- Jul 28, 2004
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I am an old Mustang fanatic from the early 80's. High school through college, Mustangs were my thing. Car clubs, cruises, Car Kraft Nationals. Then I grew up, got married, raised kids (first one goes to college next week), got into gardening, and bought a Honda Accord! Real Mustangs hadn't been made since '73, or more like '70, as far as I was concerned. Heck, real cars weren't even made anymore! They all had computers, you couldn't work on them, they had no style, classics were out of my price range, and new "muscle" cars were for teenagers who couldn't remember what real performance was.
Then my wife (really, I'm not kidding) suggested I buy "something for myself". And there on the internet was the '05 Mustang. I could've cried. Real honest-to-goodness styling, honoring the past without really repeating it. I start to study and realize I've been under an automotive rock for 20 years. I can't believe what you guys have been doing to late model Mustangs, getting performance to beat the original Shelbys! I can't believe what I've been missing. I told my wife of her mistake, because now I am completely hooked again, and can't imagine not having a new Mustang with the spirit of an original. (And then I find out about the GT40 and Shelby's brand new Cobras) Thank God for Carroll and Ford. It's good to be back.
Sorry to Ramble. Just wanted to say Hi.
Then my wife (really, I'm not kidding) suggested I buy "something for myself". And there on the internet was the '05 Mustang. I could've cried. Real honest-to-goodness styling, honoring the past without really repeating it. I start to study and realize I've been under an automotive rock for 20 years. I can't believe what you guys have been doing to late model Mustangs, getting performance to beat the original Shelbys! I can't believe what I've been missing. I told my wife of her mistake, because now I am completely hooked again, and can't imagine not having a new Mustang with the spirit of an original. (And then I find out about the GT40 and Shelby's brand new Cobras) Thank God for Carroll and Ford. It's good to be back.
Sorry to Ramble. Just wanted to say Hi.