TALKING WITH TJ

As we begin our journey into the descent of madness that is my mind and the crazy antics of my life, I would like to first introduce myself. My name is TJ, blah blah blah, that sums it up and all you need to know. Whew… got past the CRAP no one cares about! Now for the good stuff.

Mustang culture is one that is very unique and brings together people from all walks of life. One thing is for sure though, the STANG Mag crew isn’t your typical crew. We are a bunch of weirdos, oddballs, and outcasts. We party hard and live by our ride or die motto and have adventures like no other.

From partying in various spots all over the U.S., to touring some of America’s most haunted sites, to having my ass spanked by a beautiful Latina in Las Vegas in front of a restaurant packed full of guests (and owning it), it’s never a dull moment! All I can say is... strap in, rev the shit out of your motor, and let’s go!

The Birth Of The Mustang Part Two

It is May and guess what? It’s the second part of the Mustang beginnings. Last month, I left you with a cliff hanger, as the Mustang started off as a secretary car, but what exactly did Lee Iacocca ask Carroll Shelby? Well this is where the Mustang got interesting. In 1964 shortly after the release of the Mustang, Lee Iacocca asked Carroll Shelby if Ford wanted to make the Mustang into a race car. Carroll Shelby’s response to this is the Mustang is a secretary’s car and it couldn’t be turned into a race car, it just didn’t have the right characteristics in his eyes. Now Carroll Shelby being the man he was, isn’t going to back down from a challenge and took the task head on. He took the Mustang and first changed it to increase the horsepower up to 300-320 horsepower, then he added the performance through performance spec brakes and suspension components and removed unnecessary weight like the rear seat. This was just the start of the birth of the GT350, but where did the GT350 name came from? Mustang folklore says that Carroll Shelby instructed the shop foreman to walk from the corner of the