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I have used Hagerty since 2015 for my '71 Mach 1 J-code 429 4 speed. I have spoken with agents a few times and there is no restriction to only drive the car in parades or to shows. I believe some other classic car insurance companies do have those restrictions. I add very little mileage per...

Hello- I am about to replace the battery in my '71 Mach 1 429, obtained a number of years ago from the esteemed Mike Berardi. I need to install a complete battery hold down assembly as there is none currently. I see a number of those hold down parts on the NPD site, among others. Open to...

Beautiful car and color combination! I like how you say turnout was "only" 187 cars. ;)

Very nice, I love the body style those years. Has that big heavy Detroit look, but I mean in a good way. Maybe that's why I also like the '71 to '73 Mustangs. I seriously considered a Road Runner of those years a few years ago, before prices exploded on everything. But you get the Road...

Plus I believe the flip-style cap was supposed to be replaced during a recall, due to the potential for easily spilling gas in a crash. My '71 Mach 1 429 still has one.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...