STANG Magazine September 2024: Editor's Choice Issue by STANG Magazine

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As we begin our journey into the descent of madness

that is my mind and the crazy antics of my life, I would

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like to first introduce myself. My name is TJ, blah blah

Hello STANG folks, well I have a tale for you today. I was asked

blah, that sums it up and all you need to know. Whew…

what was my favorite adventure. Well, honestly, I don’t have one,

got past the CRAP no one cares about! Now for the

but one of my top adventures was our trip to Evans, Pennsylvania.

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.

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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.

If you are spooky, then you know why! It is the home of Evans City Cemetery, where the Night of the Living Dead was filmed in 1968. It is a movie of infamous ghouls that attack the living, and I love it.

Night of the Living Dead is the quaint tale of a woman and her brother, who drive to a cemetery in rural Pennsylvania to visit their father’s gravesite. While visiting the cemetery, Barbara’s brother

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From partying in various spots all over the U.S., to

taunts her with her childhood fears of coming to the cemetery and

touring some of America’s most haunted sites, to hav-

eerily says his infamous line “They are coming to get you Barbara”

ing my ass spanked by a beautiful Latina in Las Vegas in

which sets the creepiness of the movie and as he continues to

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front of a restaurant packed full of guests (and owning

taunt Barbara, they are attacked by a ghoul, killing her brother who

it), it’s never a dull moment! All I can say is... strap in, rev

tried to protect Barbara, and so sets off the story.

the shit out of your motor, and let’s go! She flees to a nearby house, where she becomes stuck with six

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other people and the rest is history, as the ghouls say. If

acted the movie poses from the movie using the same

you haven’t seen this chiller I urge you to watch it now! Put

tombstones that was present back in 1968. It was like going

the magazine down and watch it! This literally is the first

back in time. Probably one of my best memories with Dan

ever “zombie” movie which launched our ever-growing CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

and all the adventures that we pursued that day. But those

fascination with the undead!

other adventures, well that’s for another time. Until we meet across the white light, stay safe, pedal to the metal,

My favorite part of the adventure, was hanging with my

and rock out with your block out!

good ghoul, Dan Ramey and exploring the cemetery. Much of the cemetery still looks the same as it did back in 1968,

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG opened in 1891, so you know there is a lot of corpses at won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE this lovely haunting ground. Oohhhh… it just gives me the Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure shivers! Cat call MMEEEEooowr! While there, we re-enPASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself. THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very AND THAT DID SAYS ATHE LOT! ZOMBIE WHAT DO AFTER HE start and made me feel like one of their own! when the movie was released. The cemetery itself first

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DUMPED HIS GIRLFRIEND? HE WIPED HIS Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionforBUTT. STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO BADGT – 2014 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! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

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 passion-

for STANG Magazine for my WAS car this time last year I AND PAINLESS AND THE THE PURCHASE QUICK ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing FUN BEGAN! that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

After searching for many years, we located what seemed to

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

be the car. It took no time at all to make plans and we drove to

ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

Springfield, MO. At first sight we knew immediately that this

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Mustang was what I’d been searching for. The purchase was quick and painless and the fun began! We worked to give it a name and with the help of our youngest son, BAD GT was born. Over the last two years we’ve traveled to many car shows, enjoying the thrill of getting there along with making new friends and bringing home trophies. Owning this Mustang has brought joy to our family and created many weekends of fun and adventure! Mods include ported Boss 302 intake, JLT air intake filter, JLT oil catch can, 3.73 gears, Stage 2 clutch, hydro-dipped 911 tribute pieces, 54 lb injectors with an oversized fuel pump, heads are ported and polished, Borla exhaust with H pipe, lowering springs, 20” custom wheels, tune by Lund, and Drake wing.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO CHUE VISTA – 2007 SHELBY GT500

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself. I AND MANAGED TO FIND MY DREAM CAR. THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very After owning 11 Mustangs in my lifetime and having my 06 GT into the love of Mustangs as well. You may see his blue 2000 AND THAT SAYS A LOT! start and made me feel like one of their own! stolen from me, I managed to find my dream car. A Vista Blue

