Recent content by 1-Mach-1

You can have red acrylic laser engraved, and the letters paint filled. Any good sign shop with a laser can layout the text, size, and shape of the lens, then cover the red acrylic with transfer tape, and engrave and cut the lens. Then the letters can be paint filled, remove the tape and you...

I'm redoing my Mach-1 somewhat closer in external appearance to how it looked in '71, (now have the correct front bumper, and looking at going back non hockey stripe). I'd like to replace the two back panels at the fold down rear seat, that the original owner cut speaker holes into. I still...

A manual typewriter

HemiKiller, your Mach-1 is similar to the look I'm hoping to bring my blue Mach-1 back to. No spoilers, or argent on the hood, with the factory 15" trim rings and dog dish caps that mine came with. I am keeping the toploader that the previous owner replaced the 3spd standard that was...

I'm not a full on purist, not everything on my oldtimer is going to be as it was the day it was made. That being said, I wish repro steering wheels would be available in some of the other  interior colors.  Mine isn't too bad, but someday... I regret not saving the lower body trim on my...

I bought mine back in '80 at Jack Roach Ford, and didn't even have to order them, they had a set sitting on the shelves. I hate to think of what I probably could have bought back then...

I'd talk to an electroplating shop, and have them strip the chrome off chemically.

Interesting to see the silver Mach-1 with hockey stripes, that early.

Well, it does have a map light...:P

A good sign shop, or trophy shop, with a Laser cutter/engraving machine is what people want to look for, to make these kind of panels. The material is made by Rowmark, and comes in a lot of cap/core colors, including a camera type finish. To save some cash, set up your drawing in Corel, since...

I cut the cable completely, bought a nice roof antenna and started streaming first with a Blu-Ray player. When Sony began having streaming issues with Netflix, I switched to the Roku, and love that little box. I get a much better picture than I did with cable, and the roof antenna works like a...

I wish I had kept a record of the vin # on my old 73, but I sold it back in the 80s. From memory: The car had 351 2v, FMX, 275 gear, standard black interior, factory AM/FM stereo with door speakers, and the 3/4 Vinyl roof. (The radio is the only thing I kept) I remember the car still had the...

My old 73 Sportsroof, photo from November 1978. I was the second owner, and as far as I knew back then the hockey stripes were always on the car.

1. My 71 Mach-1 (when it's completely finished.) 2. I'd like to have another 65 Fastback with a straight six and standard transmission, like I used to have. (Sometimes you don't want to go fast) While it would be cool having something ultra rare, I really don't want much else anymore. I'll be...