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HONORING OUR TEXAS FANS AND THEIR MUSTANGS

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Mustang enthusiasts have asked for a magazine that has no ads, no sales pitches, and no bogus “fillers” to eat up space. They have asked for a magazine that is free, easy to access, and nothing but focused on Mustang pictures and content. They have asked for a magazine produced and written by Mustang owners. They have asked for a magazine that highlights the daily drivers and the average Mustang that is driven and is not a trailer queen. They have asked for the chance to one day have their ride, their group, their club, or their cause to be recognized in print or online. It is our absolute pleasure to meet these standards and to give you STANG Magazine. We hope that both our message and our image will be seen in every Mustang community out there. Thank you Mustang fans and enjoy your ride! - Daniel Ramey, Editor-In-Chief

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TABLE OF CON T EN T S ON THE COVER SHADOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Waldrop

RUBY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Tierce

THE STABLE BLUE BEAUTY.. . . . . . . . . . . Deanne Minor CALI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Gaston DELILAH.. . . . . . . . . . Christopher Leonard DRIFTER. . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Leonard ORANGE JEWLIOUS. . . . . . . Julie Amerault

THE MACH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Ruppert

SHADOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Waldrop

SUPERMAN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Stedry WILE E.. . . . . . . . . Keith & Lisa Zimmerman

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO CALI - 2006 MUSTANG GT/CS

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

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!

CALI HAS MADE ME A MUSTANG FAN FOR LIFE. for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing This is my 2006 Mustang California Speical nicknamed it about a different carGT than the 2005 Roush Mustang I “Cali.” in love said with hell this no. generation of Mustangs ever had II fell would’ve I loved that car but acquirsince it came out. I knew I had to have one and add a little

ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

more style to it. Cali always gets looks and compliments

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even from people that are not Ford fans, always saying how good she looks. I love to drive this car. She not the fastest but fun to drive. Cali is garage kept and I don’t drive her in rain or snow so winter is a bummer for me. Cali has mad me a Mustang fan for life. I love going to the shows and looking at all the different Mustangs. Cali is equipped with C&l slotted and drilled rotors, SR 1” lowering kit, SR cold air intake, SR underdrive pulley, SR throttle body 62 MM, Flowmaster 40 mufflers, and Bama tune.

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that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022! PHOTO CRED: ROB WALKO CHUCK DEKETT

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R CCA HRIST OP HE R NE R LOW E ONA RD CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO DELILAH - 1986 MUSTANG GT

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure THIS WAS THEABOUT FIRST CAR RIDING IN THAT PASSIONATE FUN I REMEMBER what to expect being that I didn’t know the people WOULD DO WHEELIES... AND INCLUSION THAN attending and was going by myself.

THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! This is my 1986 Ford Mustang GT “Delilah.” I have been

with Fulland Tilt made Boogieme Catalog, Maximum Motorsports start feel like one of their own! front

around Mustangs my whole life. My dad owns Leonard’s

suspension, custom fit Maier 3” widebody, and everything

Auto Repair and Performance and he has been building

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If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I

fast Foxbodys since before I was born. I have owned De-

would’ve said13. no.ItIfwasn’t you asked meproject if I would lilah since I was my first withbe mywriting dad it when aboutwe a different 2005 Roush but were ablecar to than buy itthe I had to have it.Mustang My dad I had owned the carsaid around priorthat andcar thisbut wasacquirthe had I would’ve hell7-8 no.years I loved first car I remember riding in that would do wheelies on the

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street. My dad got lucky and found the car on ebay for sale

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from the guy he sold it to. I ended up getting the car as just a bare shell and interior. We found a rolled over 04 Mach 1 and transferred everything over to it. The car had multiple 4.6 motors until I blew up the last one making 770 hp and now it has a supercharged Coyote. I saved the car when I got hit in South Carolina. The car only had 40k on it and I didn’t want to crush it. I took the money from insurance and decided to widebody it. I fixed all the damage myself in my apartment garage and did all the body work. Then my buddy Derek at 508 Customs and some others helped me finish the body work and paint it. Mods include a Whipple Cobra Jet supercharger, built and cammed Coyote, built T56 magnum, built Cobra Irs

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very

ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

You can follow my builds on Instagram and Youtube

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

@thechrisleonard and my channel is “The Chris Leonard.”

