1969 Mustang Mach 1 Engine
Standard issue in the mach 1 was the two barrel 351 windsor code h in the vin which offered 250 gross horsepower on regular gas.
1969 mustang mach 1 engine. The 351 windsor engine is an 8 cylinder 90 degree overhead valves ohv engine. This 1969 ford mustang mach 1 is from the first year of production for the special high performance version of ford s famous pony car. 1969 ford mustang mach 1. Engine specs and performance.
The engine code appears in the fifth digit of a 69 mustang s vin. The mighty mach 1. The 1969 mustang did continue with many of the same basic v8 engines available on 1968 models notably a now revised 302 cu in 4 9 liter windsor engine with 220 horsepower the 390 cu in 6 4 liter fe with 320 horsepower and the 428 cu in 7 0 liter cobra jet engine with an advertised 335 horsepower however a variety of revised options and changes were introduced such as a v8 available in 250 horsepower or 290 horsepower tune. Additionally seven variations of v 8s were available in the 69 73 models.
Due to the mach 1 s success the gt model was discontinued after 1969 following poor sales of 5 396 units versus the 72 458 sales for the mach 1. The mach 1 was one good looking car and that drove its massive sales success. It was introduced in 1969 and got its name from the windsor canada location of the ford assembly plant that built them. The old engine had overheating problems due to over boring a factory block that the previous.
Mike urrea s 1969 mach 1 mustang with a newly built 351 windsor. 1969 ford mustang mach 1 sportsroof in wimbledon white with black interior. 2 door fixed head coupƩ fr 4m 6990 cm3 426 6 cuin 380 ps 375 bhp 280 kw. Ford mustang mach 1 429 super cobra jet.
It cost 3 122 an in its first year it sold 72 458 units which was almost 25 of all mustang sales for the year. It was the meanest looking mustang up to that point humiliated the gt. 1969 ford mustang mach 1 a 335 hp cobra jet v8 with a 4 speed manual. The h code 351 was also the only 69 mach 1 powertrain that came with a single exhaust.
There were two versions introduced in 1969 the 250 hp 2 barrel engine and the 290 hp 4 barrel version. Most of these also available in the new mach 1. Thanks to these sales numbers ford discontinued the gt model the following year it sold only 5 958 units.