MISSING '73 Ford Mustang Mach 1... FOUND 40-YEARS LATER!

Recovered 1973 Ford Mustang Fastback Sunk 40-Years Underwater in River.
Scuba diving salvage lift bags successful in floating car... 🚘💦
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How many of these cars in the river are stolen or auto insurance fraud?
In this episode of Adventures with Purpose, we recover a '73 Ford Mustang Fastback after getting a call from a get-a-way driver from 20-years ago who said we are guaranteed to find a few vehicles in the river at the Tualatin Boat Ramp.
It appears he wasn't the only one to be involved in dumping cars underwater at this location here in Oregon.
Super stoked to have found a 1973 Mustang Mach 1 Fastback.
Crazy... RIGHT?
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It took us 2-days to recover the Mustang.
A lot of you are going to be a bit upset at how destroyed the Mustang Mach 1 became after we tried removing it from the river.
In our defense, there was an extra 8000 pounds of mud inside the car, along with the Mustang being underwater in the river for over 40-years.
It really did become a rustang!
True crime for sure, be it stolen or auto insurance fraud.
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[@keeganhymer8467]

Where can I buy the car?

[@keeganhymer8467]

Nvm

[@BigB0317]

Man you guys are amazing!!! Doing this I any weather conditions.!! Dedication

[@Soulseeologia]

“We’re doing something positive for the environment for generations to come!” Even the “real men” in Portland are woke 😂

[@doreen0]

I could help support the movement by giving you an idea and get in the car out just turn it upside down and pull it out that way what do you think that idea is what happened to your about it later I know it came from me so I hope you get this comment 🙋🏼🇨🇦💕💕have a mighty fine day

[@jakebraun6376]

That car was someone's pride and joy at one point, sad :(

[@sebkhailer7374]

Watching and listening to that car crunch and bend like that breaks my heart.

[@ControlRider]

Ikr even though its beyond totaled its still sucks

[@Gamerman-ww1rl]

Cars crunch like that now a days in crashes

[@Hana.Behl-Lecter]

Same....

[@djdrewthomas]

Sounded like stepping on an aluminum can. 😯

[@hendrixmcclanahan1977]

Yeah, the crunching and the overall state of that poor Mustang had me on the verge of years.

[@Stevie_B_0828]

It's so bizarre to think that there's so many vehicles in these waters. I just never knew. Interesting, very interesting. Good work guys, thanks for sharing. I love that you're helping mother nature.

[@alexi.3414]

Yeah, this is crazy to me. People just dump their cars in water? WTH.

[@Dabbin916]

Now you know why you always get a snag when you’re fishing 🎣

[@harlockJC]

Some people say they are stolen to get insurance money, saw a guy do it when I was a teen he told me he could no longer afford the payments...Then others actually steal the car and then dump it at the end of the night

[@SnowleopardPearl]

@@harlockJC correct i used to drive a tow truck and between stolen recoveries, insurance scams and even had a few revenge from significant others.. vehicles dont choose to be drowned they all have there stories.. i dont dive but i have ALOT of repect to the ones that do i am the one that moves them away.. we always bring a rotator no matter what as a rotator has more pull, more power and more lift with smoother controls and they also have alot longer spools underwater vehicles depending on age of the vehicle and/or how long they have been under they can be 5-20 times there original weight hence the majority look like they have collapsed suspensions..

[@CannibalChxrry]

That was a beautiful car at one point.

[@pearlielyde6628]

Yr mmm I

[@CannibalChxrry]

@Victor Smit most likely. Sad that someone was willing to just throw it away. They really are amazing cars when restored and fixed up

[@natet7323]

Yep…..I bought a 1971 Mach1 used in 1975. It was fun HOT car…..terrible on fuel mileage and driving that car revealed several blind spots. The side mirrors were nearly worthless. Sold it in 2018 for 5X as much as I paid for it originally. Back in 1975…..plenty of used Mach1’s were available for at reasonable prices. I miss those days!

[@oiseaudenuit]

My brother had one 73 mach1 very nice car!

[@antisoda]

Oh, poor Eleanor. What a shame. '69-'73: The best-looking Mustangs, in my opinion.

