'69 vs. '04
 

I was going down Feather road (kinda curvy and only one lane on each side) and i look up and this guy in what looked to be a '69 Mach1 was flying up on my rear. He got right on my bumber and then let off and drifted back about 5-6 cars and then punched it again. As he got w/in about 2 cars of me i hit 2nd doing about 45 and started to walk. His cars sounded pretty Beastly but i walked him. We got to the end of Feather Rd. and pulled into the shell station and i comlimented his VERY VERY clean '69 and he complimented mine as well. He was bone stock and had just finished restoring the body. IT WAS VERY NICE!!!

RE: '69 vs. '04
 

even if the old Mach 1's are slower than a 03-04,, i'd take a 69-72 in pristine condition with any motor over the new ones ANY day ..

but damn, that must have been fun to just mess with a old car like that

i wish my dad would race me in his 72 some time, but i dont think me launching in 3rd would help him enough [>:]

RE: '69 vs. '04
 

i thought they were faster, my dad had a 69' mach, and he pulled a 12.9 stock with aftermarket tires.

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My grandpa has a 1970 mach 1 with a 351 cleveland. Its one bad ass car, but after 70 id say they got pretty ugly.

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can you put those old cars through so much stress by launching fast?

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Mach1's could have 302's stock as far as i know, im pretty sure they werent fast. ;)

but a 428 with the drag pack is a different story

and for your information, they didnt get ugly till 73 :D

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My dad's friend has a '69 mach with a 351W engine and I beat it with my 02' GT. He beat me off the line but I quickly caught up to him, it was a close race but I had him by about 4 or 5 car lengths by the end. On the other hand, my dad has a '69 Mach with a 428CJ engine and I think that it would give me some problems, like making me think I was going in reverse haha. I have never raced it and have only driven it under the watchful eye of my dad who likes to baby it.
It was a great experience of old v.s. new mustang, gotta love the classics.

RE: '69 vs. '04
 

Why didn't you ask what he was running? If it was anything less than a 351 you should have had no problem beating him bad. If it was the mighty 428, I would have wanted to know I beat a legendary beast.