BARRY DUBIN CALI-SPECIAL–2016 GT/CS

MY LOVE FOR MUSTANGS ALL STARTED BACK IN 1969 WHEN I WENT TO MY FIRST AUTO SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY.

My love for Mustangs all started back in 1969 when I went to my first auto show in New York City. I saw the 1969 Mustang Mach 1 and the Shelby Mustangs on display there, and I was hooked. I was working part time while going to school and would have to save a long time to be able to get one. I spoke to my parents about the cars and that I would really love to buy one. They said that if I worked and saved up half the money, they would put in the rest so I could get one. It took about a year and a half, but I did it. It was the fall of 1970 when we went to NYC to Gotham Ford to look at the cars. It was the time when they were closing out the 1970s and the 1971 Mustangs were coming in. I told the salesman that I wanted a stick shift and he showed me a Shelby GT 500 because the Mach 1 was automatic. Because they were closing them out, he said he would give me the Shelby for the same price. We put down a deposit, and two weeks later we picked it up. I loved the car and kept it for over 30 years, but unfortunately, I had to sell it. After that I had a few different Mustangs from a 1979 up to a 2002 GT Convertible.

When I sold my 2002 GT back in 2012, I was just driving some regular cars but I really missed driving a Mustang. Then in 2015 my daughter purchased the new S550 Mustang Ecoboost in red. I loved that new body style, so I test drove hers and once again fell in love with the Mustang. In 2016, I went looking for a new Mustang for myself. I looked at the GT model, but then saw the California Special Edition. It caught my eye and was hooked again. I live on Long Island, but there were none available here. I found a dealer