Ford Mustang The First Generation, The Early Years Podcast

Ford Mustang community, welcome back to episode 111 and welcome back to our guest Jonathan Campagna. He’s been on the show sharing his mechanical wisdom, his acumen, and enthusiasm as a Classic Mustang owner, and today he's back to talk about outfitting the best garage set-up. Now be forewarned, what is best for Jonathan is definitely different than what is best for me but might match perfectly we...

Growing up just outside of Happy Valley Pennsylvania, our guest today is Bruce Gamble, retired naval flight officer, military historian and long time Classic Mustang enthusiast. His ‘67 red convertible 289 he purchased in rough shape back in 1994. Fully restored in 2004, we will let him share the full story of the rebuild including how it was nearly lost completely. Excited to chat today. Welcome...

When it comes to Classic Mustangs we don’t usually talk about high tech words like going viral, but our guests today Josh and Mike Michels have flipped the script, at least for us. The build, a 1968 Mustang fastback is aptly named AmeriKANDY and on my Instagram page, as of the recording of this episode, has gotten nearly 820,000 views, nearly three times the amount of my second most popular post....

Ford Mustang community, today is a story about men and their machine. Pat Dunbar, a fan of the show, is sharing his journey and the journey of a close friend Bill Bevard. Here’s a portion of his email to our production team.  “I am writing to you about the story of my 12 year restoration of my 1970 Boss 302. He has done the majority of the work on the car. I have some great stories on finding...

Introduction: In any language, Bullitt is synonymous with classic beauty. Strong lines, stronger stance and power unmatched by her contemporaries. Today guest Charl du toit brings his Bullitt to our podcast. Excited to talk about muscle cars, and the international pull of the Mustang brand.  Today’s guest: Charl du toit Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast -- Guest Interview Application ====...

Joseph Troise is the author of two books on automobiles, as well as many articles on classic cars and automotive history. His work has appeared in Autoweek and Road & Track, San Francisco Chronicle, Hemmings Classic Car and many more. Joseph is also a former Market Analyst for the Kelley Blue Book, and part of the development team for Kelley’s Early Car Edition. Here to talk classic car valuat...

Sometimes you just need a good mechanic that you can call on to know the answers and help you get to the root of the problem. With 40+ years of experience Barry Wilson is that guy. When not helping one his 13 employees in his shop that specializes in classics, he’s partnering with his daughter Lindsay on their buy/sell classic car site. Let’s see what trouble we can get into today. Welcome Barry t...

Ford Mustang Early Years community, today’s guest Colin Comer regularly writes for Hagerty Media including Hagerty Driver’s Club, he covers everything related to cars including news, reviews, maintenance, market trends and more. As a guy that has owned hundreds in his lifetime, he comes today chock filled with knowledge and wisdom. Let’s tap into some of this today. Colin, welcome to Ford Mustang,...

Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast -- Guest Interview Application ============ Ford Mustang community, today we take a step back to the future. We all know the future of the brand is in the hands of the next generation. Today our guest is Kevin Eubanks – and Kevin represents the next generation loving the Mustang brand, classic Mustangs specifically. Here’s the email I got from Kevin to get on...

Today is a great father son project story and it started here as a message from today’s guest: “I bought the car when it was a rolling painted body. It didn't have its engine in it, the trans, nor the driveshaft. The seats had been redone, but everything else in the interior still needed to be finished. For us, the car was a father/son restoration project in high school, and she's still my daily 5...

Before I introduce our guest I want to share his post in my Facebook Group, Classic Mustang Connection – Here it is: Bought my car out of a Sunday newspaper ad. First time my dad saw it he said to put it back on the trailer and take it to the junk yard. Three months of working after work and working weekends I couldn’t keep him out of it. He toured it to all the local car shows and won lots of tro...

Our 100th episode, a true milestone – Thanks for all your support, encouragement and contribution to make this passion project podcast a huge success. Michael Chance and his son Tyler are the father, son team from Texas operate MyRod.com from an old converted airplane hanger. What’s inside is a feast for the eyes if you are a classic car lover. They pride themselves on being the lowest value deale...

Exhaust manifolds, distributors, family and his blue 1965 Mustang coupe. It’s easy to see what today’s guest loves most. In Costa Rica you will find Nestor Chaves working hard and playing hard. Today we have him on Ford Mustang The Early Years podcast.    Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast -- Guest Interview Application ============ Do you own a early year Mustang?:  Yes, a 1965 Coupe If you ow...

