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Hello STANG folks! Well, it is November 2023 and shit, its SEMA!

blah, that sums it up and all you need to know. Whew…

For SEMA this year, Las Vegas turned it into a city-wide event.

got past the CRAP no one cares about! Now for the

There were concerts and random other events that tied the whole

good stuff.

town of Las Vegas together into one big party. On top of that, Las

Mustang culture is one that is very unique and brings together people from all walks of life. One thing is for sure

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We are a bunch of weirdos, oddballs, and outcasts. We party hard and live by our ride or die motto and have adventures like no other.

Vegas is getting ready for a F-1 race through the city itself, so as you can imagine it’s a pretty crazy time. Now I didn’t attend the concerts as I was having my own good time on Fremont Street, but from what I hear, the concerts were amazing! They have Bush, Third Eye Blind, Walk the Moon, Imagine Dragons, Ludacris, and Incubus plus more. Thats one hell of a line up.

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From partying in various spots all over the U.S., to

Now the good stuff, there was an insane amount of classic 60s

touring some of America’s most haunted sites, to hav-

and 70s Mustangs all completely decked out at the show. A lot of

ing my ass spanked by a beautiful Latina in Las Vegas in

GT350s and GT500s fully built and supercharged. I felt like I was in

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front of a restaurant packed full of guests (and owning

heaven. And the paint jobs on some of these cars, don’t even get

it), it’s never a dull moment! All I can say is... strap in, rev

me started. My favorite was a bright candy cola red. This car was

the shit out of your motor, and let’s go!

top notch and stood out. You could not walk in its vicinity without the bright red grabbing your eyes.

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This year they had a blue Shelby Cobra 289 FIA CSX7000

Muscle cars like Camaro and Mustang with electric motors.

which had dominated the track throughout the 1960s. Then

The most unsuspecting one was the AC Cobra. It was fully

they had the Superformance GT40 MK1, which is a GT40

converted into an Electric Vehicle. As badass as it looked,

built for NAME–YEAR the street with air conditioning which is aINFO blessing CAR & MODEL

I am still not sold on it. An AC Cobra without the growl of

considering how hot these cars can get. The GT40 K1 is the

that big ass V-8 is just not the same.

model that finished in the top 3 spaces in the grueling Le Mans 24 hours race in 1966. Just to be able to stand next

SEMA this year was slightly smaller than past years but it

to this recreation of a legendary car was breath-taking.

still none the less delivered an amazing experience. I will always look forward to going to SEMA to see the new-

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG yeah yeah yeah…I know that is where the future is headindustry. If you ever have a chance to go to SEMA, do not won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE ed. Well surprise, surprise, there was a whole section at hesitate. Just go.

Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure SEMA for Electric Muscle Cars.

They had all the well known PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself.

THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very AND THAT SAYS AA LOT! HOW DOES RABBI MAKE COFFEE? start and made me feel like one of their own!

Now the part I am not too crazy about. Electric Motors…

est builds and the newest trends within the automotive

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for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO 88-542 – 1988 SALEEN 542

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article BETWEEN 1987 AND 1993, SALEEN PRODUCED 59are more passionMembers of the STANG Mag family for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I ate aboutBEEN fun and inclusion than they are their cars and COUPES, APPROXIMATELY 30 HAVE LOCATED... would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

Most people don’t know but Saleen did make a few coupes

in 2022!

Alabama next April. If you are at the show stop by and say

(P40 Body style) in the Foxbody years. Between 1987 and

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had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

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flat lip Sterns. It has been signed by Steve Saleen and at one time a previous owner actually painted it yellow. It is an original California car, which means it has MAF fuel injection, and has about 90,000 miles on the body. The engine has been rebuilt and 88-542 handles like the slot car Steve Saleen envisioned. It is very fun to drive around the streets of Detroit, Michigan!

88-542 has had a very busy year. It was selected to be a “Display car” at Ponies in the Smokies last March. In June 88-542 was invited to be part of the Saleen 40th Anniversary display at Carlise Ford Nationals. In July it was displayed in the prestigious “Rare Foxbody Row” at the inaugural Motorcity Foxfest. The next stop will be the MCA 60th Anniversary show

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I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself.

