was any dip the nose would dive and you crushed the pan . That happened many times and if it wasn't repairable it had to come from Canada. It's a sports car right ❓ it should handle but it didn't . Corner braking practiced did work with boosting the springs. I wanted a Porsche but fell into the car and probably shouldn't have gone further but in respect of Steve McQueen I kept going. I replaced the shifter with a Hurst comp plus and kept the white ball . Best on the stick. F those Tee's. I put performance heavy duty springs up front ,but still crushed a pan ,but a bit better handling . I replaced the chrome GT rims with Shelby aluminum racing rims and it took weight off my front ,but took away from my rear. The car did come with traction bars ,but I wasn't happy with a straight line car , but I decided to try and get it to hook because it broke in second gear and lost a couple races too close in third. HP doesn't win a race if you can't control it. I would've been better with taller gears but then I'd die on the highway. The thing that was fun is I kept learning to manage the cars issues. I went out and came against a 350 built Camaro moved ahead in third ,but third was a good gear I just didn't need second so I skipped it . Amazing launch . I took so many cars doing that . Guys don't want to admit it but many small displacement cars would give a serious run . I almost killed myself against a Porsche . We started at 55 rolling on small highway with bends and a bridge. The Porsche hung on my back left but was gaining. The road straightened out and I put the pedal down but came to the bridge . My car lifted air born and the tire chirped three times before it straightened out . I tasted steel and put the pedal down again. I really never shook him but he never got ahead. I think he could've ,but he was probably adjusting his tie while running me. 😜 . I never had passengers and what I did was totally reckless but I just had to know what the car could do . I took it out after a light rain at night to test my new rubber. Just me . The road had two smooth bends and payment. At 80 on the first it held but at 90 on the second it broke and went into a spin . I slapped the curb and took out my right front tire and went off the road and just missed a telephone pole. I learned a lot about not to do it again. The Mustang did spin straight around the motor and straight in direction and predictable out of control . I broke on a frosted highway and it stayed in my lane and I pumped the brakes everytime it pointed straight. I have to say as a positive I never felt the car was going to roll. One of the biggest pluses were the brakes. The car was very comfortable to drive and just cruise at 60. I loved the interior. It has the pillow back seats and I fell asleep at the wheel twice. The car looked very cool and was intimidating and I used that to rattle guys to F - Up.A replacement for displacement is also understanding their car . I can't say I don't miss the car but at least I got everything out of it and made it do what it was supposed to instead of bull shitting about HP and washing the paint off in the driveway. I should've washed it more though. I do have to say also is considering what I did the Mustang held up and was actually very reliable and deserved it's place at the top of many muscle cars. 😎
That's a nice car i always liked the Mach 1. i worked at the Ford store for over ten years and have never owned a fast Ford just a dually. the first car i worked on in 1978 was a 1970 429 Torino i had to replace the starter we pushed it in the shop i put in on the lift replaced the started then parked it. thought nothing of it.
I grew up in Nazareth where we had a race track and Mario Andrettie who still lives here. Hot cars were everywhere. I loved hearing all those engines soaring around town. I sure do miss those days.
Great video. As the original and still owner of a 69 Mach 1, also a 428 Super Cobra Jet with the exception of mine being a 4 speed, I really enjoyed your presentation. Please allow me to correct one point. Yes you might have been able to get a 69 Mach 1 for $3200 bucks but when you went all out for an SCJ you paid quite a bit more. My cars sticker was $4357 dollars. People today think that was cheap but it was a lot of money back then.
Love these cars.I'm a vette guy but cadillac & mustang are close behind.I liked the 5 liter trans am series,mustang ,camaro,javelin& of course trans am.those cars could handle.love those 14" hiccups for real also the black hood & shaker.I'm here in brandon by my pool watching a really good analysis from a hometown guy!
You do great work Joe, the only zonk I have is when you start the engine I would like to hear it idle as well as when hitting the accelerator. Especially a 69 428, I'm sure the idle sounds spectacular.
Old muscle cars had tons of character and personality. That's why I find them so appealing. Muscle cars today can't have character unless they have air splitters, whale tail spoilers, weird angles all over, quad exhaust, etc. Those things are ok but older muscle car designs did it much better with less.
Great video and awesome Mustang! I really enjoy it when you take the cars for a drive. I grew up in Bradenton, joined the military and haven’t been back to Florida since 2000. I’m Currently living in Nebraska “of all places” and was planning a trip to Florida but the virus stopped all that for now. I love seeing the Tamp/ St. Pete area. Can you do me a favor and maybe drive over the Skyway bridge on a review? Stay Healthy and safe. Thanks 🙏
Well in pretty much every way (acceleration, handling, braking, ride, safety, reliability) it is a superior car. The one thing it lacks is coolness. The OG 1969-70 Mach 1 is still one of the coolest cars ever built.
Loved this review. Joe if you ever come to the LA area hmu so I can hand you the keys to my 1978 Datsun 280z to review, just freshly painted and interior should be complete in about 3 months or so
Talking big block muscle power, You'd better switch that huge weight off your left wrist, to your right! You can obviously see the difference in those biceps, in your videos! This would be a great car to have for the, "Woodward Dream Cruise"! I remember them having a low profile rear wing to go with the louvered rear window shade. Sounds Awesome! LOL! $3200.00 those were the days! I was only 13 in the fall of '69... Manual Steering? How'd that feel? You're spot on, when you talk being connected to the car! Great Review, on an icon, and I agree, the Mach-1, branding should be resurrected! 🏁🏁
