Back then you could order your Mustang just about any way you wanted it. When my neighbor came back from Vietnam he ordered a ‘70 convertible with a 428CJ 4spd. Baby Blue with white guts and a white top. He must’ve checked every box, because that car had more options than the average Cadillac did back then. What a car!

Hey Steve, I think it would be awesome to see your personal collection of vehicles/projects on the channel!

Always love seeing the old brochures. What an extraordinary effort it was to produce those, with their beautiful photography, artwork and layout.

The coupe Mustangs don't get the respect that they deserve! My brother used to own a 1969 knotchback Mustang that was a documented Pilot Car via the Marti report. 390/automatic with chrome engine dress up package and numerous other options, it was a 1 of 1 car according to the Marti report. Thanks for the great vid!

I'm a little younger than you are Steve and I vaguely remember getting records on laminated cardboard with toys and models, wow what a great memory that i had forgotten about, thanks for the videos.

Hope everything is okay Steve and Shane!! 2 days of repeats scares me for your health and wellbeing!

It's great seeing you work in the scale models into the videos. Keeping the hobby alive, Happy modeling Steve.

Mach 1's were a sports roof only option from 1969 thru 1973...

Production scaled back because so many great looking 66-67 and 68 Mustsngs were built. Also FMC competed against itself! 67 and 68 launch of the fabulous looking Mercury Cougar. Chevy and Poncho were promoting the Camaro and the Firebird. Even AMC was in the market with the Javelin. Don’t forget the AMX . Don’t forget Mopar hit it hard with the 70 Challenger. Hottest cars of Mopar were Challenger and the Cuda. Lots of guys bought the fast and low priced 68-69 Roadrunners and GTX , not to mention the iconic Charger second generation body . Mopar was building thousands of their cars and the Didge Boys advertising worked: girls in white hot pants and white low cut tops . Guys bought a 13 sec quarter mile car which was also a panty dropper . Not to mention AAR Cudas, Mopar version of ram air and shaker hood scoops, too .

Don't miss the march auction...

Boy! That old girl is in tuff shape!! The earth gives us everything, and eventually...the earth takes everything back.

I started working as a Tool and Die apprentice at the Dearborn Assembly plant Ford Rouge complex in Dearborn Michigan starting in September 1968 after mustering out of the Army. We were assembling all types of '69 Mustangs and Cougars including the 428 Cobra Jets, 351 Hypo Mach 1's, 302 & 429 Bosses. A lot of one-off specials for the execs that never went to a dealer. We also assembled the Shelby GT350s and 500s, less front fascias and other unique items. They were completed at Carroll Shelby's facility. There were a lot of special cars for senior execs. Bunkie Knudsen's wife had a Black 428 CJ Cougar convertible with a custom tan leather interior built for her among others. Great time and place to be for a gearhead after 2 years in the Infantry. In '64 the Mustang was the only pony car & by '69 GM had the Camaro & Firebird. Chrysler had the Cuda & Challenger as '70 models in late '69. Ford had the Cougar starting in '67.

Good morning!

Thanks for making these videos Steve. I have learned a lot from your amassed knowledge. It also keeps me feeling a child-like wonder and awe of vintage vehicles, like i used to.

Not a Mustang owner, but I did have a ‘72 Ford Maverick, 4 dr. , Robin’s Egg Blue ext., dark blue interior, front bench, 3 speed automatic on the column. C4 transmission with a pretty slow 2.76 diff gear. I did do some work on it- installed true dual exhaust, rebuilt the 2bbl carburetor, removed the intake manifold and cleaned out all passages ( intake and exhaust ports), ran some F-70-15’s out front and G-60-15 on the rear on some real aluminum rims I found in a scrap yard, paid $100.00. Actually scared some boys in my home town, CHÂTEAUGUAY, Quebec 😜 , just outside Montreal Wish I still had that sleeper.

Mary Tyler Moore's '69 Mustang on the theme of her show probably had that 250 six popper.

Man that car will buff out nice!😂 Hey Katie! Hunt’em up girl! Great video Steve!

Listening to 5 videos each day 👍get well soon Steve.

I never did the models. I don't have the patience or the obsession to make them perfect. I can appreciate them. I moved and went broke too many times to have kept stuff from the 60's, 70's 80's. I am glad some of you did keep stuff.

