The thing that bugs me about Mustang Monthly is the failure to thoroughly explain what the items are when you use only initials to describe things. You've been working on the technical stuff for decades, but I have trouble following you since I'm not into technical things that much, and when you abbreviate something and use only initials, I don't know what you're talking about.
Please make sure that every article has a full description of each item. If you must abbreviate something or use only initials for an item, please create a legend. All of your readers aren't Ford master mechanics and engineers with 30-plus years experience on building/rebuilding Mustangs or whatever.Irving B. Stanton Jr.Bedford, VA
Well, Irving, we're going to do something PDQ about the problem of us using abbreviations such as N.O.S. and EFI. But even in your letter, you're using abbreviations, such as ci and 3.8L. GORK why we all do that but it must come from some military MUBAR (we don't use the less PC one) that we've seen in our storied past.
What you'll find is that we try to set up the pages with the phrase such as God Only Really Knows followed by the abbreviation (GORK). After the initial explanation, we then go on using the abbreviation. Hopefully, we're doing this more often than not. We can understand your plight, so we'll endeavor to be a little less free with the abbr. And a little more explanatory, OK?
Busted!I've been a subscriber to Mustang Monthly for about eight years and look forward to every issue. Fords have been a part of our family since 1958, and I presently own a '70 Boss 302 (picture enclosed). Since taking this picture, I've put a Shaker hood on it. The real reason I'm writing is because of your article, "I Hear You Knockin'" in the Dec. 2000 issue (page 44). On page 45 you mentioned that the pop-open gas cap was part of the GT group in 1967; it wasn't. It was part of the '67 Mustang Exterior Decor Group.
You also wrote an article on another '67 GT in the Oct. 2000 issue ("Well, See...," page 76), and on page 78 you showed a photo of the car's rear with the standard-type cap with the GT inscription. I didn't just rely on that though. In 1967 my mother owned a GT with the Exterior Decor Group and it was mentioned in the Group. At the time we were looking, I also saw GTs without the Group and they still had the standard cap.
Thanks for taking the time to read my letter. Your magazine is great, and I know you'll keep up the good work.Don VogtChicago
Busted! Sorry about the misinformation.
Mach It To MeI've subscribed to your great magazine for 14 years and have really enjoyed your coverage. The tech articles have helped me accomplish an underhood cleanup on a 62,000-mile original Calypso Coral '70 Boss 302, a total restoration of a Candyapple Red '69 390 GT, and a total restoration of a Raven Black R-code '69 Mach 1 which was completed in January 2000. Thanks to your technical staff and to Bob Perkins for his Resto Roundup information and some great new old stock Boss 302 parts.
At the present time, the Mach 1 is my favorite with its shark-like headlights. It is a fun, fast car to drive, and I love the looks it receives from admirers as I drive by. I like '69 Mach 1s so well that I've started a local '69 Mach 1 registry to get as many of them together as possible at car shows in our area. The Northern Utah Mustangers Association (NUMOA) sponsored a May Mustang Madness show on May 12, where we were able to get three Raven Black R-code Mach 1s together side by side. We received a lot of interesting comments such as, "Are you guys brothers?" "Do you know each other?" and "How come there are three of them?" The owners of the cars as shown in the front view: left, Neil Anderson of Nibley, Utah; middle, Gary Stewart of Kaysville, Utah; and right, Kevin Grimes of Layton, Utah.