jolanis

My husband and I just purchased a 1969 Mustang Grande and I have a few questions for those of you who know the history of them. Although it wasn't the fastback that we may have originally wanted, it was affordable and in pretty good original condition. So, we jumped in and bought it knowing that we would have a lot of sweat equity in store for us .

Does anyone know how many 69 Grande's are left out there? We were just wondering if it would be worth our time to keep it as original as possible or if we should do to it what we please? Any other information would be great, too!

Thanks!




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Cindy

Welcome to the forum. There is alot of helpful information here. Good Luck!

randy78045

Welcome to the forums...

Twister

a Grande is simpley a deluxe interrior....the best way to learn about your car would be to either get a report from Marti Auto Works, or post all codes on your data tag.

jolanis

What do you mean by "post all the codes on my data tag?" Sorry, I'm learning still......

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atomsk680

the VIN, the buck tag(located on the passenger side fender under the hood), and check if you still have the door sticker.

Colorado_Mustang

Grande's are relatively rare. However, they aren't the most desirable model so value does suffer.

In the end, do with what you want. I like to keep mine in a state where I can restore it back to original if I so desired. But, would you?



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jolanis

Yep, I've got the VIN, the buck tag and the door sticker (if you are meaning the sticker on the door when you open it. I'll have to put them on here tomorrow and maybe someone has the info to match all the numbers. I already have decoded the info on the door and the vin....just don't know how many cars with each option were made.

Thanks for all the help!

Colorado Mustang-
Did you restore all of your interior or did you modify it? Just wondering because when I was checking the magazines and sites I've noticed that some Grande parts seem harder to find. Any advice on a good parts place for them?

Thanks!

atomsk680

what kind of engine you have? 302?

mine is a half grande, it had a vinyl top, but that was removed longgg ago. i have normal interior, and its not a real grande

jolanis

Here's what I pulled on the VIN Decoder:

YEAR: 1969
PLANT: Metuchen, NJ
BODY SERIES: 2 Door Hardtop
ENGINE: 302 2v V8
UNIT: 146760

The Misc. Vehicle Data off the door:

BODY: 2 Door Hardtop, Grande, Deluxe
COLOR: Candyapple Red
TRIM: Black Vinyl and Black Hopsack Cloth, Grande Luxury (is the hapsack cloth the carpet?)
DATE: Dec. 6th, 1968
DSO: Washington
AXLE: 2.79:1 - Conventional
TRANS: C4 Automatic