Almost Done

      Just a few days left and we'll be finished with another tough year. That seems to be the only kind we have been having lately. The world is a mess at this time in history, and all we can hope for is that next year will turn out a little better.

     Looking back through my life, I have had to live through some rough times in the past, but this last couple of years is different than what we have been through in the past. More of the world is affected this time around.

     So, to all of my friends out there, even if I only know you through social media, I hope we all can see things getting better in this next year.  Happy New Year everyone.

The Interview

          My interview with JP Emerson is available at this link;  buff.ly/3tK3QiY     

Perfect Road Car

      Just a few days ago, we did a quick 500 mile day trip to visit some family members we don’t get to see very often. During the drive I was thinking about many other road trips we have made in recent years, and the different cars that those trips were accomplished in.  I was trying to decide which one of our recent cars was the the best road trip machine.

     Though some of our performance cars are great to drive on most occasions, one car stands out as the best road trip car we have ever owned. That would be the 2014 Dodge Charger we owned a few years ago. The Charger was equipped with the 300 horsepower V6, 8-speed automatic, and had beautiful 20” chrome wheels with the performance handling package.  The car was excellent at interstate speeds, and looked like the highway patrol cars of many of the states we traveled through. We could set the cruise at 84 MPH and put the miles behind us, and it would pull off 30 MPG on a trip like that.

     Though many of my Mustangs have had way more horsepower, that Charger still stands out as the most perfect road trip car of any vehicles I have ever owned.

       My 2014 Dodge Charger from a few years ago.

1970 Falcon 429

      When I arrived in Phoenix as a new Air Force recruit, fresh out of Air Traffic Control school, it was in the year 1970.  As I became familiar with the area, I also noticed the location of some of the Ford dealers in town, and it wasn’t long before I found time to stop by some of them to look over their cars.

     I remember one dealership in particular had a great selection of performance cars, and that’s the first time I remember seeing the rare 1970 Falcon, equipped with a 429 Cobra-jet.  It was the same basic chassis as the 1970 Torino, and Torino Cobra, just a lower trim level with a 2-door post body.  It was cool to see all those models together on the same car lot.  That memory has stuck in my mind for over 50 years now. 

     Check out my book, just follow this link: Grab Some Gears

     The rare 1970 Falcon, with 429 Cobra-jet engine package.  ( Twitter photo)

Pretty Girls

      Those of us who have been car-guys for all of our lives are well aware of this subject. There are few things in this world that will attract our attention more than the sighting of one of our favorite cars. But, there is one thing that comes to mind, a pretty girl coming into view.

     We can be attending an excellent car show, with beautiful cars in every direction,  and in the process of examining one of our favorite models, and all at once a pretty girl walks into view, and our attention is stole away, even if it’s just for a few seconds, we notice her.  That’s the power a pretty girl has over us.

     Cars and girls always seem to go together, and for as long as I can remember, that’s the way it has always been.  I have mentioned this subject many times before in this blog, and in several chapters of my book.  To find my book, follow this link: Grab Some Gears

                           (  Twitter photo )

Years Gone Bye

      For those of us who have been in the performance car hobby for many years now, a lot of things have changed, and some things have changed very much. A subject I’m very familiar with, is the way the style of  “street racing” has completely changed in the last 60 years.

     Back when I first discovered the activity, in my teenage years of the mid-1960’s, it was a lot different than the way it was during my last experiences in the early 2000’s.  It can be compared to the scenes of a couple different popular movies that most people may be familiar with.  Starting out with the classic movie “American Graffiti” , and the type of down town street scenes that film portrayed.  Then compare that to the outrageous craziness of the more recent “Fast and Furious” movie series.

     That is the reason, I describe the racing in my book as “the old style street racing”. Those who may be interested can find my book at: Grab Some Gears

    ( Twitter photo )

The Road Ahead

     With the world we live in today, and every car company moving toward electric vehicles, it makes me wonder what the future will look like for us old time car enthusiasts. Will all these coming changes mean the cool performance models we see today will be moving to electric too?

     All the latest automotive news we see is filled with every company moving to new hybrid and electric power, even for some of their top performance models. When I look over all the beautiful photos of the latest Shelby GT 500 Mustang, I now wonder if we’re looking at the last of this type of car. Will everything be electric in our future?

                        ( Twitter photo)

Greatest Mustangs

      Those of us who have been long time Mustang fans know there have been many great models over the years.  Each of us has a favorite, and sometimes many favorites, making it very hard to choose just one. I have a few that I have mentioned many times before on this blog, but one that has always been near the top of my favorites is the awesome BOSS 429. 

