1969 Mustang Restoration 390 Mach 1 Start to Finish Throwback Thursday on Mustang Connection

[@jeffhouk4768]

sure miss the 69 Mach 1 I had in High School

[@MustangConnection1]

Jeff, You should get another one !

[@jeffhouk4768]

cant, have ALS and stuck in a wheelchair

[@MustangConnection1]

Jeff, Very sorry to hear that, any particular car you want to see featured on here ? I will do what I can to bring them to you via the channel when I can. Thanks for watching.

[@MegaWatching]

Wow nice my brother has and identical car like this but not restore. Awesome restoration thanks for sharing.

[@xjester1975]

Great resto. Warms my heart to see these Machs getting the love they deserve.

[@MustangConnection1]

Thank you and thanks for checking it out, lot's more restoration vids on here too.

[@Buckswoodshop]

What a difference! And my favorite color, green.

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks Matt, This really turned out nicely. Feel fortunate to have saved this one.

[@freddiemac2847]

I like the format of this video, this Mach really came out nice

[@MustangConnection1]

More to come, thanks for commenting and watching Freddie.

[@trevercolburn8051]

They did a real nice job on it! Love fastbacks

[@MustangConnection1]

This one turned out amazingly well, thanks again for subbing and watching, lot's of Mustangs on here so feel free to watch 'em all :)

[@randymousert]

at first I didn't like you're intro, but I've watched a few of your videos. you always put together a good show. here another great show. nice cars!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks Randy, appreciate the feedback. I hope you are subbed and keep on watching and commenting.

[@Rarerat]

Beautiful Car!!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks! I think you missed your shout-out......a really clean 69 Z KZbin Garage Gang ROLL CALL! Mustang Connection live from Auctions America in Burbank CA 2014

[@JoDaddysGarage]

Beautiful car.

[@MustangConnection1]

They really did a great job of bringing this back to life.

[@Cobrafanatik22]

This looks so good that I'll even settle for the "before" car. That green was the original color of my brothers mach 1.

[@MustangConnection1]

If I still owned it I would have mechanically restored it and drove it for a bit. It was a cool car.

[@Cobrafanatik22]

My dads neighbor has 69 Mach 390 4 speed car that is restored to near factory condition. Not sure if its the original color but its maroon with the gold reflective stripes. Very nice car but he never takes it out of the garage anymore.

[@MustangConnection1]

Cobrafanatik22 Sounds like a nice car and it is a shame how many cars are simply left in the garage and never see the light of day.

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

I love the cars with a story. Thanks for sharing the transformation with us, Rich.

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks George, wish I still had this one but wow the new owners really knocked it out of the park with the resto!

[@gygle36]

one of my favorite mustangs. I also like the '71 mach 1 and the 68 428sc.

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks for checking it out Shawn, there are lot's more Mustangs on here so make sure to sub! 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Concours 390 Mach 1 Mustang 50th Celebration

[@shanebowles2632]

Not been in contact for a while as I've been on holiday. Awesome video as always rich, an amazing car 390s rule

[@MustangConnection1]

Shane, Where are you at ? Been a while since I have heard from you!

[@mfreund15448]

I like the original rims better.

[@MustangConnection1]

I like them too but the 15 inch Magnums really set off the freshly restored car.

[@guygalliger9899]

WOW!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@guygalliger9899]

Yeah,they have a 'sorta' project of '69 on 'Roadkill' makes me wish they would fix it up but they probably won't, too bad

[@diamantejames8955]

How much did this restoration code?

[@diamantejames8955]

Cost

[@MustangConnection1]

I believe that had around $70k into the car when it was finished.

[@2003cobramustang]

Wow sweet Mach 1!! Love the color and put in a 428 to boot incredible! The local ford dealership i brought my fusion from the owner has a 70 mach1 with a 428 4 speed i was drooling when i seen it!!

[@jonnyf5ve551]

me and my brother found a 73 on Craigslist for a grand its in a little rougher shape then this one was but after seeing this it'd be worth the restoration

[@MustangConnection1]

Good luck on the 73

[@RodderFiles]

love the color, i pref the hubcap wheels over the magnums myself

[@MustangConnection1]

StrtRodder100 The styled steel wheels with the center cap get swapped out often because they only came in 14" sizing. I like 'em both, thanks for commenting Kenny. Are you heading out today for a show?

[@RodderFiles]

MustangConnection1 no not this weekend, but nexxt weekend elsegundo main st show, an san pedro loowrider legends maybe

[@Yaheuben66]

Beautiful... even for a Ford!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks Reuben!

[@spencersmith8695]

I had A390 HIPO Mustang mach 1 1969 2 door hard top I sold it in1975 for 18000 I was wondering what the price was today

[@MustangConnection1]

I am assuming that is a typo and you meant you got $1800 not $18k for it. It is all about condition and what someone is willing to pay for it at a given moment. So a nice example like this restored to this level is probably in the high 30k to low 50k range.

