Ford Mustang Mach 1 Destroyed in south Africa

[chargerman69]

http://www.goldclassic.us/car-crash-ford-mustang-mach-1-destroyed-in-south-africa/

[chargerman69]

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[JB400]

That's a shame   I'd hate to have been a passenger.   At least it was a Ford instead of a Dodge

[charger_fan_4ever]

I hope nobody got hurt.

I will say i would have felt bad for the car if it would have been a 69-70 M1. Those 71-73 ouff almost as ugly as those late 70 gia mustangs.

[ACUDANUT]

Damn nice car. My favorite Mustang too. I doubt anyone lived in that horrible accident. 

[Fred]

Too much power in the wrong hands.   

[Highbanked Hauler]

Too much power in the wrong hands.   

    To much power to little brains. Seems to be a common denominator 

[tan top]

  that was a bad one for who ever was in the car  , not good 

[A383Wing]

did the tree survive?     

[ws23rt]

I saw a late seventies chev just like that but hit tree from the other side. (The car had to be jacked apart to get if off the tree)
The driver was balled up under the glove box on the floor. Drunk and other wise ok. 

[Lord Warlock]

not every wreck like that is fatal,  I once bought a green/green/green 69 RT that had whacked a telephone pole hard enough on the right side behind the front wheel to put a U shaped dent into the engine bay, the pole was snapped in half, the car was twisted pretty badly but the owner walked away from it.  I think being drunk may have helped.  The car didn't have much worth saving, but i did get the motor and transmission out of it, and into my 69 r/t se.  Had to break off the right side exhaust manifold with a sledge hammer, couldn't get a wrench in there to unbolt it. 

Now if there was a passenger, i would think there'd be blood stains or body parts laying about, a passenger would not have lived through that, but the driver may have. 

[ws23rt]

It is true that being drunk may save ones life because it helps prevent shock from doing what it needs to do. However being drunk does nothing for others involved.

[Baldwinvette77]

wow, that... well wow 

[Cooter]

Prolly some idiot who bought another from the US and now it's gone. As for the theory of too much power, it appears to be a 302/351 Windsor with automatic. Not really a powerful combo in the picture. My guess is another 'canyon carver', or "Drift king", let it get away from him/her.

[Indygenerallee]

What a shame, I love that body style Mustang.

[FJ5WING]

Not sure if I call mine worse or not but I walked away with a broken schnazz and a few scrapes and cuts.  My co-workers at the time renamed me Morris as in, I used up most of my nine lives.

Im going to say it wasn't a fatal with the car sitting in someones yard and not an impound/police lot??

[TPR]

Holy sh*t, that is a mess. 
Hopefully there were no fatalities.
TPR

[charger Downunder]

As soon as i saw it all i could think of was this cuda accident. I hope no one was hurt bad.
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/man-dies-after-crashing-70-plymouth-cuda-into-telephone-pole/

[GOTWING]

Man I remember that cuda accident happened here in DE.

[Nacho-RT74]

I thought was to read a new about the crash, not an HISTORY OF THE MUSTANG MACH1 article

[myk]

Eh, no such thing as too much power.  A segway could probably kill if its operator is incompetent enough...

[ws23rt]

Eh, no such thing as too much power.  A segway could probably kill if its operator is incompetent enough...

I agree that the power is not what caused this.
There are many cars and bikes that a newbe can buy that can reach 180+ and no one will ask if they know how to handle it.
Mechanical failure is seldom an issue.

[Tilar]

As for the theory of too much power, it appears to be a 302/351 Windsor with automatic. Not really a powerful combo in the picture.

When you're used to a mule and a 2 wheel cart, that 302 is pretty fast. 

[GOTWING]

LOOKS LIKE A 15-16 SECOND CAR, HOWEVER ALMOST ANYTHING CAN GET UP TO 100MPH AND HAVE THESE RESULTS

[Troy]

If you guys think that thing is stock maybe you'd like to race mine...

The comments state that this happened a few years ago and the driver survived.

Troy

[69hemidaytona]

Eh, no such thing as too much power.  A segway could probably kill if its operator is incompetent enough...

The inventor or designer of the Segway did die by losing control of the Segway and going over a cliff.

[myk]

You're kidding, right?

[69hemidaytona]

It.s not a joke. Google it. You couldn.t make something up that crazy.

[Baldwinvette77]

locomotives have lost control and crashed throughout history... expect anything to wreck 

[lukedukem]

Eh, no such thing as too much power.  A segway could probably kill if its operator is incompetent enough...

The inventor or designer of the Segway did die by losing control of the Segway and going over a cliff.

actually, the inventor of the segway is Dean Kamen, invented it in 2001, still alive. the man known as Jimi Heselden owned the company which he bought in december 2009. but yeah, rode it off a cliff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315518/Segway-tycoon-Jimi-Heselden-dies-cliff-plunge-scooters.html

luke

[maxwellwedge]

I think I read that the 71 351 'Stangs were the quickest of them all.

[FJ5WING]

I think I read that the 71 351 'Stangs were the quickest of them all.

that dosent sound right, with the smaller 67-68 with available BB power and the also smaller 69-70's Im not inclined to believe that? 

[maxwellwedge]

I think I read that in Musclecar Review. The BB's were - let's be honest........not that quick

[Road Dog]

The 71 Boss 351 would scoot!

[Ghoste]

Agreed, I had one in an early 70's Ranchero (swapped in, not factory) and it was a mutha.

[FJ5WING]

My 69 428CJ with a little cam and exhaust was a pretty cool little Mustang.

[myk]

Eh, I might be off a bit, but I think the new 5.0's are the "quickest" Mustangs of all time; they turn and brake really well, too...

[maxwellwedge]

My 69 428CJ with a little cam and exhaust was a pretty cool little Mustang.

The potential was there - You woke yours up - which is good. They needed something. Stock for stock - they were underwhelming compared to the other cars of the day. But they were a beautiful car....always one of my faves....had a few over the years.

[maxwellwedge]

Talking the original muscle-car era....the new stuff is superior in all aspects....

[Troy]

I think I read that the 71 351 'Stangs were the quickest of them all.

You would be correct - 71 Boss 351 though. The other 351s were fast but the Boss had some "improvements" in the engine. Many Mach 1s with the 351 came with a 2bbl carb. These had relatively small port heads, a 300ish CFM carb, and, I believe, a single exhaust. The next step up (and much rarer) was the 4bbl 351. On the Cleveland this meant special heads with HUGE ports (same ones originally spec'd on the Boss 302), higher compression (around 11:1), an upgraded cam, and dual exhaust. The Boss 351 took the same engine a step further with an even bigger carb, hotter cam, exhaust, etc. Even in that giant pig of a body it was quick! Low 13s in stock trim if I remember right.

I love the 428 powered cars but, yes, the 390 (especially) and other big block Mustangs weren't much to write home about right off the showroom floor. Not to mention the pure joy of trying to change spark plugs! Tasca started putting 428s in at their dealership when Ford refused to acknowledge just how crappy the 390 was as a race engine - but even that didn't take them as far as they would have liked. The Boss 429 was just too expensive to be "common" enough for most racers.

Troy

[myk]

Talking the original muscle-car era....the new stuff is superior in all aspects....

True.  Well, except maybe in "soul."

[6spd68]

I hope nobody got hurt.

I will say i would have felt bad for the car if it would have been a 69-70 M1. Those 71-73 ouff almost as ugly as those late 70 gia mustangs.

Completely agree, the mid 70's were dark times for Ford Motor Co, or just cars in general...