Mustang here with me. I have to say a special thanks to him for

If you asked I thought be writing an article 2007 GT500 that me was iftraded in for I’d a brand new Hyundai at

helping me write this article and helping me build the GT500

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719 HP to the wheel and 741 FT LBS of torque at 20 pounds of

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

boost. It’s not a perfect car but it’s a car that has been driven

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

Mods includes blower pullied upper low-in thatlist says a lot!13/14 I can’t waitswap, to see what’s toand come

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

er, CAI, Boost-a-pump, injectors, tune, full exhaust, MGW

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

short throw shifter, and Mcleod RXT twin disc clutch.

and soon to be tested and pushed to its limits. It didn’t come

without tough times though. The first supercharger swap I

this one reinvigorated passion formiles car from shows goting grenaded itself on the way to my the tuner just 10 events! theand house. After a lengthy battle we finally got a replacement supercharger and made sure to take the necessary precautions before getting it tuned. My passion and love for Mustangs started with a 76 Cobra II. Then progressing up to a 91 Foxbody with a 331 stroker and a 60mm turbo that me and with the help of my twin boys Nolan and Brandon built. After that my passion for Mustangs and cars in general just skyrocketed to the point I have plenty of model and diecast Mustangs. My absolute dream Mustang would be 69 blue Boss 429 if I had all the money in the world. Even though most everybody hates them, I would love to get another Mustang II back into my life. I think they are underrated. Nobody liked them due to the looks and the power decrease of the Mustang II due to the gas crisis but they are light so they are easy to make fast. I managed to get my son

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO FASTWAY - 1968 MUSTANG FASTBACK

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE IT HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A HUGE PART OFNeedless MY to say I wasn’t sure Ford Nationals display. PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN LIFE. what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself. I have owned my Mustang since high school, my first car. THEY ARE THEIR CARS At that time, forty years ago, I did not know the lifelong The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very ANDweTHAT SAYS LOT! relationship would have. It has andA always will be a start and made me feel like one of their own! huge part of my life.

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

The for car STANG still has Magazine its original for motor although my and car trans, this time last year I not in their stock form. The 289 has been rebuilt. Bored

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

.030 over with stock crank and rods. TRW forged pistons

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

bump compression to 10:1. Stock heads have been up-

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it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

graded with larger valves, screw in studs, and roller rock-

thisconsists one reinvigorated myStreet passion for car ers. ing Intake of a Holley 670 Avenger carbshows

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an MSD distributor and 6AL box. Ford Racing long tube

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headers and 2.5 inch exhaust handle the exhaust side of things. The C4 transmission has a shift kit and 2500 stall torque convertor. A Yukon posi-unit with 355:1 gears back everything up. Updated 4-wheel power disc get everything slowed down and a Borgeson steering box keeps it going the right direction. It is lowered 2 inches in the front and 1 rear with 5 leaf springs. KYB gas-a-just shocks all the way around. It sports a 1.125 sway bar in the front with .750 in the rear.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO LIKE A BOSS – 2014 MUSTANG GT

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people THAN attending and was by myself. I AND TAKEINCLUSION IT TO LOCAL SHOWS AND ROLL INgoing LIKE A BOSS. THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very AND THAT SAYS A LOT! My name is Clinton Matthews and this is my 2014 Mustang can Muscle side marker lights, Coyote Badge Shop Red start andblack made me feel like one of their own! GT. I am a United States Marine Corps Veteran and I’ve spent

Coyote on black background badge, Ford Performance 5.0

a lot of my free time working on this Mustang. It is still a work

Members of the family are more passionfender emblems BlackSTANG Coyote Mag with red dot center, MMD bolt

in progress, but I take it to local shows and roll in like a Boss.

onate hood strutfun kit,and and inclusion full Kenwood set their up including about thanAudio they are cars and

would’ve saidtono. youthe asked if I would be writing I even decided takeIf on next me challenge of starting a

head 6 xa8 speakers, mono 1000 Wto amp, and in thatunit, says lot! I can’t waitsubwoofer to see what’s come

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang local Mustang club in my community. I would love to get fel- I low Mustang enthusiasts together continue the but Mustang had I would’ve said hell no. Iand loved that car acquir-

shallow-mount 12” subwoofer. 2022!

