Kings of the Road - Mustangs Across America

The Mustang is more than just a car, it's a living legend, it has come to represent the American ideals of personal freedom, integrity and strength, it's just an American icon, it's like baseball, it's like apple pie, fasten your seatbelts for the trip. of his life with 300 Mustang fans as they race across the United States to Nashville and watch some of the fastest Mustangs in the world as they race around the famous Super Speedway track. The Mustang has ruled the

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s for 40 years. The unbridled energy and power of this all-American. muscle machine has captured the hearts of millions of people being a patriotic American this is my car symbolizes to me what I love about my country to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mustang a group of 300 cars of all ages will attempt an amazing Almost Driving 2000 miles across seven states in just five days its destination Nashville Tennessee and the largest Mustang party on the planet will be a true challenge for man and machine the rally has attracted people from as far away as New Zealand all came to be part of this extraordinary piece of Mustang history, some have come for the love of the car, others for the camaraderie and others to delight in the wonders of the American countryside, but the highlight of the entire experience will be the exciting race at the famous Speedway from Nashville.

The race will bring together some of the best Mustangs and drivers in the world as they push themselves and their machines to the limit. The way it feels when I'm on the track behind the wheel of a Mustang is an incredible dish, but before anyone has a chance to compete. On the track it's a race against time, as the Mustangs have just five days to go two-thirds of the way across the United States. It's going to be very close. One thing is that the man responsible for getting everyone to Nashville on time is Sam, hey Martin, the president of Mustangs Across America Mustangs Across America started in 1993, in fact, we were getting ready for the 30th anniversary of the Mustang.

I started thinking about it and realized that I really love

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trips. I love Mustangs. I would like to drive my own Mustang around the United States. It really turned into something that went far beyond what we expected, over a hundred people joined Sam on that first trip now, ten years later, twice as many people come on the trip. District Attorney Tony Sousa is one of the original members of Mustangs Across. America a lifelong Mustang fan it was love at first sight when he saw Shelby gt350 the thoroughbred of Mustangs the car that made me fall in love with the Mustang was the gt350 there was something really visceral and exciting about hearing the sound of that side exhaust coming From underneath the car, looking at the fastback with the white paint job and the two big blue stripes, and seeing the car get your blood pumping, the Shelby gt350 was a more powerful version of the original factory Mustang and epitomized unbridled energy and the purity.

The power is reflected in the famous galloping horse logo when the Mustang was first designed by the Mustang design team. Some of the people who had come up with the name Mustang had actually intended to pay homage to the P-51 Mustang fighter plane that was used in World War II, but Lee Iacocca, credited as the father of the Mustang, felt that this car and the spirit behind the automobile were truly a symbol of the wild, free galloping nature of the Mustang horse of the American West; It is this free spirit and the beauty of the automobile that has brought this group of Mustang lovers together and inspired them to embark on this momentous journey for Sam.

He also continues a family tradition of passing on his passion for road trips and the Mustang to his nine-year-old son, Sidney, my father. As a trucker, I spent many summers on the road crossing the United States with it and at the time I don't know if I was that excited, but now I look back on it and it's something that it's that fuel that makes me want to go. do it again and I hope that even though you sit in this car for eight hours a day and wonder where his gameboy is, when you grow up you look back and remember that it is a positive point of growth.

In his life it is the night before the big trip and the excitement begins to build. I think what symbolizes Mustangs across America and the reason people join this rally is because it's a chance to drive your Mustang on a great adventure that you're sharing. With a group of fellow Mustang owners there is a sense of freedom, sense of camaraderie and shared enthusiasm it's just a wonderful spirit. The magic of the Mustang appeals to a wide variety of people, but they all have one thing in common: their obsession with the pony car. It's a lot of fun to be here with all these people who love Mustangs.

