Custom Car – September 2019

Thanks

NAPaintworksforthepaint,AllWheelTrimLtd.

fortheinterior,AROExhaustsinBuckingham

forthesystemtheymanagedtodoafewdays

beforetheweddingandHarry,whoseweddingit

was,forallhishelpalongtheway.

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herpatienceandunderstanding,especiaaallywhen

sheaddedupalltheinvoicesforthepartsI’d

boughtalongtheway!

sourced,fittedoverDynamatsoundproofing

andfoam-typeinsulation,tonotonlykeep

thingsquietinsidebutalsotostopheatfrom

theenginebayandexhaustcomingthrough

tothecabin.

Finishingtouchestotheinteriormakeover

arenewseatbelts,doorhandlesand

windowwinders,alongwithcentrallocking

coupledtoaremotealarmsystem.

Fromtheoutset,Kenny’sintentionswere

tobuildtheMustangintosomethingthat

droveandfeltmorelikeamoderncar,and

didn’tjustlooklikeanotherstockrestored

Mustang.“AndIthinkthat’sexactlywhat

I’veachieved,”hesayswithasmile,clearly

veryhappywiththedecisionshe’smade

alongtheway.

AlthoughhedebutedtheMustangasthe

recentStoneleighshow,itsfirstrunoutin

itsnewguisewasforafriend’sweddinnngin

Marchlastyear.Hethenspentthefollooowing

12 monthsfettling,detailingandfinishhhing

itoff.Maybeitwasthatattentiontodetail

thatcaughtoureyewhenwefirstcame

acrossit.

It’sokayyousayingit’smorelikea

moderncarKenny,butwhat’sitreallyliketo

drive?Iasked.“ItreallyisascloseasIthink

itcouldbetodrivingamoderncar.I’mso

pleasedwithhowit’sturnedoutandhave

noplanstochangeanything.AsfarasI’m

concernedit’salldonenow.”

Atthetimeofwriting,though,Kenny’s

notentirelysurewhatthefuturehasin

storefortheMustangasthere’snowa’ 48

Studebakerpick-upsittingpatientlyathome

waitingforhimtodecidewhattodowith

it.Youknowthedrill–shoulditbereeestored

tostockormodified?Thistimethere’san

additionaldecisiontobemadethough:“I’ve

beentoldIneedtoselltheMustangbefore

Istartsomethingelse,soitmaywellbefor

saleinthefuture,unlessIcanpersuadethe

wifetoletmebuildabiggergarage...”CC

It’savast

improvement...and

feelsmuchmorelikea

moderncartodrive

38 CUSTOMCARAUGUST 2019

Wheelsare17-inchchromeRocketBoosters,seven

tyresand incheswideupfrontfittedwith205/50

eightinchesatthebackwith225/45rubber.