[@k.y.6148]

Never seen anybody spend so much time and effort for one car recovery! Speaks of your commitment and how much fun you are having!

[@franciebloom1852]

This breaks my heart seeing a 73 Mach 1 lost in the river an left too Rot absolutely disgusting. Overall an awesome find man

[@wewd]

If that was my car that went into the drink I'd have done everything I could to get it back. Wonder why its former owner never did. Maybe he couldn't afford the payments and reported it stolen for insurance money would be my guess.

[@ericswink2985]

I have been watching you guys for about six months now. It is absolutely great to see some people doing something good. The world could sure use some more of it. Keep up the great work and be safe guys.

[@pdub1247]

Clearly, these vehicles are beyond rescuing or salvaging. Still good to get them out of the water, good work...

[@DmDetails]

Nah just needs a good detail

[@DmDetails]

Mighty Stonehaven trust me I know😂

[@clutchrep8715]

its fine its just got a couple door dings from the foodlion parking lot when lil 8y/o see a cool car and get exited so slam door open and hit it on accident so the parents decide to park in new spot to park

[@jasontevepaugh]

Nah it ran when parked I know what I got 15k firm no lowballers

[@msdustismith8919]

That's what I say,its good to get them out of the water... I didn't realize this is down the street from my house...

[@FreddieFairlane]

The Roadkill guys be there like "Oh that car is mint!".

[@ryanellington1387]

Damn

[@thatmoparkid6946]

Yes I was thinking of the discustang this whole episode

[@jonjohnson102]

With enough sponsors....

[@tylerward148]

It’s to good for them

[@myastaton6603]

That be true

[@Strike86]

This was hard to watch. I know it's been in a river for 40 years and it's about as sturdy as tinfoil, but seeing that amazing shape crunch up like a coke can was hard.

[@sugarphantom7837]

That was a beautiful piece of American Muscle...before it went into the river. Really sad it ended up there!

[@rickleblanc2615]

great that you guys are cleaning up rivers and lakes, attracting other volunteers and building a business at the same time - a wonderful initiative -

[@gunners4129]

Someone is going to visit that river someday and go "Hey! Where'd my car go!!"

[@courtneysha8004]

LMFAO now that's funny

[@wildatheart3182]

Dude! Where’s my Car?

[@theflipshow7380]

Damn I know exactly where I parked it too

[@taniaburton7559]

😆

[@letaloudone]

It was soaking because of a horrible smell inside it.

[@bcabmac]

That is one brutal vehicle recovery. By the end I couldn't stop laughing. You raised a fairly intact car that was very fragile. But the recovery at the ramp was like something out of a national lampoon movie or Farris Bulers day off. A stick of dynamite would have been more delicate. The car was gone in 60 second! Gone into confetti that is! That was priceless. You just made my day.

[@johnfranklin5277]

A stick of dynamite, lol !! And your probably right !!

[@emeraldgreen777]

I couldn't stop laughing either 🤣 And anyone who saw it being towed down the road was also laughing. 😂

[@kalmingkhaos5932]

I’ve had 2 identical mustang fast backs. Beautiful cars, one was stolen and totaled and the other was totaled from being hit while I was sitting at a stop sign off of a major highway. Glad you guys do what you do. Thank you

[@kateadams452]

Anyone who grew up in the area knew that section of the river had a lot of junked cars. There wasn't much call to pull them out ... most were insurance dumps after someone got in over their head on their loan. I remember floating that section in innertubes during drought years in the late 70s and you could see some of them.

[@johnmoore1290]

I suggest getting a portable water pump to spray water into interiors and flush out mud .Lot easier than shovelling!

[@Starrman69]

Takes me back 30 years ago when we dove into a pond to locate a vehicle a fisher had seen....when It was pulled out of the water a body was in the car. Estimated to have been in the pond five years....closed that 5 year cold case missing person...

[@felixjoseph3428]

wow ....amazing history!

[@Nuggetams]

Yeah this guy also found someone in a car in one of his videos. If I remember correctly it was a 15 year old case for a missing person.

[@martinrussell7497]

19:38 mustang first breaks surface...

