The 428 ford cobra jet mach 1 mustang

The mustang is considered a muscle car in its own class. It commands without making a sound. In fact, the engine in the year 1967 was probably the best engine ford could ever come up with. When you hear of the ford cobra jet mach 1, high performance is the first thing that comes to mind. Aside from the state of the art engine, its interior is also of high quality.

The 428 ford cobra jet mach 1 mustang is a ford drag car, and not a modified back yard weekend quarter miler. First of all, you seldom see a mustang zooming past simply because there are only a few fastback cobra jets running around out there to begin with. In fact, the first fifty mustangs that have been made and distributed were factory lightweights.

Inside the mustang is a twin pod dashboard, high back bucket seats inclusive of knitted vinyl, a sporty clock and an optional fold down rear seat, plus a set of wonderfully molded door panels. Moreover, it also has a very slippery roof line that gives the automobile an even slicker look. There is also a streamlined front end with a twin set of headlamps on the top. You can also have a shaker hood installed if you like.

What can be Installed or Added?

There is a wide selection of add on that you could have installed in your ford cobra jet mach 1. But why spend some time looking around when you can have your mustang tailor-made to suit your every need and whim? It is like mixing good performance with beauty.

There was a wide array of colors you could choose from. There was bright orange, blue, red, black, white, lime green, and the favorite of many, the lemon yellow. All of the mustangs have a flat black hood but the rest of the automobile could be personalized with the color of your liking.

The mustang Performance

The 428 cobra jet is a rare and highly desirable vehicle. In fact, it is considered as a quick piece of machinery. It was around the 1970’s when it underwent a restyle. It was restyled with single headlamps put inside the grille and simulated air intakes at the cars front, plus a remake of the rear end.

There were roughly three thousand nine hundred fifty nine mustangs built in 1970 with the 428 cobra jet engine. These were most sought after of all cars since style was combined with shattering performance.

How quick is the mustang?

The mach 1 is built on a one hundred eight inches wheelbase that makes it a very decent ride with a heavy duty suspension. Originally, the mustang weighed approximately three thousand six hundred pounds, with a base price of roughly three thousand five hundred dollars. The high cost was very much worth it for the mustang could go 0-60 in only 5.7 seconds. It could run the quarter mile in only under fourteen seconds and at one hundred three miles per hour. This is not bad for a vehicle that only lacked four hundred pounds of actually weighing two tons.

The mustang’s Issues

However, this wonderful automobile has some running hot issues it has to constantly take care of. To address this problem, a pusher fan can be installed to help move the air along. Also, a power rack or pinion steering with tubular upper and lower control arms can be installed to help in correcting some of the steering and handling problems that the mustang is plagued with.

It was around 1968 to 1969 that ford decided to remove the mechanical valve lifters. This was why the mustang 428 cobra jet ceased being included in the fastest classes. The mustang is equipped with a 440 cubic inch wedge motor that is topped with two to three barrel carburetors that make the mustang quicker. But still, unless its horsepower ratings elevate enough to move it into the eight pounds per horsepower class, the mustang will not be regarded as one of the first nine second cars.

Still, the ford mustang mach 1 was and is the best looking mustang ford has ever made. What with its fastback body, colors, lines, it was, indeed, a car that was proud of its good looks. Past the good looks is its performance. The mustang was very quick and could even get you in trouble with the law if you were not careful.