Member Rides

Ray Banks’ 1965 Mustang Fastback

I bought the car from a neighbor that I grew up with and he was the original owner. I had a 64 ½ coupe and he had the fastback that I always wanted but could never afford, probably because I was putting all my money into my coupe and a 69’ Z/28. Which I’m still kicking myself for selling. Oh’ if I only knew!

Collier’s 1995 Mustang GT

I was looking for a clean mid 90s convertible that was unmolested and that was RED. I kept finding red on tan. I have too tell you I simply hate tan interior. So I was lucky enough to find this very car with grey cloth. I didn’t think I would like it at first, but when I got some picks sent to me, I fell in love with the color

Larry Mosher's 2005 Roush Mustang

Neil Saniago's 2008 Bullitt

My family has always been a Ford family. My Dad’s first car was a 1957 Ford station wagon. He bought it used from my Uncle, Bert Zimmerman, who was a mechanic at the old Turner Ford dealership in San Bruno, CA. After several years of reliable use, my Dad bought his first new car, a 1969 Ford station wagon and then bought his last Ford, a canary yellow 1974 Galaxie station wagon affectionately known as the “Banana Boat” or “Das Boot”.

Kevin Patten's 2008 Bullitt

I just got back from taking the Bullitt to its first track event, the Nor-Cal SAAC 25th Annual Mini-Nats, at which I had a great time. I first saw the 40th anniversary Bullitt Mustang @ the San Jose Auto Show back in January of this year and found it to be everything that I had hoped for from Ford. I had been waiting like everyone else since Ford had first announced that they were going to do another Bullitt Edition (last one in 2001 I think) on the newest S197 platform.

Craig Bauer’s 1967 Mustang Convertible

This Mustang saga started off in the wrong direction. In spite of having owned three Mustangs in the past, I went temporarily brain-dead and convinced myself I wanted an “I Love Me” car based on a Corvette and I went through two Vettes before I came to my senses. The first was a 1975 Stingray, which I put aside when I realized I’d gotten big enough around the middle that getting into it was like putting on a wetsuit. The second, a 1982 Corvette, was a fun ride but again, not quite the fit I had in mind.

James Yberra’s 1966 Mustang Convertible

I bought the car from my nephew. The car was stored in his fathers garage for 30 years. His father purchased the car on August 10 1966 in Dane, Wisconsin I bought the car on July 3, 2007 and I have the original manual. It has the original color, “Emberglow Metallic”. I had it completely restored by M&M restorations in San Jose with the orginal stock 289 engine adding chore headers, 5-speed transmission, Edlerbrock Intake Manifold, Edlebrock Chrome Carburetor ......

Tom and Liz Hasenberg's GT500

I became interested in the S197 Mustang as soon as I saw the first spy photos. Reading about the car heightened my interest with its significantly stiffer frame than the SN95 predecessors. I spoke with Rick Titus at SAAC30 in May 1995 and he had nothing but praise for the car. He also told me that when sales cooled off, Ford would be coming out with all of the special Mustang models including Cobras, Shelby’s, Bosses, and Mach I’s. I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be neat to have a late model Shelby to complement my ’66 GT350.

Bill Croxton's 1967 GTA Convertible

Early last year I started looking for another Mustang and a friend told me about a '67 "S" code GTA convertible. It was a San Jose built car with the original 390, C-6, it had some good options and was a great color, Silver Frost. I bought the car last summer and as it turned out, the car needed a little more work other than the new paint that I had anticipated. One thing led to another (as it always does), and before I new it, the engine and transmission was out, the interior was gutted, and the exterior was stripped of all trim, ready for the paint shop. ...........

