CAR OWNER

Chris French

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

GRANDMA CINDY –1967 FASTBACK

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 IS BUILT IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY MOM, CINDY.

My mom bought this Mustang in 1978. It was her first car in high school. She was driving this car the night she met my dad, just “cruising the ave.” They ended up meeting up down there a few times and got married in 1980. My dad used to deliver pizza in it in the early 80s. During that time, the original 289 died, so my dad pulled a 302 out of a Mustang in the junkyard. The car got wrecked and parked in storage for what ended up being roughly 20 years.

In that time, family and kids took priority over the dream of always restoring the Mustang. When I was a kid, it was stored across the street from where I lived and my friends and I would go sit in it and act like we were driving it. We got it out of storage in 2006, and I had it running that same night it got to our house. We worked on getting it drivable, and got to enjoy it a little bit before my mom passed away in 2008. In 2011, I started working at a body shop and the guys there helped me get all the body and paint work done. I would tow it up on the weekends and slowing chip away at it with the help of some amazing friends. We finally got it painted in 2020. This car is built in loving memory of my mom, Cindy. The color is called Black Amethyst (Amethyst is/was her birthstone) and we put some of her ashes in the paint when it was sprayed too. She will forever be a part of her car and always with us while we cruise the ave.

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 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 2022!

PHOTO CRED: CHRIS FRENCH

• 302 .30 over

• Holley 4 barrel, automatic

• Flowmaster exhaust

• Posi rear end

• Custom upholstery by Knowles Trim Shop

• Body and paint work by Red Noland Collision Center