Custom Car – September 2019

course,theBorgesonpowersteeringkit
(which,incidentally,iscompatiblewiththe
RideTechsuspension)andthehydraulic
clutch,whichsortedtheclutchproblemsonce
andforall.“It’savastimprovementoverthe
mechanicallinkage,andfeelsmuchmorelike
amoderncartodrive,”enthusesKenny.
Withthe’shellnowinprimer,itwastime
todecideonthefinalcolour,aprocessKenny
confessestookquiteawhile:“Iwentdown
toMcLaren’sSVAcentreandlookedatsome
oftheircolours,thenIwentaroundallthe
maindealershipsandlookedatvariouscars
inarangeofcolours.Ithenstudiedcolour
combinationsonotherMustangs,andwas
prettysetoneitheraMcLarenblueorgrey,
butatthelastminutechangedmymind
completelyandhavetothankNigelat
NAPaintworksinOxford,notonlyforthe
paintwork,butforhispatiencewithme,too.”

Thecarcameoutofthepaintboothin

September’16andwasthenensconcedin

Kenny’sgarageathomewherehespentthe

next 18 monthsputtingitallbacktogether.

“Theproblemwasthepaintwassonice

thateverytimeIwenttore-fitapart,even

thosethatlookedperfectlyokaypreviously,

theyjustlookedtattyagainstit,soIfound

myselforderingmoreandmorenewstuff

astimewenton.Intruth,there’snotthat

muchonthecarnowthatisn’tnew.”Those

aforementionedbulletmirrorswentwestin

theprocess,replacedbyanewpairofstock

onesinstead.

Localconnection

Althoughtheaftermarketisextremelywell

gearedupforMustangrestorations,Kenny

foundamorelocalsolutionwhenitcameto

thefrontseatsinapairofMGFbuckets,and

hadAllWheelTrimLtd.innearbyWitney

re-coverthem.Asuperdeluxecarpetwas

AUGUST 2019 CUSTOMCAR 37

°Undddeeerrrttthhheeebbbooonnnnnneeetttllliiieeesssttthhheeesssaaammmeee (^222000000) bbbhhhp, 222888999
candypaint,apolish ciiiWWWiiindddsorV^8 thefactoryfitted,butafewcoatsof
edalisumpandEdelbrockfuelpump,rockercover
4 - barrelcarb,allwithEndur s,Performermanifoldand
AddinaPowermas ashinefinish,giveitafreshlook.
terpolishedalternator,polishedalirad’,ceramicc
stainlessexhaustcourtesyofAROExha oatedheadersandafull
ustsandthere’splentytokeepKennybusy.
Afterahugeamountofdeliberationoverthecolour,andsettlingonMcLarengreyorblue,
KennyshippedthecartoNAPaintworksinOxfordandchangedhismind,havingthem
shoottheponyinasilverbasewithsixlayersofCherryCandyRedoverthetop.