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NICK STELLAKIS SACRIFICE –2017 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.

BEING A VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE MAKES ME PROUD TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY AND HAVE THE FREEDOM

THAT WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED.

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

Ever since I laid eyes on the 1979 Mustang GT Indy pace car it was Love at first sight. I told myself I would get a Mustang someday “when I grow up”. Fast forward to 1987 and I purchased my first new car, a 1987 Mustang LX 5.0 liter stripper from the dealer for $11,995. I was hooked. Having grown up with my dad, working at Ford’s 302 engine plant, was reinforcement in our family with Fords.

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!

Unfortunately I had to sell the car to my brother because I moved overseas, so it was bittersweet to be without a pony car. Fast forward to 2017 and 30 years after my first Mustang, I was back in the U.S. and purchased a 2017 Mustang GT and had the dealer install a few Roush mods for a total of 730 hp. Having served in the Air Force including Desert Storm and Desert Shield as an F-4, F-16, and A-10 Avionics Systems Specialist has helped my career in the civilian world working on multi-million dollar private and corporate jets so aviation, fast jets, and fast cars sort of go hand in hand for me.

Being a Veteran of the Air Force makes me proud to serve this country and have the freedom that we all take for granted. If it wasn’t for all those that sacrificed their lives to give us what we have today, we may not have these Mustangs.

My Mustang is equipped with a Roush stage II 727 hp supercharger kit, Vossen VWS-3 20” wheels and tires, Airlift suspension system, carbon alcantara steering wheel, aluminum valve covers, UPR billet oil catch can, Steeda jacking rails, Function Factory automotive grade hybrid aluminum front splitter, Corsa sport axle back exhast system with H pipe, MGW racing shifter, and Cervinis 4” cowl hood.

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: NICK STELLAKIS