1973 Mach 1 Original Order Form

[Steve73QMach1]

This is the original order form that was filled out at the Ford dealer for the original owner of My Mach 1. I thought this my be a window back to the past for those of us who were not old enough to be able to order a new Mach 1 like this. I was a 14 year old kid in 1973. I loved the big Mustangs and remember looking at them in the showroom wishing I could buy one. What a thrill it must have been to be able to go into the Ford dealer and write up a two page order form loaded with options to buy one of the last big Mustangs ever produced! You will notice that this Mustang was ordered on 5/16/73. It appears that the original color selected was 5A (light pewter metallic). That must not have been available on a Mach 1 so he went with 3K (blue glow). The car was also ordered with a 3.50 gear ratio but arrived on 7/16/73 with the optional 3.25 ratio and the Magnum 500 wheels requested were replaced with forged aluminum wheels. Anyway, a bit of history I thought you guys would enjoy,

 

[sm3570]

That is so cool! Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

That is super cool! Thanks for sharing. It looks like Mag 500's were available on 73's from the dealer anyway!

 

[hyena429]

Very cool man...And your car in options is very close to mine...Same Motor..Rear end and even power windows..Besides mine is a auto..And proubly the only reason mine has AC added...You couldnt get that with a stick....Gives me a close idea of what mine costed originaly thou...lol...Getting close to the 5 grand mark in 1973 whosers!! Thats a spendy mustang

 

[marks73]

My 73 is a 4-speed with air.

 

[hyena429]

According to alot of sites...And i seen a few one of one cars with ac and 4 speed...But it voided the warranty...So none hardly got put on...lol...Cause who would want to dish out 4 or 5,000 back then on a car with no warranty? I guess maybe your guy didnt care...lol...Including the boss..Which you couldnt get ac on either i thought.

 

[marks73]

According to alot of sites...And i seen a few one of one cars with ac and 4 speed...But it voided the warranty...So none hardly got put on...lol...Cause who would want to dish out 4 or 5,000 back then on a car with no warranty? I guess maybe your guy didnt care...lol...Including the boss..Which you couldnt get ac on either i thought.

I'm pretty sure the Boss was a definite.

 

[Boss1Ray]

Very nice Steve! Thanks for sharing. Interesting about the gear ratio and magnums. But magnum 500's were available at the dealer and they could have been a customer requested change upon delivery.

I'm not sure about 73 but I know for 72, the 351 CJ could be ordered with an optional 3.50 ratio to replace the 'stock' 3.25.

Ray

 

[sm3570]

I thought you couldn't get AC on the Boss because of the RPMs it ran at, not because of the 4 speed? Maybe I'm wrong?

 

[Steve73QMach1]

Ray - For 1973, the 351C-4V with a 4 speed and no AC came standard with a 3.50 ratio (open or Traction-Lok). The optional ratio was the 3.25. There were no other choices. AC equipped 4 speed 351C-4V cars required a 3.25 ratio. This is consistent with my Marti report stating that the 3.25 ratio for my car was an "optional axle ratio".

 

[mweeps]

Light Pewter was available so maybe they just saw a car close to what his order was and sent it. Also noticed that both colors were circled on the paint chart maybe he simply changed his mind after the fact.

 

[c9zx]

Thanks for posting this. I used to buy parts from that dealership when I lived in Decatur, 1979-1985. Small world. Chuck

 

[Don65Stang]

Very cool! thanks for sharing!

 

[MechEng]

Very cool! I've certainly never seen one of these. How did you manage to get it?

 

[Don65Stang]

Very cool! I've certainly never seen one of these. How did you manage to get it?

I thought you'd like that Michael, that's why I brought it back to life so you'd see it.

 

[73StangCoupe]

Steve,

That would be awesome to have such original documents for your car. I did get an elite Marti report for my car, closest I'll ever get to original documents. My 73 Grande Coupe came with a lot of the same options. It did come with a 351 4V CJ, 4 speed tranny, AC and a 3.25 conventional rear end...

 

[Sumit]

WOW thats great. The Magnums are what popped out at me first. He didnt really leave many options out.

 

[Don65Stang]

The minimal use of fine print is remarkable.

 

[Wolverine]

My dad never ordered his cars. Always bought them on the lot...except for his 64 1/2 Mustang Convertible.

He said all he had to go by was a black silhouette on a white sheet of paper. Haven't come across anything yet. Can't believe I haven't found the window sticker.

Thanks for posting Q.