They say that three times is the charm. Well in Rob Staples’ case maybe that number should be four. Four swings, 3 misses – to find the ideal Classic Mustang. But word on the street has it that Rob is a tenacious guy, and his fourth time at the plate landed him virtually in LA – and a 2+2 Fastback 1965 A code for $35K. A true beauty –  I am excited to chat with Rob today and if you are in the mark...

People’s Choice Awards Virtual Mustang Car Show Entries close on Feb 28th With categories like: Hunk of lovable junk A Mustang only mom could be proud of Awesome patina award My other car is a mustang too Longest project ever And many more This people’s choice awards show is open to ANY mustang owner Proceeds benefit cancer research $20 donations are tax deductible TheMustangPodcast.com/show   Dav...

People's Choice Awards Classic Mustang Car Show:   TheMustangPodcast.com/show   Hot Rods and Hot Wings:  TheMustangPodcast.com/wings   About today's guest: Donald Farr has been a Mustang owner since 1970 and involved in the Mustang hobby as a journalist and editor since 1977. His first assignments were for the Shelby American Automobile Club and for a new magazine called Mustang Monthly . In 1980,...

He is the founder of Cruise for a Cause and has been an avid enthusiast of the Mustang Community for more decades than he would care to mention. He routinely is rubbing elbows and shoulders and maybe even a few more body parts with notable celebs from Ford, Barrett Jackson, Shelby, Roush and many many others. Here to talk community, and connecting is Dan Neve, welcome back Dan to the podcast.   Re...

Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast -- Guest Interview Application ============ Do you own a early year Mustang?:  yes If you own a Mustang, how long have you owned your ride?:  9 years What do you do for a living?:  Maker of the best damn headlights for classic cars! If you own a Mustang or classic car, have you named your car? If so, what is his/her name?: No, could never think of a suitable n...

Part 1 Brad Newman From the frying pan and into the fire, I used to take a simple 60 minute project and turn it into a 1 month ordeal, complete with incorrect parts, the wrong tools and an outcome less than stellar. Thanks to good friends and an amazing Classic Mustang community, repairs are getting easier and less time consuming. Here to talk about some of the right moves is my friend Brad Newman...

Anyone that is anyone in the world of Classic Mustangs and done even the smallest of repairs or the most extensive of rebuilds has heard of National Parts Depot, NPD. Rick Schmidt, our guest today, was filling orders, building his knowledge base and getting to know the classic car world as a 9 year old, watching his NPD founding family build the NPD business. As owner of NPD, he’s watched, witness...

Classic Ford Mustang community, during his day gig, today’s guest is busy working under the jet hood for Delta Airlines. On the weekends you’ll find him either wrenching on his Classic Mustang i6 turned V8, a talk we are going to get into today. Can’t wait to also find out the similarities our 1st gen Mustangs have with jumbo jets...according to Jonathan, it’s not that far a stretch. Excited to ta...

Mustang TownHall Meeting Welcome to this special episode of Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast. Today we are covering an extensive range of topics in this Town Hall style meeting. If you are joining us LIVE, welcome to the meeting. Participants are from all over the world and were self selected directly from our Facebook Group of nearly 1,100 members. The group is called Classic Mustang Connecti...

Ford Mustang Community, I love a good contest and on this episode of Ford Mustang The Early Years we will be sharing an incredible prize for the winner AND some important content that will keep your Classic Mustang on the road longer and safer. Stay tuned, during the episode we will be sharing the contest entry link to win an H3R Performance Halguard 2 ½ pound black fire extinguisher, just like th...

It’s one thing to hit the local papers with an article written about your classic car. But totally another to have a spread in the Wall Street Journal about the life and times of your 1966 Mustang including the acquisition story and all the details. Here to share her story of her first car, which she still has, welcome Wendy Kozma to Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast.   Ford Mustang, The Early...

Single family Classic Mustang stories are my favorite because they get pretty sentimental. Brad Newman, our guest today, has been working on his coupe since 1994 although his grandfather bought her new in 1965. Here to talk Classic Mustang and love of the brand. Excited to chat with  Brad on Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast.   Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast -- Guest Interview Applicatio...