Great video Steve but one tidbit of info. There were no 1969 or 1970 coupe or convertible Mach 1's or Bosses. They were a sports roof "fastback" option only.

My mom had a 1969 Mustang Grande with a 351 Windsor. One option we had on our '69 Mustang was the little raised area around the inside of the steering wheel that honked the horn if you squeezed the steering wheel. When our Mustang broke down and needed a tow, the wrecker company towed it from the rear with the front wheels rolling on the ground. To keep the front wheels straight the wrapped they seatbelt around the steering wheel and any time the front end went over any type of a bump it would honk the horn.

I like the 69 and 70 and even 71-73. The 69 and 70 were the cool muscle car looking body a real " cartoon version" like a Muscle Machine toy car...the syling those years is classic, 69 Camaro had a real cool body also...the fastback makes all years early Mustang really cool. Chrysler caught up in 1970 with the E body Challenger/Cuda IMO.

Good Morning Ladies and Gents ! 🇺🇸

Atco dragway has officially shut down. Opened up in 1960. If you remember Sox and Martin, Bill Grumpy Jenkins, Gas Rhonda, it's All history now. I ran my 1969 Dart 340 GTS against many Mach 1 Mustang Cobra Jets . It could go either way. Safety equipment included a lap belt and a $ 25.00 motorcycle helmet. Oh how I miss those days.

Why are you talking about Duncan auto auction occurring in March 2023 when you are posting this video in July 2023, is this a hint that you're going to be featuring a Delorean sometime soon? 😝 Keep up the great content!

Steve this is a cool video today. Great car to talk about. You have one of my "grail kits" there with the AMT Gas Ronda kit. You're very lucky to find that. Cool score no doubt. Thanks again for a fun morning while I have my coffee. Paul

Friend ordered 70 Boss 302 green. Beautiful rocket. Get well Steve.

No VIN, can't win, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 9 for 1969 model year, F for Dearborn, MI assembly (closed in 2004, T for Metuchen, NJ assembly (aka Edison Assembly, closed in 2004), or R for San Jose, CA assembly (aka Milpitas Assembly, closed in 1983), 01 for Mustang hardtop, F for 302 V8 (T is 200 CID six with one barrel), among other possible codes and the rest is the production sequence. We need the VIN to win which would be on the driver's door or under the hood stamped near the mid way part of the front structure. The San Jose plant produced the two vehicles used in the move "Bullitt" and both vehicles have recently been found with stories available online with their stories. No tag, can't brag, but somewhat easy to figure out: 65C for Mustang hardtop, possible T for Candyapple Red exterior paint or maybe P for Winter Blue exterior paint, among other codes. We need the tag off the driver's door to brag. Without the buck (tag) we're out of luck. The 1974-1978 Mustang II was a heap and a laughingstock of the Mustang world. It may have been "right for the times", but it was the wrong way to go and damaged Ford's reputation. The Fox body Mustang restored it, but GM kept the torch lit the whole time through the "dark days" with the Camaro and Firebird.

Morning Steve....

Kind of funny that Ford would ever use a slogan in their brochure like "Someone finally built a better Mustang". When Steve said that , the first image in my mind was a Javelin-lol.

That mustang isn't too far gone. The alternator looks good.

That would be cool to hear him play that album , even if it is winter outside, great video, thumbs up

Steve. I know this is totally unrelated, but you being an East coast guy, I just wanted to pass something along to you. I just learned today that what probably is the last drag strip in New Jersey is closed for good. Atco Raceway, where I attended my first drag race back in the late 70's is closing after 63 years in business. I don't know the details, but I am crushed. I actually had my bachelor party there in 1987. So many drag strips closing recently. 😢

love the model car overview Steve, would like to see more of that here, and i'm sure the rest of us in the model car community would like that...

Great Job Steve

Glad to see Katie....the real star of the show....back.

THAT WAS A THRILL SHOW CAR!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Steve. 🙏🏻😎

I've owned 5 Stangs over the years. 64 and a half..66..68..83. All v8s. Way fun.

Great video as always. Steve’s knowledge of Mustang lore is legendary. After recently purchasing my mustang, I sought out Steve’s book “1001 Mustang Facts”, (now out of print). I had to pay a fairly obscene price for the book, but it’s a great read for any Mustang enthusiast.

