My 1969 Mach 1

[Uncle Buck]

Many of you have been bored by stories of my 1969 Mach 1 428

This may be the final one.

I bought it in 1987 for a mere $8000. It was already rough and was sporting a bad paint job and lots of bondo but it had an original 428 CJ with the drag pack option. I was in love.

A year into ownership I gathered every penny I had and had a good body and paint job. It was beautiful.

In 1990 I sold it to buy my first house. A dark day.

With the price of big block Mach 1 cars going through the roof over the next few decades I figured I’d never see one again.

As luck would have it I did pretty well in the corporate world and in 2013 had some extra money so set to find my car. I found it but under a tarp and not for sale.

Today I reached out again to the owner ready to offer what it would take and found out it is in the middle of a ground up six figure restoration. I guess he’s keeping it but at least it’s coming back to life and will be better than ever.

End of story, unless I chase the owner down again in a few years. Lol