STANG Magazine May 2022 Issue

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Mustang enthusiasts have asked for a magazine that has no ads, no sales pitches, and no bogus “fillers” to eat up space. They have asked for a magazine that is free, easy to access, and nothing but focused on Mustang pictures and content. They have asked for a magazine produced and written by Mustang owners. They have asked for a magazine that highlights the daily drivers and the average Mustang that is driven and is not a trailer queen. They have asked for the chance to one day have their ride, their group, their club, or their cause to be recognized in print or online. It is our absolute pleasure to meet these standards and to give you STANG Magazine. We hope that both our message and our image will be seen in every Mustang community out there. Thank you Mustang fans and enjoy your ride! - Daniel Ramey, Editor-In-Chief

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ON THE COVER VUDEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Borut TALKING WITH TJ STANG PARANORMAL NIGHT AT CRESSON

THE STABLE AZULA 5 OH!.. . Justin & Serenity Faulkner BULLITT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt McCabe CRYSTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Brown DADDY’S GIRL.. . . . . . . . Carrie Chaffee

HILL-CRAYS COLLECTION.. . Dallas Hill & Tammy Crays SONIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Fultz STORM TROOPER. . . . . . . . Geoff Bowen VUDEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Borut WICKED PISSAH.. . . . . . . . Lisa DeNardo IN THE “HEADLIGHTS” AMERICA’S WARRIORS CARE PACKAGE PROJECTS OUR STAFF

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STANG PARANORMAL NIGHT AT CRESSON Happy May fellow gear heads and mutants. It is May and car season is in full swing. It is my favorite time of year and this year was very special. For the first time in STANG Paranormal history, we did our first overnight ghost hunt at the infamous Cresson Sanatorium in Cresson, Pennsylvania. For this special occasion I wore my Satan is good, Satan is our pal t-shirt just for extra good luck at the sanatorium. The whole trip was quite an adventure starting with dinner at The Brick On Front restaurant which is also in Cresson, Pennsylvania.

Coincidentally, they had satan wings on their menu, which is

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party hard and live by our ride or die motto and have

their hottest wings, hell yeah! They usually give you one wing

adventures like no other.

mixed in with other wings since it’s so hot, but in honor of our

From partying in various spots all over the U.S., to touring some of America’s most haunted sites, to

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having my ass spanked by a beautiful Latina in Las Vegas in front of a restaurant packed full of guests (and owning it), it’s never a dull moment! All I can say is... strap in, rev the shit out of your motor, and let’s go!

ghost hunt, I requested all my wings to be covered in Satan’s sauce. Well damn it lived up to its name but like a trooper I ate them all. The restaurant is a must go to if you are in the Cresson area. Great food, service, and the owner is sweetheart.

So with a stomach full of Satan’s wings, my satan shirt, and the prospect of having a burning ass later in the night from the wings, I was ready to take on ghost hunt. Cresson Sanatorium

did not disappoint. The shear size of this complex and the ar-

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chitecture of the buildings was truly a sight to behold. Some of

cell building people kept seeing a dark shadow walking back

the buildings at Cresson were designed in a Tudor-style, which

and forth in front of a window on the second level of the jail.

is breathtaking to see in person.

This was seen while all the lights were turned out and only the

Cresson started off as a Tuberculosis Sanatorium which treated more than 40,000 patients suffering from tuberculosis between 1913 and 1964.The sanatorium was both a hospital and long-term residential care facility, treating both individuals and entire families who had tuberculosis. During the 1960s as TB became more treatable, the sanatorium was repurposed into a state hospital to care for the mentally-challenged. In 1987 SCI Cresson opened as a medium-security correctional facility for male inmates. SCI Cresson closed June 30, 2013, with the State citing the antiquity of the prison and rising costs of maintaining it as the primary reasons for the closure.