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headers and X pipe, MBRP Armor Plus catback exhaust (race

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legacy.

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version), Ford Performance Boss 302 manifold, Grams Performance 90mm throttle body, JLT Cobra Jet intake cold air intake, SCT FSFD1A5 tune, Deatschwerks highflow fuel injectors, MSD Blaster coil packs, J&L oil catch can, Truhart Street Plus coilovers, Pedders 121 adjustable camber plate upgrade for eXtreme XA coil-over kit, BMR strut tower brace, Ford Performance 4.10 gears and sway bar, Foose Legend staggered wheels 20 x 10 and 20 x 8.5, OPR calipers C&L, and SuperSport cross drilled and slotted rotors. Interior and exterior mods include MMD Foose rear valence diffuser, Cervini GT500 style chin spoiler, RTR deck lid, Speedform rear seat delete, Raxiom smoked LED third brake, MP Concepts Gloss Black GT500 style rear spoiler, Ameri-

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO MACH-WON - 1972 MACH 1

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IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I MY DREAM TO OWN A had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquirVINTAGE MACH 1. would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

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My name is Erik Garmany and this is my 1972 Mach 1 Mustang, nicknamed “Mach-Won.” It has always been my dream to own a vintage Mach 1. The opportunity came along a couple of years ago and I grabbed it. My Mach 1 has won numerous awards and has been in various magazine articles. This was my restoration project car. The car needed some work when I bought it. It needed some upgraded paint, ram air system, and interior. Gauges are New Vintage USA and Classic Instruments. It is equipped with a 351 Cleveland Ram Air.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO RED SNAKE – 2021 SHELBY GT 500

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

I would’ve LOVEsaidALL OF MY MUSTANGS...ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and no. If you asked me if I would be writing

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

My name is Sal Capano and this is Red Snake. It is a 2021

2022! I love all of my Mustangs and am looking forward to ex-

Shelby GT500 and one mean machine!

panding my collection as Ford continues to evolve.

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows I am a long time Ford fan. My first Ford was my 1973

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Gran Torino Sport. It was a white Fastback with a 351 Cleveland and a C-6 transmission. After that I had a 1994 Race Red Cobra, but due to a divorce I had to sell it. To replace it I got a 1991 Mustang GT Fastback in Race Red. After those two Mustangs came my three Race Red Shelbys with bright white vinyl over-the-top stripes. First was my 2008 GT500 which had a lot of mods to the tune of $35,000. Next I had a 2020 GT350, and now my current 2021 GT500. The GT350 and the GT500 both had resonator delete pipes installed. Technology has really moved the needle. In the13 years between the two cars, the stock 2021 Shelby GT500 is faster than the heavily modified 2008 GT500.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO SHELBY GTE – 2017 SHELBY GTE

IT PERFORMS OUTSTANDINGLY 2022! LIKE A RACE CAR THAT I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquirIShadROAD LEGAL. it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

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owning a Shelby was just a far fetched dream. I am in

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my early 50s now and I was able to fulfill this dream a few years back. Whilst Triple Yellow and Black wasn’t my first choice of colors, it certainly has grown on me and I would not swap it now. Photos do not do this beauty justice. It performs outstandingly like a race car that is road legal. It is a 2017 Shelby GTE supercharged making 670 rwhp. It has a 6 speed manual, Shelby kit wheels, suspension, exhaust, interior, under bonnet bling, and too many extras to list.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO SULLY - 2000 MUSTANG

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself. THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very AND THAT SAYS A LOT! start and made me feel like one of their own! THE NEW EDGE PLATFORM HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionMY HEART. for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing I got Sully in may of 2023 and it was almost perfect from

