After reading and reading and reading on my (hopefully soon!) 69-70 Mustang purchase, I have a dumb question....

Is the cowl vent leaking issue on all 1st and 2nd gen Mustangs, or is it just with the 64.5 through 68 model years? From alot of the information that I'm reading, it seems like it's not as much of an issue with the 69 forward models.

Thanks!

BTW, one piece of info I read that I thought was pretty interesting was that Ford apparently built the Mustang with the intention that the car would only last 5-7 years....almost disposable! How true that is....well, who knows!

Here we are, 40+ years later and there are some cars out there running better than ever!

 

hmm wher did u read that ford intended for them to be disposable?

(sorry that i cant help with the other Q tho, i dont know that much about the 1st gens)

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to make you think that I was quoting something to say that they meant for them to BE disposible. Just that with only an expected 5-7 year life span by Ford, in my eyes, that made them almost disposable....

I'll find the exact quote for you and post it....I've read so much in the past month, it'll take me a little to find it! lol

 

the way u can test if ur cowl is rotted just strick the hose and spray some water into the cowl....if u dont get any water in the interior of ur car ur good to go

 

Never had a problem with the cowl on my '69.
'Course it was a Southern California car, and we don't see as much rain as other locales.

As for "planned obsolesence", my baby was 25 years old, had over 250,000 miles, and was still running like a champ when I sold her.

If you get a '69, watch out for the glued-in-channel side windows.
The glue dries out, and the windows fall out of the channel.
'69 is the only year that Ford glued them in.
Recommended repair is to replace with '70 windows which bolt into the channel.
Or you can buy a '70 and skip the problem altogether.

 

I have a 69 also and have not had any problems with cowl leakage. Mine is also a California car. It was my daily driver for about 8 years but it hasn't seen much rain since 1997.

 

Hmmm, sounds like I should save myself some trouble and buy a Cali car! lol

I'm glad to hear that about the 69-70's, that's really what I'm looking at buying. Also, thanks for the info on the glue in windows. I think I did read that somewhere, but I'm glad to get confirmation from an owner!

For you guys that have a 69 or 70....is there anything specific I should be watching out for with this model year? I know about the normal rust spots (or at least I think I do!), but is there anything that you might have run across during your restoration that made you say, "Man, I wish I knew that before I bought it!"?

 

The cowl vent on the 69/70 was not a problem like the early mustangs but rust can happen anywhere. The nice thing about the 69/70 is that the vent grill unbolts, making any needed repairs much easier. On earlier years it was welded on.