I THEY WAS ARE ON CLOUD NINE THE DAY MY OLDER BROTHER THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very GOT FIRST MUSTANG...

ANDHIS THAT SAYS A LOT! start and made me feel like one of their own!

If you I thought I’d beMustangs. writing Itanalways article Since I wasasked a little me girl, if I have always loved

am so thankful to be a part of the Mustang community. We had

made day when I got to for see my one car driving road.

I I for my STANG Magazine thisdown timethe last year

our son, Miles, in January of 2022. He goes to all the shows with

remember thinking how lucky those people were to own such

us now. I can’t wait to watch him grow and love the car commu-

beautiful cars. I always hoped that one day I would have my own.

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

nity as much as we do.

tang. I thought I was cool riding around with him. That car ended

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

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and events! rear-ended, and the car was totaled. I went a few years without

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a Mustang after that accident. Of course, I was always thinking

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would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

I was on cloud nine the day my older brother got his first Mus-

about wanting another one. Thanks to my husband, I finally got the 2015 GT that I have now. He searched and searched on the internet trying to find the perfect Mustang for me.

After finding the 2015 GT online in Knoxville, he scheduled an appointment to test drive the car. I fell in love as soon as we pulled in the parking lot. We went through the whole dance with the dealership trying to get a good deal on this car. We left the dealership without the car. It wasn’t long until my husband looked at me and said, “You want to go back and get it, don’t you?” Of course I did! We made our way back to get the car.

Since that day, we have taken the car to many shows to help raise money for very deserving causes. We were proud to be the 2015 inside display car at Ponies In The Smokies in March of 2023. I

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO BETTY WHITE – 1986 MUSTANG GT

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 30TH WITH A ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows PHOTO CRED: SEPTEMBER 17TH BUILD DATE. ROB WALKO had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

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CHUCK DEKETT This is my 1986 Mustang GT aka Betty White. Mods list include SVE brand Gold Mesh 17 x 8” wheels with 245/45 tires, Koni Orange shocks and struts, Ford Mototrsport B springs and Ford Motorsport control arms, BBK shortie headers, MAC pro chamber mid pipe, MAC pro dump exhaust with 3” Pypes tail pipes, and Accufab throttle body.

I bought the car from a coworker in 2019 after he let it sit for many years in his driveway. He got the car from his uncle who was the original owner. The car was purchased September 30th with a September 17th build date.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO FIRST ONE – 1989 MUSTANG LX

IT HAS SEEN ALMOST EVERY WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE...

Most people don’t keep their first new car for a long time,

me. It has seen almost every Woodward Dream Cruise, my

especially if they are a teenager when they buy it. Call it good

oldest brother’s wedding, various girlfriends and houses but

MEMBERS OF THE STANG planning or dumb luck, I still own the first new car I bought, MAG FAMILY ARE MORE a 1989 Mustang LX 5.0 with a 5 speed transmission. I purPASSIONATE ABOUT FUN chased my LX while in college. I worked about 35 hours a week to pay for it which didn’t leave any time for anything AND INCLUSION THAN except working and studying.

THEY ARE THEIR CARS I come from THAT a Ford familySAYS and my father and grandfather AND A LOT! both worked for Ford. I ruined my first car, a 1984 1/2 Mus-

If you asked if Idoing thought be writing an article tang GT, by racingme it and all theI’d stupid things teenagers do.for When the aero Mustangs 87, the writing was I STANG Magazine forcame my out carinthis time last year onwould’ve the wall. I said needed andme had let my be 1984 1/2 no.to If upgrade you asked if to I would writing go. I asked my father if he would co-sign for a loan and let me

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and

my spot with STANG Magazine theiris Carlisle mywon Mustang was always there. Now that beinginstock cool I Ford display.

Needless to say wasn’t sure have putNationals all the original equipment back on.

