| Mustang is a muscle car in it is own class. | | | | 428 Cobra Jet and factory four-speed gearbox |
| It just command respect without making a | | | | specification, as detailed in the Marti |
| sound. Mickey Thomson shows us what you can | | | | report and the verification reports that |
| do with a classic cars, given talent and | | | | accompany the vehicle. |
| persistence. The engine in 1967 when the 390 | | | | |
| and was the best engine Ford could come up | | | | Recently imported into Australia, the Mustang |
| with. Inside, restyled all new flight deck | | | | comes with the approved Certificate, original |
| for 1969 with a twin pod dashboard, high back | | | | dealer invoice and receipts to be supplied on |
| bucket seats with knitted vinyl, an optional | | | | sale. It comes with new tires and Magnum 500 |
| fold down rear seat, a sporty clock and rich, | | | | wheels, although the original rims, spare and |
| molded door panels. It had a super slippery | | | | springs will be supplied. To deal with the |
| roof line, streamlined front end with twin | | | | common running hot issues these big block |
| set headlamps and on top. | | | | Cobra Jets are plagued with, we installed a |
| | | | pusher fan to help move the air along a |
| Optional shaker hood scoop others would copy | | | | little better. Power rack and pinion steering |
| ad and in the years ahead it coined the | | | | and tubular upper and lower control arms help |
| shaker first. This was designed to | | | | correct some of the steering and handling |
| familiarize us with history in an age when | | | | issues that were plagued with. |
| modifying a vintage Pony has become | | | | |
| fashionable again. This was not built for | | | | By 1968 to 1969, Ford deleted the 427 and |
| personal expression, but to share a time in | | | | mechanical valve lifters from its lineup and, |
| history we will likely never see again. When | | | | as a result, the Mustang 428 Cobra Jet is not |
| you stop and think about the Ford Cobra Jet | | | | represented in the fastest classes. Like the |
| Mach 1, high performance is one of the first | | | | Mustangs, the Barracudas and Challengers |
| things that comes to mind. | | | | equipped with the 440 cubic inch wedge motors |
| | | | topped by three, two barrel carburetors are |
| That is a wide selection, where you could be | | | | extremely quick, but unless their horsepower |
| tailor made to suit your needs and whims. | | | | ratings are elevated enough to move them into |
| When you are out on a Saturday night around | | | | the eight pounds per horsepower class, they |
| Sacramento, California, you better be wary of | | | | likely will not be the first nine second car. |
| any black Sports Roof Mustang you roll up | | | | I have a 69 Mach 1 original is it worth more |
| next to, because those little numbers on the | | | | repainted or left original. |
| hood scoop are hard to read. I answered | | | | |
| multiple ads and looked at cars all over the | | | | The 427 powered Ford you described. As recent |
| country. The engine, a woolly 428 Cobra Jet, | | | | as June 2003 Mustang Monthly chronicles the |
| is the biggest thing Ford shoehorned for '68 | | | | history of this car with a great article and |
| ½ -'70, outside of the 429 Boss. | | | | color photos. The Mustang is a Ford Factory |
| | | | drag car, Not a modified back yard weekend |
| The 428 Cobra Jet is a rare and extremely | | | | quarter miler. There are not a ton of |
| desirable option, transforming the original | | | | fastback Cobra Jets running around out there |
| Pony Car into a seriously quick piece of | | | | to begin with, but the first 50 of them |
| machinery. For 1970, it underwent a minor | | | | produced were factory lightweights. Sports |
| restyle, with single headlamps inside the | | | | roof cars accounted for the majority of Cobra |
| grille and simulated air intakes at the front | | | | Jet production: 1,044 cars out of 1,299 |
| and a new rear end. According to Kevin | | | | overall, including the 50 prototypes, |
| Marti, there were 3,959 Mustangs built in | | | | according to the 428 Cobra Jet Registry. |
| 1970 with the 428 Cobra Jet engine and these | | | | |
| are amongst the most sought after of all big | | | | Ronald W. Firquain is a auto mechanic, |
| blocks, combining bags of style with | | | | musician, Arabian horse owner for 20 years, |
| shattering performance. History A very | | | | writer, marketer, entrepreneur, webmaster and |
| special car, this matching numbers 1970 Mach | | | | has 18 years of computer experience. |
| 1 is one of only 320 built with the desirable | | | | |