[@nessilla.godzilla]

Omg this is where doug bishop came from. I'm obviously late to the game but what y'all do is amazing. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@mysticwine]

The Mustang's left dent had a fender in it

[@TheAshley9697]

😂😂😂😂

[@Z1QueenB]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@liamkelly2609]

bruh i had to re read this like 5 times to understand that you re worded it 😂😂😂

[@cahall42]

😂😂😂

[@MonkeyFilmProductions]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dianafreeman419]

The snow falling with that scenery is breathtaking

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

It was so beautiful and fun to be there that day.

[@bgmckddy]

It snowed even harder than shown in the video for a while and even though I hate snow it was quite beautiful!!

[@RaggedyRacingGarage]

Diana Freeman that’s Oregon for yuh!!! I love my state

[@williamwalsh5262]

And bloody cold.

[@prestonmaddox3659]

I thought it was fake at first

[@pppaybackkk]

As an owner of a 73 Mustang, I can confirm that car was in there for AT LEAST 10-12 days. Maybe 2 weeks. Any longer and the rust would have been REALLY bad.

[@Restorationshopyt]

Totally underrated comment

[@pppaybackkk]

@@annedalton289 As a multi-year owner of a 1973 Mustang, I am automatically an expert in rust damage.

[@justaguy6100]

You've become my favorite diving channel really quick. You're serious divers working methodically and correctly. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE ocean and clear water photography but I really appreciate how you manage the dive so well. One idea for clearing much out of the vehicle is using a pressure water pump to spray it out, assuming it's just river muck, the type used in oilfield environments. A catchphrase my coach in high school gave us if you like; winners never quit, quitters never win.

[@Sweet68Camaro]

The crunching sounds remind me of the movie Christine when the car was fixing itself.

[@rip_megatron1016]

That’s where the sound effects came from but John carpinter uses hydrolic to make the car come back to shape

[@picklepoe4480]

That was an awesome movie!

[@bcabmac]

If you play it backwards it looks like you guys show up with a truck load of scrap parts, build Mach 1 Mustang at the ramp, then float it out and sink it for an artificial reef. Spectacular.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Hilarious 😂🤣

[@Justcruzinn]

Craigslist be like: no rust Low miles Driven on weekends

[@sammaynard2021]

JustCruzinn Amphibious craft

[@tomhackney7048]

Only driven by a little old lady to church!

[@frisbynathan]

Parked since 1982

[@ttuclint]

Ran fine when parked

[@creepyguywithphone96]

Low ballers will be ignored!! Cash talks no trades

[@jh4675]

Been watching a fairly long time now and only came back to these older videos recently. Miss Jared being front and center with his quick wit and great sense of humor. Appreciate the serious work being done in 2022, but love the new Behind the Scenes videos by Josh which give us the humor and comraderie from these old days!!!

[@jh4675]

Hmm, rig a pully using trees to right to move vehicle sideways on the ramp around the rock.

[@Josh-lq8bx]

The whole car is a treasure. The engine it's a treasure itself.

[@bradleyselk9642]

I got a 72 that is sitting in my back lot. My 9 year old daughter said she wanted a mustang so when she gets a little older thats gonna be our project car. My plan is for her to have the coolest car in the school parking lot when she gets her license.

[@jamcastillo01]

Nice

[@bruschmidt9943]

Don't do something you'll regret. Only give it to her if she's responsible, appreciative & a car-dedicated person. Expect that car to need constant care & maintenance to keep it nice. I've seen this end up quite badly for others with best intentions for their young. Capisce?

[@trollslayer8260]

Well , idk about a 72 being the coolest , just depends on whats in the parking lot lol. Just joking though.

[@YoungHeartedSoul]

Why wait? Start now with little simple tasks she can do. Doesn't have to be anything where she can hurt herself. She can give you a hand say cleaning parts.

[@YoungHeartedSoul]

Bradley Selk you know why I said start now, i have a few old American cars and me and my little girl would work on them. I lost her in 2016 and she helped me rebuild the engine on my 73 Pontiac Trans am. Do things now, dont wait until tomorrow for you never know of you will wake up with life or full health. I also lost my wife in 2007. Just here to give some advice that’s all.