The IMAC Powerchamber is gone andbeing the original is back on,the the people factowhat to expect that HI pipe didn’t know ry air filter is back in, the Hurst shifter has been replaced with

attending and was going by myself.

the stock shifter, and it rolls on reproduction 10 holes with

The STANG Mag family welcomed from the very Goodyear Gatorbacks (Original 10 holesme areinstored).

Other than tires, brakes, alternator, a heater start and madestarter, me feel like oneand of their own!core (Go figure) the car is a true survivor. I have never taken the valve

Members of the STANG Mag are more passioncovers off, or anything else, and the family car doesn’t leak. Recentfun andAutosport inclusion(Richmond, than they are cars and ly Iate hadabout Performance VA) their dry ice blast thethat underbody and Iit can’t came wait out perfect. is as clean under-in says a lot! to see Itwhat’s to come

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

neath as it is on top. I have owned it almost 35 years and hope

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use his discount to buy a new Mustang and he agreed, with one condition. I couldn’t modify it or race it until I graduated from Engineering school and it was paid off. Through hard

andand events! work determination I graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree in four years, and I paid the car off before I graduated. My father is gone now so I will admit that I did make a few passes down Milan Dragway. In stock form it ran 14.0 @ 97 MPH. At this point most people would have tore into the car and made modifications. It is the lightest body-style, 5 speed transmission, and a Z code 3.08:1 rear axle. For some reason I can’t explain, I was responsible and saved for my first house.

The car sat and had always been stored during the Michigan winters since it was new. I bought my first house and never had the extra money to modify it, other than a MAC Powerchamber H pipe, K & N air filter, Hurst shifter, and a set of Weld Draglite XP wheels. Many years passed and other cars came and went, but my 89 Mustang LX always remained with

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO GREEN MONSTER - 1997 SVT COBRA

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

had I PASSION would’ve said hell no.

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This is my 1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra also known as the “Green Monster.”

Since I was a child, I watched a neighbor who had a Mustang and I always liked them ever since those days. My passion for Mustangs is something that I carry daily.

I am currently a member of Team Shelby Northern Plains Region - Nebraska Chapter.

Green Monster is equipped with a Cervini 3.5” cowl hood, 3” exhaust with X-pipe, Cobra Terminator wheels, and lowering springs.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO JOKER – 2012 MUSTANG

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

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Joker is an Ingot Silver 2012 3.7 V6 Premium 6 speed automatic. Joker has a aftermarket California Special wing and a aftermarket hood scoop. Joker was bought in December of 2019. We fell in love with it right away. Our son calls it his twin brother because it is the same year he was born.

The best part I like about having our Mustang is cruising and it got my son to enjoy the love of cars like me. Also I love being part of Iowa Mustangs Unstabled and meeting new people and seeing all the great Mustangs everyone has.

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MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passion-

for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and I would’ve HAVEsaidDRIVEN IT IN ALL 48 STATES... no. If you asked me if I would be writing

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it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

My name is Michael Kelley and I have a 2011 Mustang Con-

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had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

vertible that I bought new in March 2011. I have driven it in all

this oneContinental reinvigorated 48ing states in the US. my passion for car shows and events!

The first trip was all of route 66, then up Pacific Coast Highway into Oregon, back west on Historic Columbia River Highway over to Yellowstone, and then Mount Rushmore and the Badlands. We were gone for one month and put 8041.2 miles on the car.

I’ve driven all of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Tail of The Dragon four different times, and Highway One from Daytona to Key West. I’ve been to several car shows, but I like driving my car on back roads the most.

Mustangs were meant to be driven and I can tell you from personal experience, they will go the distance!

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MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

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This car is number 0027 Convertible. It should be noted that these cars where both Coupe and Convertible.

It is powered by a 4.6L V8 with CAI and recalibrated ECM by Ford Motorsports. It has a 5 speed Tremec Transmission,Ford Performance tuned exhaust, and the car has been lowered and is on 20 X 8.5 fronts and 20 X 10 rears.

The Foose package includes a one of a kind front end, rear end, hood, side skirts, interior trim and Foose Nitrous wheels.

