new guy from Lincoln, Nebraska

[auto doug]

Hello I just joined this site since I'm a bit of a Mustang nut! and have been since 1977. At 12 yrs old my brothers & I bought a 66 Mustang coupe for 25 bucks and drug it home with the Farm-All tractor. By time I was a senior in High School 1981 I had had a handful of Mustangs, and now 52 yrs old I have owned and restored over hundred or so classic Mustangs! But I'll never forget my Friday High school driver I bought it for $4,100.00 bucks and it was still like new! Yes it was the coveted 71 Mach 1 429 CJ auto fully loaded light Pewter, Ram Air car! Imagine today seeing a 17 yr old kid driving one of those burning the tires leaving a school parking lot for a few blocks! and then cruising all night long up and down the strip, racing Buick GS's Hemi Challenger's, & 454 chevell's etc! It was true madness with .76 cent gasoline! Poor kids these days all they have is an I-phone!

Now a days you can find me at my restoration shop Auto Kraft Body & Paint Inc. training the next generation gear heads to be just as rowdy and talented. Few years back I developed the Roller Hoop rotisserie to help aid in doing restoration work be sure to check it out sometime if your doing serious resto work. Currently we have about 10 restorations in the works and one is a very rusty 72 USA Sprint edition fastback that we are in the process of a full rotisserie restoration on I post pictures now & then.

Regards,

Doug Kielian

Auto Kraft body & paint inc.

Lincoln, Nebraska

 

[LCB1]

Welcome from Colorado. From the plates on the car looks like you lived here as a teenager

 

[street rod mach 1]

Welcome from Minnesota! Do you still have the car?

 

[auto doug]

Welcome from Colorado. From the plates on the car looks like you lived here as a teenage

Yep in Greeley where "D" block was the Hottest cruse strip in the midwest maybe the country except Wooodward, 4 one way lanes up one block over to 4 one way lanes back into down town! Imagine the line ups of Muscle cars back then at a red light! and then a Catalina 4 dr or galaxie full of chicks! It was the best of times to be a gear head! I found my Mack 1 a few yrs back at Bandimere speedway drag racing still the same car just a little more faded same as I. lol.

No i sold the car for 5600.00 to a guy that hounded me all the time for it back in like 1985. google "REVERSION Mustang" to see my latest creation.

 

[LCB1]

That's cool you found your old car and that someone cared for it and is still enjoying it.

 

[mach71351c]

Welcome from San Diego.

 

[73pony]

Welcome from Iowa!

 

[DK73]

Welcome from Denmark [WINKING FACE] Regards DK73

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

Welcome, looking forward to having your knowledge available on the site!

Cool 1st photo and great back story

 

[Mister 4x4]

Welcome from West Texas! ::thumb::

 

[goodnigh]

Welcome from northern California.

mike

 

[71_resurrection]

::welcome:: from san diego. That is one sick looking 69/10 mash up.

 

[Manu Mach1]

Nice yellow cab I saw on your website

Welcome here.

 

[ponypastor]

Welcome to a community who really appreciates what you do for vintage Mustangs. Imagine: restoring vintage ponies for a living!

 

[jpaz]

Hello & Welcome from Michigan.

 

[will e]

Howdy from Phoenix!

 

[Boss1Ray]

Welcome from Oklahoma.

Do you know anything about that stripe on your car? It is addressed in a few other threads.

http://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-customized-72-mustang-mach-1

Ray

 

[jbojo]

Welcome from TriCities WA

 

[timsweet]

Hey Doug,

Greetings from AZ.

Great looking set up you have there. I was stations in Omaha twice during my military career. Been to Lincoln (most for parties and football) a bunch and graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Some where out there in Ne. is my first restored Mustang - purchased by a guy who collection them and didn't have a 1970 Coupe - he does now.

I'm working on my second Mustang restore - 1973 SportsRoof.

I've only been on this forum for a short time, but I find the folks here pretty darn helpful!!!

Tim

Tucson, AZ