1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Mike Mueller

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      So many to thank, so few column inches. Guess I’d better start with Bob Wilson, my boss at CarTech, who at the least deserves a laurel and hearty handshake for nursing me through this project. At the most, he’ll be listed in my will, but hopefully not too soon. Presently awaiting word, too, as to who’ll get my Vegamatic or 8-track collection is significant other (and ace copy editor) Erin Welker and best brother (and able-bodied right-hand man) Dave Mueller, who rank right up with Erin’s bestie (and supermodel), Ann Wolz, among the best free labor money can’t buy.

      An old boss, Donald Farr, also deserves mucho kudos, both for giving me my first automotive publishing job at Dobbs Publications (Mustang Monthly magazine, among others) in 1987 and for answering the phone repeatedly in 2016 whenever I called with Mach 1 queries and questions. Another former Dobbs comrade, Steve Statham, also discovered that you can’t change numbers fast enough to avoid a Mueller inquiry. Nor does switching jobs help. Just ask John Clor, he of AutoWeek, Ford SVT, Edmunds and, now, Ford Performance. Sure, John, you can run, but you just can’t hide from my endless pleas. See what you get for knowing more about Mustangs than the average bear?

      Helping me write this book were two super car guys from the collector car auction world, Mecum’s John Kraman and Drew Alcazar at Russo and Steele, who can both speak pony with the best of ’em, too. Endless appreciation goes, as well, to Mecum’s media relations magician Christine Giovingo for doing that voodoo that she does so well.

      Additional technical/photographic support came from various well-known Mustangers, all worthy of far more than the following brief mentions. My apologies for only extending a mere “thanks” to restoration god Bob Perkins (perkinsrestoration.com); Ford archivist, author, and documentation guru Kevin Marti (martiauto.com); Scott Hollenbeck and Chris Teeling at the 428 Cobra Jet Registry (428cobrajet.org); Lance Morgan at the Mustang Grabber Registry (1970mgr.org); David Kee at David Kee Toploader Transmissions, Inc. (davidkeetoploaders.com); and 428 Cobra Jet devotee Jim Woods.

      Readers who aren’t familiar with Marti Report documentation need to visit Marti Auto Works’ website posthaste. And while you’re at it, also consider adding Kevin Marti’s Mustang by the Numbers (1967-1973) and The Mustang and Cougar Tagbook to your library. Also don’t overlook Hollenbeck and Teeling’s 428 Cobra Jet Registry: 1968-1/2 to 1970, a priceless info source available on their website.