Faults:

The gas gage is unreliable - hey, it's nearly 40 years old...

General Comments:

This is a very rare muscle car that ushered in the "aero wars" in racing (especially in NASCAR). It is one of only 754 total units (1 of only 743 production models) that were built by Ford specifically to homologate Ford's race cars in 1969. At that time, the cars that appeared in NASCAR had to start life as real cars, and a minimum of 500 had to be built and sold to the public by a manufacturer before they would be approved for racing. This is the car that dominated the super-speedways in 1969, and led Chrysler to build the Daytona - too little, too late. It continued to do extremely well in 1970 when Bill France finally pulled the plug on the specially built aero cars from that ere.

This car has tons of torque from the 428 CJ. This car handles like most cars from the 60s, which is poor by today's standards, but, very good for 1969 technology. It also has great top end. From the factory, they were rated for a top speed of 135+. However, that was a very conservative rating for these cars. The styling of these cars makes them appear to be flying, even when they are parked.

It is really nice to have a rare muscle car from the late sixties that not only looks really fast, it is. It is a real head turner and a head scratcher for most, as these cars were so rare that very few people actually saw one when they were new, except on Sunday afternoons. These cars were all built during a six week period in January and February of 1969 at Ford's Atlanta plant, using parts that were designed and fabricated by the Holman-Moody Racing Team to help Ford with their latest Going Thing, during their Total Performance years. This car will absolutely scream when that big 4 barrel kicks in.

These cars so dominated the high speed tracks on Sundays that NASCAR actually rewrote the rules to virtually outlaw them and the others that followed in their wake.

Faults:

Only general maintenance items. Car finally was wearing out from use. Transmission failed at 185K and rust was taking it's toll on the body.

General Comments:

351 engine was somewhat underpowered for this 4400 pound tank, but the car ran well and only needed general maintenance items like brakes,shocks, and exhaust work. It only left the family stranded twice, once when the starter failed and at the end when the transmission would not engage anymore.

Faults:

A flat tire near the Grand Canyon in the summer of 75.

General Comments:

WOW!!! What a great car, reliable, comfortable, lots of space, surprising power. My parents bought the "Jolly Green Giant" in the spring of 72 - kept it until 1980. Loved that car - always reliable, never let us down. I drove the car in high school - may not have been the coolest car, but oh the memories!!!

Faults:

The transmission was shot at 53,00 miles. The car will not switch from second to third gear, and it needs to be rebuilt entirely -- the car is not worth that expense. In the meantime, if the tempermental overdrive kicks in, I can drive the car, but it takes a while for it to decide to work properly.

The fan was flat-out stuck at 60,000 miles, so the car was constantly overheating until I got it replaced.

The button of the gear shift broke off at 65,000 miles. Every now and again it falls off, so I have to go digging under the seat to find it.

Today, I turned the ignition of the car, and apparently the steering column busted -- I couldn't even turn the car off. The locksmith finally found a button in the steering column to turn off the motor after fiddling with it for 40 minutes.

General Comments:

This car seemed like it would be great -- I was excited to have a T-Bird. However, the car has been nothing but problem after problem. I am counting the minutes until I can save up enough money to ditch this car and buy something that actually works.