Mustang Fever

Mitch was able to fit my Stang in for a carb adjustment. The Holley was giving me problems ever since it was installed. He found the problem quickly, made the adjustments to the carb and timing… out the same day. The car is running great now.

My 8 year daughter convinced me to get my 65 Mustang Convertible back on the road and took it to Mustang Fever. Mitch did a front-​to-​back mechanical inspection and provided a detailed list of items by priority and price.
They fixed the high-​priority items (sooner than his proposed date) and the costs were exactly what they proposed. I will definitely be coming back to address my other issues in the near future!
Don’t expect contact via email or electronic quotes … they always answered the phone when I called!
I would highly recommend them!

All these reviews are right on. These guys are great! Just got a 66 coupe & it broke down on the way home. We called them up & they figured it out and got us going. Mitch put together a list of very conservative repairs and we are knocking out the list. Mitch and his son are great. They are very passionate and take a lot of pride in their work. We are customers for life!

All the reviews are honest and right on the mark!
Mitch has been a family friend for many years ever since he worked on part of our collection. He handles everything with care and he is just so honest you think he’s lying!
Very knowledgable about mustangs! Honest! Reasonably priced!
WHAT’RE YOU WAITING FOR?

Mitch is great guy… I bugged him for multiple issues with my ’67 GT and he made time to resolve them in the same day even though he had a line of cars to be worked on. I know there are a couple of Mustang shops in the East Bay… but Mitch wasn’t pretentious and intimidating since I’m an amateur… so…yeah… I’d make the longer drive… even with a broken wheel stud! I highly recommend him.

I guarantee when you read my review you will take your Mustang to Mitch at Mustang Fever. I own a 1965 Convertible which I store in my garage. I left the top down one day. That night I put up the top and covered the car. The next week I uncovered the car and opened the door. To my horror a opossum had died in the car. He ripped the crap out my interior and crapped all over the place. My insurance covered the cost and I dropped of the car at Mustang Fever. Mitch and his Son did a fantastic job cleaning and rebuilding the interior. It looks like and smells like a new car. Thanks Mitch and the others at Mustang Fever for the fantastic job.

Thank you Mitch! My ’65 mustang wasn’t idling properly, and Mitch got her running in one day. Turned out it was a broken valve spring, which he fixed and got me back on the road in no time.
He also created a worksheet of items he suggested that I fix, including an estimate for parts/​labor. He walked me through the list to be sure I understood each item. I feel very comfortable leaving my pride and joy with Mitch, and so should you.
Kudos!

My boyfriend raves about this place! Whenever he has a problem with his vintage Mustang, he brings it down to Mustang Fever. The owner is very friendly and does excellent work! Also very affordable for the quality of work done.
I’m highly impressed by this operation, and will continue to recommend it to friends in need of Mustang repairs.

I am the original owner of a 1966 Mustang hardtop coupe. Mitch Jilg has been caring for my car for thirty years or more. He was able to restore the engine when I ran out of oil and drove it for four miles back to my home. AMAZING man and a genius with older Mustang engines. His shop has restored the exterior with Ferrari Red paint, which looks as good today as it did ten years ago when he painted it. They have also reuphostered my front bench seat, fixed a number of mechanical things over the years and just kept my car in top running order for as long as I can remember. You can’t find a better mechanic than Mitch — he knows every nut and bolt of every classic Mustang and will NOT gouge you as many other Mustang shops will. I get rave reviews of my car every time I drive and I drive nearly every day. I wouldn’t take my baby to ANYONE but Mitch at Mustang Fever!!!

These guys are the best. Out of 5 or 6 shops I have taken my car for renovations, this is only the second company I would recommend. Fast, fair, easy to deal with, honest, most knowledgable I have ever found etc. etc.

