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By John Toler
Fauquier Times-Democrat Staff Writer
When Jack Stensney, 56, of Warrenton started tinkering with the old dark blue ‘68 Ford Mustang coupe he picked up back in 1995, he had no intention of totally rebuilding it.
But after three years of dedicated effort, Stensney has created a bright yellow, slightly modified pony car that is better than new.
“When I retired as a corporate pilot five years ago, I thought I needed a hobby,” said Stensney with a wry smile.
“I bought the Mustang from a local boy who had inherited it from his grandmother, the original owner.. It was really in sad shape,” said Stensney. “By the time I was done with it, nearly everything on the car had been replaced ... just about the only original parts left were the roof and the two doors.”
At one point, Stensney had the car completely disassembled. “The more I got involved ... well, the more I got involved,” he explained.
Stensney removed and replaced all of the car’s moving parts, and the interior is totally new.
The original white low-back bucket seats were discarded and replaced with black high-back buckets from, a ‘71 Mustang. The upholstery and padding were replaced, of course, and the back
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