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
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
CAR OWNER
CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO LW AUTOMOTIVE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!
THEY ARE STANG MAGAZINE APPROVED!
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 had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!
If you live in the Pittsburgh area, there is only one car dealership you should buy your next ride from and that is LW Automotive. After months of searching for the perfect 2020 Shelby GT500, I met Lorne Farone online and we instantly became friends. Hands down, Lorne is one of the nicest guys that you will ever meet and he went above and beyond to make my car buying experience as comfortable as possible. He even went out of his way to call me directly to discuss details of the vehicles that I wanted to trade in, the history of the vehicle that I was interested in purchasing, and just to get to know me a little over the phone since I would be making a “blind” trip out to Pittsburgh to potentially buy a car completely unseen other than photos and videos. We spoke for over an hour and I knew right away, I was going to the right place to get my dream car! Lorne not only is an auto enthusiast to the core, he makes it a priority that you are one hundred percent satisfied and comfortable with your purchase! LW Automotive literally has the most diverse and most exotic inventory in the state! Not only that, but they even have the ability to rent some of these dream machines just so you get to enjoy the feel of what it is like to have one for the day!
The LW Automotive staff were the absolute best! Lorne and his team made my experience absolutely perfect and I know for a fact that they put their customers first. They are STANG Magazine APPROVED!
PHOTO CRED: DANIEL RAMEY
CHUCK DEKETT
CAR OWNER
DANIEL RAMEY
CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO
“STITCH” XPR-626 - 2020 SHELBY GT500
MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!
THIS IS ONE MUSTANG THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I CAN NOT STOP DRIVING!
This is “Stitch” aka XPR-626 and she is a 2020 Shelby GT500 in Ford Performance Blue. I am lucky enough to be her fourth owner. She is originally from Southern Texas, moved to Los Angeles, California, moved back to Northern Texas, then moved to New York City area (Jersey side), and now resides in beautiful south central Pennsylvania.
She has seen a lot of the country and now that she is in my garage, the world will see a lot of her! Hands down, this is the ultimate Mustang and just like Carroll Shelby preached, this car was meant to be driven so I am definitely enjoying the hell out of all of it, not just looking at it when it is clean! And YES, there is definitely a point at 7,000 RPM where everything fades. The machine does become weightless, just disappears, and all that is left is a body moving through space and time!
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 had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!
TriPro mirror dash cam to capture all of her adventures.
She is my third Mustang and by far the best. This is one Mustang that I can honestly say I can NOT stop driving! The only draw back... there is never enough gas to keep her on the road for long. She empties quick and so does my wallet to fill her back up!
PHOTO CRED:
DANIEL RAMEY
CHUCK DEKETT
Stitch is Chassis #L2834 and made in July 2020 just around my birthday. She packs 754 HP at the wheel thanks to the previous owner before me utilizing the DynoJet at GotBoost in NYC. She is equipped with leather Recaro seats, the Ford Technology Package, carbon fiber instrument panel, JLT cold air intake, Kooks longtube headers, Borla Switchfire X-pipe, Borla Atak exhaust, a 93 Lund tune, Euro style tail lights, a Real Carbon Clutch alacantra steering wheel, JLT rock blockers, LED side markers, rides on Michelin Pilot Sport 305/30/20 in the front and 315/30/20 in the rear, and has a Wolfbox G900
TWISTED BOMBSHELL
SALUTE TO OUR MILITARY
MAHLON ARCHIE PARKER
UNITED STATES NAVY
HE BECAME A VITAL PART OF U.S. NAVAL HISTORY.. .
Mahlon Archie Parker served in World War II from September 2, 1942 to October 24, 1949 as a Signalman and Boatswain’s Mate aboard a Troopship (the USS Etolin), aboard a submarine (the USS Conger), and aboard two Destroyers (the USS Holton and the USS Gyatt). He received the World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
Mahlon Archie Parker traveled all over the world while in the Navy. He started his journey at the Great Lakes Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, and traveled to San Diego, Panama, Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Peru, Mexico, Chile, back to the Hawaiian Islands, all up and down the East Coast of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and then all over the North Atlantic to France, Ireland, Netherlands, and Europe, and then to the Philippines.
Mahlon Archie Parker received the Navy Submarine Combat Insignia for completion of four successful patrols aboard the USS Conger, obtained his Navy Royal
Order of the Horn for rounding Cape Horn and passing through the Straits of Magellan aboard the USS Conger, and received his Navy Ancient Order of the Deep for crossing the Equator aboard the USS Holton.
Not only did he enlist in the Navy at a time of heightened danger and global chaos, he became part of the force responsible for changing the tides of World War II in favor of the Allied Forces against Germany and Japan.
Mahlon Archie Parker while in the Navy aided in securing the supply chain for Operation Torch (Allied Forces invasion of North Africa), was active during Operation Overlord (Allied Forces invasion of France also known as D-Day), and was active during the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Not only did he witness history being made, he became a vital part of U.S. Naval history in World War II.