Our overnight tour was filled with odd experiences. In one prison cell building a voice box kept calling out for Lisa, which is the name of one of our STANG Paranormal members, who incidentally found the sanatorium and was standing right

moonlight coming through the window to light the cell. The underground tunnels that led from building to building were equally as chilling. The dilapidated state of the walls and pipes and the smell of the decaying material on the floors and walls was harkened the image of walking down a tunnel with the dead as you walk to your final abyss. In the church there was reports that a water bottle was thrown around at tour staff members and a shadow was seen on the stage, where the pastor would say their sermons. Cresson has a very old and rich history. What lies in the ruins of what used to be Cresson, what was birthed there, out of the pain and suffering of the people who lived there still cries in the night.

As always, enjoy the ride and if you hear thumps in the night, do not be afraid to thump back, for they are just saying hello.

next to the voice box. Was it a former prisoner trying to

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TWO MEN BROKE INTO A DRUGSTORE AND STOLE ALL THE VIAGRA. The police put out an alert to be on the lookout for the two hardened criminals.

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JUST IN & S E RE NIT Y FAUL KNE R AZULA 5 OH! – 2015 GT

THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE MET AND FRIENDS I HAVE MADE JUST BECAUSE OF A CAR IS SOMETHING I’LL CHERISH FOREVER. This is AZULA 5 OH! We got this car back in September 2021 and it’s not our first Mustang together. We owned a 2006 Mustang GT and a 1999 Mustang GT together.

When I (Justin) was younger I was huge into video games but never got into racing games until later. Just seeing all the customization you could do to make something your own really appealed to me and I knew

Our Mustang has a custom hydro dipped pony, blacked out 5.0 badges, custom Coyote deck lid emblem and we just recently added some awesome Oracle color changing headlights! It is also equipped with a BBK Blackhawk cold air intake, X pipe and Flowmaster outlaws, runs an E85/93 flex tune data logged and tuned by Lund Racing. Steeda short throw shifter, sits on Ford Racing track shocks/springs and BMR drop springs with IRS braces, GT350R sway bars, and BMR rear poly vertical links to top off the suspension. Our Interior includes a GT350 wheel and shift knob, 10.4 inch Tesla screen, Katskinz leather seats, and some red trim pieces to tie it all together.

from that moment on I really enjoyed customizing a car

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to make it my own. My brother had a 2005 Mustang GT

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and I thought it was the coolest freaking car out there.

The very first time I rode in it, I missed the school bus after school so he came and got me and let’s say he wasn’t very happy, but man was I! From that moment I knew I wanted a Mustang and two years later he offered to sell it to me. I bought it with no hesitation and from that moment on it has been all about Mustangs for me. I’ve owned a 99 GT, 02 V6, 05 GT, 06 GT, 2014 V6 and 2015 GT (current car) and she isn’t going anywhere. The people that I have met and friends I have made just because of a car is something I’ll cherish forever. Our Mustang is special to us and is a hobby we both love and enjoy and we cherish everything a simple car has brought into our lives.

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MAT T MC CABE BULLITT – 2019 BULLITT EDITION

I REMEMBER MY FATHER TELLING ME STORIES ABOUT HIS 1969 MUSTANG AND HOW HIM AND MY UNCLE WITH A 1970 MACH 1...

Mustangs and horsepower which led to him purchasing a 2003 Sonic Blue SVT Cobra Mustang that made me realize just how much I love Mustangs. I remember the power that car had with 390 HP at the wheels (a lot for a 4.6L in 2003). After enjoying that car with my father for a few years, I left for the US Army.

I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin in a blue collar

I came back to my Mustang roots at 28 after finishing

family who loved Ford trucks and Ford Mustangs. I

a restoration on my first F150 and was on a quest to

remember my father telling me stories about his 1969

find a Grabber Blue 2020 Mustang GT. I found

Mustang he had and how him and my uncle with a

myself in Nashville, TN at the Ford dealership when

1970 Mach 1 with a 428 Cobra Jet would “soup up”

the salesman seats us on the showroom floor beside

their cars with friends and race around in the 1970s.

a new 2019 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green.

