CAR OWNER ENJOY THE MOMENT TIM PERRY

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play with everything from A/C Cobras (my favorite) to the modern GT 500s.

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

The day I finally made it to SEMA was just overwhelming. Where to start? The convention center with five large halls was a sight to see. Then to top it off there were also cars being displayed outside of the convention center. This show is great, in that if you are looking to do any type of mod to your car, they have someone there that you want to see for wheels, motors, restorations, kit cars, you name it. The center has tunnels that connect all halls. To access the tunnels there were Teslas that were taxiing people around from building to building. I was able to see two of the five halls in one day.

The center hall was the one I was most interested in seeing. This had all the hot rods. Cars like a 1931 Chevy Independence built by Pro Comp Custom. A beautiful chopped two door with a deep red paint job and a twin turbo 509 engine. The car was a top award winner at the show.

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!

Another highlight was seeing the 1967 Ford Eleanor Shelby

GT500. This was only 1 of 3 cars to survive the making of Gone in 60 Seconds. The car is owned by the Ring Brothers, who were debuting another Mustang, the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 UNKL. These are just a couple of the builders that attended the show. There were a lot of beautiful custom cars to see.

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.

But the highlight of the show for me were the GT40 replicas built by Superformance. A little history about the original GT40s was that there were four models that were based on the body style of the Lola MK6. The MK1 was powered by a 255 and a 289 engine. The MK2 and MK4 were powered by a 427 and the MK3 was powered by a detuned 289, with features like an ashtray and a luggage rack on the rear. This was the only one that was developed as a road car. Needless to say, it wasn’t accepted by the motoring public too well.

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!

What Superformance has done is created five models to choose from. The chassis is an exact replica of the original monococque unibody structure down to the press steel roof spider. The only departure is the use of electro-galvanized sheet steel in the construction. The chassis, at over 12,000 pounds per degree is stiffer than any other chassis on the market and is made up of over 244 laser cut and bent or pressed parts. The recommended power source is a specially prepared Roush engine with the new RBT/ZF style 5-speed transaxle, but owners also have the option to fit a Ford-based 289, 302, 351W, 427FE big block. The suspension features the original race car lay out. So original are the GT40 continuation models that two thirds of the parts are interchangeable with an original. Bilstein shocks with H&R springs.