We had a small- short discussion a while back and I thought we should start some separate threads focusing on the running change. Ford in the early part of 69 production was provided with stripe kits for the new Mach I by #m. Ford some reason the words MACH I was not included on the trunk section or in some cases lacked the rear stripe all together as were the preproduction cars used in the early advertisements. This was later changed.
Here is another example - this time a NJ Mach I with a projected build date from Nov 1968 with no rear Mach I. Looks like there is a good possibility that that style rear stripe was installed to the end of 1968 or slightly beyond
If we need to or can find enough data, discussions about the non-reflective stripes or the changes in the side stripes can be discussed in other threads
I mined an earlier thread on the subject that had a mix of plant examples and have included those examples below to help
- 12/?/68 without Mach I - Posted by 69390
- 2/24/69 with Mach I - Posted by priceless
- 5/19/69 with Mach I - Posted by app01