     The first one I remember seeing on a regular basis was a black 69 model that I often saw parked on the edge of a parking lot that I passed every weekend.  It belonged to someone who worked in a nearby store, maybe the store owner. That was way back in 1970 when I was first married, and was in the Air Force, and living in the Phoenix area.

     There have been many Mustangs in my life over the years, and I have owned many high performance models myself.  I could name several different models, and particular model years, that are high on my list of favorites, but the 69 and 70 BOSS 429’s will always be somewhere near the top.

    Those interested can find my book at; Grab Some Gears

     1970 BOSS 429  (Twitter photo). 

1967 Shelby GT 500

      The very first Shelby Mustangs I remember seeing were at a Ford dealership in Rapid City, South Dakota, in the fall of 1967.  They had a few Shelbys on the lot, most were 67’s , and they had one 68 model as well.  I spent a quite a bit of time looking those cars over, and comparing what changes were made between the 67 and 68 model years. There were several styling features that I preferred on the 67 models, and those preferences haven’t changed in all these years since.

     A lot of years have passed since my first Shelby experience, and I have owned many Mustangs myself, including a 2007 Shelby GT 500, and two Mustang Cobras. But, in all these years, and all these many performance Mustangs I’ve owned, the 1967 Shelby GT 500’s are still my favorite. I would have loved to have owned one.

      1967 Shelby GT 500   ( Twitter photo )

The Terminator Cobra

      I think it started out as a project nick-name when the 2003 Cobra Mustangs were in development. But, somehow the name got out, and as soon as the Mustang fans heard of it, it stuck. The factory supercharged V8 was a real power house, in pure stock trim. But with a few minor upgrades, it was crazy awesome.

     I installed some cold air induction and exhaust upgrades on mine, in the first few months of ownership. The performance was very impressive, and lived up to the Terminator name in most any street contest I found myself in.

     After the car was three years old, I installed an upgrade supercharger pully. The resulting increase in horsepower was crazy wild. The last chapter in my book details the last major street race I was involved in, and it was between my Terminator Cobra and my friends Dodge Viper. It was an easy win for the Terminator Cobra.

     If you would like to check out my book, just follow this link; Grab Some Gears

      Me with my Terminator Cobra in 2006.

Grab Some Gears

      My book; "Grab Some Gears - 40 Years of Street Racing" was finished in 2006.  It is a history of my automotive life for over forty years. Although many other things were happening in my life during all those years, the book is full of the stories of the old style street racing events I was part of during those 40+  years, and the many cars I owned and raced during those times.

     From the time I was an early teenager, until I was in my 50's,  street racing, and the cars we drove,  went through many changes. The book does a pretty good job of bringing the reader along for the ride. I've tried to tell pieces of some of those stories here on my blog over the years, but in less detail than you will find in the chapters of my book.

     Anyone interested in these things should check out my book, and even read sample chapters. Just follow this link; Grab Some Gears 

Where We Live

      Most people these days move from place to place, several times during their lives. Usually it’s because of our profession, and where the jobs take us. For me, it’s been the same situation for most of my working years. But when it came time to retire, we had some choices as to where we wanted to live. 

     There are always many things to consider, such as where some of our older family members were living at the time.  That was one of the factors that had us considering southern Utah, along with the beautiful scenery of the area that we had driven through many times over the years.

     Now that we have had a place here for over ten years, and it has been our primary residence for seven years, it truly feels like home now.  For a car guy, it’s the perfect climate, with an almost unlimited selection of scenic drives to take up our free time.  Every once in a while, when I get thinking of other places I might like to live, I truly can’t think of any place that I would rather be.

                    My 2015 Mustang GT ,  over looking our home town.

           

One in a Million

     I’ve wrote about this before in this blog, and mentioned it in other posts often. Those of you who also are true car enthusiasts will surely agree with this observation.  If we own and drive any kind of specialty car, we are literally “one in a million”  when we drive it down the streets.

     All we have to do is observe the millions of other vehicles people drive these days, to realize that most of them are just a transportation appliance, and to most of the other drivers out there, that’s all they will ever be.

    My vehicles are special to me, and that's especially true of all the performance cars I have owned over the years. These days, when I drive my Mustang around town, or on a road trip, I am well aware that the car I love and enjoy driving, is literally “one in a million”.

