The Ford Mustang Mach 1 may have made its debut in 1969, but it wouldn’t peak until its second year. The high-performance model wore a sculpted body kit—on top of the bulky mid-generation redesign that launched around the same time—but as with so many cars on this list, the real story was what was under the hood. This was especially true of the range-topping “Drag Pack" trim package, which featured a modified 428-cubic-inch Super Cobra Jet V-8. The massive mill, which was available with or without Ram Air, produced 335 hp and 440 ft lbs of torque. Ford sold five other high-performance ‘Stangs when the Mach 1 launched—the GT, Boss 302, Boss 428, Shelby GT350, Shelby GT500—but that didn’t stop it from taking its place atop the pyramid.
From the article by Robert Ross, Bryan Hood, Erik Shilling
