Well my quest for the right '70 Mach 1 ended on Monday. After looking for 8 years at about 28-30 cars here around Australia and also a United States trip looking at a few, I have finally found the right car!
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
The car is dark ivy green metallic (it's factory colour) and is a 4 speed air-con car which in itself is rare.
The car is the best I have seen and is better then Ford made them new in 1970! It has also been already converted to RHD so changing gears with the 4 speed will be in the correct hand (you yanks are a little backwards
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
The seller is a really good older bloke who unfortunately cannot finish the car due to his health.
He really wanted a father and son like me and dad to buy it and told us before we had even seen it that he wanted to sell it to us. He had a few other investors that wanted it just to re-sell it. I got the car for a great price, too good actually.
It has been fully restored, to a very high standard to the point that you could eat your dinner off the underside.
The suspension and steering and 4 wheel disc brakes are all new modern parts so the car will be much safer to drive and will handle like a new model Mustang.
Part of the payment for the car is going to a great cause, Malcolm's (the owner) treatment and the Phillipines appeal for the recent disaster. It puts things in perspective for me and I am glad my money is going towards it.
The car just needs a few small things to be wired up and an couple of interior bits put back in, nothing that me and dad can't do. Should be on the road shortly hopefully.
Dad is a bit of a Ford specialist with these cars and you can see his 1960 Ford Thunder bird in the first pic.
So happy I finally found the right Mach 1.
Chris