CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

HEATHER HEFFELFINGER THE CREEPER - 2020 MUSTANG ECOBOOST

I HAVE NEVER FELT SO ALIVE AS I DO WHEN I GET INTO THAT CAR!

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

My dream since I was 20 years old, to finally own a Mustang, came true on February 14th 2023 when my husband pulled into the driveway, at 930 at night, with a dark grey Stang that took my breath away. You see, two months prior my daughter and I were rear-ended in my Camry. The shop was going to have my car for around two months and the rental they gave me to drive was a 2020 Mustang Ecoboost Convertible in Grabber Lime. I was like a teenager again driving around in that car and when I heard the Camry was fixed my heart sank. I watched as my husband drove away in my lime dream to go pick my old car up from the shop. Little did I know he had a plan! He picked up our Camry and drove right to the dealer and traded it in for a 2020 Mustang EcoBoost Convertible in Metallic Metal that I like to call The Creeper! He’s also turbo charged! My husband called our four kids and told them what he was doing and got them all involved in the surprise! What a shock to see that pull into the driveway that night!

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 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.

make my car my own is one of the best parts! People are always stopping me and asking for pictures, but The Creeper is more than just a cool themed car. He’s a part of me, he’s something my husband and my kids did for me to make me smile! I see the memories of my dad and I working on him, and with the top… AND the pedal down… it’s like flying! I have never felt so alive as I do when I get into that car! Believe me it was worth the wait, 23 years to be exact, (which is another weird coincidence if you know anything about the movie). I hope I have many more happy years left with The Creeper.

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!

PHOTO CRED: HEATHER HEFFELFINGER

So anyway, I am a huge horror fan! Every horror movie is my favorite… but I LOVE Jeepers Creepers! I had bought a vanity tag years earlier from the movie, it says BEATNGU!

(B-EATNG-U) I held onto it so that one day when I finally bought my “Forever Car” I would make it MINE! I ordered custom badges, horn, cup holder coasters and even hand painted a custom Bone Star weapon to hang from my rear view, and slapped my honorary BEATNGU tag right on the front! My dad and I took one Saturday and added the custom yellow stripes and black crows and underneath lighting. My dad means a lot to me so knowing he helped me