Custom Car – September 2019

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nhispastlife,KennyHardinghad
beenintoFastFordsandhadrestored
anE-TypeJag,buthadneverowned
arod,customorAmericancar.Weall
knowthatlifeisfullofchanges,though,
andourtasteschangeovertheyears,anda
fewyearsbackKennyfoundhimselfwitha
freshitchthatneededscratching.
The’ 65 Mustangthatscratchedthat
itchwasimportedfromCaliforniatothese
shoresin 2005 .Actually,itwasn’ttothese
shoresexactlyasitwenttoSouthern
Irelandandintothecustodyofthe

Americanowner’sbrother-in-lawinitially.

Somesixyearslater,Kennycameacrossthe

caradvertisedonaclassiccarwebsite,his

interestpiquedbythefacttheMustang

hadbeenfittedwithaT 5 gearboxout

ofaSierraCosworth.Thatandthefact

ithadspentmuchofitslifeinAmerica

inoneofthecountry’ssunnierstates.An

emailexchangeculminatedinthevendor

acceptingKenny’sofferof£ 1 , 000 below

theaskingprice.

HavingflownintoDublinthefollowing

week,Kennywascollectedfromtheairport

byareallyniceguydrivingabrightred

Icanjumpbackonthe’plane...orwecan

renegotiatethepriceandI’lltrytogetithome

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