The rhythm of the hooves exceeds the beat of the heart. The adrenaline I feel when driving it is an emotion. It's like it's what I need. Is the paradise. I love it. I just can't stop thinking about it. I can't get it out of my head. I really want to go. It's 7:00 a.m. m. It's the first day of the rally and everyone is eager to hit the highway, but before they can take off, Sam has some advice. for our road warriors our schedule today basically at 8 o'clock I'm leaving here CB channel 3 we want to turn on our headlights when we drive so everyone knows we're a convoy and that's it. about having a good time and you know there's a lot of scenery out there, a lot of good things, it's mountains from pretty much here until we get to Flagstaff, another 4 or 5 cups of coffee and we'll be ready to wait in the A group of Mustangs finally came out to road.

Los Angeles soon becomes a distant memory as drivers put the pedal to the metal and hitting the open road feels pretty good here, especially when you can put your foot on it and open it up a bit. Feel the weight of your here a little, there's just something that gets on your nerves. You know this car has a supercharger and one of the things that that really does for the sound is it gives the engine a very mechanized high-pitched whine. the sound of the air rushing through the engine is something you don't hear very often that moan coming out of the engine here on the highway this is a landscape I don't see very often it's not the same as always Many of these scenes were driving through an off-the-postcard trip and it's like reading a travel book, you know, only you're driving, there's just not much to think about other than take a look at this branch and take it all in and enjoy the Mustang while you're at it.

I have. The rally has United Mustangs of all ages, but each driver has his own favorite decade, although Tony had to leave his beloved '60s Mustang at home and drive a modern car. The heart of it belongs to the models of the 60s, they were the first to come off the production line and for Tony they are still the best. I came of age in the '60s. I'm a child of the '60s. I think the '60s to me were really what America was about. It was the time when the United States really became, I think, conscious of its status as a world power and the sense that nothing could go wrong until Vietnam came along, but I think when President Kennedy became president and the challenges were being the first to go to the Luna, the whole country, I think was optimistic, the Mustang captured this unbridled spirit, an optimism of America in the '60s, there were people who longed for a sports car, not a sports car, a car that It was fun to drive, a car that looked great, a car that was affordable and the Mustang was all of that, it was a car that people just fell in love with and are still in love with to this day.

The Mustang was first introduced on April 17, 1964, and took the country by storm for its speed combination. and its grand style was irresistible to a nation that craved excitement and adventure, sparking a buying frenzy that caught Ford completely off guard. More than 22,000 orders were placed on the first day of production. It was an affordable sports car for the road and instantly became a big hit with Americans. It wasn't long before the Mustang established itself as a timeless classic and cultural icon as the Mustangs had done. In the east, the landscape becomes more desolate and arid, the herd crosses the Great Basin through the Mojave Desert and reaches Arizona after nine grueling hours. and after 400 miles on the road, the first stop is finally in sight.

We are about ten minutes from Flagstaff. Three hours ago we were in Needles California, which is an arid desert. Now we are in the mountains and there is snow in those mountains. there and there are big tall pine trees in front of us and that's only a three hour drive. Flagstaff is located at the base of the San Francisco Peaks and an area known as the High Desert at 7,000 feet is one of the highest cities in the US. After a long day behind the wheel, everyone is exhausted and needs a rest, but before the drivers can relax, the cars must be ready for the next day's trip.

This gives drivers a chance to swap stories about the road and enjoy their shared passion for So far no one has had to give up the Mustang, but the relentless pace of the road is starting to take its toll on drivers and cars, especially the older models. It's the second day of the Mustangs Across America rally in Nashville, Tennessee, more than a hundred Mustangs are speeding. Yesterday they crossed the heart of the country on Interstate 40 from Los Angeles to Flagstaff and today they have another four hundred and forty-two miles on the road to reach Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

This is the longest and hardest day of the entire adventure, and for a Mustang the day has started very badly. Linda Button is from Salinas California, she is one of the few women in the group driving the entire distance, keeping her company is her friend Marc Ostia They are making the trip in Linda's much-loved 1966 fastback. Unfortunately, the high altitude and thin air of Flagstaff are causing problems for the classic car. If you can't start the car, your dream of doing the five-day trek across the country will end on the second day, so of course I was a little nervous because I don't want the car to not start on the second day of the trip, but What happened then is that Mark removed the air filter cover and opened the throttle valve which allowed air to enter the carburetor and the car started with relief.

