Category Archives: Repairs

Shelby, Or Not A Shelby?

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

That is the question. Adam has bought a one-off, hand-built bespoke car. This car is something pretty special because it’s the prototype and the test car for the GT500. This car has 4.6L V8/ Manual five speed transmission with only 11,300 miles on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Cars For Sale, Mustang Maniac, Our Cars, Repairs, Restoration, Sales, Webshop | Tagged Cars For Sale, classic car, Drake, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, prototype, Scott Drake, Shelby | 3 Comments

Two Outta Three

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

This week we have some rather unusual problems a couple which are self-inflicted and the other not as much, so we thought that we would share these with you as two are potentially dangerous. Harmonic Dampener. This issue was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Customers' Cars, Repairs | Tagged borgeson, Bullitt, Classic Cars, harmonic dampener, Kona Blue, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, rust | 3 Comments

All Hands On Deck

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

With the amount of cars we have in the yard at the moment we needed to make some space to get them all in. So Adam decided to leave the offices in the more than capable hands of Morgan while … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Customers' Cars, racing, Repairs, Service, Webshop | Tagged Classic Cars, Ford, Gear Vendors, leather, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Shelby, Super Cobra Jet | 1 Comment

Hotting UP

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

This Week has been the hottest for a long while that we can remember, so unfortunately this is where the road tests take just that little bit longer, especially if the roof is down. We have been doing as lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Repairs, Travel | Tagged '67 Convertible, Adam, border control, Germany, Harrods, hitler's Colosseum, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, road trip | 2 Comments

Bearing Down

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

Last week report on a pretty epic engine fail which has now been addressed and the car is back on the road again. To soften that shock to the system we have given pride of place for our Park & … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Car Shows, Customers' Cars, Park & Pic, Repairs, Restoration, Video | Tagged '69 convertible, 302ci, Black Jade, Classic Cars, Enfield Pageant, Ford Cylinder head casting codes, Ford Engineering Codes, Ford Technical Article, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, oil prime, wheel bearings | 9 Comments

Going Loco In Acapulco

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

For once we can say that the weather has bought out the cars and its great to see them on the road. It makes a change from us saying a couple of months back drive carefully in snow and ice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Blog, Car Shows, Customers' Cars, dogs, Mustang, Park & Pic, Repairs | Tagged Acapulco coupe, Borg Warner, convertible, dogs, MOT, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, OCD, Park & Pic, road test, sun, Super T10, Super T10 gearbox, thermostat, wheel alignment, wheel bearing, Yogi | 2 Comments

Perfection By The Pyrenees

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Mustang Maniac

The best part of our job is hearing about the adventures the cars get to go once they have left our workshops. One such example of that is our friend Roger (thanks for the pics by the way), who has taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Customers' Cars, Photos, Repairs | Tagged burnt valve, classic car, convertible, cylinder heads, deluxe, Muscle car, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, pony interior, Pyrenees, reconditioned, upgrade, Yogi | 2 Comments

NSRA Show 2017

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Mustang Maniac

Last weekend Mustang Maniac and friends headed out to the National Street Rod Association show in Bedfordshire which is always a good day out and a popular show. The sun was out and so was the vast array of cars … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Shows, Customers' Cars, Our Cars, Repairs, Restoration, Service, Webshop | Tagged clear tail light lenses, Coupe, Facebook, Ford, friends, John Wick, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, NSRA, vote, WebShop | 3 Comments

One Off – In The Bin

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Mustang Maniac

An expensive lesson can be learned when you here the words “One Off, bespoke, handcrafted, stainless steel exhaust system”. Most of the time this is music to a classic car owners ears. But, in this case the exhaust was indeed … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Shows, Customers' Cars, Repairs | Tagged bespoke, Classic Car Show, exhaust, Flowmaster, John Wick, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, stainless steel | 2 Comments

Building Blocks

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Mustang Maniac

We have had a couple of phone calls this week (from the same customer) at Mustang Maniac on how to do something once they had purchased the parts. Unfortunately, we simply just don’t have the time to walk somebody through … Continue reading →