Just wanted to provide an update on my research into this car:
- I have found 5 1971 Mustang's equipped with J code 429's and C6 transmissions that were exported to Japan
- All are equipped with all options (23ish depending on how you count options)
- So far color breakdown is 2 white (one with ginger interior), 1 yellow, 1 bright blue and 1 grabber green
- All cars are equipped with front spoilers
- All cars are equipped with trunk mats
- All cars are equipped with add on yellow side markers on the front fenders and small round lamps below the rear bumper to comply with local lighting regulations
- All cars are equipped with power antenna's on the rear quarters usually on the drivers side but one has it located on the passenger side. exact location seems to vary from car to car
- Many cars still have the Export plate which was required to import the vehicle into Japan
- Vehicles were exported through Marubeni Motors which is a large importer in Tokyo
- Investigating whether these vehicles were undercoated before delivery as I have confirmed 3 of the cars have undercoating
All of this information has been obtained by visual inspection of cars on the internet and email exchanges with current owners. Tracking down actual Ford documentation is going to be difficult for these cars.
Have you been able to find out the DSO of the Japanese export cars? Where they all DSO 91 the same as yours?
How and why export DSOs were assigned seems to be a bit of a mystery. I wonder if some patterns could be unearthed through the forum?
Your Marti report indicates that 361 were ordered for DSO 91 in 1971. Do you know if that statistic is for all Mustang production or just Mach 1s?
I know of a 1973 Mach 1 down under that was Japanese export. I am not sure of the DSO of that one. It has a 400 Cleveland but that was probably fitted later.