I found a 1964 1\2 Mustang for sale on Craigslist at a reasonable price and decided to go to Lake Havasu to take a look. It turned out to be complete and in good condition, with no rust, for a good restoration car. The VN showed that it was made on April 14 1964 and is #13,223 made out of 92,705 made. This one came with a 3 speed manual transmission but somewhere along its life it got changed out for a automatic, the clutch peddle is still in the car.  The hood received some damage during it's move from L. A. area to Lake Havasu  Do not know why some parts ars in prime but it has no rust that I have found.  56260 show on the odometer  Interior is in good usable condition  Trunk is clean with no rust & has some spare parts.  The rear fender was hit and a poor repair job done on it.  The car had been stored for several years and was not running. The interior is in good condition and the body is fairly strai...

With the front end of the 41 Cadillac bolted together it was time for the hood.   All of the hood trim brackets and screws were put into the bead blaster to remover the rust.  The side vent grills and top center hood chrome (with the "Flying Goddess") were cleaned up and the rusted screws were drilled out and holes rethreaded. The hood ornament is also the hood latch/opener.  The hood brace was assembled & installed with the hood opening springs. I used the overhead hoist & straps, to get the right angle that matched the support brace, to move the very heavy hood into place and installed.  The support bolt holes are slotted the allow adjustments to be made, however the hood still has to go back another 1/2"  With the hood on I could not see over it when I sat in the drivers seat & determined that the seat should be raised 4". The front of the seat goes into slots and the rear is bolted down. 4" heavy boxed tubing was cut 4 ...

Unique one of a kind 1953 Kaiser Manhattan that has won multiple awards including Best Bitchin From Good Guys Scottsdale, Radical Hard Top Division First Place Grand National and Sacramento Autorama, Dare to Be Different Scottsdale Good Guys, plus many more. In May 2006 Karen and I were in Petaluma Ca. ween she saw a 53 Kaiser in my friend's field and said of you ever want to build a car for me "I like that one" Thus "KarensKaiser" It took 6 years and 6000 man hours to create this very unique one of a kind Kaiser.  Completely restored stock body - All stainless & chrome trim restored including hub caps - New windshield & side glass - Paint is PPG "Hot Rods by Dean" green (custom mix) & Karen white - "KarensKaiser" script on front finders instead of Kaiser Manhattan - Rear door vents made stationary fronts restored.  1953 Kaiser frame boxed and powder coated - Fat Man Fabrication front clip - Mustang II front suspensi...