This car is painted Performance White with Red Foose Stripes with black pin stripe.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO SHORIDA – 2011 MUSTANG GT/CS

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passion-

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ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and IFwould’ve YOU TRULY LOVE FORD YOU WILL PICK A MUSTANG... said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

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This is my 2011 Ford Mustang GT/CS nicknamed “Shorida.”

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

Mods include Boss intake manifold, Stang HI custom tuned,

ingcold thisairone reinvigorated mycovers, passion for car shows C&L intake, CS strut tower carbon fiber acand events! cessories throughout engine, chrome accent accessories throughout interior, 4” cowl hood, Roush front bumper, V3M air ride system, Airlift V3 air manifold, 2-VIAIR 444 compressors, aluminum seamless tank, Welch chop shop custom manifold, compressor and tank mounts, trunk beadrolled and fabricated with pony emblem, long tube headers and Borla catback, and 20” Asanti rims.

I have always had a passion for Mustangs. It was the first car I gravitated towards since I was a little girl. The design and horsepower of a Stang is one of my favorite. I to have my Mustang with extra horsepower and modifications. I once was even in a bad accident with my 2001 Mustang GT, but that didn’t stop me from wanting another one that I would fall in love with. There’s just something about these cars, that if you truly love Ford you will pick a Mustang and that’s me.

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There is no other Ford I’d rather have then a Stang!

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I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passion-

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it about a different carPremium than the 2005 Roush Mustang Showstopper is a 2021 GT fully loaded.

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the rest of her so she is fully protected. Future plans will be for

after theI Showstopper Redhell Interior in love with. had would’ve said no. II fell loved that car but acquir-

tinted windows. I think she is beautiful just as she is.

ing this reinvigorated my passion for car shows I started myone Mustang journey is 2018 with the purchase of a

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and events!base model in Royal Crimson. In 2019, it was rear 2018 Ecoboost ended and totaled. I knew I would only replace it with another Mustang. I went on to purchase a 2019 and then a 2020 all Ecoboost models, all beautiful, and fun to drive. Something was still missing. I got the bug again in 2021 and this time it was going to be a GT. I went online to my local Ford Dealership and there she was. I texted my salesman and he had it pulled up and ready for me to test drive the next day. I will admit I was a little afraid of it at first but once I got it out on the road, it was all over. I love driving it, the power and sound of the GT. There is nothing like it.

Showstopper is my fourth Mustang and is my final. I have finally found the one. Showstopper is stock. She did go straight from the dealer to Autoworkz for the front end PPF to be applied. She is my daily driver and I wanted to make sure she was protected from rocks and debris. I also have a paint protection applied to

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO TROUBLE – 2003 MUSTANG GT

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

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This is my 2003 Mustang GT. The car was originally an automatic 3.8 but has since been 5 speed and 4.6 swapped with cams and a V3 Vortech procharger on roughly 8 lbs of boost.

I call her “Trouble” because I drive it pretty hard and if it’s not giving me trouble it’s giving someone else a hard time on the track. I have always took a passion to New Edges and went in deep with this one. Not sure if it will ever be done drivetrain wise, as there is always more power to chase.

Parts list includes a Vortech V3 procharger, Raceflow blowoff valve, intercooled, American Racing headers, Comp extreme energy cams, 4.10 gears, and 5 speed.

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I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

you askedADMIT me if I thought I’d be writingLIKE an articleA BABY WHEN I DROVE OFF I IfWILL I CRIED Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionfor STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I THE LOT WITH HER. ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

I guess you could say Mustangs arethe in my blood.

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engine. As for mods I haven’t done anything to her yet, but I

a Ford family. My grandfather, uncles, and cousins worked at

have only had her a couple months.

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

Ford. 60 years after my grandfather started, I am a third gen-

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to work there.

