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SEPTEMBER
2008 |
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Name: Tom Napolitano
Car Model: Corvette
Car
Year: 2008
Car Color: Velocity Yellow
Car Style: Targa Coupe
Transmission: A6 Paddle Shift
Car Modifications: LS3 Race
Stripes, 5% Tint, Z51 Sway Kit,
Flowmasters & CAI
Future Plans For Your Ride: All
free Mod's, LS3 Edit Program (when
avail), Pro-Line Lowering Kit.
Car History: '99 Corvette Vert,'99
Trans Am,'95, '91 &
'89 Formula Firebirds. Pontiac
Bonneville SSEi and Grand Prix
as Daily Drivers.
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AUGUST 2008 |
 Name: David
Resnikoff
Car Year: 2001
Car Color: Mineral Grey
Car Style: GT
Transmission: N/A
Modifications:
18" Saleen-style wheels with Bridgestone Potenza
SO-3's 245/40x18"; H&R Sport springs; Hawk HPS pads;
Accufab 70mm Throttle Body and Plenum; Steeda UD
pulleys; BBK cold air package; Optima Red Top
battery; BBK X-Pipe; Flowmaster Catback; B&M Hammer
Shifter; Built AODE; Royal Purple fluids; OBX
silicone hoses; Silverstars
Car History:
N/A |
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JULY 2008 |
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Name:
John Haman
Car Year: 2007
Car Color: White
Car Style: GT
Transmission: Automatic
Modifications: Roush polished
supercharger, chrome cam covers, billet engine caps,
255/50r17 tires, chrome wheels with spinners, side
louvers, rear louvers, gta mufflers, boss stripes,
sequential tail lights.
Car History/Story: N/A
Future Plans: N/A
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JUNE 2008 |
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Name: Matthew
Balkowski
Car Year: 1995
Car Color: Rio Red
Car Style: Convertible
Vanity Plate: Coming in 2009
Transmission: Automatic
Car Modifications: Factory GT Foglamps, Ford Racing Black Bullitt Rims,
Drilled/Slotted Rotors, Shorty Antenna, Sony CD
Deck, Rockford Fosgate Amp and 2 10’’ Subs, Pioneer
4-Way Speakers all around. Rebuilt Factory
Transmission, Replaced Factory Engine on Christmas
of 2003 have only put about 4,000 miles on that
since. New top, PA Performance Alternator. Black
Headlights.
Future Plans: My Plans are endless for this car, I have a SALEEN Heat
Extractor Hood to be painted, New Rear Control Arms,
Upgrade to Smoked Cobra Headlights, Replace Interior
Carpet, Convert to 2 Tone Leather Seats, Light Bar,
Tonneau Cover, Bullitt handling package, with
subframe connectors. Interior Billet, Complete
Custom Body Repaint, maybe add some power down the
road with an engine swap to a GT or a crate motor.
Hope to have it show ready by 2009. Wish me luck!
History: This is my first car ever, and for that reason will always
hold a spot as my favorite, even though my Mach1
keeps me on my toes and back in the seat. It started
as a rental car out in Hawaii and slowly made its
way across lower USA. It has been back up and down
the east cost a few times before I owned it, and now
its mine so it gets its chance to rest up as its
stored in my only available garage space. Replaces
about 85% of the moving parts in it and she still
cannot be beaten on a nice sunny summer day, with
the top down and music on.
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MAY 2008 |
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 Name:
Alan Piciocchi
Car Year: 2006
Car Color: Performance White
Car Style: GT
Transmission: 5 Speed
Vanity Plate: IRNMADEN
Car Modifications: C&L CAI with Brenspeed tune; Fang
Performance front air splitter; Steeda shock tower brace;
Hurst short throw shifter; Boss 429 hood scoop; taillight
blackout panel; painted and clearcoated lemans stripes;
3DCarbon side window louvers; Midwest Auto Gear rearview
mirror inserts, chrome radiator covers, and body color
radiator extensions; Billet fluid caps; carbon fiber dash
kit; sequential taillights; vinyl honeycomb taillight
covers; JBA axle-back exhaust; Roush pedals; door panel and
headliner welts
Future Plans For Your Ride: California Special
quarter panel scoops; swapping the chrome radiator cover for
a body colored one; and eventually down the road a
Roushcharger.
Car History:
Ordered from McMahon Ford in Norwalk, CT in the summer of
'05. Waited until February '06 for delivery. Longest six
months of my life. LOL |
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APRIL 2008 |
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Name:
Michael Murphy
Car Year: 2008
Car Color: Highland Green
Car Style: GT/BULLITT
Transmission: Manual 5-speed
Modifications: none yet!
Car History Story: I actually took delivery
on this car on February 29th, leap year, which much
to my surprise and pleasure was two weeks before the
expected delivery date. The day I got the phone call
from the dealer I was sitting on the side of the
road broken down in my 1996 Mustang which just blew
a ball joint, it was as if the car knew it was about
to be replaced!
