1970 Ford Mustang Sportsroof
"Stroll today's Mustang shows and you'd never suspect that Ford built a 1970 Sportsroof that wasn't a Shelby, Boss, or Mach 1. But in fact, according to Kevin Marti's Mustang...By the Numbers book, based on Ford's production database, nearly half of the almost 90,000 SportsRoofs built for 1970 were no frills models. For the most part, they were driven hard, then put out to pasture in junkyards at the end of their useful life. We rarely see them today." Motor Trend, June 2014
For consignment, a 1970 Ford Mustang Sportsroof, with some cosmetic add ons that render this a standout among the surviving no frills Sportsroof cars.
Exterior
Two stage Burnt Orange covers this Sportsroof and features a 302 stripe kit including the "hockey stick" along the side, over the hood, and a blacked out rear panel which would have been body colored on mere mortal cars. A rear wing, chin spoiler, rear window louvers, and hood scoop also add to the illusion and look great on the car. The one year only front fascia includes single headlights with updated halo headlights on our car, flanked by stacked twin coves, all surrounding a black grated grille. 1970 tail lights are also unique as the three lenses are deeply inset whereas 1969 were three protruding lights forming a single taillight. The reverse lights are separate and under the chrome bumper on the same line as the rear body colored valance. Plain Jane Sportsroofs were likely equipped with flat, metal side mirrors and possibly only on the driver's side. This one is equipped with black sport mirror on both sides. 15-inch Magnum 500 wheels complete the look. The paint and metalwork is fantastic and the only imperfections we find are a scratch, a few chips, and some imperfect filler under the paint.
Interior
Our consignor has completely redone the interior including dashboard, door panels, rear trim panels, carpet, steering wheel, gauges, headliner, and seats. The door panels are molded plastic with woodgrain applique inserts, chrome trim pieces and carpeted lowers and of course look great. Procar front bucket seats are black vinyl and provide great bolstering and side support and are dressed in a vertical stitched pattern which is repeated on the back 2+2 seats. A tongue and groove wood steering wheel fronts a faux woodgrain covered gauge cluster that houses deep set silver gauges that are backlit in blue for a modern look. The waterfalling center holds an AM/FM radio and vent controls and the passenger has a modernized clock set in the woodgrain panel, all looking very nice. A Hurst shifter rises from the center console and black looped carpet covers the floor. The headliner is made of black vinyl and lacks sun visors while the rear stays cool thanks to the louvers on the sloping rear window. The trunk has a Mustang branded fitted black carpet that presents cleanly.
Drivetrain
A fantastically clean 302ci V8 is under the hood and was built with Edelbrock heads, camshaft, intake, and 4-barrel carburetor. Setting it into motion is a Toploader 4-speed manual transmission sending power to the Ford 8" rear. Disc in front, drums in the rear is the set up for slowing and stopping this 'Stang and Hooker headers are onboard to start the flow of spent gas. The bay is full of blue accents including fittings, wire harnesses and the air filter element.
Undercarriage
Relative driver quality underneath with surface rust and road spray and some residual oil on the pan. The dual exhaust that connects to the headers is made up of several small pipes welded together to be routed to FlowMaster mufflers in back where we find more welds for the tailpipe that travels over the axle and exits discreetly before the rear valance. These are functional welds, but not for show. The knuckles are clean, but the rear differential could use a stiff brush, and the gas tank looks fine. Coil spring suspension up front and leaf springs in the rear.
Drive-Ability
It resembles a Trans Am car, but with 10 year old tires we're not flogging this classic beauty. It tracks straight and handles well, and there is plentiful power under the hood. We note a few things that are not working including the wipers, the hood turn signals on the scoop, the reverse lights, the horn, and the speedometer as well as the odometer. Beyond that, all other functions operate as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
You want to have some fun? Well yes, buy this car of course. But go check out the 1970 Mustang sales brochure. You can find it online. A well done piece with serious intent but it's completely comical in 2024. And it does mention the Sportsroof model. For some of us Mustang fans, the 1970 with its one year design is a special vintage and the car here is a nice, well sorted version with some extra features thrown into the mix.
0R02F134478
0-1970
R-San Jose, CA Assy Plant
02-Mustang Sportsroof
F-302ci 2bbl V8
134478-Sequential Unit Number
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