Articles

GOING GREEN

Tom Shaw

 et al.

With modern cars taking an average of five to seven days to build on the assembly line, it was a bold statement when Beau Boeckmann, chief designer and president of Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) suggested to Bob Adams, Ford’s SEMA project coordinator, that they build a ’69 Mustang from scratch, in three days. Boeckmann was no stranger to crazy deadlines, having hosted Seasons Five and Six of MTV’s Pimp My Ride, where a team of experts radically customized more than 30 cars during the show’s run.

BOSS NINE BUILD

Ro McGonegal

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At the end of 2007, long-time Mountain Motor engine master Jon Kaase decided to take “the plunge and build all-new Boss 429 Ford retrofit heads and related parts. I was betting on the fact that there were other Ford enthusiasts out there who wanted these new parts as badly as I did. Although [the parts] have only been out for a short while, I’m happy to say that they’ve been well received and successful in whatever projects they’ve been used.

The Sad Story of the Suddenly Sticking Solenoid

Tom Shaw

 et al.

The scenario starts without warning. You spin the key to start your vintage Ford, and just like that, it happens. You release the key, which goes back to the “Run” position just like always, but the starter does not disengage. It stays engaged, as if still trying to start the engine.

WOW FACTOR

Tom Shaw

 et al.

In the nearly 50 years since the Shelby first burst onto the scene, we’ve had time to admire, digest, fantasize, analyze, restore, and reproduce those legendary early Shelby designs. Maybe we’ve become too familiar with them. Maybe we’re desensitized.