Mustang Restoration Handbook

Less about the mechanics, but has a ton of great general knowledge about the cars

I know very little about cars and am interested in saving money to get my old girl on the road. She will be a daily driver but, still needs a LOT of work. Just the information on how to remove the front fender, and where the "hidden" bolts are located saved me a lot of hair pulling. As an introductory first read to this subject, number one so far.It takes you through the identification, purchase, dis-assembly and reassembly of a classic mustang. It gives hints, tips and advice on some common issues that you may face when taking your purchase home to begin the process of rebuilding this vehicle.However, if you are seeking a book that shows you everything, this is not that book. This book, used as a starting point is perfect. It will show some tear down of some components but, not all. I am very happy with the purchase and feel I made an excellent purchase. Lots of good photos, explanations, and cautions that I would otherwise have missed since I am new to this dragon called restoration.It will not make you an expert. It will make you a new-pert and give an experienced restorer's viewpoint of what it will take to fix up a car that is already past the 45 year old marker.Even if you only plan to have someone else do all the work, it will give a general idea of what they are telling you. May help you save your project the way you want it saved.

This book attempts to walk you through a restoration but fails due to the huge amount of information as would be really necessary to accomplish what needs to be done. I like it because generally, there is enough information to get you started and aware of possible issues you might encounter but not necessarily accurate due to the differences between model years. Regardless, it does touch on many aspects of restoration to give you a starting point for your own research.

Book arrived well packaged and exactly as described by seller. I fixed cut on cover with tape and am very happy with purchase. It will be good reference for rebuilding my Mustang. Thanks.

Overall, great book. The book is laid out well with good photos. Uses ford diagrams and really helps the user. Some people gave negative reviews but I don’t really see why. Everything is clear and to the point. Would definitely recommend someone working on or planning on working on a mustang to get this book.

Awesome book. Just a little upset that I paid full price for a book with a slightly damaged spine because the delivery driver was too lazy to not read instructions and open a patio gate or to at least leave it just outside the patio door. Used book at new prices, not the sellers fault but due to mishandling.

This manual is best described as a very basic introduction to restoring cars in general, and vintage Mustangs in specific. If you are purchasing it as a primer on what to expect during a rebuild/restoration then it is both entertaining and informative. If you are buying it as a shop reference, then it isn't really going to be worth your while. Probably the most informative parts are right in the beginning where the author describes common problems found on unrestored cars and what to look for when shopping.Also, being written 24 years ago, the techniques presented are somewhat outdated (there are easier ways to do some of the things described in this book). There are also no more piles of Mustangs to be picked over in local scrap yards, they were either snatched up, destroyed, or rusted away long ago. An updated version of this same book that talked about dealing with internet vendors and new made replacement panels would be much more useful.

This is coming from 17 year old kid who has been restoring cars there hole life. If you don’t own a 65-70 mustang it is still a great book and you can learn much about how todo the right way