I personally find the words "Mustang" and "automatic transmission" don't belong in the same sentence. My 1st car was an 81 with a 4 banger and a 5 speed. It did not lack performance even compared to an automatic 8 that a friend owned. Great memory. THANKS !!

Get well soon Steve!

The “Four Eye” 69 Mustangs are my favorite ❤️ of the first generation. We had a 69 Mustang coupe for a “Family car” from 1971-76. Has me and my Brother grew though the backseat got tight and my parents traded it in for a 1976 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Wagon. In the 40 years now that I have had my driver’s license, I owned a 91 Mustang 5.0 LX from 1993-96 and currently have a 2022 Mustang EcoBoost HPP in grabber blue in my garage. I also wound up with 3 vintage station wagons now, all are in nice “Driver” condition.

Best title ever! A friend has a 30k mile '69 coupe with the 200 six and 4-lug wheels. It's an untouched original with the only options being white wall tires and an FM stereo radio with 4 speakers. Very strange. The car sits so high in the front that we wonder if V8 springs were accidentally installed at the factory. Never knew the 250 six got you 5-lug wheels, learn something new every day.

Love the hood props you always seem to have, various models depending on manufacturers🤔

There's never a bad time for a video from Steve! Steve for President!

Love the support everyone is showing we need you Steve❤

Gas Ronda.. what a legend, and what a tragic way his career ended at the '70 AHRA Winter Nationals.

Such an incredible car sad too see it there, but it is in rough shape but still some good parts. The wife and i have a 71 Mustang mach 1 351C C6 M code fastback car that we found at a Junkyard and mostly all there.

This is the 500th Vidieo Posted on TJYC Playlist.... Congrats @ Steve.

My late eldest brother owned one of those in 1970. Man what a beautiful car that was! He’s was the Boss 302. was yellow with the black tripe’s. Great video Steve!

I’ve always liked this version of the Mustang.

thanks to Charlie's angels I fell in love with them and the mustang 2!

had a 69 notch back 302 paid $200 red w black interior ,it would burn the rear tire off fill the cabin with smoke ,shock pylons rotted away so that was it

Did you say 2003??? Wow we missed that by 20 years!

In high school in the early 90’s there was several guys with 69-70 coupes. A close friend drove a red 69 Grande, black vinyl top and interior. 289. I’ve seen 69 models have a 289 and/or the 302. Guessing that was a transitional year? Very clean nice car. Another guy had a pretty fast 70 coupe with a built Cleveland in it.

Bro, March is long gone, and so is likely the action ...

Enjoy the vacation Steve!

Cool thanks 👍

Thank you Steve

Great vid!!! 👍👍

My Brother had a 69 boss 429 I believe, it was awesome! I had a 73 mach and I drove that thing everywhere! Loved it. Finally it got too rusty and I sold it. Now I wish I would have fixed it up.

I like how you blurred out the dogs face. Dogs appreciate privacy as well.

They blurred out the face of the dog😂 gotta protect that dogs identity!

Ford loved saving those few dollars using 4 lug hubs.Even the 93 Cobra came with 4 lugs.The Cobra R got five.My point is all fox bodies 79-93 came with 4 lugs.

Another great video Steve get well soon

That is a kick ass model kit.

I really like these Mustangs before they got shrunk down several years later. A couple of guys in my auto shop class had them. Fun to work on.

This version was my favorite. Last new car my old man bought. 351 Windsor & 4 on the floor. My mom got her in their divorce and her boyfriend sold her for $400.00. Being 9 yrs old all I could do was watch her go. Very sad I was.

Love the Mustang Mach 1. ,this one still has some good parts

The 1969 Mach I always was in the fastback bodystyle, as you know. It was never offered in the nothback or convertible body.

