A 1971 Mustang was my first Mustang and frankly the gateway to my life long obsession with the car. Certainly a bigger car but surprising to most people only one inch longer in wheelbase than the 1970 Mustang. Gone now are the Shelbys and the 428 engine but for one last year the meaner and faster 351 and 429 Boss ruled the pavement. In 1971 Mustang still had the Sportsroof, Coupe, Convertible, Mach 1, Grande and Boss versions.
The 1971 and 1972 Mustangs are truly the hardest for the average person to tell apart for the first time ever the front grill did not change. The only at a glance way to tell the difference in the standard models is the lettering on the rear trunk lid. In 1971 the word Mustang is spelled out in block letter across the trunk lid and the 1972 models have a script Mustang above the right tail light. For the Sprotsroof models that had the black tape across the trunk the word Mustang was spelled out in block letters. An interesting change from the 1970 Mustang to the 1971 Mustang is the hood. For the first time the hood extends clear to the windshield which makes for the longest hood ever on a Mustang.
For the first time the Mach 1 sports interior was available as a separate option from the performance upgrades. So you could get a regular 1971 Sportsroof Mustang with a Mach 1 interior. A well thought out upgrade for 1971 was the ram air system. While the Mustang shaker hoods had gone the optional ram air systems were effect and let's face it very cool.
The standard engine for 1971 still remained the 6 cylinder, however the displacement now was 250ci and was available with either a 3 speed transmission or Crusie-O-Matic automatic transmission. The large body styled continued on till 1973. I have found in talking to people that you either love or hate the "big" cars. I have to fall on the side of love.
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