Classic Wheels Spotlight: 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1

Stuart Baxter, 64, got his first exposure to the car world when he was 6, and his father took him to a car show in California. He remembers standing there with his dad and looking at a 1940 Ford Coupe that had his attention for about half an hour. Stuart tells the story about his dad’s father-in-law telling him to give up hot rodding, or he wouldn’t let his daughter marry him. He says his dad complied (sort of) when he moved his car to his brother’s house, where his mom didn’t know it existed, and there it sat.When Stuart got his driver’s license and a job, he bought a yellow 1971 Mustang Mach 1. He drove it for a while and decided he needed to do some repairs to it. He looked around and found another ‘71 Mach 1 on eBay. The car was in the St. Louis area, so he headed down to take a look.The St. Louis seller said that the car, which had originally belonged to his father, was up for sale because he was a Vette guy who was not really into Fords. When Stuart went into the seller’s garage,