Tag Archives: classic car

The Heart Goes In

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Mustang Maniac

This week sees more intense work on The Onion Mustang, Yogi has been doing his thing with the brake and fuel lines before the engine and gearbox are fitted and get in the way. The suspension has been fully installed … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Restoration | Tagged AOD gearbox, brake lines, classic car, door handles, engine, engine crane, engine mounts, export brace, Ford, fuel lines, Mustang, suspension, The Onion Mustang | 4 Comments

Tip Of The Iceberg

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Mustang Maniac

No sooner have we rebuilt The Onion Mustang and we made space for our next project. This comes in the form of a very nice ’68 Coupe Pro Street 302ci. We first saw this little lady in back in October … Continue reading →

Posted in Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, News, Restoration | Tagged chassis legs, classic car, floor pan, iceberg, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Pro Street, Restoration, rust, tubbed, Yogi | 4 Comments

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

Got The Hump?

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

The pace has calmed down a little in the yard we are pleased to say, and we concentrating on the general servicing on the cars we have waiting for us. We have also been working on a pretty unique car … Continue reading →

Posted in Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Restoration, Service, Webshop | Tagged '69 Mach1, classic car, Fathers Day, Gift Vouchers, Hump Hugger, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Restoration, WebShop | 4 Comments

Knock Knock…

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

We start this week with a Park & Pic of a unique car a genuine Shelby GT350R, a race car owned by our friend and customer Larry Tucker. This is not your usual add a few stickers effort like so … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, Mustang Maniac, Park & Pic, Service | Tagged 302ci, alloy wheels, classic car, connecting rod, convertible, FIA, Larry Tucker, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Park & Pic, piston, Shelby, Shelby GT350R, spark plug, The Grinch | 5 Comments

Four Ready To Go

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

The week we were back to mechanics pretty much full-time and only managed a little bit of work on the restoration projects we have on the go. These cars were all lined up waiting for their owners to collect them … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, News, Park & Pic | Tagged classic car, cylinder heads, ember glow, export brace, Facebook, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Park & Pic, testimonial | 10 Comments

Classic Cars Excel London 2018

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

It’s a known fact that Adam doesn’t do big car shows, “been there, done that and got the trophies as Adam would say, but on the odd occasion he will. Last weekend was one of those shows, the Classic Car … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Cars For Sale, Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac | Tagged classic car, Classic Car Show Excel London 2018, Cleo Shelby, cowl, Ford Model T, Formula 1, gt350, Indy Car, KR GT500, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Nigel Mansell, Red 5, Shelby | 6 Comments

Bubbling Away

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

For the last couple of posts we have asked you to send us some pictures of your cars so we can post them for you on our little ol’ blog. We’re pleased to say that you have taken us up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Shows, Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, News | Tagged Blog, classic car, Classic Car Show, convertible, Excel London, KR, London Classic Car Show, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, Mustang Owners Club, Shelby, snow | 4 Comments

Keeping In Trim

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Mustang Maniac

Quite often we get emails sending us pics of cars they are thinking of buying and asking if it’s worth the money and should they buy it. There are lots of issues around this sort of thing, we virtually always … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, Customers' Cars, daily driver, dogs, News | Tagged american car, Aria, carpets, classic car, Cleo, FMX gearbox, glass, Mustang, Mustang Maniac, puppies, upper cowl, windscreen, Yogi | 12 Comments

Along For The Ride

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Mustang Maniac

Starting on Tuesday until the Friday next week is the annual SEMA 2017 show which Adam attends each year. However Adam tells us this is a chore and “Somebody has got to do it” suggesting that he doesn’t really want … Continue reading →