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R CCA HRIST OP HE R NE R LOW E ONA RD CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO DRIFTER - 2017 MUSTANG GT

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and MEMBERS OF THE STANG won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle MAG FAMILY ARE MORE Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN what to expect being that I didn’t know the people AND INCLUSION THAN and was going by myself. I BUILT 99% OF THIS CAR AT MY attending HOUSE. THEY ARE THEIR CARS The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very AND THAT SAYS A LOT! start and made me feel like one of their own! I have been drifting for seven years and I fell in love with

If you asked I thought I’d license be writing article it instantly. I wasme ableif to get my FD with aanlightly modified 2001 Magazine Mustang GT to I for STANG forbut mythat car car thiswasn’t time going last year make the cutsaid at the levelasked so I bought would’ve no.pro If you me if Ithis. would be writing

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rear chassis, and stock welded diff with GT350 axles.

Members of the Mag family areand more passionYou can follow my STANG builds on Instagram Youtube @thechrisleonard andinclusion my channel is they “Theare Chris Leonard.” ate about fun and than their cars and

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at my house. Cutting the back off of the newest car I’ve

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ever owned is probably the silliest thing I have ever done

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help my sponsors and my friends, I built 99% thisshows car ingofthis one reinvigorated my passion forofcar

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but it’s been so worth it. This car performs amazingly and it is so much better than my New Edge. Sponsors include L Spec Performance, Ticon Industries, Benchmark Abrasives, Texas Speed and Performance, Mantic Clutch, Feal Suspension, Drift Dreams Motorsports, The Reganstein, Rennspec Industries, Boundary Pumps, Late Model Restoration, Teal, and Turn 5 Fabrication. Mods include built Coyote with a Whipple supercharger, Texas Speed sleeved short block, GT350 heads and a Boundary oil pump and gears, Gforce GSR Nascar 4 speed transmission and Mantic Clutch, rear mount radiator and intercooler, full fiberglass body by Drift Dreams, Feal coilovers, modified JTP suspension, full tubular front and

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO RUBY - 2014 MUSTANG GT

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of the STANG Mag family are more passionRUBY WAS BUILT TO HONOR MYMembers MOTHER... for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and

would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing This is my 2014 Mustang I named the car Ruby. I have I it about a different carGT. than the 2005 Roush Mustang owned Ruby since May of 2021. My love for this car has not

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Since andownership, events! I have touched almost everything on the

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car inside and out with still room for improvement. Ruby

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was built to honor my mother who passed away due to cancer. She loved the body style of the S197, so to honor her, I got Ruby and built it how I imagine she would like the car. The current mods are PMAS cold air intake, Ford Performance Lu47 Injectors, 18 Manifold, 100-shot Nitrous, tuned currently by Jonah Cunningham for straight E85, Pypes Longtube headers with Xpipe, Corsa quad extreme axle-back, BMR drag lowering springs, Anderson Carbon 4-inch cowl hood with a matching GT500 spoiler, sitting on SVE R355 Gloss Black wheels. The car was built by MoTech Service and Performance located in Robinson, Texas. There is more to come very soon; check it out on Instagram @Ruby_Red.5.0.

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO SHADOW - 2017 MUSTANG GT

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MY THESE CARS If youLOVE asked me FOR if I thought I’d be writing an articleWILL NEVER GROW OLD!

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for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve saidMustang no. If you me if isI would beI writing This is my 2017 GT.asked Her name Shadow. have owned this aMustang August 2023.Roush It is one of the I it about differentsince car than theof2005 Mustang fastest have owned with room grow. Ithat havecar had several had II would’ve said hell no.to I loved but acquirMustangs in the past including a 2013 Boss 302. My love

ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

for these cars will never grow old!

