CAR OWNER FRED RODRIGUEZ CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

HEAVY RESCUE - 2019 MUSTANG GT

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!

IT TOOK ME ONE DAY TO FINALIZE THE DEAL AND I DROVE OFF THE LOT WITH MY DREAM CAR.

When I was a rookie firefighter I did not own a car. My mother agreed to help me buy my first car. I went to Marcotte Ford in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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!

I test drove a 1972 Mustang Fastback that I fell in love with. Alas it was not to be, as my mother took one look at the car and said it’s too fast pick something else. I ended up in a 1973 Ford Galaxie four door sedan.

Fast forward to 1999. I was having my van worked on at Family Ford in Chicopee when I spotted a 1999 Mustang GT coupe. It took me one day to finalize the deal and I drove off the lot with my dream car.

Since then I have had a 2006 GT Convertible, a 2013 GT/ CS, a 2015 50th Anniversary Edition GT, and my current car, a 2019 GT PP2 that I ordered from Marcotte Ford.

I am a retired firefighter/EMT with the Springfield, Massachusetts Fire Department. During my career I was assigned to Engine 8 the Heavy Rescue, Ambulance 1, Engine 10, dispatch, and ended my career with the Fire Prevention

Division where I was Assistant Fire Marshal.

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!

Mods include Redline hood struts, RPI painted engine cover, ProCharger supercharger, and intercooler.

PHOTO CRED: FRED RODRIGUEZ