       My pride and joy 2015 Mustang GT.

Time Machine

      With all the TV shows, movies, and books, that have been about this subject, I'm sure the thought has ran across our minds.  What would a time machine do for us, if one existed? The possibilities are endless, as all of the books and movies have presented to us hundreds of times. Some of those thoughts ran through my mind again today as I contemplated this blog post.

     If I had a time machine today, and just went back 10 years ago, would we, back then, believe some of the things that are happening in the world we live in today?  The current state of the world health, social, and political, situations would be hard to believe, even just 10 years ago. Though I would like to believe that my ideals, as a life-long car guy, have remained unchanged.  Today, as I take a hard look back at my plans for the future, just 10 years ago, I think even those things have seen change too.

     I still have a nice Mustang in my garage, and I enjoy driving it every chance I get. But our main daily driver is a 2022 Hyundai Tucson hybrid suv.  After almost three months of ownership, I have to say, I do like this vehicle as a daily driver. I guess we never know what the future may hold.

    For the rest of my history, follow this link to check out my book: Grab Some Gears 

    My  2007 Shelby GT 500    from 10 years ago.

The Legendary Cobra

     I’ve been a car guy for as long as I can remember.  I grew up on a farm, and I started driving all kinds of vehicles from a very young age.  There have been various machines that have caught my interest from time to time.  As I became a teenager, performance cars became the center of my attention.  When the first Mustangs came into the picture, I became a fan for life.

    No matter what cars caught my attention over the years, there has been one particular car that was at the top of my list as the greatest of all time, from the first time I ever heard of it. I’m talking about the legendary 427 Cobra.  For several years, the only ones I ever saw were on the pages of magazines, or on a TV or movie screen.  The first one I ever saw in person, was on the streets of Phoenix, when I was first married, and serving in the Air Force, in 1970. That was years before the first kit-cars or replica cobras ever appeared. 

    Many years have passed since those times, but the legendary 427 Cobra still tops my list as my favorite car of all time.

        (  Twitter  picture  )

Taillight Tuesday

    On Twitter we call this #TaillightTuesday , and we post our favorite photos of some of our favorite cars, shot from a rear view, featuring the best taillight shots we can find.  It’s the same type of thing for almost every day of the week. There is a different automotive theme every day. 

    The photo I’m posting here today is one of my favorite taillight shots of all time. It’s from the photo shoot for my book cover, shot back in 2006, featuring my friends Viper, and my 2003 Mustang Cobra.  A race between these two cars is featured in chapter 15 of my book; “ Grab Some Gears - 40 Years of Street Racing “.

    For those who my be interested, you can check out my book by following this link; Grab Some Gears

Just a Picture

 The internet is full of them these days, photos of anything and everything you can imagine.  Following the auto enthusiast sites on Twitter, I see thousands of them every day.  Most of them are not anything special, but a few of them stand out from the normal, and once in a while, one just catches your attention and stands out from the rest. 

  These are the ones that you sometimes have a hard time explaining just what it is that makes them different from the rest, but something about it makes it special.  When we post so many on our Twitter pages, it’s easy to see which ones stand out, by the number of “likes” they attract when we retweet them.

   Yes,  they’re just a picture,  but many will agree,  there is something special about some of them.

             ( photo from Twitter )

       

Looking Back

 There is an old saying amongst car people, that if you park your car, and don't turn and look back at the car as you walk away, you're not a true "car guy".   I believe that, and I have always done that myself, for as far back as I can remember.

For us car lovers, our vehicles are much more than just a means of transportation.  They are an extension of our personality,  and an important part of our well being.  This is true for most of our vehicles, not just our performance cars, or favorite specialty hobby vehicles. Those times when we happen to be driving some less than desirable vehicle, it feels like part of us is missing, and we are not our true self.

That is why we keep our cars looking their best at all times. and why we are so particular about making the right choices when we're picking out color options, or wheel choices, when selecting a new vehicle. Even when it's a daily driver, and not a specialty enthusiast car we're shopping for.

Follow this link to check out my book: Grab Some Gears

             My 2007 Shelby GT 500 , ( from 10 years ago ).

The Road Trip

 Going to make a little road trip today, to visit some family a few hundred miles away.  That may be the only road trip of this year, if too many other things get in the way. That just seems to be the story of the last few years. 

No matter what family business gets us out on the road for a few days, there is still one road trip on the back of my mind, and one of these years, I’m still going to get there.  The one I’m talking about is the road trip to Monument Valley. 