Linda leaves to catch up with the rest of the group. I love the feel of the tires on the road. I love being able to look out and see the beautiful scenery that is found on this i xl this interstate across the United States along the Linda Trail. and the other

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passed by some of the most stunning views in the country as they head toward Santa Rosa, the wonders of the Petrified Forest and the arid hills of the Painted Desert await them. Driving across America in her Mustang is a dream come true for Linda, her passion.

Because the Pony Car started when she was still a teenager. I'm not sure if my love for the Mustang started with the car or the guy who drove the car, but it was in high school when I first fell in love. I love Mustangs. I bought my first Mustang in 1983. I was in the Air Force stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I bought a white 1966 fastback like this one, but it had power steering and that was the first one I bought. He forgets about her first Mustang, but unfortunately Linda had to part with him when she separated from her husband.

I lost it in the divorce, but that was 20 years ago and this car has a much more special meaning to me now, anyway, to Linda her car means much more. that only a means of transportation has a character of its own my car has a very big personality it's a he doesn't have a name but he's definitely hot he loves to run he loves to run fast and he takes it very well Take good care of me wherever I go, when he decides to start with a wide variety of cars in the package, you can tell a lot about the person by the type of Mustang they drive, maybe it says something about my personality.

I can be a little daring. I can be a little assertive but I am also very trustworthy. Maybe that's my car too. Loud, fast '60s Mustangs like Linda's defined a vibrant, liberated generation, but with each different decade came a new band of Mustang fans, Richard Live. Irani, known as Big Daddy to his Mustang friends, is a correctional lieutenant at Nevada's only maximum security prison and has been restoring his 1970 Mustang especially for this rally. Well, yeah, the reason I like the 1970 models is the front end, you know, it's got a long nose is on it and it's cut really nicely, they move the headlights from the outside of the grill to the inside and it's got a nicer appearance.

I think it's probably one of the nicest Mustangs ever made that I grew up on. In the '70s I grew up around these cars all the time, I mean, they were just a regular car when I was a kid and I always always wanted one, so you know, it's been a dream since I was a little kid. The 70s Mustang is more than asimple car for Big Daddy, it's an American symbol, it's just an American icon, you know, it represents the best of everything, here you know it's a sports car, it's a muscle car, it's a sexy car, he says, cut those lines. and just making it so smooth it's so sleek and when it was sitting still it looks like it was going fast Big Daddy's car was one of the last great original muscle cars the gas crisis of the 70's and the growing awareness of safety and the environment environment The problems took their toll on the Mustang, it moved away from the image of a classic racing car and became a more economical breed for a time.

America's wild pony car has been tamed, but for Big Daddy and the rest of the herd, their rebellious spirit lives on and drives them forward. We drove through Arizona and arrived in the quiet town of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, after his car refused to start this morning. It's a relief for Linda to have made it. Today we did 442 miles and I feel like I drove 442 miles in an old car, it was just a beautiful beautiful day, but I'm so happy that we're here in Santa Rosa, but it's hot right now. There are still three days of driving and more than a thousand miles to go before the Mustangs arrive in Nashville.

It's dawn. On the third day of the Mustangs' journey across the United States to Nashville Tennessee, today the Mustangs must cross three states and cover a distance of more than 400 miles before reaching the Mustang Oklahoma. Sam Bailey and Chester are getting ready for a long day behind the wheel. Sam has driven his 1966 convertible and trailer, almost 2,000 miles to Vancouver Island to join the convoy of Mustangs, they drove here from Vancouver Island, we have a small trailer behind us, which gives us a good opportunity to have great independence, we can stop whenever we want, wherever we want. pretty good to our own meals from the trailer my role with Sam is to take care of him I'm his companion basically I'm really his he's supposed to be his navigator but he doesn't realize a word I'm saying but I try before I meet him, I thought Mustangs were the best car Chevrolet made, so he explained to me that Sam and Chester left their wives at their house in Vancouver and have to fend for themselves on the road. road, fortunately, they make a good team look pretty good all my life on Vancouver Island.

