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    AC Blower speed

    Yeah the original Ford blower motors in the 70's were not weak. A friend drove his parent's '73 Mercury Montego quite often in the late 70's. That AC would freeze you and the air speed was blasting. His dad spent almost nothing on vehicle maintenance, just the essentials. Great factory stereo...
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    Did anyone see this? Another hack job at Mecum goes for $51,500!

    Any chance that 26,XXX miles on the odometer is legit or did it definitely roll over? I will say really low mileage unrestored originals (not the car in this thread) are bringing a ton of money. Saw a number of Mopar and GM items with super low miles on the tv broadcast. There was also a...
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    You could own this 80k car for just 15k!!!

    Looks like it has wrinkle-wall slicks on the back, so there is that... :p This is one reason I dislike big car auctions, even though it is cool seeing various cars you'd never encounter otherwise. The prices just empower people like this.
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    It's baaaaccckkkkk!

    If you Google the VIN it shows it was sold this past July at Mecum for $20K. Unless it appears this way due to sunlight when the pics were taken, that color is certainly not a 1971 Grabber Green. It is more along the lines of the 1970 shade of Grabber Green, they were different. Unless it is...
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    What's a good battery replacement for a Mach1

    I tried to get the top Motorcraft 24F battery this past summer, but two local Ford dealer parts departments could not get it in stock. I saw it available online but it could not be shipped. So I bought the Everstart Maxx 24F 36 month non-AGM battery. My '71 has the J-code 429 which would have...
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    What's a good battery replacement for a Mach1

    Here's another vote for the Everstart MAXX 24F. Picked one up over the summer for my '71. Been using Everstart MAXX batteries in our daily drivers for many years. Made by East Penn Manufacturing / Deka Batteries, where my neighbor works. At least this is in the eastern PA. Not sure, WM...
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    New member!

    Welcome from eastern PA! Was your car stored in dry conditions in order to preserve the floorpan and undercarriage, if you have had a chance to check yet? Not much to go on, but it looks pretty solid in the pic without obvious external rust. Mice are going to generally get in during long...
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    Time for Winter Slumber

    Love those as well- I was a Pontiac guy for many years. The 301 Turbo is a bit under-powered for that weight (3.08 rear didn't help), but visually it is a great car and the handling is quite good. Had a '79 TA WS6 with the 400 Pontiac / 4 speed combo back in '83 which had some punch to it.
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    Time for Winter Slumber

    I've been watching the weather more often in AZ since my niece is on the ASU girls volleyball team. After she moved to her dorm she was bummed that her bike was stolen. I thought, who the heck is riding a bike when it's 112 outside?? heh
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    Another Sprint sportsroof on the road

    Really like the Spring package. I believe it was a Mustang Sprint Matchbox or Hot Wheels car in the early 70's that originally turned me on to this body style. It is likely still at my parent's house in a closet in the rec room all these years.
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    Dead Battery

    Even though batteries nowadays have higher CCA's, IMO they are not made as robustly as they were a number of years ago. I read more often of batteries working and then boom completely dead, even on forums for other makes of vehicles. In more modern vehicles various electronic modules might not...
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    1950's Ameeerica ... why so appealing?

    Great job remembering long distance calls! I recall how special it was to be told you have a long distance call, and you had to practically run across the room and dive for the phone. heh I was born in '63, almost 60 now. So I had many of the experiences described here. Out on the bike all...
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    Stumped- Can't Figure out Why Car Won't Run...

    What is the best place to purchase a Halon fire extinguisher? I know, Google is my friend. ;) Is it ok to keep it in a garage that can go from 45-ish in the dead of winter to 95 in summer? Those would be the extremes, and for most of the year it's not too bad in the garage.
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    ASAP: Needing a fab shop between Columbia, SC and Rockingham, NC

    Glad you were able to get operational again pretty quickly. Did you happen to see Emily Compagno run a 13.5 in her '72 Mach 1? The one with flames on the sides. :) She said she was taking part in the HR power tour.
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    Reinstall A/C System?

    I have to say these original Ford AC systems worked very well. Not sure if being a convertible would make it harder for the system to keep up if it is hot and sunny outside. Back in the late 1970's a friend of mine drove his dad's '73 Mercury Montego, 351-2V and factory AC. That AC unit could...
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