Was This Lee Iacocca's Daily Driver Mustang? Rare 1970 Fastback 428 Cobra Jet with Crazy Options.

[@randysrestoration]

Fantastic Car! Back at 18 yrs old I had a 1970 Mach 1 Red/Black loaded with options but was a 428 SCJ Ram Air Automatic with the 4:30 Detroit Locker. I still remember the VIN for the car oh so many years later. Car was only 5 yrs old.

[@2packs4sure]

Wow,,, awesome machine !!! By 1970 Lee Iacocca's daily driver was a chauffeur driven limousine,,, Iacocca loved the trappings of wealth and had definitely earned it. If he personally drove it at all it probably totaled a few hundred miles..

[@raymondpauze8801]

I'm NOT a Ford fan but it's a very nice car, my uncle owns a 69 SCJ 428 Mustang that he's owned since 1970, still has the original front tires(they are cracked to hell but still to have them!!) Candy red, shaker hood rear louvers, power windows, am/fm and rim blow horn. He's turning 74 in November and wants to give it to me, I'm 55 and feel bad taking it I said I'd buy it but he doesn't want.

[@wayneedwards211]

Had a 70 SCJ 428 R code Drag Pak. Manual 63B sports roof, black with white interior.. Optioned with shaker,wing and chinspoiler. According to the Martin report was built for the transit car pool at Ford Dearborn. Still exists here in Australia.

[@paultucker1272]

Another amazing Mustang, thanks Evan! Be great if someone from Mr Iacocca's family could confirm if that was his car. Pity the man himself is no longer with us :(

[@henchicken1]

Saw a green 69 or a 70 notch back vinyl roof 428 cobra jet roll through my parking lot at work one day. A rare beast!

[@mylanmiller9656]

The 1069 notch back 428 SCJ or what they codes as the R engine. Was real popular with the Drag race Crowd the fit better into super stock class than the fast back. Many guys bought Sandy Eliot & Berry Pool Race team raced one and won a bunch of races!

[@Jimmysidecarr]

Awesome example! Keep them coming, got ton of great cars there!

[@TractorTech]

My dad has a 70 Mach 1 428. It is a drag pack SCJ car. There was a car at Carlisle one year like the one in the video, maybe it was a 69. He was running it at the drag strip on friday night. He was doing exhibition runs with another car that also ran FAST or one of those stock appearing drag groups.

[@matthewnosal6893]

Look at all the mustangs and Lincoln’s in the back ground. Wow!!!

[@shanestewart9505]

Thanks Evan, never a bad watch from you.

[@revanevan]

Much appreciated Shane.

[@kylevantassel7259]

This guy nailed it and its clear he has been behind the wheel of some classics. The 70 is the epitome of the Mustang family . Only slightly edging out the 69 . The Foxes and then the new cars are still mustangs and they do what they do very well but these old Horses put in the work and paved the road for all these new cars today. The 64.5-5 and 6s are fun light feeling little cars that are a blast to throw around or get on a twisty road with if youve done the right work in the front end . The 67s and 8 fastbacks are in a place all their own drag racing and the small block cars in the twistys but the 70........... The 70 was just fun to sit in . The driving position and the look out over the dash . Even tho all the suspension was virtually the same they just feel better driving and you want to spend time in it... This black Beauty is a mighty fine example and I would love to know what its true story really is . I wonder how many of these things were play toys that were just cast aside by execs but still have very interesting stories behind them.... Nice Video Evan.

[@unclebuzz6913]

My first car, was a 1965 Mustang 289 ,4barrel,c 4 trans, no trim, the 289 badges, and the long speedometer that went to 120 .

[@bigmikeyz0071]

I have a similar car but it's a 69 plan fastback, less options and it's candy apple red on red. 428 auto, sport susp, high back buckets, deluxe interior, power brakes, power steering, and am fm 8 track!

[@ultimatem9178]

This Mustang is mine blowing! If I had come across this car at age 18 I would have had a heart attack! Cougar rims? It has the Mach1 dash with regular Mustang seats! Wow!

[@garymatthys3605]

Cool car. Thanks for sharing NPD!

[@jeffschwartz5199]

Awesome car Evan ! I'm surprised it dosen't have the drag pack , with the SCJ . I just was looking at the Boss 351 at Southern Motors !!! Man ,I need some gold 😩 💰

[@jeffschwartz5199]

It seems with this pandemic , the nice cars are coming out of the wood work !?

[@brassmonkey7566]

Man love it. Just came from uncle tony's. Can you touch on early 80's merc capri turbo 4 bought my first mustang from a guy that had one .

[@revanevan]

Thank you, I'll work on that one.

[@RaceGasSmellsGood]

Keep up the killer content, bro! Killin' it!!!

[@79tazman]

That's a killer car it's got to be the only one with every option checked off. I would love to walk in a dealership and they ask what options do you want and be like all of them LOL! anyway that is a killer mustang it would look good in my garage :)

[@428eliminator3]

Great video and a great company to do business with NPD !!!

[@revanevan]

Thanks

[@289cobra9]

Sweet 💝. I wonder if there were any others built like this? I dought it.