[@huck01955]

Very cool Rich

[@MustangConnection1]

+huck01955 Thank you Joe, hope your holiday season has been great.

[@cruzanity7478]

Great video!! This is my dream car, hopefully get to own one of these beauties one day!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks for checking it out, yes this would be a good one to own.

[@darthrinvador]

what size wheels are those?

[@MustangConnection1]

darthrinvador the Magnum 500's are 15 x 7

[@garywood9525]

I remember when I worked at a Cinema and while i was on the stairs just after the lobby area there was someone being dropped off at the curb in a 69 Mach 1 . The sun was going down and the Marque lights were on along with the yellow flashing bulb around the trim , the car was a darker Green and it looked new with that shine and all those Theatre reflection coming off the chrome and paint . Its look was a big change from the 68 , but even the base model fastback with a 6 in it had the styling of motion and all you needed was nice rims and tires. The E-series sports roof had the 250 6 , and with a Mach style stripe and dual exhaust plus a faux hood scoop you could look like a Mach but get the mileage of a maverick. No doubt people laughed at a 250 six , but not after the oil crisis if you still owned it.

[@MustangConnection1]

Great story thanks for sharing that Gary and so true about the OPEC crisis from the early to mid 70's and hence so many of the muscle cars were so undesirable for some time. Thanks for commenting, hope you get a chance to enjoy more of the videos on here....

[@SilentMovements305]

Great video loved the color and how they kept it the original color. My question is why did you move on from this build ?

[@MustangConnection1]

David Lopez You cannot restore them all and in this case there was an active and interested buyer. As you can see from the current project, the time and money investment is significant. At that particular time it was time it was best to move that car along, to stunning results I might add.

[@SilentMovements305]

MustangConnection1 Yea thats true and the results were real nice.

[@tscooter22]

I'm wondering if the green on this car is the same color from the '66 Mustangs. It sure reminds me of my Grandma's '66 Mustang. Edit: I decided to look it up. As described in this video it's lime gold and the '66 had the Sauterne Gold option. In faded form they look very similar but not with a fresh coat. Beautiful car btw!! Thumbs up and subscribed.

[@MustangConnection1]

It is very similar but not identical. Ford did keep various colors exactly the same year to year and often just renamed the color. The light green's with a gold hue were popular throughout the 60's. Ford even brought it back in 2005 on the Mustang calling it Legend Lime if I recall.

[@MrMach1]

Now that's what it's all about!!!!

[@MustangConnection1]

Thanks Gary! Mach 1 all the way!

[@theradiatorworks]

Hey we did the radiator on that Mach!

[@MustangConnection1]

Why yes I believe you did, thanks Marshall!

[@evgeniuszuev5842]

Отличные были автомобили... Подумать только 69 год!

[@MustangConnection1]

Да '69 был мой любимый год

[@evgeniuszuev5842]

How did you uderstande me& I wrote russian! ))) google translate? )))))

[@MustangConnection1]

Evgenius Zuev Yes it seems to work very well I see!

[@MustangConnection1]

If you send me your mailing address I will send you a Mustang sticker

[@evgeniuszuev5842]

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[@shanebowles2632]

hay brotha. I'm here and back. had a lot going on over the last 6 months. I had to sell my fairlane as I got ripped off whilst sub contracting. any how I'm back

[@MustangConnection1]

Hey sorry to hear you had to sell your Fairlane that sucks! Glad to see you are back

[@TopMinecraftMods]

Where do you even find these cars? Craigslist? I'm interested

[@MustangConnection1]

It depends, this was from a local ad in the paper but that was over 10 years ago. There are still deals at times on Craigslist but it is getting harder and harder to find a deal.

[@Myopinionjustsaying]

How much did they steal the car for, $6,000?

[@MakingMoneyTv-mu8hr]

Shame your rear quarter windows are glued shut due to a manufacturing flaw on the 69 fastback. Mate u should of bought the 69 COUPE which not only do the rear windows go down but they’re ALSO pillarlless!

[@hdr96k]

The rear quarters swing out to open, so all is not lost. However, they don't roll down like the coupe you are correct.

[@shanebowles2632]

Not been in contact for a while as I've been on holiday. Awesome video as always rich, an amazing car 390s rule

[@MustangConnection1]

Hey Shane, Hope your holiday was great. Thanks for watching and commenting. More to come for sure.

[@shanebowles2632]

Cool, will look forward to seeing the forthcoming video's. Thanks man

[@MustangConnection1]

Shane Bowles Where ya been Shane? Are you still watching?

[@shanebowles2632]

Hay Rich. I'm still around man , I've just been out of the area working for a few months. I'm catching up in the next few days the uploads I've missed. Awesome work my friend 👌👍