69 mach 1

[jwo47]

I'm looking at a 69 mach 1 on the net, the seller claims its a numbers mactching mach 1. I'm driveing 800 miles in a few days i would like to know what codes and id #s to ck ?? Location of #s on eng,trans,etc..Thanks

[Gearhead999]

Except for some 428 CJ's Mustangs don't have the vin on the engine like chebbies. The engine has an engineering number that says when it was made and what is was made for.

What engine and trans and trim are you looking at??? Then we can tell you what the vin number should be.

[jwo47]

Thanks Its a 351 4bl,4sp. says it has a g/t trim option.

[Clark Rodgers]

Dave is right the only thing you can check is the block casting number it will be just above where the starter is and should begin with C9XXXXXX. On the VIN number up under the windshield the third and fourth number should be 05 this is the code for Mach 1. Then the fifth digit should be the letter M for 351-4V.

On the door tag the trans code should be 5 or 6. I hope this helps but we could use some more details on int/ ext color.

[Scappoose]

Aside from codes, some things to check (and apologies if you know this) are that the 351 is actually a Windsor -- and actually a 351. I've seen Clevelands and 302s swapped in where people tried to pass them off as stock. Mach's all have 9-in rears, front disc brakes, larger radiator, and exhaust cutouts in the valance. If this is a finished car, the interior should be deluxe (woodgrain inserts, high back buckets, carpet with rubber inserts -- I believe red in all cases).

A GT trim option, I'm not sure. The GT is a different package. GTs and Machs have the same suspension. GTs usually came with the basic interior, though some did have the deluxe. Different stripes, wheels and gas cap on the GT.

Of course, sometimes the people selling aren't even sure what they have. I once looked at a numbers matching 69 Boss 302. What he meant was the numbers on the VIN tag matched the title and that it had a 302. He thought they were all Bosses. It wasn't even a 69, it was a 68.