Mods that include CAI, 78mm throttle body, injectors, fulltoexsays a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s come in

about different the 2005 I the it start. Theaonly thingscar I’vethan changed since IRoush boughtMustang the

haust, MGW short throw shifter, 3.73 gears, tune, and 10th

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car was front lip and wheels. I originally hadthe I would’ve saidthe hell no. I loved thatwas car not butinacquir- Anniversary Cobra wheels. the market a GTreinvigorated but someone unfortunately ing thisforone my passiontotaled for carmyshows 2000 3.8 Mustang. I couldn’t be happier with the way the

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car is set up. It’s perfect for the time being. The car dynoed at 275 hp which was about 20 more than I had anticipated. The New Edge platform has a special place in my heart. It’s been my daily driver for three years now and I have had very little issues from both engine sizes. I have always been around Mustangs. My dad has had his fair share of Mustangs and still has two hanging around. You may see his 07 GT500 in this issue. He is the one that got me into cars and into Mustangs specifically. The car addiction was coarsing through my blood even as a baby and has kept me out of trouble for the most part... due to not having the money to do anything else. I’m sure this car will grow with me and I plan on keeping it for a while at least. I will say things, forever save the manuals.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO THE HORSE – 1965 MUSTANG

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would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

It changed hands twice over the next five years until I pur-

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I

chased it in Troy, Michigan and brought it back to Toronto

had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquir-

Ontario, where is has resided for the last 16 years. It has been

options, like trumpet exhaust, fog light kit, Rally Pac, Day/

Members of the STANG Magremote family trunk are more passionNight mirror, side mirror upgrade, release and luggage rack,fun andand recently, I havethan added a rear and ate about inclusion they aresway theirbar cars and TMI Pony seats and an upgrade to a 4 bbl from the original 2

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

bbl carb.

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and events! and featured in local papers and TV as well as appearing in an

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episode of Kids in The Hall. On the internet, it is still the icon

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ingofthis my passion shows part the one Ford reinvigorated Canada 50th Anniversary of for the car Mustang

link to a local TV station’s broadcast on the event. I have been driving Mustangs since I bought my first Mustang Cobra back in 1979. I have had several Foxbodys, and driven many generations of Mustang, but I wanted an original generation Mustang. After a long search, I found my dream ’65 Convertible in Troy, Michigan. This car was not intended to be a show car, but a car for cruising and enjoying the weather with the top down. While it has won a few trophies, the most fun has been taking this car on vintage car rallies. It has now been on five Maple Mille car rallies put on by Classic Car Adventures and Hagerty. After all these years, it is still driven a lot, but it now shares my driving time with a 2011 Mustang GT/CS convertible.

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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!

If you asked meFOR if I thought I’d beCAR writing an article TO MAKE IT STAND MY GOAL THIS WAS Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionfor STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I OUT FROM ALL OTHER MUSTANGS... ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

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anding traded my Fusion. My goal for thispassion car was to thisinone reinvigorated my formake car itshows

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and events!

Besides the wheels and tires, the purchase of my Robot Craftsman hood did a good job of starting that but adding the Adro carbon fiber lip and the side louvers wrapped in dry carbon, it set it further apart. As an Ecoboost, after all cosmetic mods are done then the engine mods will start. I am excited to see where this build goes and see what else I can do to set it apart with the help of LineX of Troy, No Limits 937, and _Wewrap. Current mods include TSW Silvano Bronze Matte 20” wheels, Eibach lowering springs, Roush CAI, MBRP race catback exhaust, Robot Craftsman carbon fiber hood, Adro carbon fiber front lip, and custom wrapped GT500 spoiler.

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CLASSY!

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I love the classic Stangs! Don’t get me wrong, I love them all, but the late 60s, early 70s, and Foxbodys, are amaz-

istered as an Antique if it’s over 25 years old, or Vintage if it was manufactured between 1906 and 1976. Yeah, there’s some overlap in those years, but what’s the point?