Fast forward to my teenage years, my father bought

He says what about this? Are you familiar with the

a Laser Red 2000 Mustang Convertible. I remember

Bullitt? I immediately replied “of course”, reminiscing

the fun we had with that car as it was the first newer

on when I was a kid watching Steve McQueen play

Mustang that I had rode in, however that car didn’t

as Detective Frank Bullitt chasing down a black 1968

quite scratch the “itch” my father had for his love of

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MAT T MC CABE BULLITT – 2019 BULLITT EDITION

Highland Green Ford Mustang GT Fastback throughout San Francisco, hitting every jump and every turn with pure American Muscle. Nostalgia had struck me and I was in love as I had never seen a Bullitt Mustang as they were so rare and only made three years. I did a ton of research and came to terms with the salesman.

I have familiarized myself with the significance of the Bullitt and how it shaped gear heads from past to present with such an iconic car and its resurgence back into modern American Muscle cars. I am the first and only owner of the car and enjoy taking it out with my car club, attending car shows, cruises, and date nights with my wife. Recently my grandmother and I had the opportunity to surprise my father with his dream car which is a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, which we are currently restoring.

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KY L E BROW N CRYSTAL – 2014 GT

EACH ONE OF THEM HOLDS MEMORIES AND STORIES OF THEIR OWN BUT NONE OF THEM ARE AS SPECIAL TO ME AS THIS ONE. I’ve had an obsession with Mustangs for as long as I can remember from playing with Hot Wheel Mustangs in my room as a kid to buying my first V6 five speed and the older I got, the worse the obsession got. I’ve lost count of how many Mustangs I’ve had over the

possible at that time as my wife and I had just bought a house and started new jobs so a new car was out of the question. Fast forward two years later, I was just browsing on the internet and came across an Ingot Silver 2014 GT with 7000 miles at a local dealer and later that day she was mine. Since that day, the car has come a long way from the stock GT I brought home to where it is now. It has been a journey with this car with a few ups and downs but the best part of the whole thing is my wife and two kids are there by my side enjoying it just as much as I do.

years from FoxBodys to New Edges to my 2014 GT I

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I remember when the 2014 body style came out.

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• 5.0 V8 • Boss 302 intake • Tubular strut tower brace • Cold air intake • Cat delete • BBK X pipe • GT500 mufflers • 3:73 gears • BMR rear lower control arms with relocation brackets • BMR rear upper control arm • 1 1/2 inch BMR drop coils • BMR adjustable panhard bar • NGauge and tuned by Lund Racing

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CA R RIE C HAF F E E DADDY’S GIRL – 2013 V6 & 1978 COBRA II

MY PASSION FOR PONIES BEGAN EARLY, SPENDING TIME IN THE GARAGE WITH MY FATHER WHILE...

I cried that day. It felt like my dream was dying along

Our family has two wicked Mustangs. Chief Blue

dream changed. I wanted to get a Mustang for me

Horse is a 2013 3.7L V6 Grabber Blue and Bleu Magoo

AND my dad.

is a 1978 Cobra II, 302 V8 with manual transmission.

In 2015, I drove by a pretty little 2007 Redfire Mus-

My passion for ponies began early, spending time in

tang and I almost caused an accident slamming my

the garage with my father while he worked to restore

brakes looking at it. I stopped later that same day

his black 1978 Mustang II Cobra. He told me very

and test drove it. I fell in love and she had to be mine.

early on that we were Mustang people and I took that

I couldn’t wait to show my dad, knowing that even

to heart.

though it wasn’t a Cobra, he would be proud that he

He had all kinds of Mustangs he worked on over the

raised a Mustang Girl. Life was good.

years. Often there would be five or six parked on the

Fast forward, it’s 2018 and I get rear-ended in my

property at once, but he had a special fondness for

Mustang, the car I loved more than any car prior and

that old Cobra II and so began my dream to restore

she was totaled out. I was again devastated. I couldn’t

one of my own. Years passed and dad got busy and

wait to get the insurance payout so I could start looking

priorities changed. The Mustangs left one by one, until the last Mustang, the Cobra II, was towed away.

with his. He had promised me that one day it would be mine and now that would never be. Then my

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CA R RIE C HAF F E E DADDY’S GIRL – 2013 V6 & 1978 COBRA II for another pony. I made a short list of the things I wanted. It had to be Blue this time, my dad’s favorite color. He had painted the motor in his Cobra Grabber Blue. So I had to find a new Mustang. It had to be an upgrade and it had to be Grabber Blue. The day I found Chief online, I sent the listing to my dad and he said, “let’s go”. We drove three hours across the state to pick up Chief together. I count that memory as one of my favorites. Chief is a beautiful car, but I knew the day would come that I would find our Cobra II. In December of 2021, a blue Cobra II flashed across my screen. I clicked. I saw the photos and read the description and knew this Cobra just might check all the boxes. The moment I drove into the parking lot and laid eyes on the Cobra, my heart started to beat fast. I could feel a smile spread across my face.

