My Mach 1 428 Cobra jet with Ram air, was first built in the San Jose factory on the 12th of june 1969, three days behind schedule.
Cars options:
C-6 Cruise-o-matic
Traction-Lok Differential 3.5:1
F70 x 14 Traction Tyres W/ RWL
Power Front Disc Brakes
Power Steering
AM Radio
Tinted Glass - Complete.
Deluxe Belts / Warning Light
Special paint Order Ford Internal # WT 7034 Green
Scheduled build on 6/10/69 Actual built on 6/12/69 Released on 6/14/69 Sold on 9/28/69
Sold New by Russ Davis Ford, Covina California. It was part of the "Rainbow of Colours" promotion Ford dealers on the west coast were running at the time. You could go into your local dealer and have your mustang painted with a selection of specially ordered colours which represented the rainbow primary colours.
This promotion was first released in 1968 and was a big event for Ford, By 1969 it wasn't as well publishised and very little literature is available in fact I have not found any for 1969 a few examples are available for 1968.
This is why the car is a special order paint code, WT 7034 Green. (poppy green) was found on the original build sheet in the REMARKS coloumn, found under the drivers seat spring.
NOTE :WT 7034 is Fords internal paint number, this cross references to Ditzlers (ppg) paint # 43817, I have contacted PPG and they tell me the colour name for this is "Poppy Green" .
Thanks to Allen cross from FOMOCO.com for his great help in gather this information. His website can be found in my navigation link as well as Kevin marti from Marti auto works. Two great resources for information on All things Mustang.
A Breif History!
The Mach 1 was imported too Australia back in 1989 from California, were it had been brought from the original owner (who still lives in Covina California two blocks from the Original Ford dealer) for the total of $1,400 u.s. It has been sitting awaiting some form off restoration for some 12 years, where the importer had finally decided he wasn't going to do anything with the car. In Febuary 2001 I was notified of the sale, prior to it being advertised and I'm now the proud owner of a 1969 Mach1 428 Cobra jet.
The car was in need of a full restoration, I decided that I was going to do this one up right. I wanted to preserve a piece of American Motoring history.
All major components were still in place, Motor box and differential....I was fortunate to have the number matching block which has the partial Vin stamped into the pad behind the drivers side of the block.
Back in December 2002 I had finally arranged for the restoration to begin in ernest. My best friend a fully qualified Panel beater and spray painter is over seeing all my work. I'm trying to do all the work myself within reason. I'll be doing all the dirty work and leaving the main panel / paint to the pro's.
It is currently under going a full rotisserie restoration with the aim of getting the car to a concourse driven appearance or maybe better. I'll decide this when the time comes......I guess I'll see how my sanity and wallet look by then.
Please have a look at the other links in the Navigation, were you'll find other images I have shot regarding Factory markings I have found during my clean up and restoration of the Mach 1. Because this is a limited web site I can only put so many images on display, I have many others regarding markings, so if you are interested in getting larger copies of any images please don't hesitate too contact me. I'm more than happy to share the information.