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ing! But what makes it a “classic”? Unfortunately, there

There are Pros and Cons to registering a vehicle as a

does not seem to be nationwide mandate as to what is

Classic or Antique. One of the Cons is that most states

considered a Classic vehicle. Classic, Antique, or Vintage

put a restriction on the number of miles that can be

is a state by state determination.

put on the vehicle per year if you are using this type of

So speaking from my state of Pennsylvania, a vehicle can be registered as a Classic if it is over 15 years old, or reg-

registration. One of the Pros could be your insurance bill. Because the states mandate how many miles a Classic

or Antique car can be driven per year, many insurance

you seen or heard the phrase Resto-Mod? Well, in a

companies see this as a benefit to them. The car isn’t

nutshell for all you newbies to the classy car scene,

driven that much, which lessons the risk of an accident,

Resto-Mod generally means a term used for Classic

and cheaper insurance.

cars that are upgraded from the original manufacturer

So if you have an older Pony, check out your options. If

specifications to integrate modern safety, drivability, or

it sits in the garage most of the time, and only makes it

performance features, while maintaining the original

out for special events, and it’s registered like a “regular”

exterior appearance to a significant extent. Basically, the

daily driver, read up on your local state laws, and see if

outside looks original but the car has been modified with

changing the registration type and saving some money

modern equipment or upgraded in some way.

is in it for you! One last wrench to throw in this Classy business... Have

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IN THE “HEADLIGHTS“ PAINTING YOUR CAR DREAMS - MICHELLE JAKELJ

IT CAN REALLY EMBODY ALL THE MEANINGS THE CAR HAS TO US. Turns out that to some of us, cars are way more than beau-

I promised myself to paint once I feel absolutely ready for

tiful objects bringing us from A to B. So here is my story

that challenge. Her painting, is still my favorite I’ve done

about a love-filled journey that started when I was just a

to this day, and it’s the only one I still have hanging in my

little girl obsessed over cars, especially over my dream El-

studio. The painting is absolutely huge, 40 inch x 80 inch.

eanor. Back then I had no idea how much cars would actually change my life.

I’m now, years later, as a self-taught full-time car painter, I paint all types of cars, but still, to this day, Mustangs have,

This kind of unconditioned emotion began once playing

and always will stay, my favorite to paint and it’s no wonder

with little colored toys, but as adults, we petrolheads do

why they still are the ones that I paint the most often!

not intend to lose the grip on what makes our days better: beautiful cars. So why not snap the beautiful shape of our

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dream ride or even the one we have just parked in the ga-

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look at it all the way through the day, even before we can get behind that steering wheel or even before we get our hands on our dream car. And I’m not talking just a good photo this time, but something that has a story on its own, so it can really embody all the meanings the car has to us. And that’s what my escape from reality looked like back when I was way too young to own any dream cars. I started drawing and later painting them because I wanted to own so many of them but they were all too far from reality, so I at least wanted to have them hanging on my wall. For the last few years, I’ve only had the pleasure of painting cars my, now friends, before customers, own. But I still somehow found the time for my own dream car, Eleanor which

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LOCKED & LOADED LOWDOWN P225 - SIG SAUER

THESE BABIES ARE LOCKED AND LOADED AND ALWAYS GOOD COMPANY. What’s up people! Welcome to Locked & Loaded Lowdown

means “deformation spur.” This was a requirement of the

where we focus on some of the best firearms and “toys” on

West German Police for all of their P6 pistols, to alert police

the market. As many of you auto enthusiasts know, you have

armorers if the pistol was dropped on its hammer.

