Here’s the whole Mach 1 for good measure. Mom, by the way, has her own Mustang history in fact, I’ve been driving her old car for years. My mom’s wearing a “Photographer Official 1968 Speedway” shirt from the Indy 500 – my grandpa was a loyal Indy Car fan, an amateur photographer, and an employee at the local newspaper he attended the 500 most years and must have wrangled the shirt somehow. Here are my mom and my older cousin posing with the Mach 1 (with my uncle’s ’66 GTO in the background). By that time, it had developed some significant natural body ventilation. He said it was a 351 four-barrel, and he grenaded the engine. Unfortunately, Dad traded it in on a ’74 Gran Torino Elite a couple years before I was born.ĭigression about a strange coincidence: Dad’s Mustang almost certainly met its fate in the early 1980s at the hands of my wife’s stepfather of all people, who owned a rusty lime green Mach 1 while he was in high school near where we live. The Mustang was a 351 Cleveland four-barrel car, and anyone who appreciates big Mustangs can see why I fell in love with pictures of it at a young age. This is Dad with his Mach 1, cutting a period-stylish figure. Dad hasn’t been without a Mustang in his name since he was 20 or so. I know I would have liked the car itself – my mom and dad currently drive a 2018 Ecoboost Premium in black that they’ve let me drive several times. Only Ann Arbor responded, but they informed me that the order bank had closed for 2020, and it would be basically impossible to trade for a car such as the one I wanted. Next, I visited Ford’s website to spec out that particular model, and followed it up with a message to a large Ford dealership in Ann Arbor, and a dealer more local to me. A modern car comes with more than I need anyway. I decided that I wanted a Grabber Lime Mustang with one option – the “Black Accent Package,” which includes blacked out trim and wheels. Therefore, the date I mentioned above is of paramount importance to my not-that-interesting tale. Grabber Lime is a one-year color – it has been cancelled for 2021. All of these things caught up with me on October 10th, when I saw this Grabber Lime Ecoboost Mustang on a dealer lot in Northern Michigan. Perhaps most important of all, my dad once owned a Grabber Lime 1971 Mustang Mach 1 that initiated a fascination with that combination of color and model that continues today. Lime green Skittles were my favorite until they foolheartedly changed that flavor to a sickly apple green (I sent them a strongly worded email voicing my displeasure). My parents allowed me to choose the paint color in my bedroom when I was four – I chose lime green. If we’re lucky, the 2.7- or 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 will be added to the lineup, potentially to the still-unconfirmed Bronco Raptor.One of my favorite colors is lime green. The 2.3-liter EcoBoost is the culprit, a four-cylinder turbo that develops 270 horsepower (274 PS) and 310 pound-feet (420 Nm) of torque in the Ranger. Recently spied with the “Freedom Top” off in multiple parts of the United States, the Bronco will be available with a 10-speed automatic transmission and at least one engine. ![]() Remember those photos of uncamouflaged Broncos at the Michigan assembly plant? We were treated to Iconic Silver Metallic and Absolute Black, and even though they’re somewhat restrained for an off-road brawler, the newcomer looks great in these finishes as well. According to the Bronco6G admin, production colors are expected to be limited to Oxford White, Cyber Orange Pearl, Area 51, Lucid Red Pearl, Race Red, Fighter Jet Gray, Carbonized Gray Metallic, Antimatter Blue Metallic, the aforementioned Absolute Black, and Iconic Silver Metallic. ![]() Regardless of roof color, there’s no denying the all-new Bronco looks great in this finish.įorum member “chipbutty” rendered the four-wheel-drive utility vehicle with retro graphics on the sides over Absolute Black, but don’t get your hopes up for this option. automaker reintroduced it by popular demand in 2010. Initially exclusive to 1969 Shelby Mustang models, the hue eventually faded from the lineup but the U.S. Remotely similar to Petty Blue, Grabber Blue was a hit with the Boss 302 Mustang and subsequent pony cars. This finish “or an equivalent color is expected to be offered, possibly for all trims, or perhaps for a launch edition or limited to certain trims,” according to the admin. As we wait for the world premiere, the forum has published a rendering of the mid-sized SUV in Grabber Blue.
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