FOX NEWS
MEET PHILIP PIETRI,
NEW ART DIRECTOR
WEB WATCH
There are websites you know well — vendor websites from which you order parts, enthusiast sites
like www.foureyedpride.com, etc.
Another excellent site that we don’t hear much discussion about is www.mustanggt.org. It hosts lots
of solid source material like showroom brochures, codes, specs, production figures, as well as a GT
registry. The site doesn’t cover other models — SVO, 5.0 LX, Capri, SSP — preferring instead to focus
on the Fox-era GT only. Over 5,300 GTs were registered at their last update. There’s plenty of interesting
stuff to keep the enthusiast busy for quite a while.
If you noticed that FOX Mustang
Magazine has a bit of a different look
this issue, here’s why. Philip Pietri is
our new full-time art director, or A-D
in magazine staff-speak. He’s a Florida
native, and he’s old enough to have some
experience but young enough to have
contemporary ideas about design.
“I bring 10 years of experience in
illustration, design, and photography,
and plan on using this experience to
slightly modify FOX Mustang in a way
that benefits you, the reader,” Philip says.
“Expect cleaner layouts and visually
staggering spreads that will surely
increase the value of your FOX Mustang
Magazine collection.”
Sounds pretty good so far. He’s already
taken the fluorescent bulbs out of his
office and brought in a new iMac. That’s
pretty good art-director credentials,
isn’t it?
So welcome, Philip. If you’ve got some
specific feedback, he’s looking forward
to hearing from you:
“If there’s anything you do or do
not like, feel free to let me know at
[email protected].”
EASTWOOD HOT STAPLER, ELECTRONIC PLASTIC REPAIR SYSTEM
From the people who brought you the Vibratory
Tumblers, Hot Coat powdercoating, and home/
shop soda blasting comes their newest system for the
restorer, the Eastwood Hot Stapler.
It’s a hand-held wand that operates on
110-volt household current. It has two
metal bars, like a soldering wand in stereo.
Staples — big sturdy ones with wavy patterns in the
middle — are inserted into the tips of the metal bar.
Then the wand is heated to one of three temperature
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settings. When the staple is hot, it starts to smoke.
Holding the two parts to be joined together firmly, the
hot staple is pressed into plastic, where it melts into
the material. Then it cools and the sturdy staple is held
in place. More than one staple may be needed. When
done, the ends of the staples are clipped flush, and the
repai r can be sanded smooth and painted, if needed.
The Hot Stapler works on plastic, urethane, vinyl, or
other soft parts, and retails for $199.
More info: www.eastwood.com