| Interview |
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| 1.) What is your favorite past time hobby? |
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| Working on my car, I'm always trying to do something to improve it.Before I purchased the mustang ,I was big into martial arts. |
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| 2.) What was your first vehicle? |
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| My first car a Toyota ,but very shortly after it was given to me ,I sold it and purchased a 1964 1/2 Mustang coupe with a factory four speed,I then had a 289 built , It had forged crank , TRW forged pistons,TRW anti pump up lifters,Crane fireball racing cam,Holly 650 double pump,headers. This was the first car I ever customized, interior was diamond tuck, wheels were polished Craigers, This was my favorite car, I was only 17 and I put every penny I had into this car, Maier racing apron,shelby side scoopes ,the rear wheel wheels where flared and then it was painted a jet black. |
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| 3.) What kind of music do you like? |
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| Basically all types ,just not into rap,some is fine ,but not into a lot of cussing. I'm a big time channel changer,from Country to rock , anything with a great beat. |
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| 4.) What is the longest distance driven to a car show or club meet? |
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| six hours one way.although this next year will be traveling a lot ,over three different states, Also the car will be going to 2008 SEMA,Daytonia Spring nationals,CES electronics show for my newest sponsor T3 Audio. |
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| 5.) When did you get your first Mustang? |
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| I was 17 when I purchhed my first Mustang, My friend had a v6 and I loved the look of the car,so he help me find a stock 1964 1/2 , It was a four speed and my mother said the only way I could buy the Mustang ,was I had to test drive it myself,she didn't know that I learned how to drive in a three speed on the collum truck that his dad had,so she was surprised when I drove the Mustang down the street and pulled back into the drive way ,telling her I want it.so I bought it off a school teacher who ,come to find out did her own maintenance on the engine and had put the wrong timing chain and fuel pump on the engine, we had to change it out. I had this car till 1982, it was vandalized twice,once right after I just had the car painted white and just put on a new set of wheels and tires,someone went down the side of the mustang with a knife and then spray painted the side,wheels and tires. Just some jealous teen ager. and then it was vandalized again about five years later,but this time someone took the fuel line loose and layed it on the intake,I went outside and cranked up the Mustang and a fire under the hood,but I was lucky there was a fire extinguisher handy. then in 1982 I traded the car for a 1979 bandit edition Trans Am, with the understanding that the Mustang would not be sold locally,so I was not to see it ever again,It was like loosing my right hand ,But I have never seen the car since.So the sales person kept his work, I heard through a friend that it was sold to a school teacher , this was my first true hot rod.The Trans Am was fast,but nothing like that built 289 Mustang. |
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| 6.) How many Mustangs have you owned? |
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| I have only owned two so far. I always wanted a 1966 fast back,but never purchashed one. |
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| 7.) How did you find Gotstang? |
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| From Donna at BMC. |
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| 8.) What do you like most about GotStang? |
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| The friends I have meet. |
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| 9.) How long have you been a Mustang enthusiast? |
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| Since I was in high school,a friend had a mother of pearl mustang and I had to get one. When I saw the first pictures of the 2005,it reminded me of my first love my 1964 1/2 Mustang,and I knew I had to get one. |
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| 10.) What is your favorite color on a Mustang? |
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| My favorite color is split between a true kandy apple red,kandy blue and pearl white with a blue tint. If I had the money I would paint my Mustang a true kandy apple red. |
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| 11.) How many car shows has your Mustang been in? |
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| FFW twice,NMRA twice,Nopi Nationals twice,and a lot of small local shows. I've won 1st place at Nopi Nationals two years in a row, 1st place NMRA Bowling Green once, top 25 in local show,2nd place in local show. Haven't been able to do many shows this year,only Nopi Nationals,but looking for next year to be totally different. |
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| 12.) Do you think people appreciate all the work you have put into your Mustang? |
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| I really do! I've been so lucky on getting all the sponsors that I have,without them ,1HOTPONY wouldn't be a reality. Every where I take the Mustang, I have so many people tell me how nice it is,which makes everything I've done worth all the pain,sweet and tears mean something. |
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| 13.) What have you gotten out of GotStang? since joining? |
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| I just enjoy being part of a great site, I don't care for the buddy system,but that is going to be happening no matter what,can't change that. all in all I think Gotstang is a great place to meet other Mustang enthusiast,plus the friends I have meet here, I wouldn't trade for nothing. |
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| 14.) Whats your favorite mustang related video? |
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| Gone in sixty seconds with Nicholas Cage. |
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| 15.) What is your favorite mod that you have added? |
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| The Vortech Supercharger, but the new T3 audio system is going to be incredible. But ,Horse power is adictive, you think you;ll be happy with 500 RWHP,but then you want 600-800 RWHP! I'm planning in the future to swap the Vortech to a twin turbo system,but who knows what the future holds. |
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| 16.) If you could have any Mustang what would it be? |
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| The super snake, but that is a difficult choice,because I love my car. |
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| 17.) Can you remember when you first fell in love with the mustang, and what was it about it that made you fall in love with them? |
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| Wow! that is a hard one, I first feel in love with the Mustangs while I was in high school. The look |
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| 18.) What is your favorite Mustang body style? |
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| The fast back. |
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| 19.) If you won 1 million dollars what would be the first thing you would do? |
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| invest it,pay all my bills off,buy a house,then I would buy the Shelby super snake.then off the interest of the money,I would do stuff to my 1HOTPONY. |
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| 20.) With all the great features that J has provided to the member, what would be your favorite? |
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| Just being able to have your own GS site, as far as the other features I'm not a big computer genuis,so I don't know how to do a lot of the features.but I'm learning as I go. |
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| Extra comments |
| I just want to thank all the GS members for the honor of being MOTM! this is really a great Thanksgiving ,to find this out on Thanksgiving day,well all I can say is ! that this is a Thanksgiving,
I'll never forget.
James |
