The GT is a Mustang that was and is a stalwart of the Ford line. It did service from 1965 to 1969, then took a hiatus until 1982. Many may know that GT stands for Grand Touring. But what exactly does that mean to the Mustang enthusiast? It seems even Ford had
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It's stunning to think the '90 Mustang is 12 years old. Twelve years. Wow. When Mustang Monthly cranked up 24 years ago in 1978, the '66 Mustang was the same age. To those of us who have been around the hobby all that time, it is really hard to believe that no
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The world of classic Mustangs is changing for the better because there are more and more ways to personalize your ride. We personalize our Mustangs with tasteful modifications that say something about not only our efforts, but who we are. At a glance, your Mus
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To be honest, 2000’s Gone in 60 Seconds was not Academy Award-winning movie-making. Was it movie-making at its worst? We’ll let you decide. One thing we’re sure about, however, is that the biggest star in the movie is a ’67 Mustang fastba
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All In The TimingI have a unique (or perhaps not so unique) starting problem on my '73 Q-code Mustang convertible. I recently added the following to an otherwise stock 351 Cleveland 4V engine: a Pertronix electronic ignition, an Edelbrock Performer intake ma
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Getting Ahead (er)I have an '89 GT and I just bought new equal-length shorty headers. Do you have any tips about removing and installing them, particularly the right side? Should I remove the starter? Any help would be appreciated.Dudley ChappellChicago
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Hard clutch pedal. You groan every time you see a traffic light and your left leg looks like you've been working out with Ahnald and the boys at World Gym. You're constantly wondering why the clutch pedal has to be so stinking tough. Well, it doesn't. For a wh
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Happy TrailsIt's with a sense of joy and sadness that we have to announce Mark Houlahan's departure from Mustang Monthly. The joy part of the equation is that Mark will be moving over to our sister publication 5.0 Mustang and Super Ford as their senior techn
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Back glass on a ’71 SportsRoof can be tricky. It tends to do two things extremely well: One is leak and the other is bleach out the back seat and the package tray. Too often, we’ve seen these “skylights” with cracked weatherstrips that lead
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When the 35th Anniversary Mustang came out, we went stupid. Several folks in our office desperately tried to find ways, short of living in the car or a cardboard box, to get their hands on one of the cars. The GT sporting the scoops—side and hood—as
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Familiarity can often breed a “so what?” attitude about our daily driver Mustangs. As we walk past the car, we tend to not see the pitted pot metal, the hazy anodized aluminum, and the scratchy rear bumper. At first, this situation comes not so much
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If there’s one universally aggravating problem with all late-model cars, it’s the plastic headlight assemblies that have graced their front ends since the mid-’80s—1987 for the Mustang. Designed to save weight and aid in aerodynamics (as we
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When it comes to stripes, the Mustang was one happenin’ car from 1965 to 1981. Ford liked for its Pony to be festooned in appliqués; in some instances, there was almost as much vinyl as there was paint. The Mach 1 is a perfect example of this fa
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For the '67-'68, Getting It Right Becomes More Challenging
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When it comes to showmanship, the late-model owners and their flashy engine compartments often take the trophy for best engine compartment at the show. Many late-model owners who are considering showing their cars have custom paint and perhaps aftermarket hood
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It can make you dizzy—this thing called tire-and-wheel selection; especially when you get involved with plus-sizing and try to figure out what type of tire or wheel you need. Reams of paper have been written on this subject, and a good amount of bandwidth
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One thing that has changed since classic Mustangs were new is average human height. If you’re on the tall side (taller than 6 feet), you may have a problem with headroom in your vintage Mustang, especially if you’ve installed later model high-back or
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If you're lucky enough to have an original Carter X fuel pump on your car, you're truly among the elite in the Mustang world. Why, you ask? Because the X pump was used only on the Boss 302 and 429, the 428 and 429 Cobra Jets, and the Super Cobra Je
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You drop out of Second gear and ratchet the shifter from left to right in the gate. The car thumps satisfyingly as you roll up to the starting line and watch the tree's pre-staged and staged lights wink on. The lights cascade down the tree, and suddenly,
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Here's an update in the mirror safety and styling department, but this upgrade concerns the outside rearview mirrors. For several years Ford has created one version or another of turn signal mirrors installed on various models (mostly trucks and S
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Learning to weld is one thing, and learning to rebuild an engine is another. But actually completing the final shaping and sanding of a car's body, then applying a glistening coat of your favorite color to it takes some real time, investment, talent, and
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Properly Position Your Mustang Emblems
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Our Project ’70 Mach 1 has now been dubbed “Silver Bullet” by Allan Shepley and staff at Mustang Central in Byron, Georgia, because of our choice of Pewter Silver for a body color—or because we are such pains, and he’d like to lay us f
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Open the trunk of a ’65-’68 Mustang and what do you see (besides the folding chairs and a milk crate full of cleaning goodies)? You’re looking at the top of the gas tank. For those who are just getting into the hobby, it’s a shocking realit
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When it comes time for your 5.0 Mustang’s alternator to buy the farm, you don’t have to settle for the corner store rebuild. Buying a rebuilt alternator from a chain store is often hit and miss, sometimes requiring several trips before you finally lu
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