I’ve been thinking about it for years, and it’s really not that far away from our home here in Southern Utah. It would make a long trip to try to work into just one day, but it could be done.  Still waiting for the right time, but always on my wish list.  One of these days. . . . 

The Mustang

 There have been a lot of cars in my garage over the years.  For most of those years, at least one of those cars has been a Mustang, and just occasionally, another model of Ford performance car in place of a Mustang. The 2015 GT we have now has shared the garage with 3 different cars over the last six years.

Compared to the other vehicles that take a space in the garage, the Mustang has held a special place in my heart.  I think it’s mostly because of the history I’ve had with those models over the years. It takes a little effort now just to recall all the different Mustangs I’ve owned over the last 50 years. 

Most of the car show trophies, drag racing victories, street racing stories, road trip memories, and a million other moments of my past, were accomplished in a Mustang. 

To read more of my story, check out my book. Just follow this link: Grab Some Gears

The Future is Here

 We bought a new vehicle last week. I traded the Chrysler 300 S for a new silver 2022 Hyundai Tucson hybrid. This model is an early release of the 2022’s , so yes, “ the future is here”. 

This vehicle will be the the latest to wear our “SKYNET” license plate, and easily the most deserving. The things that it can do, and the way it acts, is really a slice of the future. The quiet, eerie, sounds it makes just moving out of the garage, and down the street, is truly something that makes you think you’re witnessing something out of the future.  

                                    2022 Hyundai Tucson advertising photo.

The 700 XX

    For most of my life I was around motorcycles and ATV's of many types. My brother and I played on the old Indian 4-cylinder monster that my dad rode as a young man, then retired it to a shed on the farm, where it sat for years. As young teenagers, we had motorcycles of our own to ride, and I did light mechanic and assembly work in the Honda shop that our family owned for a few years. There are a few motorcycle stories, and several motorcycle pictures in my book. Over the years since I was first married, and back when I was still in the Air Force, I usually had a motorcycle of some kind, and even several ATV's of some type. After all these years, a few still stand out as my favorites, and hold a special place in my memories.

   A few years ago, after we got our first home in Southern Utah, I was taking my classic Honda 200 X three wheeler out to the best riding reserve in the area, Sand Mountain. I was also looking over new ATV's at local cycle shops, where I first spotted a Honda TRX 700 XX.  After I sold my 200 X to a collector, I finally found a 700 XX for sale in Northern Utah and bought it , my dream ATV. As it happens in life, many things were going on at the time, and I had sold my Ranger pickup. We were getting ready to make our permanent residence in Southern Utah. I drove the 700 around the neighborhood, off and on for several months, but another pickup was not in our future at the time, so the 700 XX was sold.  I still miss it very much. 

Ready for Summer

 With the weather warming up, I start thinking about all the spring chores I still need to get finished. The main one that has my attention this week is some cleaning and detailing of my cars. I like them to look their best all the time, but at least once a year, I like to do a little extra. 

We live in an area that gets very hot in the middle of the summer season, so the timing of those car detailing jobs is important. Right now is just about perfect, warm enough to get some work done, but not too hot yet. Guess this would be a good time to get started.

Enthusiasts who would like to know more of my automotive history should check out my book, just follow this link; Grab Some Gears

SKYNET

 Many years ago, when we first noticed our new cars were getting smart enough to answer our phone calls, display maps, start from a distance, and many other remarkable feats, I made the remark to my wife: "It's just like in the Terminator movie, when computers take over the world, SKYNET has arrived".  That's when we got the SKYNET license plate for our car, and it's been on several cars in the years since. That was at least 15 years ago, and the things technology can do now are truly almost unimaginable. 

We have been looking at some new vehicles, with the idea of trading in the next few months, and that plate will go on our next one too. With every new year, the technology just keeps moving us farther into the future. For an old car guy, I can hardly believe how far things have come in just the last 20 years. My dad and grandfathers, who have been gone for many years now, would not believe it if I tried to explain what cars can do now. 

                   The SKYNET plate on our current 2018 Chrysler 300 S.

Photo Shoot

 It’s been a few years since I put together a real photo shoot. I mean loading up my good camera, and the tripod, into a perfectly clean car, and going to find some great backdrops, to get some good car photos. The last time I can think of, was the first couple years after I bought my current Mustang. Those photos are still some of the best in my collection.