I love traveling and seeing other parts of North America and other parts of the world. I had a career as a car mechanic and 17 years ago we are in that Chester I actually went to Indonesia I ended up going to Borneo to teach mechanics there on the way I started giving him some advice if you wanted to learn the language quickly so all the way home I sat there saying good night, how are you? in Indonesian, that's how he was teaching it, but it's C Apple Punto, so when we go to Indonesia, he says good night, how are you, to an Indonesian and it was before him that he farted, like this that we got on the right track from then on the convoy of Mustangs from 30 different states travels east on Interstate 40, which follows in the footsteps of old Route 66 66 I am a member of the Canadian Route 66 Association, it is a fairly important part of American history of course in terms of people being able to travel from west to east and back again, but it is also an extremely important part of automobile history known as the mother road or main street of the United States.

Route 66 was the main artery across the country linking For many, Chicago to Los Angeles was the path to opportunity. I think the history of the United States from the time the 13 colonies began was the expansion and the movement westward and I think that pioneer spirit of adventure is what has become part of the national psyche and that's a part Heritage Route 66 is the highway that people use to move west. Many people in the Oklahoma Depression and surrounding states used Route 66 to try to reach California and the Wild West, so it is a pretty nice route. John Steinbeck famously wrote about the highway.

Route 66 supported many small towns bringing money and people to help their economy in the 1970s. Most of the route had been replaced by four-lane highways. The road is now slowly disappearing, but Mustang drivers can still see it. the remains of what was once America's most important highway, but for the cities that once depended on it, the disappearance of Route 66 was catastrophic in some areas. It has been a tragedy that all cities ceased to exist because They depended on interstate commerce and travelers and Truckers stopped to eat, rest, relax and spend the night, and when the interstate system came and bypassed them, the cities practically disappeared for Sam, show Sydney that this important part of American culture was one of the main reasons he brought it. the trip Sydney enjoyed the trip quite well, for a nine year old, he travels very well, my wife and I debated a little about it, you know, we should take him out of school, leave him in school and finally realize that you already know.

How often will I be able to take my child on a five-day cross-country road trip? Sydney is the youngest Mustang addict in the rally, but the spirit of the Mustang is about being young at heart and being at the back of the convoy, our Walter. and Lorraine Welsh and a 1965 hardtop in 81 and 82 are the oldest people on the trip. Walter bought the Mustang from him in 1968 and it's been the family car since 1968, first of all as someone like that, you know Ford, the dealership. I took it borrowed. I brought it home to show the wife that she would have nothing to do with it, so I came back.

I came down a couple of days later. It was gone, so I started looking in the newspaper. I found this baby in the newspaper at a private party and finally. She agreed to buy it and we bought it for $1,700. I think it's Walters Pitts, it's her car, only she drove it years ago, but not now. It does not have power steering for children. When we bought it, we used to go on vacation. and take the 4 children in the Mustang put a box on top for Sam and Chester the trip goes well after a brief stop to refuel they are back on the road with their destination in sight and with a good voice we can get back on the road with our apologies to Willie Nelson and the relationship and Horatio when we get to town at the end of our trip I have to slave in the kitchen there and you know, make something for dinner, I read a book and Sam, who turns on the light, says to bed, so about two hours later I fall asleep, but he snores like a Sherman tank.

Now our little house is a little big, but he doesn't need anything bigger than that, sure, yeah, he looks great, yeah, Sam said. he was cooking tonight and I said well that's great and I look down and he says they're hosting us for dinner. The convoy finally arrives at its rest stop for the night, the aptly named Mustang Oklahoma, where residents threw a party. welcome to the famous Ford filly, this is the most appropriate time I can think of to say hello from the city, welcome to the Mustang. Tomorrow is going very well. I think we'll probably put together another 80 or 90 cars to add to what we have.

