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The grill support brackets for the Mach1-style grill underwent a change late in the '71 production year. Before 6/14/71, the '71 Mustang featured dual vertical hood latch support braces. After that date, all '71-72 Mustangs were equipped with a single vertical hood latch support. It's important...

The chrome exhaust tips were exclusive to the '71-72 Mach1 (body code 05) with 4-bl engines ONLY. Even premium performance models, like the Boss 351 or the C and J 429s, didn't receive chrome tips unless the 429s were Mach 1s. The Boss was a purpose-built performance car. Anyone familiar with...

The twist-on fuel cap is correct for a '71 Boss 351. The pop-open fuel cap was exclusive to and only production installed in '71 and early '72 on Mach 1s. There was no stand-alone option for the pop-open fuel cap, and it was not included in any option package. Ford was taking a lot of heat from...

I've checked all my Ford and Mercury info, and they all indicate the same thing. The '71-73 Grande, Mach 1 Sport Interior optioned Mustangs and '71-73 Cougar Vert, and XR-7 came with the trim on ALL pedals. There was a Décor option on the Cougar that included several upgraded exterior and...

Ford refers to this press-in tube you need as a water bypass tube. Its original application dates back to '58 when it was used as a bypass tube on the newly released FE engine family. The name just stuck, and Ford never changed it regardless of the engine application over the years. The Ford...

As Hemkiller stated, body color determined what lower accent color, Tu-tone hood, and body side tape stripe were defaulted to. All '71 Mustangs with the lower accent paint received black paint (Along with black body side stripes and Tu-tone hood paint if equipped). The exceptions are "A" #1724...

In keeping with the Sprint theme, there are options for you if you want to have a Ram air-style hood on a Sprint Mustang using the Grabber blue accent color. There are stencil and decal options for the various Ram Air callouts. The stencil would be applied to the white hood before the Grabber...

According to Daniel Russell from his now-defunct Sprint Registry, the dealer literature he has indicated the Ram-Air option was not available with the Sprint package, and it specifies the NASA hood as not available on Sprint Mustangs. So even though the '72 Q engine option included a Mach 1...

Some owners with early-built '71 Mustangs and Torinos with the 351C and four speeds have reported having a C5TZ-6392-B (C5TA-A) bell housing on their vehicles. The '65-72 MPC (Master Parts Catalog) listed the C5TZ-B bell housing for the 1970 model year 351C. Since it has been found on some early...

Hello Steve, At one time, Ford did offer a gasket for that lamp socket. But, to repeat a familiar phrase, They are no longer available from Ford, and I'm not aware of anyone offering a repo gasket. Unless someone here has a spare socket with a good gasket, I would look at a repo socket and...

Hey, moparbrian, Do you know what year your 390 engine is? The "S" 390 GT engines were production installed in Fairlane/Torino from '66-69 and '67-69 in Mustangs and sister Mercury vehicles. Change levels identified production changes in the engines. These engines have metal tags with all the...

Unlike the optional three-spoke rim blow steering wheel, there was no standalone option for the deluxe two-spoke version. In '71, the two-spoke deluxe wheel was standard only on the Grande'. The Decor Group option included the deluxe two-spoke wheel (Not available on the Grande' or Mach 1). It...

As Kilgon posted, that blue canister is called a fuel vapor storage canister and has a charcoal-type material inside. A rubber hose from the canister attaches to a metal line that runs to the fuel tank and then to a fuel vapor valve on the top of the tank. A corrugated hose runs from the...

Hello Frankenstang71, The deluxe seat belts were standard only on the '71-3 Convertibles and were not part of any interior package or option group. The deluxe belts were a stand-alone option on any hardtop or sportsroof models. The $17.00 deluxe seat belt option on '71 and '72 Mustangs built...

Hello GT, The Ford part number for the kick-down rod in your application is D1ZZ-7A187-G. Ford lists the length as 19" and is identified with a green paint daub. This part was discontinued in '85, so it has been gone from Ford's parts system for quite some time. All my go-to NOS sources show...

Hello GT, These plugs went through a series of part number changes. Some were packaging changes, and others we felt were the engineers' attempts to justify their positions by keeping the parts personnel and customers confused by the constant barrage of part number changes. The original plug...

Hey 1sostatic, This is for you! This "Woodie" is (or was) a 1986 Chrysler LeBaron convertible, another of the seemingly endless variants of the K-Car platform. A perfect car for Steve Martin and John Candy in this type of movie. They did manage to get a speeding ticket (Hard to do in a K Car)...

Not anything from my fleet of Money Pits, but one of a "Slightly" modified '72 Country Squire I thought Hemikiller might enjoy! Built Ford Tough, off-road or on! :cool:

I know Marti can do the type of research you seek. Yeah, the online forms for Standard, Deluxe, and Elite reports do require the full 11-digit Vin. I have a couple of friends who had a chance to acquire what was pretty much a bare-body shell but wanted to verify it was what some people had told...

Hello Steve, Welcome from the hot and humid state of Mississippi. Interesting story on your Mach 1, and you have a nice collection of unique cars. My Dad owned a '62 Mercury Monterey Custom, so as Sheriff41 posted, please post some pictures of your fleet when you can. (especially that '62 Merc)...