[@bgmckddy]

My new *FAVORITE* video!!!! That car fought HARD for 2 days but, WE did NOT quit and WE did NOT give up and now it is out of the river!!!!! To quote Doug, "It's like trying to grab onto a giant wet sponge'. As for salvagable parts, there is one. I pulled the rear window out perfectly intact. No visible cracks or chips just a lot of dirt and grime. Seeing that car on the truck at the top of the boat ramp was a VERY beautiful sight. The picture of Victory!!

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Appreciate all your help and support Dave. Surprised we had one salvageable piece on this car by the time we were done. I felt soooo bad.

[@carystorm3280]

David Mack do I hafta come out of the water I don't want to😟

[@spiritualcramp8000]

why the hell did you shatter those windows when you could have slowly pulled out the mud form the back shield? it would have been better to tear the top than lose those winds. I know very well it weights tons, but time and patience with elders. and nevel pull a rosted car by one point nor from side. sorry to bother, that's a jewel. engine needs to be totally dismounted in EVERY piece treated and re-mounted.

[@bgmckddy]

@@spiritualcramp8000 The object is to remove the car from the river. Not to carefully dismantle it and salvage each and every savable part. The amount of time and energy that would take would be insane!! I can assure you that there was not one single savable metal part on that car. Please remember, we do this for *FREE*.

[@spiritualcramp8000]

David, if not salvage or parts what's the reason why you removed it? to clean the river?

[@kimberlypoole5325]

I live in North Carolina. Do you ever come south??? Where I grew up there is a river called the Catawba River. It runs the county line between Iredell & Catawba counties...The Lookout Dam heads the river...Right down from the dam on the Catawba side there is a Volkswagen Beetle in the water near the bank. When the water goes down from drought or lack of rain, you can see the top of the Volkswagen. It has become almost an unban legend. But I've saw the top of it before, years ago...I don't know the back story on the Volkswagen beetle. Its been in the river for at least 40 years or more...I'm not asking ya'll to pull it up since its not my car but I think it is interesting & when the river goes down I always go to see if I can see the top of the Beetle. Take care, I enjoy your videos.

[@paultruekinyanjui7962]

Pls somebody save the beetle

[@chrismartin3305]

I also live in NC there was a jet plane crash in the roanoke river up here between roanoke rapids and weldon i beleive the plane was never found theres a marker on the canal trail for it and everything

[@travisb9130]

@@chrismartin3305 there's a bomber in badin lake, nc that crashed in the 40's. They have found it but it's in 80' of very dark water and the legend goes the divers came back up and wouldn't go back down due to how big the fish were. They never did find the bodies. I don't believe it's legal to dive on though.

[@chrismartin3305]

@@travisb9130 dang thats wild

[@northeastcarhunter]

I have a soft spot for the Mach1 Mustangs, I use to own a Green 71 Mach1. I stumbled across you channel a few days ago and been watching some of your older videos. What a great channel you have and amazing content. What a great cause. Mad Respect for everything you're doing to help families with missing loved ones.

[@mcnuru8472]

Kinda hurts your heart, doesn't it? Bet she was a beauty in her time.

[@jayinla310]

That Mustang was treated so badly that it was afraid to come back on dry land.

[@bodge6886]

Don’t you just hate it when they fall apart like a perfectly cook chicken😂😂

[@gdfggggg]

bodge6886 mmmm chicken

[@kramnull8962]

Rotisseried horse...

[@socwyvern9745]

kram Null oh ok

[@mikebottiaux5850]

Jared is like the “Elvis” of car retrieval.

[@VAMPRESS23]

Why would someone throw such a classic beautiful car away....This makes me wanna cry

[@miraalnilam9540]

thieves.]

[@michaeltaylor8835]

mYBE IT was stolen and dumped

[@trackpackgt877]

Well considering it still has bias-ply tires on it it probably went in the river in the late 70s when it was just a used car

[@delosdmi]

Being in the river that long is going to have a drastic impact on the car's Bluebook value.

[@USCG.Brennan]

Ya think?? ;-)

[@thistlemoon1]

😂😂😂

[@rydfree]

Nah, I bet it's got a clean Carfax .