to protect yourself and your property so here at STANG Magazine, we decided to merge our publications all into one, giving you a taste of the best of both worlds. Now, let’s get the LOWDOWN on these badass toys, the Sig-Sauer (SIG) P225. These are two Sig-Sauer P225 single stack, 9mm, former German police issued handguns. Equipped with internal Crimson Trace laster sights and concealed using a custom dual leather rig made by Mernickle Holsters in Nevada, these babies are locked and loaded and are always good company. The SIG P225 is a more compact version of the SIG P220. The SIG P225 is the upgraded and adopted American version of the original SIG P6 design which has a heavier trigger pull. The P225 has tritium fixed sights while the P6 has fixed sights only. If you are able to get your hands on an original P6 which were manufactured for the West German Police, they will have a “P6” stamp on the right side of the slide. We were lucky enough to find one and now have one of each! The original P6 can also be identified by the hammer, which has a small “ear” or “hook.” According to section 7.7 of the German manual, the cutout is the Deformationssporn, which

Both the P225 and P6 have single stack magazines making the handles thinner but reducing the amount of ammo one can carry. Seemingly obsolete in today’s handgun market, these babies are still one-of-a-kind and becoming a colletor’s item.

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TWISTED BOMBSHELL SALUTE TO OUR MILITARY

JUSTIN CRAIN

UNITED STATES ARMY - 531ST HOSPITAL CENTER

SERVED AS A COMBAT MEDIC WITH 173RD AIRBORNE...

Justin Crain enlisted in the United States Army in February

Now CPT Crain will assume Command of the HHC, 586th

2005 as a Combat

FH in February 2024, and take his unit once again to support

Medic. He completed

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three combat tours to

His medals and decorations include The Meritorious Service

Afghanistan in support

Medal with 2 OLC, The Army Commendation Medal with V

of Operation Enduring

device, The Army Accommodation Medal with 7 OLCs, The

Freedom, OEF6, OEF

Army Achievement Medal with 6 OLCs, Afghanistan Cam-

7-8, and OEF 11-12. He

paign Medal with 3 campaign stars, Global War on Terror

subsequently complet-

Service medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal,

ed an operational de-

Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Rib-

ployment to Kuwait in

bon with number 3, Good Conduct Ribbon with three knots,

support of Operation

Over-Seas ribbon with number 3, NATO medal, Parachutist

Spartan shield.

Badge, Combat Medical Badge, German Armed Forces Pro-

Justin has served as a

ficiency badge, The Order Of Military Medical Merit (O2M3)

Combat Medic with 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Vicenza

medallion, Army Superior Unit Award, and the Army Meritori-

Italy, a practical nurse at Walter Reed National Military Med-

ous Unit citation.

ical Center in DC and Bethesda, Non-Commissioned Officer

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In Charge of The Wounded Warrior Floor and Surgical Trauma ICU at Brooke Army Medical Center. He Served the Chief

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Wardmaster for clinical operations at U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait and the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator. After obtaining the rank of Sergeant First Class, Justin was se-

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lected to commission as an Officer. Justin became a Medical Planning Officer (70B) serving as a Platoon Leader/Medo for 2-14 Infantry BN out of Fort Drum NY. He then moved on to Fort Campbell KY where he has served as the executive officer for 39th Forward Resuscitative and survival Detachment.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SOCIAL EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Editor-In-Chief: Daniel Ramey Editor-In-Chief: Kaitlyn Ramey Creative Director: Chuck DeKett HR Director: Anita Everett SR Director: TJ Perry Analytics Director: Tim Perry

Laura Mattern Dan Medina Dave Moyer Tija Moyer Brad Peterson Michelle Van Sickler

HISTORY AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR:

CRUISE EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Scott Bieber

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS: Nicklas Bieber Lisa Cook Mike Everett

Mark Ide Laura Ide Joerg Werner

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTOR:

Rayn Hoch

MARKETING DIRECTORS:

Joyce Galanti Doug Smith

SEMA RELATIONS DIRECTOR Mark Dennis

OPERATIONS DIRECTORS:

Robert Moorman (Northeast Region) Jeff Dixon (Southeast Region) Janie Cantu (Midwest Region) Don Houston (Midwest Region) Roberto Marty (Midwest Region) Ingo Rutenberg (Canadian Region) Dawn Rutenberg (Canadian Region)

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