The musclecar with a dying race engine

I thought this could be the first weekend with my muscle car "Sally". But her engine still dyes, when stopping at the lights or anywhere. And the worst thing is, it doesn't start immediately. I had to wait a couple of minutes to restart again. This was really a stressful test drive. I expected it different.
Isn't it the job of the shop to test drive and fix such things? I wonder how such a car could pass the TÜV.

Musclecar test drive weekend in Konstanz

Ford Mustang 1968

Yeah!!! Finally I get the car over the weekend for a testdrive. Although it is ready, it could not pass the final TÜV, because the inspector who checked the first time, was not present. But since it is ready now, I get it for the weekend.
Soooo, let's ride the pony!

Muscle car - a dream is dying in Konstanz

After such a long time of waiting I really should have been excited for the first drive. But also after all those bad news I was not. I just was happy that it really happened. But finally it was as disappointing as it could have been: the gears popped off while I was driving, the engine turned off when stopping on a red light, the servo pump was howling when breaking. And the worst thing: there is no break boost support when the engine turns off.  And this part will not change at all. Now I understand, why some mechanics told me, that the German TÜV will not allow those break systems.

So what were they testing on the test drives before I ask myself. And why does this stuff all not work yet when there was so much time waiting for some connection parts for the break system. And how should the car pass the German TÜV this week? Okay, it's next week I was told today.
Oh Sally, I'm sorry for you.

Some pictures of the nice muscle car in Konstanz

Mustang front

Mustang engine bay

Mustang Steering Wheel 1

Do you see the difference between steering wheel 1 and 2? Seems it lost the skin...

Mustang Steering Wheel 2

Mute - silence - nothing

One week passed and I heard nothing from my Mustang. That's what I'd call customer service.^^ But it's better to hear nothing than getting mails you would not send if you were a professional sales man.
Last thing I heard was still the leaking break system. The shop owner told me, that the old break tubes are the last thing he didn't change until now. So that is what he wanted to do. But can that really take one week?
Hopefully in the end it's good for something. One should always see the good part in things even if it's worse. And that's also better for your health.

Getting impatient

One week passed and I'm still not on the road with my mustang. Old cars are not rocket science, but one could think so, if you hear some mechanics. What happend? I don't know. Seems really difficult to stop the break system from leaking.

Connection parts arrived last monday

But I'm still not on the road. Seems that my car is the less important project for the shop. Ah, I see: big parts of money have already been earned. And I am the calmest customer. So it doesn't matter if I have to wait some days more.
But there are also good news: the parts fit and the connections do not leak out. Now all air must be removed from the break system and then it should be ready. Finally!
I was really hoping I could go for a test drive today. But as always,  there was something else or someone else more important. An "emergency" who broke down on the road....