Puzzle #867 - Solved! Mustang Mach1 Concept

Otto Puzzell · May 31, 2008, 02:21:59 AM

Mustang Mach1 Concept

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Shay · June 06, 2008, 09:31:38 PM

Somebody should know this. It is the Mach 1 Concept car that foreshadowed the 1969 Mustang.

Otto Puzzell · June 07, 2008, 03:56:33 AM

And that somebody is you.

Welcome to AutoPuzzles, Shay!

Otto Puzzell · December 10, 2012, 05:01:57 AM

Period pic:

sixtee5cuda · December 10, 2012, 09:15:54 AM

Thank you for posting that. Now I can remove it from my upcoming puzzle queue. ("Mach1"? How about "Mach 1"? Not easy to search for)

Here is a picture with the hatch open, and a front view with a slightly different design. But it is the same car.

motorcar1 · December 11, 2012, 05:26:49 PM

I have never seen this Mustang concept car before.
Was it a true ford design concept?
Regards,
John

Otto Puzzell · December 12, 2012, 04:15:12 AM

Yes, it was a Ford concept. It was designed and built in 1966. It took many of it's ques from the GT40, including fixed plexiglass side windows, flipper gas cap, and grommet-laden bucket seats. The auto show pic I posted was from the January, 1967 Detroit Auto Show at Cobo Hall. The Mach 1 hinted at the beefier styling of the late 60's / early 70's Mustangs, including the production Mach 1.

Ford designers Pete Stacey and Chuck McHose - who also collaborated with Pete Brock at Shelby on their version of the Mustang - penned the Mach I concept. The updated Mach 1 with the Plexiglas headlight covers did the car show circuit in 1968

motorcar1 · December 13, 2012, 01:29:31 PM

Otto,
I copied the link on this puzzle and posted it at the Shelby American Auto club, ( SAAC ).

Many of the guys that post at the club >> like unusual Mustangs and their History.
Regards,
John

Carnut · December 19, 2012, 05:47:06 AM

Quote from: Shay on June 06, 2008, 09:31:38 PM
Somebody should know this. It is the Mach 1 Concept car that foreshadowed the 1969 Mustang.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on June 07, 2008, 03:56:33 AM
And that somebody is you.

Welcome to AutoPuzzles, Shay!

And goodbye Shay! Nice to have had you on board for a day!

Otto Puzzell · July 11, 2014, 03:56:54 AM

A very early shot, fresh from the oven in '66

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Puzzle #867 - Solved! Mustang Mach1 Concept