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In Short, Yes They Were Turds. As Most Of The Muscle Car Fords Were. To Me Ford Always Had Fast Race Cars, But It Never Translated Into The Street Cars. My Buddy Had A 69 Mach 1 With A 390 & 4-speed. My 69 340-auto Swinger Would Clean Its Clock. I Remember Racing A Guy With Boss 302 70 Stang. I Had Been Told That These Were Bad To The Bone, 4-car Links Later, He Knew What The Swinger Looked Like From The Rear. Another Freind Had A 67 390 Gt Stang 4-speed, It Got Smoked By A Mild 327 Small Block In A 55 Chevy. I Got A Chance To Ride In A Low Mile 428 Shelby Mustang Once, What A Joke. Now I'm Not Saying You Can't Build A Fast One, But The Stock Stuff Just Don't Cut It. To Me, Ford Didn't Get It Right Until The Fox Body Mustangs. A Freind Of Mine Purchased A New One In 1983, It Reminded Me Of My Swinger When I Drove It. Now The Chevy Stuff Was Somewhat Quick, If You Just Keep It From Breaking.