I felt a tremendous feeling of pride, like I had won a first place trophy or ran a marathon, but really I was completely awestruck at having accomplished this lifelong goal and making my dad proud. I had our car.

On Christmas Day, I brought the Cobra on a trailer to my dad’s house. I couldn’t wait to show my dad this huge surprise! Now comes the fun part... we get to restore it to its original splendor. Dad and I agree, Bleu Magoo will be white with blue center stripes when he’s finished, but there’s a lot more work to do before Bleu will be white. I love you dad!.

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MUSTANGS ARE LIKE LAYS POTATO CHIPS, YOU CAN’T HAVE JUST ONE! WE CURRENTLY OWN...

I bought the 98 GT as a daily driver in December

Mustangs are like Lays potato chips, you can’t have

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Black, 2014 GT convertible in Black, 2013 California Special in Performance White, and a 1998 GT in Crystal White which was the one that started it all!

of 1999. I had always wanted a Mustang and finally got one. After I bought it, I was hooked. I told my husband, Dallas, that I would never let it go, and I have not to this day. While we are running out of

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A MAN DA F ULT Z SONIC – 2003 SVT COBRA

I THOUGHT OFTEN OF THE DAY I WOULD OWN ANOTHER, SPECIFICALLY DREAMING OF THE ONE I ALWAYS WANTED… My Mustang passion came early around the age of ten when I saw a purple mid 90s Mustang next door to my aunt’s house. I asked what it was and instantly fell in love with the style, the body, and most importantly… the sound!

own. When I turned eighteen and graduated high school, I was surprised by my parents with a 2001 Navy Blue V6 Mustang. I had dreamed of the day of having my own and I finally had it. I loved that car and had it for many years until my first son was born. After much discussion, it was my time for something new and ended up selling it to a young girl looking for her first car. This girl reminded me a lot of myself when I first got this car so it was a great send off. Over the next seven years, I thought often of the day I would own another, s p ecifically dreaming of the one I always wanted…the infa-

My admiration continued over the years, getting

mous 03/04 SVT Cobra. As a Registered Nurse and a

more familiar with the different versions and models

mom, the desire to have my “dream car” just wasn’t

and dreaming of the day I would have one of my

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A MAN DA F ULT Z SONIC – 2003 SVT COBRA a dream. For Christmas one year, my husband surprised me with exactly what I had always dreamed about… a 2003 SVT Cobra. Meet Sonic.

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• Current Set-Up : 635hp @ 17 lbs boost • 2.3 Whipple Supercharger • Billetflow idler pulleys • Lethal Performance intercooler tank • JLT hi-boost intake with SCT MAF • 63lb injectors • Upgraded fuel line • Twin Ford GT fuel pumps • Dual FPDM • PPRV delete • AFCO heat exchanger • Billet clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster • McLeod RXT clutch • 26 Spline • MGW short throw shifter • UPR Tubular K member with coil overs • MM caster camber plates • H&R rear springs • Bilstein rear shocks • FTB complete IRS bushing kit • Bassani mid-Headers, SS Catback, X Pipe • Autometer Cobalt gauges: boost, fuel pressure, oil pressure • Innovative Motosports wideband • Cosmis Racing XT-005R Wheels 18x9 and 18x10 • 255/45 BF Goodrich Gforce sport comp 2s • 315/35 Toyo Proxes TQ drag radials

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GE OF F BOWE N STORM TROOPER – 1993 GT CONVERTIBLE

IN 2019 I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO MY ROOTS AND GET INTO A FOXBODY THIS TIME.

GT for the 2004 Cobra in Torch Red. I took that car to car shows as well. After several years passed, I got out of Mustangs once again due to life and family. In 2019 I decided to go back to my roots and get into a FoxBody this time.