Amazing shop. no one else around has as Mich knowledge as Mitch. Extremely likable guy and alqeays has the right answers. I will definitely be back for everything

We went in today to take our 72′ 351 Cleveland with apparently what it is known now thanks to Mustang Fever, an idling problem.
They called us back within an hour to advise us the problem and fixed the issue.
…Since we had them on the line we asked them if they could figure out another problem; he informed us how much it was thus far and that if we wanted to proceed it would be ofcorse extra. We asked them how long he thought it would take and with certainty he couldn’t say, it could be an hour two so on…
30 min later he had an answer! :) Love the fact they don’t jerk you around or squeeze out as much $ from you unnecessarily. Honesty is a big thing when it comes to mechanics, we will definitely bring Big Red around when anything else comes up or as our project gets finished :) They’ve certainly earned a loyal customer.

Mitch at Mustang Fever is the Mustang mechanic I didn’t think existed. My previous thoughts on mechanics were: «Quality, Speed, Decent Price; pick two» but these guys come as close to having all 3 as I’ve ever seen. As others have said, Mitch is an absolute expert and really goes the extra mile with everything he does. I’ve taken my car back to him multiple times and plan on going back in the future; I’ve always had great experiences.

I started frequenting Mustang Fever before Unilocal was a gleam in somebody’s eye. At 20+ years ago, it may predate the Internet! It has always been a family business, and with Mitch and his sons now running the place the tradition continues.
Disclaimer: I really enjoy talking with Mitch about pretty much anything, so I may be a bit biased. That being said I enjoyed the work he did on my 65 Fastback (since sold — sigh), and more recently my 1967 Mercury Comet. While a Mercury is not Mitch’s regular forte he quoted me a good price for replacing the floors and vent window seals and got the work done in a timely manner. And he is a great consultant, even when my Mercury pushes him slightly out of his comfort zone!
Mitch is a Master Mechanic, and since he also does his own cars (and likes sharing his progress), a like-​minded hobbyist. Highly recommended without reservation!

The other reviews say it well. Mitch is a hard-​core pro who knows old ponies inside and out. But he also is very willing to help a hobbiest shade-​tree mechanic enjoy working on his or her classic ‘stang, with parts, advice, and, the occasional bail-​out when things go wrong (just don’t ask me how I know that…)
Top notch operation.

I had always bought my parts at mustang ranch until I found these guys. Mustang ranch wanted to order my last three part requests and Mitch had them all in stock the day I called. Didn’t need to wait and Mitch was willing to help answer questions.

We took the Mach back to Mitch for some Heater and AC work.
It now blows Hot and Cold like new, Thanks!
If you are looking for a shop that will care for your baby as much as you do, give Mitch and the guys at Mustang Fever a call.

Mitch at Mustang Fever IS the place to take your vintage Mustang.
He is honest, reliable, on time, and fairly priced.
He recently worked on my newly acquired 1967 Mustang and has work on our 1966 GT Mustang for years.
He only fixes what you ask for and then suggests other items that need fixing in their order of importance. I really appreciate that.
The BEST place for vintage Mustangs in the south bay for sure!

I drive a ’68 Mustang and I wouldn’t let anyone else but Mitch from Mustang Fever touch it. When I originally bought this car I knew it needed some love so I took it here to get a list of obvious things done to it and the front brakes upgraded to disc.
I think Mitch spent well over half a day to provide me with a 3-​page report on what he found with everything ordered by importance so I could pick the things I’d like him to take care of. He did not charge me a dime for all the work on this report and I could just have walked away had I wanted to.
I ended up having quite a bunch of things done and I don’t regret any of it. I’ve been driving the car almost daily for a year now and there hasn’t been a single problem with any of the work done to it at this shop.
Later on I had a radio and LED taillight modules installed here and one repair incident when one of my strut rods had broken due to a wrong bushing installed by the previous owner.
Everything is done timely and the work is of very high quality. I’ve never felt over-​charged, over-​quoted or pushed into unnecessary repairs/​services.
If you drive a vintage Mustang and you lack the facilities or the knowledge to work on it yourself Mustang Fever is THE place to go with it. You won’t be disappointed.

I would not hesitate to take my classic Mustang back to Mustang Fever. I had a long list of «issues» and they were able to address all of them with a legitimate resolution. The staff is friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend giving them a shot. Mustang Fever stocks a fairly large selection of parts as well.