CAR OWNER

Tom Ocampo

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

LETTY - 2014 SHELBY GT500

I PLAN TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A LONG TIME AND PLAN TO GIVE IT TO MY SON SOMEDAY.

I’ve always dreamed of having a special car ordered from the factory just how I wanted it.

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

This car was easy, I checked off every box! This GT 500 is 1 of 81 in this configuration. Recaro seats, glass roof, track pack, electronics package with nav, and SVT performance package. It’s got it all!

The hard part was waiting almost 10 months for delivery. It’s kind of nice to have every piece of documentation from the security deposit check when I ordered the car, to the Mustang brochure, to the build sheet and every receipt of mods and parts that went 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!

It’s hard to believe the car will be 10 years old with 20,000 miles already. I plan to keep the car for a long time and give it to my son someday. We also have a 2003 Mach 1 and a 2002 GT and enjoy all of them every chance we get. There’s a Foxbody next on our list once we find the right one. But the 13-14 S197 is my favorite body style.

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 BMR panhard, Eibach lowering springs, 20” TSW Bathurst wheels, pulley, JLT cold air, and Lund tune.

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!