1969 Ford Mustang

  1969 Ford Mustang

The Mustang was starting to grow up.  At 1969 the Mustang became larger for the second time.  The new Mustangs were almost 4 inches longer. The front of the car featured four headlights and a nose with a simpler grille.  The fastback had large nonfunctional scoops dug high into its rear fenders.  The 1969 design clearly broke from established Mustang styling themes.
New models were added including the Grande, the Mach 1, the Boss 302 and the Boss 429.  The Grande was a luxurious coupe both on the inside and out. 

For those who wanted a performance image, the company came up with a Mach 1 version of the 2+2 fastback available only with the 351, 390 or 428 engines.  The Mach 1 also had a luxurious interior. 
The very exclusive Boss 302 came about because Ford needed a car to go up against the Camaro in the Trans-Am races.

The Boss 429 was created to hold the 429 cubic inch, 7.0 liter hemi-headed V8 for racing in NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing).  Only 859 Boss 429s were built during the 1969 model year and they all had large functional scoops on their hoods. 

PRODUCTION NUMBERS Hardtop - 118,613 Deluxe hardtop - 5,210 Bench Seat hardtop - 4,131 Deluxe bench seat hardtop - 504 Hardtop Grande - 22,192 Fastback - 56,022 Deluxe Fastback - 5,958 Mach 1 - 72,458 Boss 302 - 1,628 Boss 429 - 859 Convertible - 11,307 Deluxe convertible - 3,439	VIN NUMBERS  -  9F02Z100001 8 - Last digit of model year F - Assembly Plant (F=Dearborn, R=San Jose, T=Metuchen) 02 - Plate code (01=Hardtop, 03=convertible, 02=fastback) Z - Engine Code 100001 - Consecutive unit number
BASE PRICES Hardtop - $2,618 Convertible - $2,832 Sportsroof (fastback) - $2,818 Mach 1 - $3,122 Grande - $2,849 Boss 302 - $3,720 Boss 429 - N/A	ENGINES/ENGINE CODES T - 200 ci 1V 6-cyl. with 115hp L - 250 ci 1V V-6 with 155hp F - 302 ci 2V V-8 with 220hp G - 302 ci 4V V-8 with 290hp (BOSS 302) H - 351 ci 2V V-8 with 250hp M - 351 ci 4V V-8 with 290hp S - 390 ci 4V V-8 with 320hp Q - 428 ci 4V V-8 with 335hp (COBRA JET) R - 428 ci 4V V-8 with 335hp (COBRA JET-R) Z - 429 ci 4V V-8 with 375hp (BOSS 429)
FACTORY OPTIONS - Power steering - Power front disc brakes (N/A on 200 ci V-6) - Power convertible - Convertible glass rear window - Tachometer (V-8) - GT Equipment Group (N/A on Grande or 302ci V-8) - Colored racing mirrors - High-back bucket seats - Limited Slip Differential - AM/FM Radio - Push-button AM Radio - Air conditioning - Tinted glass - Competition Suspension (only with 428 ci) - Tilt-away Steering wheel - Full-width front seat - Visibility group - Functional/adjustable rear spoiler (BOSS 302) - Functional front air spoiler (BOSS 302) - Shaker hood scoop (351 and 390 ci)	INTERIOR COLORS/INTERIOR TRIM CODE Vinyl Black - 2A Vinyl Blue - 2B Vinyl Red - 2D Vinyl Ivy Gold - 2G Vinyl Nugget Gold - 2Y Comfortweave Black - 4A Comfortweave Red - 4D Luxury Comfortweave Black - 5A Luxury Comfortweave Blue - 5B Luxury Comfortweave Red - 5D Luxury Comfortweave Ivy Gold - 5G Luxury Comfortweave white - 5W Luxury Comfortweave Nugget Gold - 5Y Bench Comfortweave black - 8A Bench Comfortweave red - 8D Bench Comfortweave blue - 8B Bench Comfortweave nugget gold - 8Y Black (convertible) - 7A Blue (convertible) - 7B Red (convertible) - 7D ivy Gold (convertible) - 7G Nugget Gold (convertible) - 7Y White (convertible) - 7W Luxury cloth and vinyl black - 1A Luxury cloth and vinyl blue - 1B Luxury cloth and vinyl ivy gold - 1G Luxury cloth and vinyl nugget gold - 1Y Black (Mach 1) - 3A Red (mach 1) - 3D White (mach 1) - 3W
EXTERIOR COLORS/COLOR CODE Raven Black - A Royal Maroon - B Black Jade - C Acapulco Blue - D Aztec Aqua - E Gulfstream Aqua - F Lime Gold - I Wimbledon White - M Winter Blue - P Champagne Gold - S Candyapple Red - T Meadowlark Yellow - W Indian Fire Red - Y New Lime - 2 Calypso Coral - 3 Silver Jade - 4 Pastel grey - 6