2021, 2022 & 2023 Ford Nationals / Carlisle PA / mach1s

[cjs229]

Not sure which of us came this year, but I did. First time on the showfield and I was thrilled. Mostly because I had a cooler full of water bottles in the trunk.

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[chorse]

Not sure which of us came this year, but I did. First time on the showfield and I was thrilled. Mostly because I had a cooler full of water bottles in the trunk.

as always, Ford Nationals did not disappoint, talk about Mustang overload!
great weather for all four days!, unfortunately i was only able to attend fri.
i had intended to return sat but ride plans fell through.
i barely took a dozen M1 photos (sat was gonna be picture day), will post shortly.
for now, one quick shot of an M1 being "mischievous" on a dyno...

 

[cjs229]

The winner’s list was published, but I have no way of telling which car belongs to what name. I only wrote down the ID number of the ones I voted for. Bummer.

https://carlisleevents.com/docs/default-source/events/winners-list-documents/fordwinners2023.pdf

 

[vder]

Was at Carlisle also. My car is the Mischievous Purple with the hood down.

 

[Mach1man]

By my count 34 Mach 1's Saturday midday. Mostly HP models

 

[WCRookie99]

Story is Ford Performance announced (2) vehicles Friday at 10am. Anyone there for it? Photos?

 

[MAGS1]

Story is Ford Performance announced (2) vehicles Friday at 10am. Anyone there for it? Photos?

I wasn’t there but I saw on the socials they unveiled two Shelby F-150’s. Don’t know any details though

 

[Davesvt2000]

Mine was the twister orange with the wrapped black roof, and optional rear seat delete

 

[Mach 1 Pilot]

Quite a few Mach 1s there Friday… lots of FJG cars and surprisingly many had the handling package. Saw a few that upgraded with Handling package parts added.

 

[chorse]

The winner’s list was published, but I have no way of telling which car belongs to what name. I only wrote down the ID number of the ones I voted for. Bummer.

give Carlisle Events a call 717 243 7855 on non-event week days, their info/guest services operators are very helpful.

Was at Carlisle also. My car is the Mischievous Purple with the hood down.

on fri., i spotted at least five Mischievous Purple M1s on the show field.

By my count 34 Mach 1's Saturday midday. Mostly HP models

i was told the count was 37+ on fri for MY 2021, 2022 & 2023 M1s alone.

Story is Ford Performance announced (2) vehicles Friday at 10am. Anyone there for it? Photos?

re photos stay tuned, Carlisle Events site should be uploading soon. last couple yrs they posted 1,500+ photos to view. link below, ck it...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlisle-events/albums/72177720308828357

I wasn’t there but I saw on the socials they unveiled two Shelby F-150’s. Don’t know any details though

i believe one was a Centennial Edition Mustang and the other a Centennial Edition F150 celebrating/honoring what would've been Carroll Shelby's 100th Birthday. link below, ck it...

https://www.shelby.com/en-us/

Mine was the twister orange with the wrapped black roof, and optional rear seat delete

did not notice rear seat delete, nice job on the over the top wrap.

2023 Ford Nationals... AWESOME!

'69, '70, '71... and so forth '21, '22, '23 M1s were all represented.
(the only two S550 M1 exterior colors missing; Grabber Blue and Grabber Yellow)

Raptor F150 (V8), Raptor Bronco & Raptor Ranger side by side, what a cool line-up.

at least four 2024 Mustangs staged at the Ford Display area; two Dark Horses, one conv and i think a standard GT.

Shout out to Mach1man (M6G member) for giving me a ride in his FJG M1; he opened it up a bit and gave me a taste of Mach Speed.

as mentioned, unfortunately i was only able to attend on fri., below are just a few shots worth posting, ck it...

please feel free to post your photos / videos or links for all to enjoy, thank you.

 

[Gregdd]

What did everyone at the show think of the 24. Does it look any better face to face ?

 

[shogun32]

looks decidedly worse.

 

[Charlemagne]

People that daily it and need those multimedia gizmos may love it more, but interior is an unnecessary mess and simplified exterior made the shapes look less nice. GT's front fascia actually looks better than S550 GT (minus headlights ofc), Dark Horse looks okay but I'm not a fan of RTR triangles or those black plastics under headlights. And these LED headlights are completely a miss, I know it's a current trend but I don't like that look without "eyes". In reality, the outside is really just mildly different, engine-wise too and interior basically too. Just a small refresh for people with old cars or to attract younger people. Pretty sure that any Mach 1 owner can remain completely calm knowing they made a great purchase with lot more retro nods. And retro is great!

 

[Lords4d]

Mine is the Eruption Green posted above by chorse. Pretty surprised I got 2nd place, the color gets a lot of attention. Overall, a great show as always with a ton of great cars. I think I preferred the 2024 RTR Spec 2 over the Dark Horse, at least visually. Not enough to trade in the Mach though! What I will say about the '24, the inverted tail panel doesn't look as terrible in person, still terrible though IMO. After seeing it in person, my least favorite thing about the '24 is the massive display screen, not for me.

 

[chorse]

if you haven't cked lately, Carlisle Events site has uploaded 1,819 photos so far!

also, found this video clip showing Fords roll in Gate #3, i count a dozen M1s, link below, ck it...

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