New from North Carolina, 1972 Mach 1 T-5

[Richie]

5 may 2022 I will Have owned My 72 mach 1,T-5 for 50 years.

 

[timachone]

Hi Richie,

that's cool! I have a T5, too, a 1973 Mach 1. Are you German or Military Service in Germany or what's the story behind you and the car? Would love to hear more of you and the car, pictures are also welcome. And, oh, welcome to the forum

 

[71ProjectJunk]

Good for you, I wish I could say the same

 

[Sheriff41]

That's awesome! My '72 turns 50 on January 12th. This April I'll have owned it for 45 years.

 

[droptop73]

Welcome from west Michigan...
That's a great story.

 

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Where in NC are you located? I have 2-1972’s. One running and driving while one awaits restoration. The guy I got the latter from in Greensboro purchased all the parts I needed from Ford before they were obsolete. Therefore, I have the potential for a super nice car.

 

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I was in Statesville yesterday. I do consulting for ISS and used to ride horses in Love Valley which must be real close to you. A nice car and story, by the way.

 

[bkdunha]

I was In the ARMY and Station in Germany. One day as I drove through the town where I was, station I notes the big blue Ford sheal, so I drove into the fords lot when the salesman came up to me, I ask If I could order a 1972 Ford Mustang. This was Oct.1971. The salesman took me into his office then he called the Ford manufactory in Koblenz Germany and ask them if American Military person could order a 1972 Mustang Mach 1 through them. When he got off the phone, he informed me give him my duty phone # and he would call whenever he found out. 45Days later the salesman called and said yes, I could and for me to come by and place my order. When I placed the order, I told the salesman I wanted this mustang Powerful and when it hit the autobahn, I wanted all Germans to take notices. On 5 May 1972 I went to Koblenz Ford Factory to pick up my mustang. At the factory I was asked what type of oil I wanted to run in the motor for the engine had already been broke in on a dyno. I was given the papers from the dyno showing the motor put out 315 HP. I started asking question then. What type of engine this mustang has? He Said This car is not a mustang it's a T-5 Mach 1. The engine is a Ford Panterra HO 351C CJ 4V Q coded Ram Air
Factory 780 Holly carb with a Panterra C-6 auto trans and a 9-inch rear with 2:50 gears. on the odometer was only in metric 340 k's. The head lights were altogether different. When I ship it back to America when my tour was over, I had to replace the odometer to mph. the head lights had to be replaced to seal beans and the windshield had to be replace with safety glass. oh yes, the suspension system it came with was, The European Trans Am suspension which was Supered. While in Germany I ran 2 pounds of air in each tire the rest was Helium and no weights on the wheels, they were perfectly balance. Now you know the story behind This T-5. As Soon as I can I'll post some pictures I have pliantly of them.

Very cool story and very cool car to go with it. Congratulations on having the determination to order it back in 71 and keep it all these years. Definitely a unique build. You should get the Marti Report on it to see the breakdown on the number of similarly equipped exports. Welcome to the forum and it would be great to see some pictures. If you are interested and feel the car is show worthy that would be a great one to bring to Ponies in the Smokies in Sevierville, TN or some of the Mustang Club of America shows. There is one in Florence, SC at the end of March 2022.

 

[timachone]

I was In the ARMY and Station in Germany. One day as I drove through the town where I was, station I notes the big blue Ford sheal, so I drove into the fords lot when the salesman came up to me, I ask If I could order a 1972 Ford Mustang. This was Oct.1971. The salesman took me into his office then he called the Ford manufactory in Koblenz Germany and ask them if American Military person could order a 1972 Mustang Mach 1 through them. When he got off the phone, he informed me give him my duty phone # and he would call whenever he found out. 45Days later the salesman called and said yes, I could and for me to come by and place my order. When I placed the order, I told the salesman I wanted this mustang Powerful and when it hit the autobahn, I wanted all Germans to take notices. On 5 May 1972 I went to Koblenz Ford Factory to pick up my mustang. At the factory I was asked what type of oil I wanted to run in the motor for the engine had already been broke in on a dyno. I was given the papers from the dyno showing the motor put out 315 HP. I started asking question then. What type of engine this mustang has? He Said This car is not a mustang it's a T-5 Mach 1. The engine is a Ford Panterra HO 351C CJ 4V Q coded Ram Air
Factory 780 Holly carb with a Panterra C-6 auto trans and a 9-inch rear with 2:50 gears. on the odometer was only in metric 340 k's. The head lights were altogether different. When I ship it back to America when my tour was over, I had to replace the odometer to mph. the head lights had to be replaced to seal beans and the windshield had to be replace with safety glass. oh yes, the suspension system it came with was, The European Trans Am suspension which was Supered. While in Germany I ran 2 pounds of air in each tire the rest was Helium and no weights on the wheels, they were perfectly balance. Now you know the story behind This T-5. As Soon as I can I'll post some pictures I have pliantly of them.

