This is my first Mustang I have ever owned and honestly I wasn't looking to buy a mustang, I was looking at other high performance cars, until the announcement came out that Ford was teaming up with Carroll Shelby to build a new version of the GT500. When the GT500 went on sale in the summer of 2006 I was excited. It wasn't until September of 2006 that I found a dealership that was willing to sell a GT500, at the price I was willing to pay.
After putting in my order for a Torch Red, GT500, with the stripe delete option, and upgraded interior, the waiting game began. After waiting six weeks, my dream car arrived. My wife and I arrived at the dealership just as car carrier pulled into the dealership, with my dream car hanging off the back like a shinny red beacon. As we pull up with video and digital cameras in hand, we get out and begin documenting the delivery as if it were our first born child. The car was carefully unloaded from the truck and driven into the service center for inspection and then off to the detail shop, that was a very memorable day.
Since taking delivery of the GT500 we have joined a local mustang club and we are always busy, between car shows, parades, cruises, and toy and food drives. We even used our GT500 instead of a limo on our Wedding Day.
We named our GT500 "Maggie", she gets her name from my mom who past away, and my wife's mom who is still alive, both named Margaret.
Here is a list of the modifications done to my GT500.
ENGINE
5.4 liter Supercharged 32 valve V-8
Ford Racing Cold Air Intake and Tune
Polished radiator cover
Chrome oil dipstick handle, Oil Cap, Master Cylider, Power Steering, washer fluid, and radiator caps
Billet aluminum strut tower caps
Chrome Ford Racing Strut Tower Brace
Chrome Ford Racing Valve Covers
Chrome Fuse Box Cover with Snake Emblem
EXTERIOR
Torch Red Full Stripe Delete
Chrome GT500 wheels 18x9.5"
Toyo Proxes T1R's 275/40/18 in the front 285/40/18 in the rear
COBRA valve stem caps
8" Shorty antenna
Black turn signal lights in front bumper
Black tail light trim
Chrome license plate frame
CDC hood struts - powder coated red
Sequential tail lights
Ford Racing Aliminum Differential Cover
EXHAUST
Ford Racing Performance axle back exhaust
INTERIOR
Dash Plague Autographed by Carroll Shelby
Billet power outlet plug with silver cobra and red background
Aluminum door sill accent strips
Shelby Aluminum map light accent
COBRA Floor Mats
SUSPENSION
SVT factory tuned suspension (will upgrade soon)
BMR Panhard Bar Relocation Bracket (to give clearance for FRPP Differential Cover)