Something to aspire to....

Picture of a 1969 Mach 1 I took at a local car show.  Mine eventually will look similar to this, after many years and many dollars....

I am thinking that I will paint mine with a similar red with the black trim, and I really like the old style Magnum wheels.  Since I am not planning a concourse restoration (like this car), I have some other alternatives available than stock paint and wheels. 

First pictures

These are pictures of the car the day I brought it home.

It is a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351C-2V, C4 transmission, 9" rear.  Kinda weird in its options, in that it has air conditioning and power steering, but it has manual drum brakes on all four wheels, no rear sway bar, and no offset on the rear shocks.  I have seen stories on the internet that some Mach 1's were delivered with these options, but it is unusual.  I cannot imagine someone special ordering this car with drum brakes vs the usual power front disk brakes, but apparently they did.  Either that, or sometime in its life someone converted it, which again I do not understand.

There are services online that will provide a copy of the original window sticker and options sheet based upon the VIN.  I have thought about requesting one, but so far it has not been worth the cost to me.

Introduction

Having never published anything online before, I do not know how this will turn out.  Since I am getting started in earnest on rebuilding my 1971 Mustang Mach 1, I thought I would try to post my progress online for friends and family to follow along.

Any suggestions on content are welcome.  I will try to post pictures of work in progress, results of research, my intentions with the restoration, parts, techniques, etc.  If anyone has suggestions and experiences then I would definitely like to hear them - I would definitely like to learn from the mistakes of others instead of making them myself!