[@yannisgouras4482]

That Mustangs Blue Book value has a negative Mark in front of it

[@Shitbird3249]

Might improve it

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Nice work, gentlemen. Don't feel bad about the Mustang coming apart, that was 35-ish years underwater, looked just like the Camaro from Foss Lake. The modular style aftermarket wheels and Goodyear Eagle GT tires put this into the mid '80s. The engine is a 351 Cleveland (with headers, and the previous video showed a Holley 4 barrel carburetor, this was someone's hot rod) , the transmission is an FMX automatic, and the rear end is a 9 inch. '71-'73, hard to tell exact year, not much left to go by.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Best detailed information we've heard yet. Thanks for that.

[@googleusergp]

@@AdventuresWithPurpose If the plate on the driver's door is still there, and perhaps the dash VIN is still there, then more can be told about the original color, build date, original engine and the like.

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

Damn thieves

[@googleusergp]

@@danielknepper6884 Sure would. If it's still there, it tells the story along with the trim tag.

[@dannielleuber542]

@@danielknepper6884 I totally agree,I think they should run the vin on it and completely break it down.

[@tthappyrock368]

I realized where you were pulling it from about halfway through--hard to believe that there would be a bunch of cars down there! That stretch of the river is so beautiful! Thank you so much for cleaning it up!

[@hendrixmcclanahan1977]

"Is anyone gonna want that motor?" YES I would GLADLY take that V8 off your hands!

[@rickybooth5902]

Full rebuild 😂😂

[@DonFassbender]

Not only did Elite Towing bring a tow truck they brought the sun along with them. Bonus 🌞

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

We can always count on them.

[@neilfairless4589]

Give Freiburger a call, he will road trip it home. Or try too.

[@cammer68oliver2]

Neil Fairless Ha ha good thought! I didn’t even cross my mind! Thank they would have found one worse than the disgustang! LOL

[@randomisus8711]

if not that use they'd use it for parts for the disgustang lol

[@crystalseay6122]

It looks like yall are having lots of fun, and I thank yall for all the good yall do.

[@dustymoosevintage4764]

I hate to see so many cars under water. I own a pristine 1973 Mach 1. Love that car!

[@platec4798]

Nice to see the clean up and recovery. Naturally the Mustang had rotted out. These cars had rust problems of their own, long before being put into a river for many years. I would be nice if someone who was maybe retired from law enforcement could track down the plate and get more of a back story on who owned it, when it went missing, etc. The back story is as good as the recovery itself. Plate C

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

I'm not a mean natured person but I almost wish that the thieves were still in it. Damn I hate thieves.

[@Michael-gh1tj]

They probably were but there is nothing left

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@Michael-gh1tj maybe the water and the mud after 40 yrs turned the skeletons into missing dust

[@diddlydumbass8897]

@@giancarlolugo9586 Possible, actually. After 40 years the bones probably deteriorated and turned to mush, they probably pulled all the remains out with the mud.

[@crfgaming2106]

Yeh this could of once been someone’s pride and joy but no, some lowlife scumbag snatched it and threw it in a river

[@dr2stroke611]

might not be thieves ... could well be an insurance job

[@matuzak4]

Never ever watched a team dive while it was snowing - what great work by such dedicated gentlemen

[@jwsouhrada4256]

Would love to know the story behind these cars. When they went missing, if the previous owner was contacted etc. side note, bring along a pump in which you can use the water from the lake/river to blast away the mud. Like using a fire hose as a pressure washer.

[@Natural_influence]

Nice cars are stolen and then ditched

[@antisoda]

@@Natural_influence Or ditched for insurance. Which, I guess, is also theft.

[@wewd]

Most likely couldn't afford the payments, let it go down the ramp, and reported stolen for the insurance money.

[@aaron71]

Headers and Cragar steel wheels! Someone's hot rod that was probably stolen and ditched.

[@davidpulaski5628]

Hey, "AWP" - - - Now there’s an excellent well produced video ! Great videography, (including the quad-copter shots). The amazing thing is that you persevered and didn’t just say the hell with it !!! BTW, I had a 1971 Mustang fastback metallic silver / black interior that was the biggest POS I’ve ever ordered. Front fenders rotted out at the top in less than two years, (NO inner fender liners). The flat black 351 ram air hood paint was sprayed directly over dust and grit. The Mustang decal on the trunk lid had bubbles and a rip. Passenger side door had paint sags. The all plastic dashboard fascia components didn’t come close to lining up, and the fake chrome trim was pitted , (I had the optional gauge cluster). All those memories came “flooding” back as you guys pulled that disintegrating, crumbling, corpse of a car out of that river! Maybe the owner had similar problems and did say the hell with it. LOL!!! Keep those GoPros, drones, and underwater cameras percolating! Five thumbs up. Subscribed.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Thanks for your comment and support. We have a few more videos filmed before COVID took over our lives. Once we get the all clear, we'll be back out in full force getting more.

