Well, what happens when you raise your children around motorsport and cars? ..... They grow up petrol heads! I have two daughters who both love muscle cars although somewhere along the line one has developed a liking for some of the weird stuff made in England. Anyway ......

Last year the chance to do a deal on a 69 Mustang Fastback arose and I snapped it up!  I've always loved the 69/70 Mustangs and was thrilled with the opportunity to finally own my very own.  It was in pretty good condition, rust free and luckily required no under floor work.  The body does have some filler in it, well quite a lot actually.  So anyway ... Our oldest daughter, petrol head #1, had decided she would like to take the 69 to Americarna in Invercargill March 2010 but as she is due to have our first grandchild (and it's a boy!), due 17th February we decided it couldn't be driven that distance unless it was 100%.  After all, what grandfather/father would let a vehicle cruise that far with such precious cargo without making sure it was 100% road worthy and reliable?  So with that in mind the rebuild began!

With time always an issue I'm lucky a long time friend of mine (yes I do have a few), Wayne Fabish, has just recently returned home from the US with some time on his hands.  Wayne agreed to manage the rebuild on the Mustang with yours truly turning up whenever possible to wreck, dismantle and pull out what is deemed not necessary.  Wayne's daughter Toni also happens to be the Administrator and Registration Co-ordinator for Americarna.

So what are we doing? ........

The only component from the suspension being used are the front spindlers.  Everything else is Total Control products including a fab 9' complete with coil over rear suspension.  The auto has been replaced with Tremac 5 speed and a 392cu Ford Performance engine.  Segedin Truck & Auto Parts and Southern Mustang have been extremely helpful in ensuring we have the parts required to have the car ready for the road trip south.  We also have plans for a complete re-paint.

To keep an eye on what we're up to, visit our website weekly to monitor the Mustangs progress.

We are embarking on stage two of our website development.  You will then have somewhere you can share photos and stories of your project.

We'll keep you in touch.

Cheers!

JR