72 'R' code at Mecuum

IMO, pretty reasonable $$ for a rare car

I was just about to turn the TV off when it rolled across the block. They didn't say it was a "R" code or milage, but I still thought it was a Sweet Stang. Knowing the "Highlites" now, it's probably a good deal compared to what else was being sold...

PS. I'd lose the Boss 351 decals and go back to Mach 1

It brought good money! Chuck

That was the car that was originally Green on green. Funny that they used a real Boss 351 as the lead photo in the listing.

What was the closing price @c9zx ?

$66K + fees

c9zx said:

It brought good money! Chuck

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Hemikiller, I'm confused by the picture of the Green car. Was that the car before it got painted? The Marti shows the car was green and painted white. They also disclosed that Boss stripes were added. So the Boss car was not a "lead," it was the car.

IMO they should not have modified that car or changed the color. Being a test car, it was very rare. Maybe rarer than a 71 test car. Rare also that the car was purchased from the estate of a Ford engineer, which backs up the claim that it was supposed to be crushed but wasn't. Funny how many test vehicles are still around even though they were supposed to be crushed and not sold to the public. I'm trying to get Rick Ybarra to do a Boss 351 supplement on the test cars. I own what I think is the first Boss 351 test car.

If they were going to change the color, they should have chosen Bright Lime, a 72 only color, to go with the green interior. That would have been spectacular. I had a chance to buy a 72 Bright Lime R code Mach I with black interior at a car show/swap meet outside of Dallas TX in the late 80's for $1,400. It needed a resto but had so much potential. I lived in an apartment at the time so had no place to put it.

How do they know it was supposed to be destroyed?

The tacky mods devalued it. Why do people screw around with a supposedly rare and valuable car? It just makes no sense. Just the air cleaner alone is a turn off.

Ron

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Hemikiller, I'm confused by the picture of the Green car. Was that the car before it got painted? The Marti shows the car was green and painted white. They also disclosed that Boss stripes were added. So the Boss car was not a "lead," it was the car.

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Yes, that's as he bought it, sitting in the original owner's carport.

Compare the first pic to the rest. The painted fender and hood moldings are part of the giveaway.

The guy who bought this seemed "eccentric" at the time, then proceeded to restomod a rare, complete car. I believe he sold the green interior to a member here. I wonder what happened to all the R Code specific parts?

Hemikiller said:

Yes, that's as he bought it, sitting in the original owner's carport.

Compare the first pic to the rest. The painted fender and hood moldings are part of the giveaway.

The guy who bought this seemed "eccentric" at the time, then proceeded to restomod a rare, complete car. I believe he sold the green interior to a member here. I wonder what happened to all the R Code specific parts?

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In my opinion, In so many ways he ruined the car. Why on earth would you mod this car in any way??!! It shouldn’t have needed anything but preservation with so few miles on it. I do think it would have been cool if Ford built it from a Sportsroof rather than a Mach I though. When I first read the post, and saw that it had the chrome bumper, I thought that was what they had done. I know it’s a nuance, but I have a soft spot for Sportsroofs, and since you could order all of the Mach performance items on a Sportsroof, I think it would’ve been even cooler, considering they were basically building a 72 Boss 351.

Each and everyone of us has dreams. Maybe it was a career, a spouse, certain school or sport success, dream home, vacation, what ever. It was our dream. No one else's. My dream was to own a certain car but I wasn't able to afford it and time moved on.
When I did "order" my car I got as much of my "dream" as was possible at the time. I ordered a 1972 Mustang convertible with the HO engine package. I was into racing (autocross) and wanted something that ran like stink and looked good. I wanted to be competitive. Read that as "win". Everything I did to that car had a specific purpose, to go faster. And it did get faster. There were headers, a big Holley carb, dual front sway bars (the largest you could get at the time was a 7/8" bar), made my own poly bushings, lowered the car 2", and several other items I won't mention. It was my dream.
Now at the time, who knew that there were only going to be 13 made? I sure didn't and truthfully, I didn't care. It was my car and what mattered was my dream. Not what someone else thought I should or should not do with it.
I had the pleasure to converse with Kevken 1959 (Kevin) this past weekend for several hours. Truly enjoyed the conversation. He has quite the knowledge and passion about these cars. But we go different routes. Where he's more a purist I'm about function and fun.
My car is out of service at this time and as I mentioned in another post, I hope to have it to a restorer soon but with an eye to finishing it to my dream standard. It won't be stock! I put it in the garage when I decided I wanted to go faster still. All of my money went to this new addiction and the Mustang languished. Now it is time to bring the Mustang back as a fun vintage car driven to car shows and other various activities. I respect other people's choices and I hope they can accept mine.
There's a saying; Opinions are like noses, most of us have one. I hope we can agree to disagree on some issues. Cheers!

i suppose that makes our 73 Mach 1 worth about $80,000 then! heh heh... Seriously, I get why someone would have paid a premium even with the non-Ford color, and being a detuned version of the 71 Boss 351. I think I might have been tempted to pay a premium for a vehicle with such low odometer miles on it, assuming it has not been "around the horn once" already.. I know our 73 vert had just under 20,000 original miles on it when we acquired it two years ago. I would have paid more had the owner been asking more, than his asking price (which was within Hagerty's range for a 73 vert in Excellent condition (which it was). But, had he been asking a bit more for the mileage consideration it would have been worth it to me to acquire it for the higher price simply for the low miles and the excellent condition reflected. Lucky me, I am out of room, and have no more room for more pony cars in our corral. So, I get to muse about pricing all day long without fear I might be called out and challenged to purchase another pony car! heh heh...

As I see it, a low odometer reading is worth a little something extra. But, it feels like it is more valuable as a feature that may cause someone to choose to acquire a low mileage Mustang over one with "normal mileage" on it, even with a slightly higher price.

kevken1959 said:

IMO they should not have modified that car or changed the color. Being a test car, it was very rare. Maybe rarer than a 71 test car. Rare also that the car was purchased from the estate of a Ford engineer, which backs up the claim that it was supposed to be crushed but wasn't. Funny how many test vehicles are still around even though they were supposed to be crushed and not sold to the public. I'm trying to get Rick Ybarra to do a Boss 351 supplement on the test cars. I own what I think is the first Boss 351 test car.

If they were going to change the color, they should have chosen Bright Lime, a 72 only color, to go with the green interior. That would have been spectacular. I had a chance to buy a 72 Bright Lime R code Mach I with black interior at a car show/swap meet outside of Dallas TX in the late 80's for $1,400. It needed a resto but had so much potential. I lived in an apartment at the time so had no place to put it.

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I, too, have let a few rare 72 R Code pass by for various reasons, all seemingly unwise today. One R Code that I let go by was a Bright Lime/Black interior. There is an R Code fully restored in my area. Yellow with only 4 options. Georgia car.

ponypastor said:

I, too, have let a few rare 72 R Code pass by for various reasons, all seemingly unwise today. One R Code that I let go by was a Bright Lime/Black interior. There is an R Code fully restored in my area. Yellow with only 4 options. Georgia car.

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I wonder if the bright lime/black car you passed on is the same one I saw in Texas. That was many many years ago. It was 10 different colors but all there. It would likely be restored ny now.