[@jasonhaynes2952]

Suggestion: Bring along about 10 feet of chain link fence. You could roll it out under the car or tie lift bags to it, and you'd have something to grab onto when the car is like tin foil. It should be able to hold the weight...that stuff is tough!

[@factsoverfiction7826]

That is a really good idea.

[@janetdoten9908]

Not only what you do is cool, the fact it's snowing is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[@traciepratte3983]

Omg😂 "Alright" is all he says with a straight face. Like "yup that's what we doin" ... Too funny.

[@kennysymes4359]

Facebook needs to promote you more man your awesome! Keep it up! Thanks for showing everyone what you we need more people like you cleaning out rivers!!! My river caught on fire in 1969!!!!! -Kenny from Cleveland

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Glad you found the channel and enjoying the show.

[@lhs761]

You guys are heroes. You don't give up. It is so dangerous The! The car is just falling apart around you. Those parts are heavy and rusty! Miraculous mission.

[@angelicanordstrom33]

Am I the only one that's beyond grateful for this video being PROPERLY subtitled, not that auto-generated shit. Also, love the fact that they think about the environment to the point they even wipe the floating bags from oil. A little bit of shameless plugging of merch and other stuff but that's expected since A LOT of time by A LOT of people were spent making this video.

[@joevk6274]

Well, that WAS a Mustang. Being a car guy, finding an old abandoned car is both really cool, and really sad at the same time.

[@sirchryslerofthephaeton]

oh this pains me to see this mustang again in the water... imagine how beautiful it would have been back in 73 or 72.

[@bgd73]

dumped in 1980..with headers. Would love to know the stolen story behind it

[@greenmountainsuriving]

I bet when it was discarded in that river it was most likely rust-free

[@douglorimer5985]

Yes. I'm a lucky 1. I still have mine. This was hard to watch.

[@ashesphoenix2535]

So glad I tuned in for this. Thank you TT. Saddest video I've watched in a long while

[@biowolf8333]

I know in my head that the car was roached long ago but it still made me cringe to watch it pull apart on the way up the ramp lol. Keep up the great work guys.

[@sumowan]

19:38 mustang first breaks surface...

[@AwesomeProjects20]

Thank you!

[@richieonyt5815]

Takes so damn long

[@djdrewthomas]

Actually, first breaks surface at @19:18 ... Saves you an additional 20 seconds. Video ends at 26:59. Saved you even more time. 🙄😂

[@rodbelding9523]

This reminds me of when they found Boomhauers car in a quarry on King of the Hill

[@littleblazer355]

Rest in pieces little buddy. My heart is broken

[@curtcobler4567]

Just found your channel today. Retired FD and sport diver. Maybe someone has suggested this before but I would carry a portable trash pump to throw the intake in the water and another hose and nosel on the outlet side to wash the mud out of the car and right back into the river. Just my thought. Good program, shout out if you ever get to Ohio.

[@mcnuru8472]

I was thinking the same thing!☺️

[@chrisanderson9856]

I think a little metal work and some bondo you would have a 70's muscle car Jared! Great recovery. Elite and the guys do have colorful ways to hook up to a rusted vehicle.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

I think by the time we were done restoring, we’d have more bondo than metal on that car. 😅

[@bluerazor7049]

@@AdventuresWithPurpose real shame...I'm just angered of people throwing vehicles in the water..that oil, fuel ect is bad for the environment...plus some cars like that MACH-1, Mk2 Jag are real expensive classics if restored or kept original.

[@bigsmoke2621]

Frames probably fucked, cost more to repair than to buy a better one

[@wisconsinvw1976]

I think it will buff out

[@midnightrider313]

@@bluerazor7049 well if you think about it, even with all of the fluids seeping into the river, that rust bucket did less environmental damage sitting in the river than it would have if it had been driven over those 40 years.

