Those of you not new to the mag no doubt know about the rust-free condition, and the NOS quarter-panel install, as well as the Medium Bright Yellow paint applied by good friend Jeff Thompson while the Mach was at Michael's Autobody in Winter Haven, Florida. The one true deviation from stock on the outside is the blacked-out hood. Although we are certain that almost all '72 Mach 1s without the 351 2V and ram air just got body color, we had to break up all that yellow. The black-out was the best way. Besides, we can go back now and redo the base color if we want to. Which we don't.
The undercarriage is detailed as close to factory as I could get it. It was Army OD Green Number Seven originally, so that's the color we painted it again-even though the MCA books state that the "correct" color is either Black, Gray, or Red Iron Oxide. The exhaust is custom with turbo mufflers and was bent by The Muffler and Exhaust Center. Although it isn't stock the note is really sweet and the system flows well.
What we tried to go for on the lead shots was a sales brochure look. Aided by Tammy Zafra, we did pretty well. Wanna know what's really funny? When I bought the Mach 1, I wasn't all that crazy about yellow, even though the first Mach I ever saw and fell in love with was this color. But you know what? I think that after dealing with the car for so long, I'm finally turning yellow.
Sources
There are so many people to thank that we have to do it in a source box. But there are folks that were there at the time of assembly. Here are the ones that helped me to get the Mach 1 done:
| Bob "The Big Kahuna" Myhrer |
Assembly |
| Dana "The Cheater" Cheatum |
Assembly |
| Kent "The Local Parts Guru" Hatchett |
NOS Parts |
| Bob Perkins |
NOS Parts |
| Michael Peramski |
Paint and detail |
| Jeff Thompson |
Paint |
| Carla Ford |
Moral support |
| Tammy Zafra |
Model |
Project Lazarus
Below is a list-mostly complete-of the stories we ran on the Lazarus Project.
| November 1996 |
pg. 20 |
Street Sleeper Cleveland |
| December 1997 |
pg. 59 |
Classic Cleveland Buildup |
| April 1998 |
pg. 42 |
Quarter-Panel Install |
| June 1998 |
pg. 54 |
Chemical Strip and De-rust |
| October 1998 |
pg. 24 |
Rear Axle-Housing Detail |
| January 1998 |
pg. 31 |
351 Cleveland Detailing |
| March 1999 |
pg. 80 |
Tilt Column Detail |
| May 1999 |
pg. 46 |
Taillight Housing |
| June 1999 |
pg. 58 |
Four-Speed Detailing |
| July 1999 |
pg. 73 |
Wheels and Tires |
| August 1999 |
pg. 56 |
Driveshaft Rebuild |
| October 1999 |
pg. 62 |
Prep for Paint |
| January 2000 |
pg. 66 |
Front Disc Brakes |
| February 2000 |
pg. 68 |
Suspension Detail |
| April 2000 |
pg. 43 |
Headliner Install |
| May 2000 |
pg. 66 |
How to: Glue in Glass |
| August 2000 |
pg. 72 |
How to: Roller Cam |
| October 2000 |
pg. 60 |
Engine Bay Detailing |
| November 2000 |
pg. 64 |
Dash Panel Assembly |
| December 2000 |
pg. 78 |
Door Assembly |
| January 2001 |
pg. 59 |
Interior Install |
| March 2001 |
pg. 55 |
SportsRoof Trunk |
| June 2001 |
pg. 72 |
Sport Stripes Detail |