I already have it, so it will almost be like starting a new tomorrow because we will have a whole new crowd that will be the same size as the one that brought us here, so it will probably open up a whole new chapter of adventures that Sam has spent the last . Five months planning this journey to finally see his vision realized is an overwhelming feeling, it's pretty exciting right now, I'll just say wiped out, but I feel it, I feel the burn, but I feel some excitement. at the same time, I can't believe I see all these Mustangs and I'm waiting to see a cool Mustang and then once I find the coolest one, until the first new thing, who drives it and then they would probably feel good.

Camping in Mustang in your Mustang I mean, who could ask for anything more? I think it's the name of a song I was told, never touch the menthol while the sun is going down, everyone wants to relax and get ready for tomorrow's epic trip to Little Rock Arkansas. The fourth day of the Mustangs Across America trip to Nashville has brought trouble for the trip's oldest driver, Walter Welsh the Packer, about to leave on the 350-mile trip to Little Rock Arkansas, but last night Walter was in an accident that could lead to their journey to an abrupt end.

Well, last night we got lost coming from the big party there, my wife said, turning the gas stations, give it back. He didn't know what to do in the dark, desperate to find his way back to the rest of the group. Walter hit the car. The sidewalk burst its tires and caused serious damage to the tires. Fortunately for Walter, his fellow Mustangs came to his rescue. We're going back on the road today and we weren't, the wife was ready to cancel and say we're going to be here another night, so I didn't say wait, well, I hope to see you on the road, the key to the survival of the Mustang is that it attracts to all generations.

U.S. Marine Sergeant Justin Fuehrer is currently stationed in South Korea, but took 30 days of leave to attend the Mustang rally across America with some high school friends. My local Mustang started with my uncle when I was a little kid he had an old Mach, nice big black chrome wheels, and from there I was amazed, so I knew from then on that I wanted to grow up and have a Mustang and actually , this is the second. I am a marine security guard. I have been in the Marine Corps for about five and a half years. I protect American embassies around the world.

I'm currently in Seoul, Korea, basically I'm there to protect the embassy from attacks. The world is a little crazy right now and so are you. I know I'm out there doing my job. Justin's Mustang has been customized by the specialized company Roush. It's one of the most powerful Mustangs on the road for me. It's relaxing. You know, I just put it on cruise control and took off. wherever you want, you know there are really no rules. I just do what I want to drive around the country. I've almost always wanted to take a road trip driving across the states with your friends.

It's probably one of the most fun things you've ever done. I can do it, it's a great experience and I learn a lot of things along the way and have a lot of fun. I think the Mustang was iconic basically because when it was made it was the first sports family car, but it's just a muscle car. You know, it's, it's like apple pie, it's like baseball, you know, it's the Mustang, everyone knows it, you know, you travel all over the world, you know, everyone still knows what a Mustang is to Justin, The Mustang is in a league of its own, I love it.

Driving fast, especially when you have a car like this with this much power, you're driving around town or whatever, someone will pull up next to you, read their engine and as soon as you hear the RPM go up, you'll know something is up. it's going to happen just push those gears accelerate it's fast you can it's great it's a great feeling throw your head back on the headrest you know you just sucked the seats up you know every day you get in the Mustang you're going to have fun there was a time When few cars They could keep up with the rebels on the road, the only car that could catch a Mustang was a Mustang.

Tony Sharp works for the Texas Highway Patrol and is passionate about restoring vintage 1980s state police Mustangs. The public has always loved these. cars that never got to see one up close, the only time they never saw one, this one was sitting on the side of the road, setting off the radar every time they got pulled over and saw it in the rear view mirror, yes this car is big. Reaction on the road, they always think it's still in service, they generally find most drivers to be quite courteous and I'm driving this car like now in Africa, they are a semi fair state here, it's afraid to pass even though I'm not in Texas.

