“And then when I got old enough, to earn extra money for my first car—which was of course a Mustang—I worked at the store. And now I work at a Ford dealership doing the same things I learned at the store,” she said with a laugh. “I’ve known pretty much what I wanted to do since I was 17.” Wolk is no passive bystander when it comes to appreciating Mustangs. She’s been a member of Mustangs Northwest practically since the beginning, most recently serving as track director in charge of track days. “Our club’s been around for 40 years as of March,” she said. “As of April ’79, my dad joined the club. So I’ve been doing club activities since I was 13 years old.” Shannon’s garage currently contains three Mustangs. The oldest is a 1966 GT, a car in need of restoration that may have moved on to a new owner by the time you read this. She bought it from her dad and has had it for 25 years, but admits her enthusiasm for a ground-up resto project had dimmed in recent years.
a shaker hood, and louvers, among other upgrades. “It’s my baby, I love that car,” she said. “I show it at shows, and then on track weekends I throw slicks, a Sparco seat, and a five-point in it, and I take it out to the track. I’ve redone all the suspension so that it’s all ready to go. It’s got Bilsteins, Shelby lower control arms, camber-caster adjusters, adjustable panhard bar, the whole shebang. It’s awesome.”
Among her Mustang peers, she’s probably best known for her 2008 Mustang GT. She bought the Dark Candy Apple Red car new, and has customized it with gold Hertz stripes,
Of all the fun to be had with a Mustang, Shannon likes buckling in for hot laps on a road course the best. “Back in the
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