Julie and Wayne Innamorato’s 1966 Coupe

Mike Mak's 2007 Mustang GT

It was 1979 and my father was about to realize his American Dream of buying his 1st brand new car since immigrating to the United States from Hong Kong in 1965. His car of choice was a 4 door gold LTD with a 351 and a vinyl top. As we walked into Big Valley Ford in Stockton CA, I was 11 at the time, I noticed a bright red “Race Car” which turned out to be a stock 1979 Mustang GT with T Tops. To this 11 year old this car was what I would dream about at night. I had no idea what the car really was but this was the beginning of my love of Mustangs and Fords for the rest of my life. My dad helped reinforce my love of Fords by only buying Fords till the day he passed away in 1996.

Myron and Karen Moreno's 1969 SCJ Mach I

Found one on EBay in Texas for sale. It was listed as below:

ORIGINAL 428 Super Cobra Jet 4-Speed 1969 Mustang Mach I Fastback. This Indian Red with White interior CJ is just as rare as a Shelby or Boss 302. This car has been sitting in the west Texas area for the past 8 years without being moved. It is in need of TOTAL restoration, it needs everything. I don’t think the engine is original so DON’T assume anything. The car does have some rust but not too bad.

Rick and Leslie Pickering’s 1969 Mustang Mach 1

Muscle cars, hot rods, customs, to me, they are all great. I owned several throughout my earlier years, the majority of them Fords. I drove a fairly fast “fixed up”65 Galaxie 500 in school and owned several hot rodded F-100s. But vintage Mustangs have always been one of my favorites. That is probably a trait inherited from my dad. While I was building trucks my dad was restoring Mustangs. At one time he owned two 65 coupes and a 65 fastback. I wish he still had the fastback.......

Collier & Laurie Granberry’s 1969 Mustang Grande

Happy New Year to all of our club members and Mustang enthusiast! The way this story goes, back in August 2009 I’m driving out in the country in Morgan Hill, navigating my way to a few Saturday morning estate sales. As I am heading south on Hill Road, I stumbled across an old Mustang on a 5-acre ranch. The red paint caught my eye right away. So I made a u-turn for a better look, and parked on a side road. I walked down the long driveway to introduce myself to the owner, and inquire if the car was even for sale. It had appeared to have been parked outside, on their property for many years. It looked tired and in need of some TLC.

John and Sally O'Toole's 1968 Coupe
"A Car in Transition"

Sally and I have owned our 1968 Mustang coupe since 1996. It originally started out as a project car for my son, Dan, and I, but he was already 16 when we bought it, so it became his daily driver and the work done on the car was minimal for about the first two years or so. The car was originally a 289 C code with a 3 speed manual transmission. The car came with a lot of fiberglass parts to try to make it look like a Cal Special. Dan and I didn’t care for the look and set about replacing all of the plastic with the original parts. When we acquired the car, the motor had already been replaced with a rebuilt 302 to which the prior owners then added several modifications. It’s still the same motor today with very few changes......

Carol & Rod Davison's 1965 Convertible

In 1964, I and a lot of other people would like to have had enough money to buy a Mustang. $2600 for a convertible, forget it. So I waited till 1974 and helped my oldest son buy a 1965 coupe with Canal Zone license plates. It was set up for racing. What a mistake! I had to learn how to work on 65’s in a hurry. Fortunately he did not get a ticket, but it wasn’t because he did not try. Then a couple years later my youngest son found a 65 fastback, unfortunately it needed a lot of work. So here we go again. I wish I had kept the fastback, but my son decided he needed something else....

Geno and Teresa Brickey’s 1996 Roush

Robert Wilson’s 1969 Fastback

I fell in love with Mustangs as a teenager. My Dad’s friend took me for a ride in his 1968 Fastback and I just knew I had to have one of my own! A few years, in 1986, my Dad’s girlfriend called me and told me that she had a 1969 Fastback and it could be mine for a mere $800.00. I’ll take it! I borrowed a few hundred dollars from my Step-Dad and the car was all mine. At the time of purchase the car was an inline six automatic transmission with only first and third gear. Needless to say, it couldn’t stay like this forever.