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Topic: '70 Mach 1 callout numbers
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-21-2004 04:32 PM
   
Does anyone know the story on the callout numbers on the hoods of '70 Mach 1s? {the 351 or 428} Some of them are all black and some of them have white surrounding the black letters. Are the black with white borders numbers early production?Here's the white border:  ...and of course the ubiquitous black letters:
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'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-21-2004 05:43 PM
Rick Schmidt contacted Scott Halseth at NPD in Michigan, and he has a pretty reasonable theory:"I��m no expert here but I have never known an original Mach 1 to have the outline numbers, only solid black or white. I believe the outline numbers were
Ford��s attempt to service two part numbers with one. Universal fit: dark colored cars or light colored cars." Thanks Rick and Scott!  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1536
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-21-2004 11:30 PM
I don`t believe that the white outlined hood numbers were "non original" at all. In the 70`s I owned 2 70 Mustangs, a 70 Sportsroof with a 351C 4v & shaker(Grabber Orange), and aGrabber Green Mach 1 (non Shaker), also a "M" code. Both cars had the white outline "351" hood decals, as does my buddys 70 "M" code Sportsroof with Shaker that he bought brand new, & still owns. My Pastel Blue 70 Mach 1, 428 CJ with Shaker, had solid black 428 hood stickers on it, however. It may have been related to color choice, I don`t know, but back when these cars were still fairly new, I`d say the white outlined numbers were much more common.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA Stocker 302 5speed. 13.04@101mph
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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RICKS
Gearhead Posts: 355
From: Ocala, FL
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 01-22-2004 09:32 AM
I'm looking deeper. Stay tuned....
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