Name: Ondrej Hercik
Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1967 Ford “HELLENOR” Mustang
Built By: Mean Machine Garage in Prague
Engine Details: 428 twin-turbo Ford Windsor 351W-based engine concept by Nelson Racing Engines, 1,700 hp
Transmission: 4L85E Gearstar Stage 4
Chassis and Suspension Details: Roadster Shop SPEC chassis with 9-inch Strange rear and 14-inch Baer brakes
Wheels & Tires: Forgeline three-piece wheels with 335/30R18 and 275/35R18 Nankang semi slicks
Interior Details: Hand-woven Ferrari leather with Alcanatara, full-custom interior with lots of modern features, including Restomod Air A/C and Morel audio
Body and Paint Details: 2,500 hours of bodywork, lot of custom features—basically every panel was touched; Organic Green Kandy (KK09) by House of Kolor
Miles Driven in a Year: 1,000-plus
Awards: Best of the Best in many European shows
Background on the Car: Hellenor is a no-compromise restomod created by Prague-based Mean Machine Garage—a 1967 Ford Mustang reimagined with modern motorsport-grade engineering and extreme power. This isn’t a movie replica or a styling exercise. It’s a fully engineered, bespoke build designed to look iconic, sound violent, and perform at a level few classic-based cars ever reach. The team invested nearly 6,000 hours into development, fabrication, assembly, and refinement—turning a classic silhouette into a machine with modern structure, modern hardware, and truly outrageous capability.
Hellenor was born from a clear ambition: build something that feels impossible, yet fully real. While many builds reference the famous “Eleanor” theme, Mean Machine Garage intentionally created an original interpretation—one with its own identity, its own aesthetic language, and its own engineering logic. The goal was to blend the timeless lines of a ’60s Mustang, the precision and reliability of modern performance components, and an extreme drivetrain package usually reserved for top-tier Pro Touring or straight-line monsters. The result is a car that triggers emotion first but backs it up with real engineering.