When I turned 15 is when my Mustang passion came to

In December 2019, I bought a 1993 Mustang GT

life. My first Mustang was a 1989 Mustang LX Coupe 4

Convertible. It was in somewhat OK condition but I

cylinder. When my senior year ‘93/’94 rolled around in

knew I could make it better than it was. It had a stock

high school, I had a 1991 Mustang LX Hatchback that I

5.0 in it with AOD in it. The car had already been five

ended up doing some car shows with. After that I did

lug swapped with FR500 on it with Cobra disc brakes

get out of the Mustang scene for several years until

all around. In May of 2020 I decided to have the car

the 2005 Mustangs came out. That’s when I decided

redone. The car was painted a vibrant white with a

I had to get back into a Mustang. I ended up ordering

Blue Candy Pearl. Then I had the interior done in Opal

a 2005 Mustang GT in Redfire. I took that car to Mustang

Gray and Black. The convertible top was changed from

Week back to back for two years. Then that’s when

a white top to a black top. The current setup in the car

I saw the Mustang that I really wanted... a 2004 SVT

now is 347 Stroker with a Trick Flow stage 1 top end

Cobra and I had to have it. I traded the 2005 Mustang

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intake tube going to a Accufab 75 mm throttle body with Egr delete. Running stock fuel rails with 30 lbs. injectors. I do have a Walbro 255 lph high pressure fuel pump kit. The exhaust consists of shorty headers to an Off Road H-pipe going to a pair of Spintech 9000 mufflers then goes to a pair of 3” Pypes stainless steel tail pipes. The transmission is a 4r70w with a US Shifters quick 4 controller. The rear end has 3.55 gears in it. I did have the front brakes changed out to 4 piston calipers off of a 2013 Cadillac ATS. The rear brakes are 1998 Cobra brakes. The rims are Rovas Durban gloss black 18x9 up front with a 245/35/18 Sumitomo and 18x10.5 on the rear with a 285/35/18 Sumitomo. The car also has been lowered with Eibach Sportline lowering springs.

I do want to give a couple shout outs to a few that have been involved with the car. Adam Kannapolis with his help on the engine for doing the 347 stroker bore and assembly and Scott Brady for installing and getting the 347 stroker up and running. I also want to thank my buddy Chris Long, owner of FoxBody Mafia and FoxBodys at the Beach. For all y’all FoxBodys the next FoxBodys at the Beach is in Murrells Inlet, SC April 13-16 2023. Lastly, I want to thank my family for their love and support for my Storm Trooper.

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IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT VUDEW HAS BEEN THE MOST FUN TO DRIVE, AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1993 FOXBODY...

VUDEW is fitted with the first full Corsa exhaust which

I was contacted one day by a brother officer, Mike

which is tuned by Lund. VUDEW is fully ceramic coated,

Sostre as he knew I was looking to purchase another

equipped with a performance package and has been

Shelby. As it turns out, he was looking to sell his GT

updated with a carbon fiber dash. There are many

350 however, he wanted to sell it to someone who

more goodies that I will be adding to VUDEW in the

would appreciate it. It was then that I became the

days ahead. VUDEW is kept going strong with the

proud owner of a 2017 Shelby GT 350 that I immediately

assistance of Dave Davinci at Davinci Motorworks of

named “VUDEW”.

Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

When I received the car from Mike, it already had

VUDEW is a rollling tribute to law enforcement, from

a law enforcement Thin Blue Line theme, which

the previous owner Mike to my ownership and to the

I appreciated. Since acquiring the car, I have added

upkeep by Dave Davinci who is also a retired police

to the Thin Blue Line theme by adding a Watchover

officer. A special thanks goes to my friend Christie

Police Voodoo Doll to the rearview mirror as well as a law enforcement vanity plate.

included headers, double helix X-pipe, and Corsa extreme mufflers. VUDEW has been given a dose of corn via E-85, as well as a 93 tune all on an N-gauge

Newcomb in California for nominating me as her replacement to represent her in STANG Magazine. I would also like to recognize and thank Terrance Mays for taking the amazing photos of VUDEW. It is safe to say that VUDEW has been the most fun to drive, as I have previously owned a 1993 Foxbody and a 2009 Shelby GT 500 along with my wife, Tammy’s 2014 Roush Stage 3 which she currently owns.

