CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

CHIPS AHOY -

2007

MUSTANG GT

EVERY SINGLE CHIP IS A TAPESTRY THAT TELLS THE STORY OF HOW A CAR CHANGED MY LIFE...

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

I have always felt that cars are meant to be driven. I believe that there should be a certain amount of love for and enjoyment from the vehicle you’ve chosen to get behind the wheel of. From the time I started to drive, I was a consummate GM owner. Every time I picked up a new project, it was anything but a Ford simply because they did nothing for me… until everything changed. You see, life circumstances dictated that it was time for a new fast car. So, of course I immediately went to test drive a Camaro and it just didn’t feel right. I was uncomfortable, unimpressed, and disappointed. What does a GM guy do when there is no GM to buy? I found myself driving past several car dealerships in a frustrated mental fog… and then there she was.

The 2007 Mustang you see in these photos looks nothing like she did the day I saw her sitting outside a local car dealership. She was actually in the process of being traded in when I had stopped to ask about her status. Even when I took that first test drive, I couldn’t believe I was potentially going to purchase a Mustang… but it just felt right. Since that day over a decade ago, I have driven her over 50,000 miles, used her occasionally as a daily, and finally began to modify her gradually after my youngest son graduated high school. Chips A’hoy earned her name due to the fact that she is driven regularly with love and gratitude. Whether we’re on the highway or the back roads she always manages to come home with a new chip in her paint. Every single chip is a tapestry that tells the story of how a car changed my life and brought me to the people I needed most at just the right time.

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!

DEKETT