Marti Report List :

[1362]

What do you think if we make a “Marti Report List” here?nyone who wants can enter their report here.
I'll start;

 

[Sheriff41]

What do you think if we make a “Marti Report List” here?nyone who wants can enter their report here.
I'll start;


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Rene, that's the most thoroughly equipped Mustang I have seen! Very nice!

 

[1362]

Thanks Chuck ....

 

[72MustangSprint]

Maybe attach pics of the car in its current state, or pics of what it looked like from the factory

 

[1362]

Maybe attach pics of the car in its current state, or pics of what it looked like from the factory

I've already adjusted my Stang but please

 

[TikiTom]

New guy here + another '72, 351 CJ 4V, Q-Code convertible...

 

[1362]

Hello and welcome, I'm really looking forward to the photos

 

[Sebop]

René, c'est la Mustang la plus équipée que j'ai vue ! Très agréable!

Que pensez-vous si nous établissions ici une « liste de rapports Marti » ? Tous ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent saisir leur rapport ici.
Je vais commencer;


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Que pensez-vous si nous établissions ici une « liste de rapports Marti » ? Tous ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent saisir leur rapport ici.
Je vais commencer;


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[Sheriff41]

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Very nice option list, Sebop! Yours was just 3-1/2 weeks behind mine on the assembly line and the same white with black top and interior, also.

 

[lectricegg]

Here is mine. It is pretty much stock with 2 exceptions. No bumper guards and a dealer installed AM/FM radio.

 

[RIBS]

Was destroyed, burned and blue…now blue white 2 tone….

 

[1362]

Was destroyed, burned and blue…now blue white 2 tone….

Is this the same Car on the Pics ?

 

[RIBS]

Is this the same Car on the Pics ?

Yes, the blue and primer was my starting point…

 

[1362]

Yes, the blue and primer was my starting point…

Wow, I congratulate....

 

[CJ miller]

All the bells and whistles went to 1972... is a 1973 351 Qcode no longer a cobrajet? and I have been lead to believe that the MACH1 decal is not a 1973 convertable sticker. Questions for the group to ponder.

 

[73pony]

All the bells and whistles went to 1972... is a 1973 351 Qcode no longer a cobrajet? and I have been lead to believe that the MACH1 decal is not a 1973 convertable sticker. Questions for the group to ponder.

73 Q code was 351 - 4V. There never was a Mach 1 package available on convertibles. At least for 71-73. Other years I am not 100% certain.

 

[Greg]

All the bells and whistles went to 1972... is a 1973 351 Qcode no longer a cobrajet? and I have been lead to believe that the MACH1 decal is not a 1973 convertable sticker. Questions for the group to ponder.

73 is and isn't a cobra jet depending on who you ask. It wasn't listed as a cobra jet in the sales brochures but was in the service manuals. One thing for sure is a 73 cobra jet isn't as special as 72 cobra jet. There wasn't a convertible Mach 1 package, but you could order everything, but the sports seats and the Mach1 decal. The original owner of my 73 wanted a Mach 1 convertible and ordered as close as possible inside and out. Q code with Nasa Tu Tone hood with twist locks, 3.25, interior exterior decor group, side stripes, slotted mags, colored keyed sports mirrors, gages, consol, competition suspension etc. See picture on left as it is all factory original. It is an unofficial Mach 1 convertible

 

[mrgmhale]

I would be tempted to share out Marti Reports, but both of our 73 Mustangs were built as a bare bones vehicles. The Mach 1 came with an AM radio as its only significant option, and the Mustang Convertible was just about as bare bones - except the Convertible option included power disc brakes. The vert also has the deluxe inner door panels, whereas the Mach 1 inner door panels are the standard flat trim. Neither had factory air conditioning (I added Classic Air A/C to both).

After purchasing both Mustangs we have added some nice enhancements to help them become really nice vehicles, and fun to drive. And in order to help keep up with the increased electrical load our enhancements put on the electrical systems, I had both alternators rebuilt with higher amperage output components. But, none of that is on the Marti report... Drag. But, regardless, we enjoy them both thoroughly.

 

[secluff]

351 4bl VS 351-CJ. Which one is it? Like Area 51, this discussion has had much air time over the years.
The difference....very little.
It was all a name game with some creative terminology by Ford and the other manufacturers. The engines did receive engineering upgrades to make them compliant with each current model year's emissions requirements. The '72 Q engine content never changed in '72, which is also when the engine's name was changed. I owned a 12/71 built '72 Q code Gran Torino Sport with a 351-CJ label on a chrome air cleaner lid and CJ on all the paperwork. My 5/72 built Q code '72 Sport had 351-4V on a chrome air cleaner lid and other paperwork. The Torino's had the same engines, but a well-orchestrated game was going on with renaming these 351C engines. The '65-72 Ford Master parts catalog (MPC) identified the 351 Q as a CJ. The 73-79 catalog referred to the 351 Q as a 351C 4/B. There were occasional references to the CJ engine in some '73-74 service manuals, but the shop techs knew they were all "CJ" engines regardless of what someone called them. The '71-74 engines used the same style block (machined for 2 or 4 bolt mains), crank, cam, springs, etc., with the '73-74 engines receiving cylinder head, intake, and piston changes to accommodate the new EGR systems.

The manufacturer's desire to move away from any reference to performance had a lot to do with the CJ name disappearing from air cleaner lids, window stickers, and all other printed matter. With gas prices changing daily, economy and safety, not performance, were the new words for the day! The government was always busy finding new ways to spend our money and protecting us from ourselves, and the insurance companies watched the Big Three closely. They wanted to ensure we were offered cars with the same excitement level of a new toaster oven but were slow, safe, and got better fuel mileage than those fuel-guzzling, loud, tire-squealing performance cars we all loved!

 

[Spaceman]

73 Q code was 351 - 4V. There never was a Mach 1 package available on convertibles. At least for 71-73. Other years I am not 100% certain.

Just confirming for anyone who cares, all 69-73 Mach 1's were SportsRoofs. I believe there was a Mach 1 option for Mustang II's but I don't know if it was hatchback-only or not.