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BETTY - 2018 MUSTANG GT

I WILL OWN THE CAR FOREVER.

My name is Geoff Carpenter from Keizer, Oregon and this is my 2018 Mustang GT “Betty”. My Mustang story started out in 1985, when I was about 10 years old. I had a neighbor that owned a beautiful 1967 Mustang with a 289 4v. That car was gorgeous and I got to hear it run every now and then. That and the fact my older brother always dreamed of a 1967 Mustang started me on that road. My local police department also had a DARE seized Mustang Saleen that I saw. Fast forward to 1994 and my summer after graduating high school, before I went off to college. A friend I grew up with bought a 1969 Mustang with a 302 automatic. She let me drive that car and I loved every minute of it. I told myself at that point I wouldn’t drive another Mustang until I could buy one.

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

Over the years I looked at Mustangs for sale from time to time always gawking at the ones I see driving down the road, rolling the window down just to listen to the sound as they drove past. I was offered rides by friends who owned Mustangs, but I declined. On a Police Officer’s salary with a young family there was no way I could condone buying such an impractical car. Then in 2018 I was yet again looking at the ads and I saw a gorgeous 2018 Mustang GT in Lightning Blue Metallic. The price wasn’t half bad either, coming in under MSRP (I miss those days). I sent the ad to my wife thinking I would get a “nice car” or similar response. The response I got was unexpected it said something similar to “go buy your car.” I couldn’t believe my eyes, less than four hours later that beautiful Mustang GT was in my driveway. I asked the kids what to name her and they both agreed she was forever to be known as “Betty.”

I will own the car forever. I have had her since new and my death or the government will be the only thing that takes her away. 99% of the mods were done by me with a friend’s help on occasion. Betty gets driven daily, cutting corners, banging gears and having fun, so she is not perfect, but she is perfect to me.

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