New Hood Scoops

 Time for a change in the colour scheme on the bonnet.

For some time, the solid gold colour of the bonnet had me thinking.

Some time ago, I added the 351 RAM AIR stickers to try and break up the full gold bonnet.

While this does look good, I had been thinking of getting some repro bonnet scoops to paint black and install and store the original gold scoops.

While at the 2025 Mustang state concours, I happened to be talking to a guy that had a stand selling model cars. He also, in the past owned a 71 mustang. He mentioned that he had some OEM hood scoops for sale with him. I expected the price to be fairly high as they were OEM units but he advised he only wanted $100 for them. He pointed out that someone in the past had tried to smooth them over and added body filler that has subsequently come lose. I figured a quick sand blast would fix that issue. So I snapped them up.

Upon inspection, the divots in scoops that the person had tried to cover were also present in the OEM scoops on my car. So no issue for me as they look / are factory.

I got to work sand blasting all the old paint and mounds of body filler from the scoops then painted them satin black.

I get installed them and I have to say it does look great.

I boxed up the original gold ones for use one day if I get sick of the black scoops.

Here are a few pics of the before and after.

Here are a few pics of the finished result.

Nice.. I like it and a number of others have said the same.. 

So the black hood scoops will stay.

Next change on the cards is Air conditioning and possibly Ram Air.

2025 Mustang Round up & State Concours

 Another year, another Mustang round up.

On Sunday the 19th of October 2025 the Mustang Club of Vic again held the Mustang round up and State Concours.

There were about 250 to 300 mustangs. Below are pics of all the 72, 72, 73 cars that were there.

The weather was a little breezy but a rather nice day.

Phillip Island Historics - March 2025

 Weekend away at Phillip Island.

This years Phillip Island Historic race did not have any Mustang club involvement but went down with Nev anyway. Nev was not racing and went down in the XB GT.

Here are a few pics.

The weekend was fairly hot and the drive home in 35deg heat was rather warm.

I think it is time to look at installing air conditioning into the mustang.

Deluxe Steering Wheel

 A slight upgrade.

Ever since I picked up the mustang, I have wanted to upgrade the steering wheel from the standard wheel to the deluxe wheel. The deluxe wheel is the same as the one that my old XB GT Falcon has from factory.

While the standard wheel is in good shape, I just like the look of the deluxe wheel.

While I could just go and buy a reproduction wheel from one of the GT Falcon shops locally, they dont come in ginger. I could also purchase a restored ginger one from a wheel restorder in New Zealand, however the cost is around $1600.

As such, I have been keeping an eye out for a decent un restored wheel for some time. I managed to find a good ginger wheel that did not have any cracks and was in reletively good shape in Denmark of all places on facebook marketplace. While doing all the usual checks to make sure it was not a scam, I flet confident that this was genuine. So I purchased the wheel and had it shipped. The shipping cost as much as the wheel. The total purchased cost was just short of $600AUD.

Here are a few pics of the wheel from the seller.

I then set about cleaning the wheel and the centre pad.

I tried to chrome paint the centre emblem. Initially, it looked good, but oils from my fingers even after the paint had cured seemd to tarnish the paint.

So I opted for a new repro one. The original had a scratch in it just above the horse.

Here is the centre pad cleaned and ready to go back on.

I then replaced the ginger horn rubber with a new reproduction item. Unfortinately the repro's dont come in ginger and only black.

Then out with the old.

And in with the new.

Nice... 

A view I have been looking forward to for a long time.

Various events between August to December 2024

 Shows and club runs.

Post the diff rebuild, I have been out enjoying driving the old girl in between Lily's soccer matches etc.

Here are a few events.

Winton on 3rd of August 2024. For the Winton historics with the Mustang car club.

Knox Ford car show with the Eastern Crusers with Nev.

The Emerald Fire (Green) XB GT is the actual XB GT that I owned for 4 years between 1986 and 1990. I then sold it to Neville Butler who has owned it ever since. it was off the road for about 30 years after a crash not long after I sold it to him. Not many people can take a picture of their current ride with the car that started it all for me.

Lily did her Yr 11 Deb Ball on the 31st of August 2024.

She wanted to go with her mates in a streatch limo but I had to get pictures before she went.

For the same Deb, my mate Russell Coulson asked if I could take his son Lachlan and his partner Lily to the deb in the mustang.

On the 5th of October 2024 Michelle and I did a Tour de Cure car rally to Eildon.

On the 9th of November I took the Mustang on another club run to Sandown for the Sandown historics.

We also went on a Mustang club Christmas run from Gisbourne to Creswick.

I dont have any pictures of the car on the run.

Well thats all for 2024 so far...