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And, the April Ride of the Month Winner is…

Published by AMStanger on April 2, 2010 in General and Ride of the Month. ( View Comments )

[drumroll; pass the envelope, please...oh, we're so excited we can barely contain ourselves...]

Paul Bledsoe’s dark blue 1988 Fox Body Mustang GT. Here’s the particulars of Paul’s very sweet ride:

Year: 1988

Model: 5.0L GT

Color: Dark Blue

Body style: Fastback

Comments: “This car is a junk yard purchase, fully restored, from empty shell to show car level, taking 4 years. It is a tribute to our son, Patrick, who died suddenly in 2000. His younger brother and I finished in 2006, what he started in 1999.”

Paul hails from Louisiana, and his ’stang recently nabbed a first place trophy in the Modified Class, 1964-1/2 to 2010 at the Mustang Club of America (MCA) National Show in Pensacola, Fl., along with a similar win at the 45th Mustang anniversary bash in Birmingham, Al. in 2009.

AM March Ride of the Month

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AM Exclusive First Look: A New Kind of “Muscle”

Published by AMRick on April 1, 2010 in General. ( View Comments )

The voicemail on my office phone was time stamped at 3:17AM, and the frantic message that followed was left in an almost unintelligible whimper:

“Dude. You are so not gonna to believe this. Check your email first thing in the morning.”

I could hear quiet sobbing in the background. “When my wife finds out about this, I. am. a. dead. man. She’ll have me listing my pony on Craig’s List before the day is out so she can do the down payment on this thing. Don’t ask me where I got this. Dude. I’m so upset I can’t even sleep.” ((click))

My interest piqued, I opened my email, looked at the attached image, and promptly fell out of my office chair. Immediately after picking myself up, I started working the phones. Here’s what I’ve been able to dig up so far:

After nearly two decades of focus groups, demographic research, and secret concept vehicle development, a hand-picked team of top designers and engineers were brought together in early 2004 at an abandoned Flint, Michigan auto plant. The team’s mission: Break the mold on family oriented transportation. They were instructed to spare no expense in development, and informed that they would not see the light of day until the finishing touches on a production-ready prototype were nailed down.

The result? For the soccer mom (or dad) who wants a little kick to their family ride, a new hoss is coming to town: the 2011 WindStang GT.

2011 WindStang GT

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2011 Mustang V6 Snags Rare Honor

Published by AMRick on March 19, 2010 in General. ( View Comments )

In an encore performance, a Mustang is once again pacing a major NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The recently unveiled 2011 Mustang V6 has been selected as the pace car for the the Food City 500, coming up this Sunday at Bristol International Speedway.

This is the second time in the current NASCAR Sprint Cup season that a Mustang has paced the field. In February, the 2011 5.0 GT was piloted by NASCAR legend Richard Petty during the pace lap of the Daytona 500.

So what makes the second time so special? No one can remember when two Fords (much less two Mustangs) were selected for pace car duties in a NASCAR single season. What we’re witnessing is recognition of Ford’s commitment to the Mustang, and to continue offering a thrilling ride to the every day performance car enthusiast.