Richie,

thank you very much for sharing this amazing story! Should be one of a kind, this car, a Marti report or you original papers/invoice would be very interesting to see what they put out in those days. Pictures welcome!

Mine is optioned as well from the factory for the German streets, still has all its special goodies. Car was delivered originally at Schwabengarage, Stuttgart!

 

[sr71kadena]

I was In the ARMY and Station in Germany. One day as I drove through the town where I was, station I notes the big blue Ford sheal, so I drove into the fords lot when the salesman came up to me, I ask If I could order a 1972 Ford Mustang. This was Oct.1971. The salesman took me into his office then he called the Ford manufactory in Koblenz Germany and ask them if American Military person could order a 1972 Mustang Mach 1 through them. When he got off the phone, he informed me give him my duty phone # and he would call whenever he found out. 45Days later the salesman called and said yes, I could and for me to come by and place my order. When I placed the order, I told the salesman I wanted this mustang Powerful and when it hit the autobahn, I wanted all Germans to take notices. On 5 May 1972 I went to Koblenz Ford Factory to pick up my mustang. At the factory I was asked what type of oil I wanted to run in the motor for the engine had already been broke in on a dyno. I was given the papers from the dyno showing the motor put out 315 HP. I started asking question then. What type of engine this mustang has? He Said This car is not a mustang it's a T-5 Mach 1. The engine is a Ford Panterra HO 351C CJ 4V Q coded Ram Air
Factory 780 Holly carb with a Panterra C-6 auto trans and a 9-inch rear with 2:50 gears. on the odometer was only in metric 340 k's. The head lights were altogether different. When I ship it back to America when my tour was over, I had to replace the odometer to mph. the head lights had to be replaced to seal beans and the windshield had to be replace with safety glass. oh yes, the suspension system it came with was, The European Trans Am suspension which was Supered. While in Germany I ran 2 pounds of air in each tire the rest was Helium and no weights on the wheels, they were perfectly balance. Now you know the story behind This T-5. As Soon as I can I'll post some pictures I have pliantly of them.

That is so cool. I wish I would have thought about ordering my 1972 Mach1 when I was in PACAF, but as a young Airman I wasn't thinking about the cars. I do have two 1972s now, one is a Q Model and the other is an H. Welcome to the forum as well.

 

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Yes I live about 4 miles south of love valley, In fact it you can recall there is a service station on the left just prior to the turning off of 115 toward love valley.The Name of store Is Phils food mart. My home is maybe 500 ft.behind that store easy to get to.So the next time you are in the Statesville area and you have time, you are most welcome to stop and check out this T-5 first hand.

I know exactly where you are. The store was a “must stop” for snacks and supplies before heading off on the trails. Thanks for the invite.

 

[c9zx]

Timachone, Is the Schwabengarage still there? It was a nice dealership back in the day. Chuck

 

[timachone]

Timachone, Is the Schwabengarage still there? It was a nice dealership back in the day. Chuck

Chuck,

yes, it's still there and it's still an important Ford dealer in the country but offers a lot more than Ford now like Mazda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Opel, Mitsubishi and Volvo. We bought a used Skoda Octavia a few years ago, it was ok.

Tim

 

[Manu Mach1]

What another nice story, welcome to this amazing site

 

[droptop73]

Welcome from west Michigan

 

[Lazarus]

Welcome from NC

 

[Tnfastbk]

Welcome from East TN. There is a nice Mustang show in Maggie Valley NC in July that we always go to. Its a small show but growing and is a good time. We will be going back this year.

 

[goodnigh]

Welcome from northern California.

mike