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L ISA DE NA RDO WICKED PISSAH – 2016 V6

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MOPAR GIRL. I HAVE WANTED A CHALLENGER FOR A LONG TIME. MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A 2009 BLACK BULLITT IN 2017…

Bought her March of 2021 with 22,000 miles. I haven’t had much time to do mods as I have only had her for a year. I did have the exhaust changed at Carlisle Ford Nationals last year to Roush cat back with X pipe and

a 2009 black Bullitt in 2017 and then my son bought his 2003 Mach 1 soon after that. We started going to Carlisle Ford Nationals and other car shows. We were around the Mustangs a lot. I really started to like my husband’s Bullitt. So I started looking at the different generations of Mustangs. At first I didn’t care much for the S550. I was looking more towards the S197 but then I drove a S550 and I fell in love. I loved the way it handled. I know it is only a V6 but it is enough for this aging lady. I also thought it would be cool to have the different generations of Mustangs in the family.

a resonator delete. I want to also upgrade my stereo

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I have always been a Mopar girl. I have wanted a Challenger for a long time. My husband bought

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THE PURPOSE OF THE AMERICA’S WARRIORS CARE PACKAGE PROJECTS FOUNDATION IS TO LET OUR AMERICAN MILITARY TROOPS ON DEPLOYMENT KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. The AWCPP collects and provides individual packages of

however through networking with other military families, she

nonperishable food and personal care items along with hand

came across a disheartening photo on social media. It showed

written notes and handmade cards from children and other

troops in Afghanistan sleeping on the ground next to a military

grateful Americans. We are a group of military family members,

vehicle. Her first thought was, “That’s where they are? Is this

veterans, and friends who get together to send care packages

the best we can do for them?”

to our deployed military.

Their basic needs are covered of course, but some units in

Our deployed military servicemen and women may be out of

remote locations do without basic comforts from home. They

sight but never out of mind for this Carroll County, MD nonprofit

may not have access to stores, a PX or MCX if things run out.

organization spearheaded by Dawn Geigan. Their mission: to

Or they may not have family back home to send things. Simple

collect and send care packages loaded with perishable products

things like razors get dull and unless someone sends more, that

from home to show that America still cares.

is all they have . Some units eat mostly MREs which are Meals

“It’s probably the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I didn’t have the courage to do what they do; to go over there and risk your life. They are the 1% and when you get a letter that says it’s a morale boost… it’s humbling” said Dawn Geigen.

Ready to Eat. They are meals in a Mylar type of packaging, not necessarily appealing and they do get old after eating them for a while. So although they are certainly fed, there is nothing like food from home. She wanted the troops to feel comfortable and supported from those back home so she started sending

This initiative started five years ago. Dawn’s son had enlisted in

care packages. Soon word traveled and many donations of

the military the previous year and had not yet been deployed,

food and non-perishable items arrived. Her friends and family

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along with complete strangers wanted to help. So, America’s

Foundation of Carroll County in Westminster, MD. They

Warriors Care Package Projects was born. Now a 501c3

have sent out thousands of care packages over the years.

non-profit, the fund is managed by the Community

While their basic needs are covered, not all service members have

for a STANG Magazine fishing event excursion at the Eastern

access to a store or have family to send them things. From

Shore. Those of us attending the AWCPP meet took selfies with

Utz chips to Snyder’s pretzels, razors to toothpaste, Girl

RNEGADE and one by one bombarded him by texting him

Scout cookies to beef jerky, the packages include lots of

our photos. Needless to say he was confused but amused!

comfort items, including special requests from the service member or their family.

The AWCPP 2022 car meets happen every third Sunday of the month at The Greene Turtle in Westminster from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This labor of love adds up. Their largest shipment of 255 boxes

Donations of perishable goods and cash donations are appreciated

cost $4,500 to mail. For fundraising, AWCPP turned to local car

and accepted at the meets. A list of need and accepted items can

groups to help them raise money, hosting monthly meet ups to

be found at www.awcpp.comIdeas-for-Care-Packages.php.

fuel donations, and just have fun.