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I love building my cars with my two boys, daughter, and soon to be son-in-law. We are currently building his 04 GT. Future plans for Shadow are a D1X procharger, built trans, one piece driveshaft, and possibly Air Ride. It will be finished off with a carbon hood and a GT350 front bumper. Current mods include a Mcleod RST clutch and flywheel, MGW race spec shifter, AFE cold air intake, JLT catch can, Ford Performance Lu47 injectors, tuned by Lund Racing for e85 and flex, Dynoed at 480 rwhp, Speed Daddy longtube headers, Free Flowing exhaust with H pipe and Borla Ataks, Pedders Performance adjustable coilovers, Pedders sway bars, front and rear, Enkie RPF1 wheels with ARP extended wheel studs, Trufiber GT350R spoiler, Trufiber decklid panel, Trufiber carbon mirror caps, and more to come!

ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and PHOTO CRED: that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in MIKE AUTREY 2022! NIGHTADDER PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO CRED: ROB WALKO CHUCK DEKETT

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CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO SUPERMAN - 2016 MUSTANG GT/CS

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT! If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article

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ate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and THIS ONE HAD JUST ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE... would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I My name is Jason Stedry and this is Ne Kal-El, aka Super-

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ing this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows

seen as I was told by my salesman this one had just rolled

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off the assembly line, loaded on a hauler and was being brought to Dallas, Texas with the options I wanted. This is 1 of 290 California Specials in Deep Impact Blue color produced in 2016 as noted in the Marti report I have. This one has all the comforts, power, and style I need as it brings a big smile to my face every time I get behind the wheel. The connection to the Carroll Shelby legacy of these California Specials also interests me. Mustangs have been a passion of mine since I was a kid growing up. I still own my first car, a 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe, for 40+ years since high school. This classic is what started the Mustang craze for me and continues to this day. Some of the mods on this pony include Air Raid CAI, LED blue interior lights (map lights), and Apple Car Play.

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CAIT R H & L ISA KE OW NE R ZIMME R MAN CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO WILE E - 2014 MUSTANG GT

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would’veThat saidis no. If you youget asked me if Iturn would be same writing 50-50-5.0. what when you 50 the

tower Brace, 19” GT/CS wheels, Nitto NT555s, hood strut

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supports painted body color, GT500 mufflers, Wile E Coy-

was Keith’s birthday present to Ihimself, but as had I would’ve said hell no. loved that carmarriages but acquir-

ote 5.0 fender emblems, window louvers, and for fun a Wile

go, what is hers is hers and what is his is hers. Lisa tends to

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show it off more. Both loving the Mach era of the 70s, they

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chose the S197 body style and not the 50th Edition. Wile E is a 2014 Mustang GT and it helped the Zimmermans to achieve something they always wanted to do, be able to do charity and be able to show off the car together. Weeks after getting the car, the Zimmermans met Shawn Jones who runs Sweet Rides of Central Texas, where the charity work began. The following year, they joined Wild Side Stangs, who has chapters across Texas, and the charity work has doubled, ensuring the next generation’s passion for the last remaining muscle car model to exist. A few modifications that have been completed on the car include Ford Racing Performance Pack, Ford Performance 91 octane tune,Barton Industries short-throw shifter, Steeda Rear Chassis X-Brace, Ford Racing (Performance) Strut

that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in

2022!

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SOCIAL EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Editor-In-Chief: Daniel Ramey Editor-In-Chief: Kaitlyn Ramey Creative Director: Chuck DeKett HR Director: Anita Everett SR Director: TJ Perry Analytics Director: Tim Perry

Laura Mattern Dan Medina Dave Moyer Tija Moyer Brad Peterson Michelle Van Sickler

HISTORY AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR:

CRUISE EVENTS DIRECTORS:

Scott Bieber

SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORS: Nicklas Bieber Lisa Cook Mike Everett

Mark Ide Laura Ide Joerg Werner

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTOR:

Rayn Hoch

MARKETING DIRECTORS:

Joyce Galanti Doug Smith

SEMA RELATIONS DIRECTOR Mark Dennis

OPERATIONS DIRECTORS:

Robert Moorman (Northeast Region) Jeff Dixon (Southeast Region) Janie Cantu (Midwest Region) Don Houston (Midwest Region) Roberto Marty (Midwest Region) Ingo Rutenberg (Canadian Region) Dawn Rutenberg (Canadian Region)

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