Beautiful machined aluminum finish with gloss black inset

New shoes for the Mustang

October 6, 2020

We test fit one of the new ‘Magnum 500’ wheels on the ’66 Mustang. New shoes make all the difference! Classic style ‘Magnum 500’ wheel…

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1966 Mustang Coupe by John Austin Motorworks

A sneak peek at the new ‘Pony’ Interior, a deluxe option

September 15, 2020

A quick video shot of the completed interior…

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Ford lettering on hood

More candy, please…

September 12, 2020

Fresh badges go on and our donor pieces (to replace crash damaged ones) get some candy coating….

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Fenders and hood are installed and aligned

Where were we?

September 7, 2020

Lets see, where were we…? Oh yeah, one step forward, two steps back. And so it goes. We sanded and re-cleared the fenders and trunk…

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Austin contemplates adding fresh coats of clear to the sanded truck lid.

Two steps forward, one back…

August 15, 2020

We’re getting down to the final stages of reassembly on this ’66 Mustang Coupe. Yet, it often feels like two steps forward, and one step…

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Bumper and guards with new valance

Mustang booty shots

July 18, 2020

We know this old pony was backed into or rear ended multiple times so things were tweaked out of shape. When we went to test…

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The doors are hung

“Are we there yet?”

July 4, 2020

A lot of progress on the ’66 Mustang going on – both visible and not so visible. The front and rear glass is in with…

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'RestroSound' radio assembly

Mustang assembly progress…

June 13, 2020

It’s been a while since the last post but progress is being made on the ’66 Mustang. Most of the dash has been reassembled. Rear…

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Old vs New Mustang cluster bezel

A Fresh Cluster

May 14, 2020

Wow, what a difference! The instrument clusters don’t age well in these old Mustangs. The ‘chrome’ wears thin, the gauge pointers fade, faux wood grain…

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