Mustang Monthly April 1996

CONDITION  Good, unmarked text, reading wear

CONTENTS

1996 Owners Tell All! – Does the ’96 Mustang stack up to its legacy?

Features

A Group Effort – Pat Porter’s ’65 convertible proves that too many cooks do now always spoil the soup.

Spec’ed Out Speedster – Ben and Kay Broderick’s Shelby GT-500 is loaded…and really for bear.

First-Time Champ – Determination and a bit of homework earned Jeff Sevag a winner.

Never Cry Uncle – The 1972 Mach1 prevailed in spite of a musclecar meltdown.

Sun-Dried Sleeper – Mike Moore and Mike Rice’s 1969 SCJ Mach 1 weathered the Southwest heat in fine form.

Ready to Rumble – David Duffee’s ’92 LX keeps chipping away at the ET mountain.

30 and Counting – Original owner Wanda Whitsell isn’t about to put her pony to pasture.

Vintage Retrofits

The Ultimate Real Axle Swap- Retofit a disc brake-equipped 9-inch Granada/Monarch/Versailles rearend in your vintage Mustang.

Independent Front Suspension Conversion – The best page from the Mustang II chapter makes vintage mustangs more fun to drive.

Bossin’ Vintage Mustang Shock Towers – Reinforce your Mustang shock towers with Pro-Motorsports Engineering’s retro kit.

Technical

Door Panels: NOS vs Repro – Parts Review returns with an evaluation of standard ’65 door panel choices.

Roller Rocker Installation and Fulcrum Conversion – Crane’s budget roller rocker conversion for 5.0 Mustangs and more.

Departments

Hoofbeats

Pony Tales

Pony Express

New Bits

Resto Roundup

Late Model Corral

Coming Events

Parts & services

Beyond The Basics

Readers’ Album

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