In the interest of full disclosure: 1) The Mustang wasn't the first American sporty compact; that honor goes to the car that Lee Iacocca himself credits with being his inspiration for the Mustang, the Corvair Monza. 2) The Mustang wasn't even the first conventional (front-engine, rear drive) compact-based sporty coupe; that was the Plymouth Barracuda, which debuted, as I recall, several weeks before Mustang. 3) As you pointed out, Mustangs with the 200 c.i. six had 4-lug wheels. Funny, ALL 1965-69 Corvairs had 5-lug wheels, from the basic 95 h.p. all the way through the 180 h.p. turbocharged Corsa. 4) Is the Mustang even a stand-alone car yet, or is it still based on some other car's underpinnings? Let's see here... first there was the Falcon, then the Fairlane, the Pinto, the Fairmont, then... a little Jaguar ???(!) No points for originality or individuality! Back in 1980, my brother had a Mustang hardtop with the 200 engine (and, of course, 4-lug wheels) and I had my first of about a dozen Corvairs. My car had the same air-cooled 164 c.i. pancake six that all Corvair engines were based on; mine was the 110 h.p. version. A quick apology to all the Blue Oval guys out there, but my little Corvair out-accelerated his car, out-braked it, out-handled it, and got about half again the gas mileage. It also was roomier front and back. To this day I still can't figure out why so many people get all excited over what is basically a Falcon with a sportier body and an even more cramped interior!

To me, the 69-70 Boss 429 in black is one of my all time car designs.

I have a 1970 Mach 1, Grabber Green built out of Milpitas. 351 Windsor however now equipped with Edelbrock intake and 4 bbl. Just had the FMX rebuilt. Was going to do the Crown Vic tranny swap but too much $$$ that I could not afford. Car has 181,000 miles but engine about 26,000 after rebuild. Fun car to drive! Sure could use that fourth or fifth gear on the highway though!!

Curtis groves, r u out there? So cal 1982 .'69 mach 1 , 351 c , 4 spd verti-gate , hairy balls.good times . God bless America.

Get well soon Steve Love Rick and Susan White

Love your vids, STEVE ,how did you come out at home from the severe rain storms?

Hi Steve, I noticed two cars of interest in the background of this video, one being the Mercury Park Lane next to the Mustang and behind the Mustang in the distance a late 1980's Mercury Grand Marquis sedan. Could you do a future video featuring these two cars as I own a 1989 Grand Marquis and am always looking for spare parts sources. Thanks for the video !

You can use those ford 302 1.6 rocker arms in small block chevys to add extra lift

No Mach Coups! A sport package gave you sport mirrors stripes and hood scope even on 6 cylinder

In 1973 my uncle ordered a mustang from a Ford dealer when he was 16 for his for car. It was a q-code 351 windsor 4 barrel, which I think at the time was one of the last powerful mustangs before the 1974 downsizing started. He still owns it, but it has been sitting in his barn untouched for nearly 40 years now. If I recall right it was last plated in 1979. In 1979 he purchased a new Ford F150 4x4. Which he still owns and drives.

Hi Steve, nice video! A customer could order Mach1 trim items on a regular Mustang such as stripes and fake hood scoop. Please reply. Dave...

I DIG IT !!!!!!

Looks like a replay of a video from March.

Best part of the video was the blurring of the dog's face to avoid identity. Noice.

Happy Wednesday All !!

Wow found another magazine! 😲

I never had any great love for Mustangs but I guess that stems from getting hit by a '67 Mustang GT that a kid was speeding thru our residential area in. I was eleven years old. Even 55 years later I can still see the burnt amber colored mustang right before it hit me. I spent two weeks in the hospital with a concussion, broken arm and a fractured back.

Brake Clean 'll bring that drum right back around, brand new

A Mach One coupe? Never heard of that....

first gen Mustang's also used 4 lug rims on the 'sixes'.

I had hat model kit, played record until I wore it out!

How many plays could you get out of that record before it stopped working? I've never seen something like that. Pretty cool.

I never realized that the 250 I6 came with five lug wheels.

Released "18 hours ago" yet he's hawking a March 23-25 Texas Auction....What's up Steve??????

I noticed that when you listed all the pony cars that perhaps owe their existence to the Mustang, you of course omitted the Barracuda which arrived on the scene 2 weeks earlier, but it would be a stretch to say that the Mustang owes its existence to the Barracuda. It was many years before I found out that Gas is short for Gaston, nothing to do with his choice of fuels or digestive problems.

0:47 "Steve Gave Names to all the AnUmals". Katie, Ruff² 7:40 and the Reindeer Collective brought me here. ( I'm also a Ford Mustang guy) Have a great day 🥝✔️

chevy would've made camari eventually.

Why did an auction ad for March 23-25 appear before this vid? 2023?

Good class Mr munyanee