It’s an understatement to say that Galpin Auto Sports has built their fair share of custom Mustangs. As the aftermarket division of Galpin Motors, the largest Ford dealership on the planet, GAS has literally seen hundreds if not thousands of Mustangs go through their shop, some of which have graced the pages of this magazine. They have also overseen projects like designing and constructing the modern day KITT that starred in the now-defunct Knight Rider television series. So what’s special about the Mustang you see here? Well, for starters, it’s …

The business card. For most people it’s a simple 3.5 x 2 inch piece of card stock that lets people know what you do and how to contact you. For some people it is so much more. Take Steve Keefer, for instance. His business card looks a little bit different than most. In fact, you’re looking at it right here. You see, Keefer has been professionally turning wrenches for more than two decades, working mostly on hotrods and muscle cars. When he made the leap to start his own shop …

Justin Brockmeyer can remember being interested in cars even when he was a little kid, preferring to play with matchbox cars rather than GI Joes or Transformers like his friends. He loved watching racing on television, and although he didn’t aspire to be a professional driver, he did know that when he got older he wanted to own a car that would stand out. Justin’s father had owned several Volkswagens so he naturally got hooked on them first, but it wasn’t long before Mustangs caught his attention. “My dad used …

APR Performance, based in Walnut, CA, has been at the forefront of developing performance-oriented body components for the automotive industry for the last decade. Whether for competition at the race track or for the ultimate street car, APR’s main focus is always on performance. “All of our products are developed and driven by racers,” said KC Chou, owner of APR Performance. “Every one of our products is tested and proven to increase performance on the vehicle.” Much of their work has been reserved for imports, like the development of an …

Bill Switzer knows what it’s like to be young and own a Mustang. He purchased his first at the age of 19, a bright red 1985 GT hatchback. “It didn’t take too long before I started modding it. I installed a bigger cam, carb, and intake manifold along with headers, cat delete, and nitrous,” he remembers. “It was a fun car!” More Mustangs soon followed including a 1988 Saleen hatchback that Bill bought brand new and then a white GT hatchback in 1990.
Fast forward fifteen years to 2005 and Bill …

Like many Mustang owners, Mark Kauffman comes from a family of racers. Unfortunately, they also happen to be diehard GM fans. So when Mark decided to purchase a ponycar sporting the Blue Oval logo, you can imagine the heckling he received from his Bow Tie-loving relatives. “When I said I was going to build a Mustang, they all told me I was crazy and that I should just work with Chevy’s because I’d never make a car that could hang with any of theirs,” Mark told us. Of course, this …

The average American will hold 10 different jobs between the ages of 18 and 38, averaging a different job every two years. Whether it’s a lack of job satisfaction or simply moving onto greener pastures, the current generation of workers doesn’t seem to hold a job for very long.
Whatever the reason, it can be hard for companies to find loyal employees. Such as Carlos Duran. He’s been working at Saleen for 12 years, starting as a shipping clerk and working through the rankings to eventually become the sales manager for …

American Racing founders Romeo Palamides and J.O. Ellison most likely had no idea how much of an influence they would have on American car culture when they started the company in 1956. The Torq-Thrust wheel helped launch an entire aftermarket industry, bringing performance wheels from the track to the street. When the Mustang was introduced in 1964, it didn’t take long before Torq-Thrusts became the performance wheel of choice among Mustang owners.
So when American Racing began its initial plans for building a SEAM car, the vehicle of choice was obvious. …

Mickey Knauss has been obsessed with cars since he can remember. He’s always been especially fond of American muscle cars, and thought he’d died and gone to heaven when he first saw his first S197 Saleen Mustang. “It was a black Extreme with the carbon fiber diffusers and had the sleekest, sexiest bodykit I had ever seen in my life,” Mickey remembers. “From that day on, I told all my friends and family I would buy one …

You would think that after strapping yourself in a 2,700 hp, turbocharged Pro-Mod Pontiac GTO, that you’d get the speed bug out of you. But that’s not the case for Troy Coughlin of Jegs, who along with the rest of his family, own and operate the large automotive aftermarket mail-order company. Coughlin is a racer at heart and decided he wanted a unique Mustang that could be used as a daily driven vehicle which at the same …