[@mylanmiller9656]

The 8000 tack was only available in Shelby's to find one in a regular Mustang is real rare! This also goes for any mustang that had a 140 Speedometer! They did end up in some regular mustangs but not vary often! I seen a 1970 Grande' with a 140 speedometer and a Cheap 302 Mustang Coupe with a 8000 RPM tach! Both of these cars had came from ford that way1

[@TheSlow281]

My Grandfather had one of those in Competition Yellow & Close Ratio 4-speed. It got stolen while he was shopping for tires. The shell of the car was later found ditched underneath one of the bridges in the area with everything else stripped of it. All my life I have heard stories of this car. I then later pictures of the car from my uncle that he found. These are the only pictures I believe exist of the car. Always wondered if someone saved the shell from the crusher after the police recovered it. 0 1970 T Metuchen NJ Plant 02 63A Mustang Sports Roof Q 428 Cobra Jet. Non shaker 63A Mustang Sportsroof D Competition Yellow Paint Unknown Factory rear gear ratio...4.10s were installed by grandfather along with lakewood traction bars 6. Close Ratio Transmission (Hurst Shifter) Black Interior...Unknown fabric 13 Ordering district...New York Sold at Francis Ford, Staten Island NY. (Dealership no longer exists) Got Marti Report Numbers from a members reply on the 428cobrajet online forum. Report says it was 1 of the other 4.. Yellow 428 yellow non mach sportsroofs. My dad told me the day my Grandfather came home after the car was stolen. A Korean War Vet and Active NYC Firefighter was curled up in a ball in the hallway. He looked up to my father after being asked whats wrong. All my Grandfather said feeling sick to his stomach was "They stole the Mustang". Then stood up, walked into his room and shut the door behind him. Would love to build a clone of the car one day. But always as a reminder Lock your car doors, Otherwise it'll be gone in 60 seconds. Thank you for your videos! This Black sportsroof really got my dad and I smiling ear to ear. Awesome car for those that didnt need the fufu Mach 1 apperance add ons. - Anthony

[@sacooper802]

you said "it was the highest option hp and engine of 1970" but wasnt the boss 429 taking that credit? with 375hp and 450 pound ft torque? but still a great piece thanks for sharing

[@evanc6110]

There is some sort of typing noise going throughout the video. I am guessing this was not intentional?

[@revanevan]

Working on that, it's a new mic too.

[@bal1861]

Kool

[@carlmorgan2859]

Awesome 😊

[@cougarfarmer]

It is almost a Mercury Cougar XR7.

[@georgeniksich1152]

I would order one just like it. 428 4sp 4.30 gears. No Mach one.

[@tomhowe1510]

Soo, this guy builds the K car next?

[@alankulchecki3160]

whats with the wrong gas cap? only mach 1s had the pop off.

[@jquest43]

Did not have deluxe interior

[@motownXJdad9565]

its a 70 scj mach1 in sheeps clothing, the only thing better would be a 69. 69 is the pinnacle of the mustang. the 70's front end isnt as pleasing, they eliminated the cool looking quarter scoops, and it has clunky looking pot metal tail light housings. otherwise the 69 & 70s are idendenitcal cars aside from those differences.

[@BC08]

What is with that typing noise in the background?

[@karenwall6834]

The 1970 428 CJ was absolutely not the highest hp offering in 1970. How can a car guy with a KZbin channel not know that.

[@lewisshepard9239]

Karen Wall,you are exactly right.

[@vortexgen1]

Great car, but it will never be driven again.

[@revanevan]

Not true, Rick drives virtually all the cars.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

Lot of weight in the front of that little pony with an f e and an fmx⛽🇺🇸

[@413x398]

C6 not FMX.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

@@413x398 he called it a cruise a Matic that's why I said fmx

[@413x398]

@@forestlawrencegrading9154 Cruis-O-Matic is a generic term Ford used for many of its automatics, including the C6. The FMX and the C6 are very different boxes. No FMX's were ever used behind 428's, which is the point of my comment.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

@@413x398 Galaxie Pages Cruise-o-matic or C6?How can you tell? Jump to LatestFollow 1 - 8 of 8 Posts M MauriSSio · Registered Joined Mar 5, 2006 · 622 Posts Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 17, 2006 I have a 68 Galaxie,is there a way to tell if i have a cruiseomatic or if its a c-6???i thought they were the same,but after a lil reading,i guess theyre not............anybody?? 1968 Galaxie 500 Convertible ---533 Stroker---Trick Flow Street Heads, 260/269@.05 .655/.656 Solid Roller, Victor Intake, 1150 Dominator, 2800 stall, 2" Crites Headers, 3" Exhaust w/Magnaflows Reply 6 64GALAXIE514 · Registered Joined Mar 7, 2006 · 981 Posts #2 • Mar 17, 2006 C6 has to me very destinct casted ribbing on the top that leads up the bellhousing, like 5 small ribs. I think the cruise had a bellhousing that could be removed whereas the c6 didn't. The c6 has 17 bolts to pan and the cruise o has 15. OK, i found my #'s book, so for 1968 if your car has a c6, the casting # has PGA- or PGB- , and the cruise o has PFA-A or PFA-B OR B1 or PGA-A2. The only engines to have the cruise o matic were the 240 PI, 302 PI, or the 390 column shift. Hopes this helps. Reply J jakengle · Registered Joined Aug 4, 2003 · 339 Posts #3 • Mar 17, 2006 Right: big block + removable bellhousing = FX/MX/FMX family of transmissions which are commonly called cruisomatics. Small block + removable bellhousing = C4. Any engine + One piece trans body = C6. This link may help. www.autotran.us/fmABpg21.htm

[@413x398]

@@forestlawrencegrading9154 I can tell them all apart. I have 3 FMX's, 24 C6's in three configurations, and 21 C4's. Not new to any of this.

[@joesmith306]

No it wasn't

[@413x398]

Downvote from John the Squirrel who was chewing on the microphone the whole time. Coulda just thrown him a candy bar. Poor John.