The Greene Turtle donates 20% of patron’s tabs (including

As fate would have it, our Creative Director went to one of their all make/all model car meets for the first time in June of 2021.

He arrived early and parked in the corner near the entrance to The Greene Turtle who hosts their meets in Westminster, MD.

bar tabs) to AWCPP the day of the meets as well. Free Coffee (provided by Hahn’s Pork & Beans Store) and cookies (provided

by Snickerdoodles) are available at the meets. They also have a Snowball Truck (provided by J&B’s Sweet Treats) there for the children. If you can’t make it and still want to support a

Soon he found himself bookended by the Mid-Atlantic

great cause, you can donate online at www.awcpp.com/

Camaro Cruisers car club which sponsors the AWCPP car

Donate-Now.php.

meets. Given the shortage of Mustangs at the event and the warm welcome he received from his new friends he decided to take some pictures and share them in some local Facebook Mustang car groups. He never realized by

If you’re looking for a fun monthly event in the Maryland/ Pennsylvania area this summer, this one supports a great cause and is definitely worth checking out!

doing that it would spark a new, fun, and friendly rivalry.

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When it came time for the next one Beltway Mustangs

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showed up in force by bringing a parade of 30+ Mustangs!

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The showing was welcome and “The Rivalry” was born. Midway through the 2021 summer AWCPP made the rivalry official by advertising that the bragging rights title was up for grabs.

Beltway Mustangs, Frederick Mustangs, the Carroll County Mustang Crew, and a few other Facebook groups joined up to bring between 80-90 Mustangs! Not only did we win the car count category, we swept the event by taking the 50/50 raffle prize and People’s Choice Award. The best part however was that our very own Douglas Smith drove our fearless leader’s (Daniel Ramey) STANG Magazine car (RNEGADE) to the event without him knowing. Dan was away for the weekend

AWC P P CA R ME ET DATE S • June 19 • July 17 • August 21 • September 18 • October 16 • November 13

10am- 1pm

The Greene Turtle 830 Market St, Westminster, MD 21157

“JUST THE TIP TOO MUCH FOR YA? We’ve heard a common misconception that gas with a higher-octane rating is “more powerful” and will make additional horsepower. This is not true, so don’t spend the extra money for high octane fuel on a car that gets no benefit from it. “Octane is simply a measure of how much heat and pressure a fuel can withstand before © ©

exploding”. 93 Octane does not produce any more engine horsepower than 83 Octane.

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Higher octane fuels are needed in vehicles with higher-than-normal compression, or air inducted systems such

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of additional heat during the compression stroke of the motor and can cause lower octane fuels to detonate

as superchargers or turbo chargers. The additional air in the cylinder from forced air systems creates a lot

before the spark plug fires, causing a knock in the motor.

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If you’re running a factory NA (Naturally Aspirated) motor, you shouldn’t need to invest in high octane fuel. That said, if you do get the high-octane gas, your car may be a little faster overall, but that’s just because of the reduced weight due to your empty wallet.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SOCIAL EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Editor-In-Chief: Daniel Ramey Executive Director: Kaitlyn Ramey Creative Director: Chuck DeKett HR Director: Anita Everett SR Director: TJ Perry Analytics Director: Tim Perry

Tija Moyer Dave Moyer Brad Peterson Michelle Van Sickler Angela Moorman Laura Mattern

HISTORY AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR:

CRUISE EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Scott Bieber

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS: Nicklas Bieber Lisa Cook Mike Everett

Mark Ide Laura Ide Joerg Werner

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTOR:

Rayn Hoch

MARKETING DIRECTORS:

Doug Smith Joyce Galanti

STANG SEMA RELATIONS DIRECTOR Mark Dennis

OPERATIONS DIRECTORS:

Robert Moorman (Northeast Region) Jeff Dixon (Southeast Region) Don Houston (Midwest Region) Roberto Marty (Midwest Region) Janie Cantu (Midwest Region) Ingo Rutenberg (Canadian Region) Dawn Rutenberg (Canadian Region)

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