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THE DREAM - 2019 ROUSH STAGE 3

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

My dad was never really into cars, to him it was just a mode of transportation. My older brother was the one who ignited that fire for me. He had many in the years that I could remember. One year it was a 69 Camaro that he fixed up and raced around the neighborhood. The next year it was a 70 Dodge Charger but the year he brought home a 71 Boss 351 that he swapped the Charger for, that’s when I really took interest in muscle cars. The lines on her were so clean and flowed like nothing I had ever seen before. It was that day that I said to myself I will someday own a car like this. Fast forward to when I was in my 20s and It seemed like I always had projects but was never able to finish them to the point that it made me feel like this is it.

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 got married, started a family and put my muscle car dreams on the shelf. Fast forward to my early 40s and I found myself owning a 2010 Challenger RT and a 2010 Challenger SRT8, had fun with them but still something was missing, just did not have a smile on my face when I drove them like I remember having when I was in my brother’s 71 Boss. I sold both and took some time off from the muscle car scene. Fast forward to my late 40s and the bug bit me again. This time I found a beautiful 17 Mustang GT Convertible and it was love at first site. Had so much fun but I wanted more. Covid had just shut everything down. I figured it was a good time to look and see what treasures folks may be looking to part with. Luck was on my side, I traded my 17 GT in for our current beauty, 2019 Roush Stage 3 and let me tell you she is just incredible and so much fun to drive and show. All the bells and whistles from Roush. She rides like a dream. Upgrades that we have done is Phase 1 to Phase 2 supercharger, a higher capacity Roush intercooler that keeps her cooler and bumped up the HP to a healthy 760HP, more than enough for my wife and I to cruise around with our friends from our “Simply Mustang” club. A beautiful red pin stripe was added to the hood and sides help break up the silver and black Roush stripes, along with some red carbon fiber interior accents. She has also been ceramic coated and PPF film installed by Warren Buff-it car detailing to help protect her flawless paint.

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!

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