January 2006 Featured Ride:

Congratulations: Joe Pancierello (Magic Maker)

This story starts a long time ago,1969, when I bought my first Mustang . It was a 1967 390 GT, 4sp. fastback, that I got for $500. Well you know what they say," you get what you pay for" so naturally it spun a bearing the third day I had it, and I was on the slippery slope. Just like today, breaking something gives you an opportunity to "make it better" so I bored it and stroked it to 428 cu in, stuffed in a huge cam, ported the heads etc. and took it to the track (National Speedway) and ran an 11.66 on it's first pass, and my life long love affair with Mustangs was consumated. I spent the next 5 yrs. drag racing, getting married and starting a family.

The cost of raising children put a stop to my racing, until 1985, when I bought a new GT and decided to go road racing. That car set track records while winning multiple championships, and is the reason Mustang Magic exists.My competitors got tired of getting beat, so they asked me to build their cars, and I've been busy ever since. Over the last 35 yrs I've had many Mustangs from my 67 to my 03 Cobra (Snakebite) and now the 05 which seems to bring me full circle, with styling that resembles the 67 while being cutting edge technically. From running 12 second quarters to spanking Corvette's at Pocono, and ripping people's heads off with it's looks, this thing seems to be the real deal.

Special Thanks to my wife Terry, for putting up with my "addiction" for all these years, Jimmy V and Pete for getting me involved with SVT Snake (the best site on the net) Richie Gomez, for the great pictures, and the Best Damn Mustang Techs in the world Joey, Steve and Mike. Joe