My grandparents had a 1967 Mustang that was handed down to my father. My mother had three of them herself, an 83, 85 and 88. I knew I wanted a Mustang of my own from an early age. I picked up my first one as a “project pony” to tinker with for just a few hundred dollars, then in the next couple years I went to driving a Mustang full time when I purchased a 2016 Ecoboost, but I knew I really wanted a black on black automatic GT. Eventually, I got my 5.0 after I stalked her online for about six months and finally bit the bullet. “Wednesday” was my 40th birthday present to myself. My first brand new car, my perfect GT, and I will admit I cried like a baby when I drove off the lot with her. Every time I start her up I still get giddy hearing that

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO YES_ITSREAL99 – 1999 MUSTANG COBRA

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I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquirSINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT... ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

This is my 1999 Cobra. My dad used it as his track and Autoand events! cross car for years before I bought it from him in 2020. Since then it has been a fun project for my 18 year old son and me.

We have replaced most of the suspension, brakes and steering components this last year and my wife surprised me this summer by getting the bodywork and paint done for me. The motor threw a rod the day I picked it up from the painter, so I replaced it with a ‘01 motor just in time to make it to Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach.

My son had a great time showing it at Mustang Week and was even able to display the car in Carter‘s Customs booth at the show.

My son’s instagram for the car is @yes_itsreal99 if you want to follow along with its adventures!

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Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to have several

because of the body, but because of the frame/chassis that comprised it.

Mustangs. Older, newer, and in between. But one of my

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Over the years, all manufacturers modify the frame or

and ground effects. It’s the classic Foxbody Mustang.

chassis of their cars, and each new generation is giv-

And we all hear about these Foxbodys, but why Fox?

en a name. In this case, the frame was called the Fox frame. But it wasn’t just for the Mustang. The Fox frame

Where did the name come from? It’s interesting, because the Foxbody Mustang was not directly named Fox

was used on many different Ford and Mercury vehicles, including the Capri, Fairmont, Thunderbird, and many

others. The body of the Mustang was modified to match

As every Mustang model seems to be circulated back

up to this new frame design, and the classic Foxbody

around with wavering popularity, the Foxbody has re-

Mustang was born.

mained an icon and continues to maintain that love and respect even since day one. It is definitely a unique and

While many cars used this same frame, it’s only the Mustang that was, and still is, identified by name based on the frame that comprised it. As a classic uni-body frame design, it was hugely successful and was used from 1978 through 1993, when the SN95 models came out in 1994.

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LOCKED & LOADED LOWDOWN BARNETT TS390 CROSSBOW

SHE IS BADASS TO THE CORE...

What’s up people! Welcome to Locked & Loaded Lowdown

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the market. As many of you auto enthusiasts know, you have to protect yourself and your property so here at STANG Magazine, we decided to merge our publications all into one, giving you a taste of the best of both worlds. Now, let’s get the LOWDOWN on this badass toy, the Barnett TS390 Crossbow.

For those of you who walk through life with a tactical mindset, check this shit out! This is the Barnett TS390 Crossbow. With the new digital gray wrap and unique looks, this baby has the power, the comfort, and the ultimate features. A few quick highlights to note include the adjustable butt stock, cheek piece, pistol grip, and fore grip. This thing can release bolts at a killing 390 feet per second and with the 4 x 32 illuminated scope, you can hit anything you want.

I have been searching years for a crossbow that was unique, powerful, and one-of-a-kind. Once this baby hit the market, it was a no brainer. She is badass to the core and Barnett obviously has the name and reputation to back it up!

TWISTED BOMBSHELL SALUTE TO OUR MILITARY

MIKE WRIGHT

UNITED STATES MARINES - 1ST BATTALION 5TH MARINES

SNIPER 1ST BATTALION 5TH MARINES...

Sgt. Mike Wright honorably served in the United States Marine Corps from February 18, 1999 to July 12, 2007.

Sgt. Wright joined the Marine Corps in 1999 as part of the 2nd Battalion Gulf Company 2034 in Paris Island, South Carolina.

After Basic Training and Infantry School, he was stationed at MCB Camp Peddleton, California in 1st Battalion 5th Marines.

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Laura Mattern Dan Medina Dave Moyer Tija Moyer Brad Peterson Michelle Van Sickler

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Mark Ide Laura Ide Joerg Werner

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Rayn Hoch

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