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NASH MY MUSTANG LIFE - 2002 MUSTANG

SHE IS ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL AND I PLAN TO KEEP HER THAT WAY.

My Mustang is a 2002 base model Convertible. Her name is Fiona. She is all factory original and I plan to always keep her that way. She has 86,000 original miles on her. She is painted Tropical Green, Ford Paint code SU with the interior and soft top code TH. She has Medium Parchment leather interior and soft top, electric power windows, door locks, full power driver’s side seat, the original stereo with the 360-sound system and her AC still blows cold air. Everything works and looks as it did the day she rolled out of the Dearborn Assembly Plant which was part of the legendary Ford River Rouge complex. The Rouge as it was referred to produced the Mustang for 40 years, 1964 ½ to 2004. She was 1 of 142,647 Mustangs built is 2002 with 3,445 being Amazon Tropical Green.

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!

Her drive train is the 3.8 Lt Essex V6. 232 cu. displacement producing 193 HP at 5500 RPM with 225 LB/FT of torque at 2800 RPM. The transmission is the 4R70W with a 7.5 rear end and 327 gears. She sports Kumho 235/55/R17 on the factory rims. I keep her engine and engine bay as clean as the exterior. I recently registered her in the Official Green Mustang Registry with the number #0810.

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.

How I enjoy my life in a Mustang? I belong to a couple of local Mustang clubs. Along with my husband who has his own Mustang, I show her at car shows. I take her on car club cruises and on day trips around Ohio. You can always find me cruising the cost line of Lake Erie with the top down and the tunes playing. She has never been driven in snow or rain. I am a fanatic at keeping her clean and polished. I always cover her up when resting in the garage, awaiting her next outing with family and friends.

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 2022!

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AMANDA K. RUNDLE - A.K.RUN PHOTOGRAPHY