1969 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

The second restyling of the first generation Ford Mustang, the 1969 model saw the wheelbase remain the same but the overall length increase by nearly four inches. The sides now bulged outward and the styling displayed more muscular looking haunches. The front end was more aggro-looking, with quad headlamps, the inboard pair set in the grille.

Front and rear spoilers were now options, as was a shaker hood scoop on the more potent optional V-8s.

This GT convertible in Candy Apple Red would have come with a two-barrel 351 Windsor V-8 with a single exhaust as the standard engine, rated at 250 gross horsepower. The next option up was a 351 Windsor with a four-barrel carb, dual exhausts, and a 10.7:1 compression ratio requiring premium gas. Judging by the hood badge and exhaust setup, this 290-horse motor is what was under the hood of this one.

There were three big blocks on offer, as well. The 390 FE motor with 320 horsepower was the smallest, and then there were two 428's in the catalog: The 428 FE, which made 335 horsepower, and then the 428 Cobra Jet Ram-Air motor which...supposedly also only made 335 horsepower.

1969 saw the introduction of the Mach I Mustang as well, which outsold the GT by a twelve-to-one ratio, leading to the latter being dropped in the middle of the model year after only 5,396 were sold.

The one in the picture was photographed with a Canon EOS 7D and EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS zoom lens in September of 2023.