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- My Car
- 1971 Mach 1 w/408C stroker
That one in your picture looks much better. But they don't seem to be the same cars. The Guia in the sketch has that vinyl 1/4 top and a smaller more vertical side window in the rear. It also has the ornament on the front of the hood, which may have been another option. My picture of the sketch is taken at an angle which is exaggerating the front end.That one in your pic looks like the front proportions are way off! He's my nephews mustang II. Soon to have the 88 turbo coupe motor in !
Ok I have had both cars and there is some truth that the II is not a good car. By far I had better luck with Pintos over it's big brother the II. The II felt heaver and just did not take the abuse that a pinto can.Not to be a hater, but its a damn Pinto. These were not great cars for their time as Ford tried in vain to transition to higher mileage vehicles without putting in the time to design them for performance. They didn't handle especially well, lacked power, and worst of all looked like a Pinto. I hate to talk bad about the Mustang lineage, but this wasn't their best effort.
But that meant that our awesome 7123 body styles were only produced 3 years which I believe is not very long for any type of car (even though officially it's still series 1) and that makes it rarer than other cars. Hence you often don't see many at meetings ;-)I just can't shake the disappointment I felt when they killed our cars and introduced the II.
Thank you for the picture. Thats what i meant, this car doesnt look like a Mustang.....[emoji16]This is the Ghia....
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