See the full build: every photo of Pat's Pony
The Mustang in our shop that people remember is a dark green '67 called Pat's Pony. Its owner, Corey, brought it to us after it sat in another shop for years with nothing to show for it. It had been his grandmother's car, the one he learned to drive on, and he wanted it finished right in her honor. We finished it. That's the whole job with a Mustang, more often than not: the car means something, and somebody has to actually get it done.
Mustangs are also where our Master Builder, Edgar Barron, made his name before Morgan Muscle. A 1966 Mustang GT convertible he built took Best in Class at the Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance, one of the more serious collector-car events in the country. We work on first-generation cars, 1964½ through 1973, across all four body styles: coupe, fastback, convertible, and the '69–'70 SportsRoof. Original restorations or resto-mods, for owners across the lower 48.
New to how a build goes? Start with how it works. Thinking Coyote? See engine swaps.
The right color, the right trim, a 289, 302, or 390 gone through so it runs like it did new. Rust repaired in metal, gaps set before paint, interior to factory pattern. The path for a documented car, a GT, or a family car you want to look exactly the way you remember it.
Pat's Pony was this build: a '67 brought back the way Corey's grandmother knew it.
The body stays 1967. Underneath: a Coyote 5.0 with fuel injection, a modern manual or overdrive automatic, rack-and-pinion steering, disc brakes, coilovers, air conditioning, and an interior built for long drives. A Mustang that pulls like a new one and still turns heads at the gas station.
We've done the Coyote work on our '73 F-100, 480 horsepower through a Tremec six-speed.
Most Mustangs land here. Keep the small-block, add fuel injection and disc brakes, fix the steering, make it cold inside, and leave the rest alone. The car you drive on Saturday without a tool bag.
Every build is billed on time and materials, scoped around your car, your budget, and how you'll drive it. Nothing above is a package with a fixed price.
Rebuild the 289, 302, or big-block, add EFI to it, or go to a Coyote 5.0 with the fuel system, harness, cooling, and exhaust to run it. A Tremec manual or an overdrive automatic behind it, and a 9-inch rear end that can take the torque.
First-gen Mustangs steer like 1967 unless somebody fixes it. Rack-and-pinion, front coilovers or an upgraded stock-style front end, rear leaf or four-link, sway bars, and disc brakes front and rear. The difference on the road is bigger than the engine.
These cars rust in the floors, torque boxes, cowl, rear quarters, and trunk drop-offs, and a leaking cowl can rot a floor from the top down. Metal first, then paint, on a rotisserie for a full build. Original Ford colors or whatever you've been picturing.
Factory-pattern reproduction for an original car, or leather, custom gauges, a custom console, and a modern sound system for a resto-mod. Stitched in-house. Air conditioning that works, because this is Alabama.
First-generation cars, 1964½ through 1973: coupes, fastbacks, convertibles, and the '69–'70 SportsRoof. If you have a later Mustang you want restored, ask; the answer is usually still yes, but the first-gen is where our experience runs deepest.
That's exactly how Pat's Pony came to us. Yes. The assessment matters more with a started car, because we need to see what was done and what was skipped before we can scope the rest. Bring what you have, including the parts in boxes.
A full build typically runs 12 to 18 months once it starts; a Coyote swap on its own is typically 30 to 45 days in the shop. Condition, scope, and parts move those, and you'll get a window once your car is scoped. Details on how it works.
Yes. We take in cars from anywhere in the lower 48, and the build runs the same way with weekly photo updates. The nationwide restoration page covers transport and what to expect.