We're going over the speed limit, he wants to pass me, but he doesn't know if he should or not. These 80s models bring back good memories for Tony. Many of my friends tell me I'm still in the 80s, yes I love it. the cars of that time and that's when my wife and I met. I graduated high school in Houston and only listened to the advertising station. I probably got around 100 150 CDs from the 80's era. I'm still living in the 80's, it seems like back in time. A lot of people bother me because this is an 88 model, these Fox bodies really have some of the spirit of the eighties, the 1980s ensured a new Mustang to rekindle the excitement of the 60s cars with Vietnam and the crisis.

With the '70s behind them, the '80s brought a renewed spirit of power and strength. Fox Body catered to a generation that wanted more for their money. These third-generation Mustangs brought back the legendary spirit of the car and became bigger and faster. Each Mustang triggers its own special memories. for the person behindfrom the steering wheel to Linda button his sixty-six fastback is a strong reminder of a lost love his name was a great talent we used to hang out with and I called him sir. cricket and then we turned him into pepe and he passed away in 2002, so the license plates on my car that our pepe is on are a tribute to him and they are on the nine hundred commemorative license plates and it says we will never forget him.

And I will never forget, the group of Mustangs has been growing daily. Now the line of more than 200 Mustangs snakes more than three miles as they arrive in Little Rock Arkansas at the end of the second-to-last day. Everyone's thoughts turn to their final destination today. We are at the end of day 4, we are in Little Rock Arkansas and we have driven while my car has traveled over 2,000 miles. 2,000 miles is a lot of miles for my car, but this is the last night of our trip and then tomorrow we head to Nashville, the last day of this momentous cross-country trip.

Now everyone is looking forward to Nashville and the anniversary celebrations. During the last few days on the road, strong friendships and bonds have been forged, people of all ages have come together. Because of their passion for the Mustang, Mike and Joyce Epperson are from Salt Lake City. For them, the Mustang is much more than just a car, it has played a very important role in their family's life. My divers have liked Mustangs since we were kids. We got married and bought a very old and broken one mainly because we were very poor. We could start working on it and, in a couple of years, how to get it looking like new again and the passion and I started what started as a hobby soon became a small business. but the thriving business of buying old wrecks and lovingly restoring them to sell helped her earn her nursing degree and so as we bought, sold and traded several of the

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we had at the time, there were plenty of cars that we had.

I wish we could have held on, but at the time our priorities were helping Joyce get her education at school, picking up my spot and now between Mike and I we have 12, our kids have 6 more, so we're cows and we keep 18, yeah , trips always bring us together, we enjoy spending time and they let us go. all the problems of home and work to simply enjoy each other more. Mike and Joyce are traveling with their 23-year-old son Mike Jr.. He drives a '66 hardtop that he faithfully restored at the age of 14 with the help of his father when Michael was in Joyce High School.

He was a little worried about where he was going, what he was going to do and what kind of kid he was going to be. It turned out to be my wife and I decided it would be good to get Michael involved with mustangs, so we chose the 1966 Mustang that was basically a shell and told him it would be his car, suddenly he starts getting excited. and focus I was only 14 at the time and I needed a little more focus in my life because you know things were a little off track and so taking on a good project was the perfect way and I started on this and more or less built it like I wanted him and he would work, save his money and put it toward the car during that time.

His genius began to emerge when he and I put the finishing touches on the car, which was a In his senior year he took it to a prom, he graduated with honors, so that car is worth a million dollars. What I like most is remembering how I saw them, their father and his son spent their weekends going to junkyards to look for spare parts and every weekend. and the afternoons in the garage working together and planning that car and the bond they had working on that car, the long days on the road have given Mike and Joyce the opportunity to spend time as a family, but finally the end is at hand. look just a few more miles and they'll arrive in Nashville After five days, seven states and nearly 2,000 miles on the road, a group of more than 300 Mustangs arrive in Nashville Tennessee, the country music capital of the world.