[@joshualuckett8371]

so, glad to see you getting more cars out of the water. Thanks for cleaning up the waters

[@patriciaerickson8478]

It never occurred to me before watching your channel that so many stolen cars are dumped in rivers

[@hkirkgearing]

Ohhhhh! That hurts my heart!!! You know at one time that car was one badass car! RIP Mustang😳

[@jamesarneson7769]

I feel so sorry for that Mustang, someone really doesn't like those cars at all.

[@traxxasrcfun]

Probably like the car so much that they stole it

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@traxxasrcfun Or were drunk.....or CLAIMED it was stolen for the insurance money!!

[@traxxasrcfun]

@@USCG.Brennan probably a little bit of all the above lol

[@ralphgonsalves7944]

a chevy person

[@precisionguesswork5394]

All Stang's friends have been melted down and reincarnated as SUVs.

[@antiangelofmusic]

Jeff Spicoli....."I can fix it! My dad has a totally awesome set of tools!"

[@bigghurt187]

Great job guys love what you're doing for the environment. Just subscribed looking forward to checking out all your current and past videos!

[@WillaHerrera]

I'm lying in bed at 9 am and haven't been able to sleep all night due to horrible back pain. My eyes are closed and I hear you say "DENTURES WITH A PURPOSE" LOL I open my eyes and see you holding up the big orange lift bad and giggled.

[@noobprogaming6587]

Me and a friend went diving for fish in Norway once and we discovered a sunken Porsche 911 turbo 1978 we thought it was So we called a rescue boat that could fish the car up to the surface and look at it and to our surprise there where little to nothing rust on the engine so... we took on the difficult task and to restore it needed new body panels especially in frunk and the engine cover new turbo and some stuff inside the engine like the pistons and the spark plugs and all the electrical stuff was toast so had to buy new cables and now it kinda runs and most of the stuff works still needs new starter and windows and some new seats Edit: Kinda runs after like 5 years of restoring and taking off the old broken stuff and putting the new stuff inn

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

I'd love to find a Porsche 911. Nice Find!

[@greenmountainsuriving]

show some pics of the recovery, please

[@lewiscollins1045]

No such car as 1978 911 turbo, it's a 930. check the vin.

[@lukesylvester2022]

the username speaks otherwise

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

SEAN BENWARE he can’t because he’s lying. He speaks like he knows nothing about cars. And Luke is right. The username says otherwise.

[@elifowler07]

I had an encounter with an employee of elite towing last night. Good people they are

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Elite Towing are incredible people and supporters of our efforts for sure. Start taking selfies with them... They love it! 😉

[@elifowler07]

@@AdventuresWithPurpose definitely will do

[@itachixuchiha9953]

That saddens me that a mustang as beautiful as they’re would end up like that it made me cringe watching it fall apart but none the less very good job fellas

[@TheBlondebombshe11]

I love that it’s snowing in the video. I miss snow.

[@ScottMeister]

As a '16 Mustang owner, this *PAINS* me to see that (former) beautiful Pony lie in ruins! Yeah, yeah...tearing it apart getting it out of the water was inevitable, so it just makes me appreciate mine even more!

[@billydoyle9984]

me too have 1 with 59k orig miles, a 2nd with factory sidepipes doing ground up

[@matthewguilford9340]

Just glad to see someone that cares helping save this planet

[@pamelawages7927]

Your excitement is contagious!

[@KerryannBanks]

P.S - can’t believe that your crazy enough to continue in the snow ❄️ talk about dedication x

[@ProjectRescues]

Man those headers on that engine are awesome! They're no good, obviously, but it looks to be a 351 engine with headers. Awesome! Wow, that thing went from nearly intact to unrecognizable by the time it was loaded,lol.

[@itsdirtycivilian2U]

I just ran across your videos. It reminded me of a story that I was told about my Grandpa's brother that was a hell raising hillbilly his whole life. Back in 1957 he stole a 1957 Chevy from a local dealer one weekend, drove it all over then drove it out onto a small frozen lake and scuttled it. He went back to the dealer on the same weekend and took another one and did the same thing. To my knowledge there both still at the bottom of Davy Jones locker. Always wanted to find them if for no other reason to validate the story although I consider my source a very reliable one, but never got the opportunity. I'd be happy to share details if it was something you wanted to document.

