1970 Mustang Mach I 351 4-in-the-floor Hearst shifter

You guy-uys! Stop stimulating memories! ;-}

Recently, I saw a ‘68 blue Mustang that could have been my first car. For sale sign in the window. Stopped the kids & talked about it, but sigh! the old man is not in the market. Rare to see that exact car, but it was!

But I’ve never ever seen the one for which I traded in that beloved ‘68. Checking biomemory mnemonic: “1970 Mustang Mach I 351 4-in-the-floor Hearst shifter.” Yeah, that was it. As muscle as any car I’ve ever owned. Had a flip-up tail instead of a spoiler. No great ugly wide stripes on the hood, just tasteful pinstripes. No big ugly hood scoop, just the little side ones IIRC. Red exterior = instant ticket on entering small towns. Red and black interior (trashed the first time I took a girl to Tulsa’s classic Pennington’s drive-in on The Strip; great story, but I’ll save it). Couldn’t keep dogs and other drivers from denting in the right-front panel, though. I mean, cursed: same dent, over and over. Eventually sold it dented.

So, I’ve been meaning for a long time to search the web for its likeness. Inspired by ye olde car pharts here, I searched for pix and you know what? There’s Pontiacs that look like it, sorta, some similar Mustangs, but even online, not one that looks like mine! This is not it.

As the statute of embarrassment limitations has (nearly) passed, I’ll confess I got talked into trading that in on the Bic Lighter of vehicles, a Chevy Vega hatchback with the guaranteed-limited-lifetime aluminum engine. Taught my wife to drive on that one, though.