Future Plans: At this time it is my intention
to keep the car as stock as possible with the
possible exception of hood pins, the hood has a
tendency to shake at high speeds. |
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MARCH
2008 |
Name:
Steve
Nagle
Car Year: 1997
Car Color: Aztec Gold
Car Style: GT COUPE
Transmission: T45 5-Speed
Plate: N/A
Modifications:
Pro 5.0
Power Tower shifter, PI intake, Pypes Race Pro
manifold-back exhaust. 17" split-spoke wheels
bought on Ebay. Interior accessories include billet
AC knobs, rear defrost switch, headlight knob, and
Rock Crusher shifter handle from UPR. Other than
that, it's pretty much stock. This car is my all
year round daily driver, so my focus is keeping it
running in top condition.
Car History:
Found on
Autotrader.com in August 2007 and bought from a
gentleman in Dutchess County. Unfortunately, my car
had a rough/neglected life before I bought it with
almost 96K on the clock. I knew Aztec Gold was a
rare color going in. It was available only in 1997,
and only 1,135 Mustangs were produced in this color-
rarest color for '97... still, this one was very
rough when I brought it home, and I started
regretting my decision at first. The car had a
severe driveline vibration that turned out to be a
badly worn front U-joint in the driveshaft. (We
suspected a toasted rear) I had done enough
mechanical/detailing work on it (sidenote: MUCH
thanks to my father (former owner of three 5.0's and
an '04 GT), always helps having a "master wrench"
around when you're in over your head!) to make it
presentable for the Lions Club show in Montgomery
last October, where I met Steve Mottola and signed
up to join the MCOC. I've been putting this car
back to rights step by step since August, and now
the smiles per mile just can't be beat. As I type
this (3-23-08) it is closing in on 103K. Looking
forward to living the Mustang lifestyle and a summer
full of shows and cruise-ins! Its nickname is "Goldmember,"
and this is also my handle over at sn95forums.com. |
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FEBRUARY
2008 |
Name: Joe
Leonardi
Car Year: 2001
Car Color: Highland Green
Car Style: GT/Bullitt
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual
Plate: My Plate # is 911SRV,
this is a Veteran plate given to New York Veterans,
the numbers are
not vanity, it is just the next #to come up on the
plates. I am very proud to be a Veteran of our great
country.
Modifications: The car is basically stock, I
like my high shifter handles, it now has a High
Handle Hurst Slap Stick. This has been my signature
thing on all the Mustangs I have owned, and there
have been many, (about a dozen or so) I'm a throw
back from the 60,s.
Car History: I bought the car in of all
places EBAY, I still can't believe I did that. I was
always taught if you can't drive the car don't buy
it, but I took a shot on this Bullitt and it was the
right decision It was located in Bridgeville PA,
just outside of Pittsburg. With only 1123 miles on
it I took a chance and it paid off. So on May 15
2006 I got on a bus at Port Authority headed for
Pittsburg and the rest is history. I have all the
history on this Bullitt and intend on keeping it for
a long time. My Bullitt is # 5256 out of 5582 built
in 2001. I want to thank all for making my Bullitt
Ride of the month. We have a nice bunch of people in
our club, I am proud to be a part of it. |
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JANUARY
2008 |
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Name: Bob
Murphy
Car Year: 1968
Car Color: Gulfstream Aqua
Car Style: Coupe
Transmission: 3 Speed Automatic
Car Modifications: Original 289 motor and C-4
transmission rebuilt in 2006/2007.
Future Plans For Your Ride: Hope to take car
to MCA National Show in 2008.
Car History: The car was built in Metuchen,
N.J. and shipped to N.C. It sat in a barn in S.C.
for 15 years. I am the 3rd owner. The original
mileage is currently 80,000. Total restoration took
2 yrs. and many overtime hours. |
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DECEMBER
2007 |
Name: Sydney Bayer
Car Year: 2005
Car Color: Torch Red
Car Style: GT - Convertible
Transmission: Automatic
Vanity Plate: MTFINEGT
Car Modifications: Light Bar & Racing
Stripes
Future Plans For Your Ride:
To absolutely enjoy each & every minute!
Car History: In 1984 we purchased our 1st
Mustang. It was an Orange 1978 GT Sedan,
but it was really for my 2 teenage children (at
least that's what they said)! In 1988 my
daughter ordered a Mustang GT and today my son,
Steve owns it.
All my life I've had horses, but I injured my
back & can't ride. My brother, who works
for a Ford Dealership in Ventura, California,
knew I wanted a convertible and in September of
04 he called to tell me that the Ford
Mustang was going retro to 1967! Here was my
opportunity to "have my cake & eat it too!" I could
"ride" my "horses" (under the hood) and have my
convertible! And so we "watched" my car be built!
I have records from the time she was a "thought", to
the day she got her VIN numbers, to the day she left
the factory & traveled on the railroad to New
Jersey! She arrived in Newburgh, New York on the
9th of May 2005 and by 7pm I was taking my first
ride - with the top down and have loved each & every
ride to date! My greatest pleasure was joining the
Mustang Club of Orange County. I'm very proud to be
the owner of a Mustang & proud to share my love of
the car with others. |
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