Some other great automotive photographers I’m familiar with, have to be well familiar with the process, as is evident from their work. The one that comes to mind is Bill Dutting. Check out his website at; Bill-Dutting.Pixles.com , you will be impressed with his work.

Seeing some of these people’s work reminds me I have yet to get out and do a proper photo shoot of our newest car, the 2018 Chrysler 300S we bought a couple years ago. It’s really a quite beautiful car, and I need to get some good photos of it for my files.

      My 2015 Mustang GT   (from a photo shoot I did a few years ago)

    

Mustang Week

 The Ford Mustang was introduced to the world this week back in 1964. From the very start it was setting sales records that have never been equaled. Within the first couple years of production, they had sold over a million cars.

It was a car that all kinds of people loved. There was a model for everybody. Young working ladies bought their favorite model to drive to their office job. My mom was a nurse, and drove a new 66 coupe to work at the local doctors office. Performance enthusiasts could find several performance models that fit their expectations. I was a young teenager at the time, and the Mustangs were something new and much different than the usual cars on the street in the mid-1960's. I was a fan from the very first one I ever saw on the streets.

The first one I drove was my Mom's 1966 V8 coupe. The first one I owned myself, was also a 66 V8 coupe I bought in the early 1970's. I've owned many in the last 50 years. 

You can find the rest of my story in my book. Follow this link to see my book and read sample pages: Grab Some Gears

                                                             My first Mustang

What's Next

 If a lot of car guys are anything like me, we are always watching the car world, trying to picture what our next car might be, when it comes time to trade something in. I am always wondering what I might like to own next, and will it be another performance car.

In the past few years, I've had a couple Dodge cars to go along with the Mustangs in my garage. The Chargers were always good road cars, especially for long trips. The performance image was there, they got great gas mileage on the interstate, and they looked a lot like the Highway Patrol cars in several states. It was a win, win, situation for traveling.

Now, I'm almost at the point again, where I'm wondering what I might like to replace our Chrysler 300S with, when it comes time to trade it in.  I keep thinking back on how much I liked the white Charger from a few years ago. Always something to keep a car guy's mind churning. 

Performance car enthusiasts, or anyone who would like to check out my book, and read sample pages, just follow this link; Grab Some Gears  

                                                    Our 2014 Dodge Charger

The Interview

 A few weeks ago, I did a podcast interview with automotive journalist JP Emerson, and it became available to the public last week. It was about how my history with the car culture began, and where the inspiration for my book came from.  The interview was an hour long, and JP knows how to ask the right questions to get us car enthusiasts to really open up about our lives. The memories just came pouring out. His theme is "Tell Your Story", and he does a great job of getting to the real heart of our automotive stories.

Check out his podcasts, and you can find my interview by following this link: Interview

Car Shows

 The time of the year has arrived that we start thinking about attending some car shows. In the last couple years, I haven't been to any, mostly because of the Covid-19 situation. But, with a little luck, this year might be a little better.

We always enjoy the small, local, sometimes monthly, car shows. Those are always fun, and we get to know some of the people we meet. It's a perfect time to get our favorite car cleaned and detailed, and show it off a little, to like minded enthusiasts.

The big car shows are a little fewer, and sometimes more distant to attend. In years past, I even got to some of them on a yearly basis. The ones that come to mind are: The Peach Days car show in Brigham City, Utah,  and the big Mustang show in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  The Steamboat Springs show is the largest, and best I have ever entered my cars in. It's an awesome show, check it out if you get the chance.

The story of a Steamboat Springs Mustang trip is in chapter 14 of my book. You can check out my book, and read sample pages by following this link: Grab Some Gears 

                           Steamboat Springs Mustang Show

Automatic Transmission

 When I think back on the high performance cars I’ve owned over the last 50 some years, most of the top performers have been manual transmission equipped. Only one stands out as a top performer that had an automatic transmission. That would be the yellow 1970 Torino Cobra that I owned over 30 years ago.

The car was equipped with a 429 Cobra-Jet engine and 3-speed automatic transmission, with a column mounted shift lever. The car was in rough shape when I bought it, and needed a lot of cosmetic touch up, and some mechanical work. I got busy, and soon had the awesome machine looking and performing great.

The car was great on the drag strip, and also won most of the street races we found ourselves in. The story of this Torino Cobra, and a picture of it on the drag strip, can be found in chapter 8 in my book. You can check out my book, and read sample pages by following this link; Grab Some Gears

                                                                         (Twitter photo)

Ready For Spring

About this time every year, us "car guys" start looking for signs of spring. Especially if you happen to live in the parts of the world where it snows in the winter. Even in the warmer climates, like where I live here in Southern Utah, we are anxious for the warmer weather. 