[@maggiesfarm7970]

Ooohhh..... That was someone’s dream car, once upon a time. I feel sorry for the poor old thing.

[@rykerhayward8606]

Never been a big fan of Fords but that was hard to watch. These old classic muscle cars are getting harder and harder to find. RIP

[@parkerjanelle7853]

So what I’ve learned from this is that to find an unrestored Fastback Mustang I should stop looking on Craigslist and start scouring rivers.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

😂🤣100%

[@terrylewis8802]

Plenty of them in garages in the south.

[@joelaustin1510]

It's so crazy, my father had his 1973 Mach I stollen while living in Oregon. It was yellow as well. he never got over it. It was his dream car, he saved for many years to buy it. It was never found. Or maybe it has now!

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

Found out for us

[@berlindec1980]

Joel Austin Could this one be it?

[@joelaustin1510]

@@berlindec1980 it could very well be. The last few things he ever talked about before he passed was his family and that car. He would have loved to know she was found.

[@joelaustin1510]

@@AdventuresWithPurpose it would be amazing to know that was her, but I don't think that is even possible. Believe me when I tell you he would have loved to know she was back. So sad!

[@j.whiteoak6408]

That Mach 1 would have been the ultimate "Look At ME!" car 40 years ago. Heartbreaking!

[@amaliarincon736]

Wow, coming down hard. Rain not snow will stop them from bring closure to a love ones family.

[@jamiecampbell3068]

1st fastback/coupe/convertible Mustang I've ever seen.

[@krystinreeg1243]

Love the video! That poor mustang has seen better days. Glad you never gave up!

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

I felt so bad. I really wanted to get this out in one piece.

[@JustSodaChems]

Krystin Reeg how do u get that logo next to your name

[@breanimal9]

I have two grandparents whos property butts up to that River, thank you so much for helping to clean up my home!

[@boatlivesmatter8410]

Ooooh man this is sad. All because of a jealous woman

[@dianafreeman419]

Woohoo!!!!! Mustang time

[@cadelucero6936]

Ran when parked. Needs some carb work. Minimal Rust. “I know what I have”

[@meperson9955]

Never seen a drop of water in its life

[@soloban81]

Clean Title 🤣

[@jessicatitle6024]

All highway miles, never abused.

[@jessicatitle6024]

You guys are funny 😂

[@bobbobster202]

Still have it in my garage in perfect condition 2021 :D

[@justinchristoph3725]

Oh, that was painful. Such a beautiful car in such horrible shape. It makes my heart hurt.

[@mexicanspec]

It looks like the transmission is still in the river. The engine came out with just the torque converter and the transmission wasn't in the tunnel.

[@hackenbush23]

The aluminum trans case and bell housing has mostly corroded away, have a look at the rear of the engine you can still see a bit of the bell housing around the starter motor.

[@MrVolvobloke]

I think we've all learned that using a mustang to deliver large quantities of mud to people who live close to rivers is a bad idea.

[@AdventuresWithPurpose]

😂🤣

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

I concur, an F-150 would have been the perfect platform!

[@ChaosDivers]

That’s a fact lol

[@thistlemoon1]

😂😂😂

[@CaptainLuv]

I have a local lake that has had 2 trains that derailed and went in not to be recovered 1 was a military train 1 was a train with new model Ts on it due to the location they were never recovered ask for details WA state

[@brattracy2542]

Now THAT would b DEF something 2 look into!!! Thanks Matty...!!!👍👩‍💻

[@rustybong3249]

I bet it’s about impossible to pull a whole train out. Those have to be heavy asf

[@Hochodo]

I live in vancouver Washington im super intersted couldnt find anything on google you wanna help me out give a hint maybe lol

[@courtneysha8004]

Would this be possible? I want to see a train being pulled out! Guys tell us if this would even be possible.

[@views-re2om]

@@courtneysha8004 it's possible but needs money 💰

[@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm]

I'm so glad to see that you all can have a s nose of humour in all this since it can drive you crazy I'm sure. Thanks so much and deep RESPECT to all. Peace ✌🏽