Detroit Red Wings Red Mustang
I suppose since my blog references my car, I should write about it first.
My brother and I made a pact when we were little that we would always drive Ford Mustangs. After all, I was born the year the Mustang was first introduced and we were growing up under the big "blue oval" in Dearborn, Michigan.
So far, we have both made good on that promise. "T." parted with his beloved 1965 Mustang last year after about 21 years of ownership. He is still in possession of his Cabernet Red 1989 5.0. I'm not sure how much he gets to drive it anymore, but it is well-preserved!
I ordered my first Mustang upon my graduation my library school in 1989. It was a Dark Midnight Blue metallic notchback with a 4 banger. It was everything a girl could want...at least one who didn't want to pay a lot for insurance. I started dating and married my ex-husband shortly after I got it and he gradually trashed it.
I replaced it in 1995 with a Dark Forest Green 3.2/6 cyl. beauty. That car and I have been through a lot together. My eldest daughter cried her eyes out the day we traded it in. After all, I brought her home from the hospital in it and it was "our car".
Finally, in July 2004, my beloved husband decided I should have a 4oth Anniversary Mustang for my 4oth birthday. As an early birthday present, I became the owner of one of the last Mustangs to roll off the line at the Rouge (plant in Dearborn, Michigan where the first Mustangs were built). It is red, just the color of my youngest daughter's (and husband's) Ruby birthstone. It is still a 6 cyl., but has a little more power and handles much better than the '95.
Some people wonder why I didn't wait for the 2005. Why? I am sentimental. I bought the 25th anniversary edition the year I turned 25 and the 40th the year I turned 40. (The '95 looks like a '94). I'm planning to buy a 50th anniversary edition in ten years. (Only with a big engine and 8 cylinders and a convertable top and...)
My brother and I made a pact when we were little that we would always drive Ford Mustangs. After all, I was born the year the Mustang was first introduced and we were growing up under the big "blue oval" in Dearborn, Michigan.
So far, we have both made good on that promise. "T." parted with his beloved 1965 Mustang last year after about 21 years of ownership. He is still in possession of his Cabernet Red 1989 5.0. I'm not sure how much he gets to drive it anymore, but it is well-preserved!
I ordered my first Mustang upon my graduation my library school in 1989. It was a Dark Midnight Blue metallic notchback with a 4 banger. It was everything a girl could want...at least one who didn't want to pay a lot for insurance. I started dating and married my ex-husband shortly after I got it and he gradually trashed it.
I replaced it in 1995 with a Dark Forest Green 3.2/6 cyl. beauty. That car and I have been through a lot together. My eldest daughter cried her eyes out the day we traded it in. After all, I brought her home from the hospital in it and it was "our car".
Finally, in July 2004, my beloved husband decided I should have a 4oth Anniversary Mustang for my 4oth birthday. As an early birthday present, I became the owner of one of the last Mustangs to roll off the line at the Rouge (plant in Dearborn, Michigan where the first Mustangs were built). It is red, just the color of my youngest daughter's (and husband's) Ruby birthstone. It is still a 6 cyl., but has a little more power and handles much better than the '95.
Some people wonder why I didn't wait for the 2005. Why? I am sentimental. I bought the 25th anniversary edition the year I turned 25 and the 40th the year I turned 40. (The '95 looks like a '94). I'm planning to buy a 50th anniversary edition in ten years. (Only with a big engine and 8 cylinders and a convertable top and...)
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