1980-82 – Mustang & Fords


This page contains the names and descriptions of all articles published in Mustang & Fords during 1980-82; It does not contain the text of the articles — rather, it is a guide to assist you in locating which back issue might contain the information you need.

Mustang & Fords – 1980

Mustang Roundup

  • Facts, tech tip, and how-to’s about America’s favorite ponycar.

The Real Thing

  • How to spot a Shelby Mustang.

Cobra Venom

  • A complete guide to big-block Ford engine building.

Shelby’s Mustangs

  • Carroll Shelby took a great car and made it superb.

Shelby Fever

  • The only cure for “Shelby Fever” is to join the Shelby American Automobile Club.

Boss Mustangs

  • Some of the wildest Mustangs ever carried the name “Boss.”

Restoring An Interior

  • How to restore a Mustang interior at home.

Mustang Supercars

  • More potent pony feature cars.

Super Shelby

  • David Fershtand’s Boss 302-powered GT 350.

Hobby Horses

  • Four fantastic Mustangs in full color.

Horsebreath

  • How to change an intake manifold, step by step.

Mustangs

  • Wild and wonderful Mustang feature cars.

The Mustang Market

  • How to buy a used Mustang.

Body Building

  • How to build metal fender flares and spoilers.

Shake, Rattle And Roll

  • How to update a tired chassis and transmission.

Blueprinting The 289

  • How to build a super street motor.

Inside Job

  • How to modify an interior for comfort and good looks.

Cleaning House

  • How to detail an engine compartment.

Details, Details

  • The final report and drag test.

Handle With Care

  • Mustang handling and suspension guide.

Windsor Ford

  • All about Ford’s wonderful small-block engines.

Street Fighter

  • An early Mustang for street and strip.

Mustang & Fords – 1981

R Is For Racing

  • A history of the quickest Shelby ever produced: the “R” model 1965 GT350

Shelby-American Mania

  • Convention five brings ’em home alive

Affordable Performance

  • Modifying the Ford 351 Cleveland to deliver and honest 600 HP at 9500 RPM

Compound Interest

  • The dividend from this ’69 Mach 1 is non-stop attention

’64-1/2 Or ’65?

  • The great Mustang controversy

Forgotten Coupe

  • This Mustang coupe has quite a racing history

Charged Up

  • Increase your horsepower at least 50 percent and get…

Muscle “Nos”-Talgia

  • Everything you wanted to know about Ford high-performance parts but didn’t know who to ask

How To Buy A Used Shelby

  • A good one is out there if you know where and how to look

Mustang Ranchero

  • When this pony hauls, it hauls

Grassroots Racer

  • From abandoned wreck to show winner, this Mustang 2+2 has the heart of a Shelby

Black Stallion

  • A small-block Chevy finds happiness with a ’66 Mustang 2+2

Return Of A Legend

  • Carroll Shelby builds twelve more GT350 convertibles

Bringing Up The Rear

  • Mustang rearend selection

Number One

  • The first 1966 Shelby convertible is alive and well

Simon Says:

  • Keep it simple, and that’s what he did with this ’65 Mustang

A Fender With Flare

  • Installing steel fender flares

Flared Fantasy

  • This screaming red ’66 custom lights up the imagination

Parting Shops

  • A buyer’s guide for the restoration-minded Mustang-phile

Bogus Boss

  • What you see isn’t necessarily what you get

Hot Rod Remembers

  • Five Mustang road tests, past and present

New York Bomber

  • A Pro/Gas Mustang that’s destroying the East Coast competition

Big Bad Boss

  • A page in Mustang history

From Rental To Racer

  • This Hertz GT350 is strictly for the race course

Hot To Trot

  • Capri or Mustang, propane or petrol, Ak Miller’s tur-blowed V8s are…

Show-Stopping Shelby

  • For show or go, this Shelby has it all

Mustang & Fords – 1982

Sun Lover

  • 1983 marks the return of the Mustang convertible.

Mustang Marketplace

  • A guide to Mustang parts sources, restoration services, and clubs.

How To Buy A Used Mustang

  • The best deal isn’t always the least expensive one.

Fine Wine

  • A blown Mach 1 gets attention wherever it prowls.

Pro Street Kit Car

  • Assembling Alston’s new Mustang/Capri chassis kit.

Interior Motive

  • Restore your interior with this simple kit.

Bad Attitude

  • You’d better smile when you meet this customer.

Miser With Muscle

  • MPGs and torque for 289/302s.

Thoroughbreds

  • Powerful ponies for the open highway.

Power Parts

  • Ford Hi-Performance heaven!

Detailed Deception

  • From ordinary fastback to extraordinary Shelby.

Repro Rent-A-Racer

  • Transforming an old Mustang into the ultimate street burner.

Mustang Spotter’s Guide

  • All the details and numbers from 1964 to 1981.

Ford’s Flexible Flyer

  • How to build a high-torquing, low-dollar 351 Windsor.

Sword Sorcery

  • It’s the little things that make this Mustang a big success.

Gt350!

  • Carroll Shelby’s very special Mustang.

Six-Cylinder Performance/Economy Guide

  • Make your 200-250 six strong and stingy!

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