Hello All,
My name is Bart and I'm from Highland Village, a suburb of Dallas. I'm the proud new owner of a 1970 Grabber Orange Mach 1 351C 4V 3-speed FMX auto. Ever since riding in one when I was 14 in South Africa I was in love with that car. Back there an american muscle car was rarer than a Ferrari.
Last month I fell in love all over again while scoping out the cars out at Barrett Jackson in Vegas. I just kept coming back to this car. I'd registered as a bidder but didn't have too much intention of pulling the trigger unless there was something I just had to have. Apparently this was it. After the bidding was done it was mine and it showed up to my house 4 days later (amazing).
It had a restoration about 10+ years ago and has been sitting in a guys collection for most of the time since then. Has 4480 miles on it since it was done (allegedly but somewhat documented). It's a PS, PB front disc car with a shaker hood. Showing some signs of age and few blemishes but it is a very nice driver, which is what I intend to do with it.
This is my first foray into classic cars and I'm having to do some things to it to get it right. Working on a 46 year old car is a lot different than working on a modern one, that's for sure. I'm a very intermediate DIY'er so nothing like many of you but I'm looking forward to tinkering with it.
I joined this forum a few weeks ago and have been lurking since then. Now I look forward to following posting and learning more about this awesome car.
Bart