TIM BAILEY CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

GLFRND –2020 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!

THEN A CHANCE MEETING WITH ANOTHER MUSTANG OWNER CHANGED EVERYTHING.

This is my 2020 GT Mustang “GLFRND” in the color Rapid Red. I bought her new in September 2020. I was completely unaware that she would change my life, nor did I realize that she would become my “new addiction” and be modded as much as she has. Every time I think I have finished, something else would come to mind.

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!

Moving to a new area mid 2020 wasn’t easy as I had no friends and I was single. Then a chance meeting with another Mustang owner changed everything. I just kept making new friends with Mustangs who share the same passion as I do. There is rarely a weekend that goes by where I am not doing something to do with her. Some would even say that I am obsessed. It has been one hell of a ride even to a point where at 60 I am about to have a career change into the Mustang and car customization field!

A couple of the guys had referred to her as my girlfriend. Then one day a custom plate came to me, “GLFRND” and it was available so I snapped it up. It gets comments everywhere I go. As the mods kept going and we upgraded rotors and painted the hubs and calipers. I put GLFRND on the callipers to keep the theme going. Then the custom trim done with Nappa leather came and GLFRND went on the front backrests.

I do track, drags, roll racing and recently did a hill climb event which I’ll do again. At 500 RWHP she’s plenty quick enough for me. Although NOS is on the cards in the new year! LOVING IT! There is a switch on the dash which kills all safety features meaning a good old fashioned burnout is easy!

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!

Mods include headers, 3” exhaust, cold air intake and flex tune, rotor upgrade, hubs and calipers painted with Kevlar ceramic pads, coil overs 1/1-4 lowered, GT500 body kit, Velgen rims with Pilot Sport 4S 20 x 305 rear, 20 x 275 front, complete re-trim in Nappa leather, custom carbon fiber and red steering wheel, quarter and front guard vents, and ceramic coat.

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!