We just got to Nashville, we got to two thousand four hundred and forty two miles we finally made it. I feel very, very, very happy that we are here. It's fabulous, the sun is shining and the grass is green. It's a beautiful city here and it's been a wonderful trip for this weekend, only the city is to host the largest Mustang show in the world. The group of cars that have driven from Los Angeles to Nashville for the past five days are joined by thousands of Mustangs as Mustang mania takes over the city where people from all over the world have brought their prized ones. possessions to see and be seen in the city that has been transformed into Mustang ville, as you can see in the 40th anniversary events, it is something very important, it is a great celebration, it is interesting to be part of this, this is one of the five cars of my own, it's this piece at one hundred and sixty-eight thousand miles, its original paint and it's just pride and joy, every make and model of Mustang ever made is here at this giant car show, but this is just the beginning, Tomorrow the celebrations will accelerate in Nashville.

Super Speedway the next morning, the group of Mustangs gathers for one last ride with Sam leading the group and a Mustang parades triumphantly to its final goal Nashville Superspeedway and the anniversary celebrations, one hundred and twenty thousand people and more than 3,500 cars have gathered. gathered to celebrate. 40 glorious years of the Ford Mustang I think this is Woodstock for Mustangs, where I am now. You see cars as far as the eye can see and this is only a small fraction of the spectacle. There are racing cars on the tracks and we. I have bands playing here soon.

It's just a huge big party at the time everyone was waiting for. Some of the fastest Mustangs in the world have finally arrived and the most skilled drivers are about to battle it out on the race track. One of the Daredevils competing today is Mark Wilson. Not only has Mark been a Mustang fan for over 20 years, but he also works for Ford Motor Cars in the Mustang team department. All parts of my life from all Mustangs. My daughter. Am. I'm happy to say his name is Shelby and he's named after Carol Shelby and you know, working for Ford, working on Mustangs when I get off work, racing Mustangs, it was the muscle cars of the '90s that inspired Marc to come out to the track, it was just raw power. they almost say it's a power racer because the cars were really raw in '94, they took a lot of the rawness out of the car, gave it a softer suspension, a more compliant suspension and then towards the end of the '90s the Mustang It really went through a technological revolution because we opted for a double overhead camshaft engine, we had the Cobra model with a modular engine, the car really matured and has gotten stronger every year.

Mark's car is a very rare limited edition 93 Cobra Racing model, but at 140 miles per hour if anything goes. wrong, there's more at stake than just a valuable car, people say I'm crazy for racing it, but I personally believe cars are made to race and half the fun of racing is hearing people say: I can't believe that you are running. The other half is hearing people say: when can I get a ride within seconds of the starting mark? He's in trouble, there's a problem with his brakes, one wrong move in the corners could cause him to go off the track, but the Mustang's fighting spirit helps him and he manages to complete the race in one piece for Mark, it's all in the box. day's work.

The race was great, we had some problems with the car, but overall it was a great time. I had a little problem with the brakes, so we go to turn one. It was always exciting every lap, but we did it and it is definitely a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. As the celebrations come to an end, it's time for people to say goodbye and think about the journey home if it hadn't happened that way. for Larry Jewell Walter would still be stranded in Oklahoma after his accident and never would have made it to Nashville we have some new links well Chester what are we here wait hey music city yeah congratulations that's right Shrek , you survived everything, we survived everything.

You're absolutely enjoying it, I love it, yes it's been a great trip, it's just been seven days of adventures and seeing new places and meeting so many new people, and it went by so fast it's hard to believe, so everyone says goodbye and they get to work. each other's addresses and phone numbers, one of the few things you can get out of here that you're going to have in the long term is maybe some new friends. I may never make another one and I'm happy this one turned out so well. It has been a great experience and I can't wait to do it again.

What I have gained from this trip is an appreciation for this fabulous country we live in and these are memories I will have forever. The Mustang continues. represents freedom of spirit and strength and has inspired thousands of people over the past 40 years as it gallops into its fifth decade, there is no doubt that it will continue to rule the roads for years to come as one of America's greatest legends. Joined.