CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

- 2008 SHELBY

GT-C

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.

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

IT WAS IN A MUSUEM IN CALIFORNIA WITH ONLY 632 MILES ON THE CAR.

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 have been looking for a Shelby GT for over two years, searching every day and also searching Ebay for any rare parts I could buy for the car that I knew I would eventually get to own. I had a few thousand dollars in rare parts for a car I didn’t even own yet. My family thought I was a little crazy but I knew one day my dream car would come my way.

Then in 2019 while searching online, I came across one of the rarest Shelby GT-C Mustangs, with only 215 of these cars ever made in Grabber Orange with Silver stripes. It was in a museum in California with only 632 miles on the car. I called them up right away and said I have to buy your car. After convincing them I was not a tire kicker, I wired them the money and the car was mine. I want to thank my daughter Deanna Courchane for inspiring me to never give up on my dream! She isn’t even a car person but she knows how much joy this car has brought us all.

We took the Shelby, #113 out of 215 ever built, to the For The Love Of Shelby Car Show and we won Best in Class. We have won two years in a row now and I was lucky enough to have Gary Patterson at the show. He is the President of Shelby American. He jumped in my car and autographed it. Now my rare Shelby has Gary Patterson and Carroll Shelby autographs.

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: JIMMY NIEVES