We all are in need of the changes the warmer season brings, especially with the chance for some car shows, or some nice day trips in our favorite car. I'm lucky enough to live in an area where I can drive my performance car all year around, but it's still nicer when it warms up a little more.

We're only a few weeks from the first day of spring, and most of us are ready for that. I'm looking forward to some nice days to get in some cleaning and detailing, so the Mustang is ready for the first car shows. I'm sure the rest of you "car guys" are thinking the same thing.

Those who would like to check out my book can follow this link: Grab Some Gears 

Advertising

 If you have something your trying to sell, you have to find the right way to get the message out to the  people. Years ago, when I first completed my book, and started self-publishing, I needed some way to get the word out to other car enthusiasts who might be interested in reading it. That's when I first got on Facebook. I thought it might be a good way to advertise my book to any car enthusiast groups I could find. It worked, to some extent. But I needed more.

I would also take several copies of the book with me to car shows, and display them with my cars. That worked pretty well. You know most of the public who attend are some what car enthusiasts. I sold a few books that way, and I still do that to this day. And now I'm on Twitter too.

But, for a few years, I was doing a lot of traveling, about a thousand miles every couple of weeks, on the freeways in my sharp looking, bright red, Ranger pickup. I got the idea to have a local sign shop put advertising for my book across the rear window on the pickup. That was the best thing I ever did. I was selling a lot of books through Amazon from that advertising. After that truck was sold, and now, many years later, the sales have never been the same.

To check out my book, and read sample pages, follow this link: Grab Some Gears

The Terminator

 When I think of the greatest cars I've ever owned, among the top three is my 2003 Mustang Cobra, "The Terminator".  The 03 Cobra got that nick name from the Ford development team as they were putting the finishing touches on that awesome factory supercharged machine.

Even in pure stock factory trim, the performance was legendary. It was more than equal to any of the classic big-block muscle cars I had owned in the past. During the first few months in my garage, I installed some minor modifications. It got an improved cold air induction, and after-market cat-back exhaust system. These gave improved sound quality, along with some moderate performance gains.

The 03 Cobra had the best seats and interior of any car I've ever owned. The look was beautiful, and seat adjustments were exceptional. This car was also my daily driver to work, when the weather was nice. It was entered in many car shows and won many awards.

When the car was three years old, I installed an after-market supercharger pulley that increased the boost, and upped the horsepower considerably. The Terminator was a real monster. The car, and several of it's performance adventures, are featured in some of the final chapters in my book.

Follow this link to check out my book, and see sample chapters: Grab Some Gears

Rare Ranchero

 Of all the performance cars I ever owned, the 1970 Ranchero GT was the rarest, and also one of the most awesome performers. It was factory equipped with a 429 Cobra-Jet V8 and 4-speed transmission with T-handle Hurst shifter.  When I bought it, this machine was 15 years old, had only about 29,000 miles, but was in need of some engine work, and needed some new paint . 

I pulled and disassembled the engine and sent everything to the machine shop for cleaning and inspection. The block was cracked, but the rare heads and other CJ parts were in good condition. I had a plan for some modifications and engine blueprinting. I located a good 460 block and crank shaft, and delivered them to the machine shop. It was bored and stroked to 468 cubic inches, and carefully reassembled. I reinstalled it in the cleaned and detailed engine compartment.

Within a few weeks, it was well broken in and tuned, and the Ranchero had a fresh new paint job. When it hit the streets for some Friday and Saturday night cruising, it was awesome, and made it’s mark on the local car shows, and street racing scene.  The full story is in chapter 6 of my book.

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My Best Cars

 Over the years, I have been lucky enough to have owned many great cars. Many of them were pretty awesome performance cars, and some were pretty rare models. But, of all I have owned, one stands out as the most recognized example of famous performance cars. That would be the 2007 Shelby GT 500 that I owned and pampered for six years.

During the time I owned it, I only put 12,000 miles on it. It was never driven on a wet road, and was kept detailed and ready to show at all times. When it was not being driven, it was garaged and covered at all times. It was taken to many car shows, won a number of awards, and always got a lot of compliments.

It was mildly modified with after market air induction and exhaust. It was turned to about 575 horsepower,  and some interior trim details, like the Carroll Shelby autographed dash plate.

This was a very good example of the best cars I’ve ever owned.