Bigvic

Alright this is kind of an old kill, but still a kill none the less. About six months ago I was coming home late and got behind a teal green mustang at a red light. Due to the lack of GT badges, I thought it was just a V6 and not worth messing with. I did see the Mach I badge in the rear and the fugly Mach I rims, but at that time I hadn't heard or seen anything about a new Mach I. I knew they used to have Mach I mustangs quite a few years ago, so I figured this guy just put some retro badges on his car. Anyway, back to the point. The light turned green and he kinda jumped it out of the hole ahead of the car next to him giving me enough room to get in the lane next to him. When he did this I could tell he wasn't packing a V6. When I pulled up next to him, he got the jump and netted an early lead, but I wasn't far behind. As soon as I hit third, I started reeling him in like a fish. By the top of third, it was all over; I had at least a car length on him. I wanted to talk to him and find out more about his car, but he slowed down and turned around. Since then, I have learned some more about Mach I's. I know it's not like beating an 03 Cobra, but I think it's a respectable kill for a basically stock Z.

03BlackSVT

MACH's only 305 hp stock and weigh about 3600lbs But a win is a win.

LSONE

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yes, but mach 1 owners have a superiority complex, glad you put him in his place!

blacktransam

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gotta be careful in melbourne 3 totally black mack 1 cop cars running around

WTB-a-Hawk

Good kill on the Mach. They are pretty quick cars in stock form. I would like to see how I would fair against one.

Sprayed1998

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Do they even make Green Mach 1's? I am 99% sure there is no such color....

unit213

Teal green Mach1?

BT03mach-1

No
I bet it was a gt

unit213

I've never seen a teal green GT either. Maybe a BULLITT?

Bigvic

I said it was teal green not plain green. Maybe even more of an aqua color. Do they come in aqua?

Also remember this was late at night and I am no color expert.

CRASH Bandicoot

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You weren't racing a mach. They come in dark shadow grey, black, white, azure blue, yellow, and red. No green. You were probably racing a GT.

Bigvic

Alright I looked up an azure blue Mach I (the closest color match to teal or aqua), and that definitely was not the color of the car I was racing. I guess it was a GT. Oh well, it's still a Mustang kill, and if it would have been a real Mach I, it still would have been a kill.

unit213

Don't be so sure. They are pretty quick.

Sprayed1998

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You put 1 car lenth on a GT, that will not even come close to beating a Mach 1...

WTB-a-Hawk

Bigvic

I still not 100% sure it wasn't a Mach (he could have re-sprayed it a custom color), but as I had mentioned in the story, he got the jump on me in the beginning. I played catch-up through the top of second and passed him in the beginning of third. By the top of third I had a car length on him and was making some more ground. That is when he knew he was going to lose and slowed down to make a U-turn. I still had all of fourth gear left to put more ground on him. If it was a GT, I am sure I would have doubled or tripled that distance through 4th gear, but if it was a real Mach, that distance probably wouldn't have changed by much. I have raced GTs before and have had no trouble putting car lengths between us, but this mustang ran better than a regular GT; hence his jumping out of the hole and getting an early lead.


Yeah, I know that they can be quick, but my car is no slouch either. I'm not that quick, but I am pretty confident that I could take a "stock" Mach 1.

dan03mach

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I'm with all the rest of the people here I doubt that it was a real Mach1.. If he did get the jump on you the way you said he did. It would take you alot more then the start of 3rd to catch one. If you can catch one anyway.. I really doubt that someone would go and paint a new Mach1 some other color then what they came with.. Spectially some type of green.. Green is just ugly IMO... By the way what kind of times do you run in the 1/4 and what trap speed.. That will let us know a little more of what kind of car it really was.. My Mach with just a catted X pipe, catback exhaust, 4.10 gears and sticky tires ran mid 12's on a 90 deg. day in August..

WTB-a-Hawk

Dam man your car is freaking fast for that little of mods. Your 60' times are insane. Those mach's have a lot of torque down low huh? I've never heard of any Ls1 run that quick of times with that little of mods.

WhiteTXMach

Dont you mean LS1 owners???

Bigvic

I've only been to the track once in my life. The best I could do on bald street tires was a 13.5xx @ 105.xx mph with a shitty 2.3 60'. I have since gottten new tires, so hopefully I will have some new times soon.