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BUCKLEY BIG PLANS - 2023 MUSTANG GT

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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.

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

I HAVE BIG PLANS FOR A LOT OF PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS...

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!

My passion for Mustangs stems back to my early childhood. When I was around 16 years old I was working at a local shop where I would do miscellaneous tasks, one of them pulling cars around for customers. One evening I pulled around a 1986 Mustang GT and from that moment I knew I had to have one. Shortly after, I bought my first Mustang which was a 1990 Mustang LX (Notchback) 5.0 five speed. Then later on it was a 1993 Mustang LX (Hatchback) 5.0 five speed, then a 2006 Mustang GT convertible, a 2009 Mustang GT convertible and now my current 2023 Mustang GT. My 2023 Mustang GT is a long time coming. It currently is factory stock but this upcoming winter when I put it away I have big plans for a lot of performance modifications from the ground up. As it sits currently it is outfitted with the Mustang Nite Pony Package, Recaro leather seats, B&O sound system, equipment group 401a, Active Valve Performance Exhaust system and the MT82 6-speed transmission with 3.55 gearing. The color Grabber Blue has always been a favorite of mine so when I was looking for a new

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!

Mustang that color was a must for me. The color combination of Grabber Blue and Black have gotten me a lot of compliments as it just stands out!

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