Yo Club Winner
Owner: Shane Henley
Location: Douglassville, PA
Vehicle: '67 Mustang fastback
Engine: 289ci V-8 four-barrel
Length of Ownership: 5 years
Primary Use: Occasional driver/show car
Our Young Owners Club award this time out goes to Shane Henley of Douglassville, Pennsylvania, who owns this gorgeous red '67 Mustang fastback. "I've owned this car for about five years," Shane says. "My dad and I went on a business trip to Arizona and we found this car for sale. It was in a garage, and when the seller lifted the garage door and I first laid eyes on it, I knew it would be mine."
The fastback was a bit rough, but it was complete with its original 289, four-barrel carb, and four-speed. Best of all, it was a rust-free, original GT car. Although Shane was 12 years old at the time, he and his dad brought the car back east and got to work on it. "Now it has a worked engine with 351 heads and a cam. We've done the whole driveline and rebuilt the suspension. It drives great-all it needs is the cosmetics, mainly a good coat of paint."
Shane loves the looks of the Shelby GT350, so while he gets ready to paint the body, he'll be adding the necessary pieces to convert his car into a GT350 clone. "I've already got some of the parts on it, like the quarter window scoops and ducktail spoiler." Shane is the first to admit that old cars take a lot of work to fix up, but the results are very much worth it. Once the car is done, besides driving it on the street and taking it to shows, he's toying with the idea of going vintage road racing. Sounds great, Shane-seems like you're going to have lots of fun.
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