The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a performance-oriented option package of the Ford Mustang, originally introduced by Ford in August 1968 as a package for the 1969 model year. The Mach 1 title adorned performance oriented Mustang offerings until the original retirement of the moniker in 1978.
As part of a Ford heritage program, the Mach 1 package returned in 2003 as a high performance version of the SN95 platform. Visual connections to the 1969 model were integrated into the design to pay homage to the original. This generation of the Mach 1 was discontinued after the 2004 model year, with the introduction of the fifth-generation Mustang.
Ford first used the name "Mach 1" in its 1959 display of a concept called the "Levacar MACH-1" at the Ford Rotunda. This concept vehicle used a cushion of air as propulsion on a circular dais.
Introduction of the Mach 1
The Ford Mustang was successfully introduced in April 1964 as a sporty "Pony car" to attract younger buyers into Ford products. After a few years of development, Ford saw the need to create performance Mustangs to compete with GM and their release of the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird.
M.A.C.H. 1 was a comic strip that ran in the British science fictioncomic2000 AD. The strip was created by writer Pat Mills and illustrator Enio. It debuted in the first issue of 2000 AD, which was published in February 1977, and ran nearly continuously until issue 64, dated 13 May 1978.
Plot
John Probe was a British Secret Service agent who volunteered for a special procedure whereby his physical strength, speed and agility would be enhanced using 'compu-puncture' (M.A.C.H. stands for "Man Activated by Compu-puncture Hyperpower"), a computerised form of acupuncture. His metabolism was controlled by a computer implanted in his skull, which also fed him tactical information such as the amount of strength or the exact throwing angle required for a given task.
Initially, M.A.C.H. 1 thematically resembled the Six Million Dollar Man, but with more graphic violence. As the strip continued the tone became increasingly dark. This contrasted directly with The Six Million Dollar Man, who began as a killer, but was progressively softened by the TV networks until it fitted into family entertainment.
Jenkins started out as a gifted aircraft mechanic but grew frustrated with his boring, low paying job and created an armor plated, mechanical suit and embarked on a criminal career as the Beetle. On his first heist he was defeated by Human Torch and Thing from the Fantastic Four. He would later become a regular foe of Spider-Man, often as he worked as a henchman for various criminal organizations. Jenkins later organized his own group of criminals known as the Sinister Syndicate.
The Americana brand kept it on a good level for the MustangMach-e, with the huge portrait touchscreen accompanied by some physical buttons and steering wheel controls ... 51% (E-Sync4A system with 15.5' screen tested in Mustang Mach-E).
The Americana brand kept it on a good level for the MustangMach-e, with the huge portrait touchscreen accompanied by some physical buttons and steering wheel controls ... (E-Sync4A system with 15.5' screen tested in Mustang Mach-E).
The Americana brand kept it on a good level for the MustangMach-e, with the huge portrait touchscreen accompanied by some physical buttons and steering wheel controls ... (E-Sync4A system with 15.5' screen tested in Mustang Mach-E).
Many vehicles, like the FordMustangMach-E and Hyundai Ioniq 5, provide over 300 miles of range on certain models ... For example, 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GTs that cost more than $60,000 when new are now selling in the low $30,000s ... Edmunds says ... ....
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Ford was planning to make the switch to built-in NACS ports for this year's EV models, but it's now unclear if that will happen, seeing as the 2025 model MustangMach-E still comes with a CCS port.
Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) software is leading the car industry’s push to automation ... Drivers of Ford’sMustangMach-E are able to take their hands off the wheel on motorways in the UK after the company secured an exemption in 2023 ... Show comments.
Now Tesla’s stock has been falling for months, but the latest crash has intensified concerns ...France saw a 26% decline ... Source. AP, File/BrandonBell ... He sold the car in February, losing $3,000 in the process but replacing it with a FordMustangMach-E.
Ford has confirmed the date it will stop making one of Britain's most loved cars of the last three decades ... Read More ... Read More ... The rest of the model line-up is filled by EVs, with the Explorer, MustangMach-E and controversially named CapriSUV ... ....
Ford has confirmed the date it will stop making one of Britain's most loved cars of the last three decades ... Out of focus ... Read More ... The rest of the model line-up is filled by EVs, with the Explorer, MustangMach-E and controversially named CapriSUV ... .
FordMustangMach-E eAWD ably tackles winter storms ... The Mustang Mach-E presents a dizzying array of combinations, but ultimately, the SelectAWD we drove is a fairly average build with the most desirable essentials of long range and all-wheel-drive.
Baltimore Sun
14 Mar 2025
Baltimore Sun
14 Mar 2025