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Your choice of a Ford product is an
intelligent and informed one. Ford strives
to build engaging vehicles that involve the
driver in every aspect of the driving
experience. Although performance is at
the heart of every Ford vehicle, we go much
further. Our goal is to deliver a
comprehensive, complete vehicle,
sweating the details such as the sound of
the exhaust, the quality of the interior
materials, and the functionality and the
comfort of the seats, to ensure that the
driver enjoys not only exceptional
performance but an outstanding driving
environment as well. In the Mach 1, that
philosophy is expressed by a sophisticated
powertrain, outstanding chassis dynamics
and significant interior and exterior
enhancements.
This supplement complements your
Mustang Owner’s Manual and provides
information specific to the Mach 1. By
referring to the pages listed in this
supplement, you can identify those
features, recommendations and
specifications unique to your new vehicle.
If there are any discrepancies between this
supplement and the Mustang Owner’s
Manual, this supplement shall supersede
the information found in the Mustang
Owner’s Manual.
Mach 1 History
The Ford Mustang has been celebrated
over the past half-century with many
special performance versions, including
several unique models that have proudly
carried their own nomenclature. There
have been HiPo's, Shelbys and GTs, plus
California Specials, Bosses, Cobras, SVO’s
and 5.0’s, Cobra Jets and Bullitts – each
with distinct design cues and equipment
enhancements targeted at specific buyers.
Of them all, perhaps the best-known and
most accessible to the widest owner base
is the Mustang Mach 1, a sporty fastback
first introduced in 1969 that had the look,
features and performance that helped
define the muscle car era.
In postwar America, the Jet Age influence
was all the rage -- especially in the auto
industry, where tail fins and air intakes
influenced progressive car designs. It was
then when the terms Mach 1 and Sound
Barrier became part of public conversation,
as jets and rockets were being employed
in aeronautic experiments to help
humankind soar past the speed of sound.
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Introduction