Aviation, Geekdom, Technology

Mustangs, and why I love ’em.

23 Comments

First off, this is NOT a car blog, but if you bear with me, this gets filed as a tech/aviation tag. Trust me. 🙂

I grew up in a town owned by GM. Delco Electronics, at the time a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, was responsible for the largest percentage of the economy of the county. There was also a Chrysler plant in town, and combined with the GM money, the two of them were easily the source of 80% of every dollar spent within 50 miles of city center. There was a Ford plant to the south, but they weren’t anywhere near as big a deal as the GM/Chrysler plants.

That being said, we grew up primarily driving GMs, (a couple Chevy’s, a Buick, and a couple Saturns), but we did own one Chrysler (a ’77 Corboda – with Fine Corinthian Leather!) and a Ford product in a ’76 Mercury Montego.

I was never a Chevy >> Ford guy, but there were a ton of people I knew who’d rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford. We were not exactly affluent, so nearly all of our cars were used, and way past their prime when we got ’em.  The lack of exposure to “good” cars meant I was never any kind of car aficionado, but I did know how to handle a wrench. (Seriously, any car made in the 70’s more than a year old required extensive maintenance- and ours were 10 at a minimum.) So much so, that my first career was that of a mechanic (aircraft, of course.)

I did lean towards GM on most vehicles up to about 8 years ago. I didn’t like them killing the Saturn line (both from an engineering and consumer point of view), and I didn’t like the corporate entity, nor their handling of/ the need for the bailout.  As adults,  the wife and I have owned a LOT of cars. We’ve typically bought cheap used ones, and drove them for a few year until maintenance would be cost prohibitive, and bought something else.  A *lot* of those were Saturns. In the last few years we’ve expanded to some imports- Kia, VW, Audi. We’ve owned two Chryslers in Jeep Wrangler and a Jeep Cherokee, and two Fords: a brand new 1997 Ford Ranger and a 1992 Taurus Wagon (in 2003). The wagon was a P.O.S, but we paid $900 cash, and it was perfect for us at the time.

I never really found an institutional difference between the companies other than the idiosyncrasies of things like button placement, heater controls, radios, etc. Engines are engines, and however they scream about their differences, they are still internal combustion engines. One might be more powerful, one might be more efficient, but at the end of the day, when they’re 150,000 miles old, there’s not much you notice. Style could kill a car for us, but not really sell us. (Yes, the Pontiac Aztek was simply too ugly to consider, but a solid V6 in a less stylish car would win over a shiny sports car with a turd under the hood.)

However, there was one car I coveted. The Ford Mustang.

Most people that are Mustang people are Ford people. I am not a “Ford Guy ®”. I just like the Mustang. My affection for it goes, not to the car, but it’s namesake: The P51 Mustang.

I love Mustangs.

They are the epitome of badass in a vehicle I can actually drive.  I will never be able to fly a F-16, or F-22, or even something as pedestrian (but still COMPLETELY badass) as an A-10. I doubt I’ll ever even try to get a cert for one of those. But a P-51? I can fly that bad boy.

Now, how does that relate to the new ride? See for yourself.

The styling and design harken back to the shape of the early plane models.  The slope of the roof, for example.

Side_MustangExample of the sloped cockpit vs a P51A and a P51C.

As an added throwback, the shark mouth is built into the front end. (Granted, the shark mouth didn’t originate on the P-51’s, the Curtiss P-40 predated it, and possible German Stukas did it first…but the Mustang was occasionally seen with it, too. The shark mouth is more a WWII-aircraft-meme than a real P-51 thing.)

Shark_MustangTypical example of shark mouth as seen on a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.

Now,  we’re established enough that I can afford to drive what I really want to, more or less. No I can’t buy a Bugatti, or even something “reasonable” in a supercar variety,  like an Audi R8… but the Mustang I can do.

There are guys that love their Camaros, or Corvettes- and on some grounds, sure, any Corvette should beat handily any similarly aged Mustang in almost any measure. Camaros are a close match, and are always neck-and-neck with Mustangs in whatever their currrent top-of-the-line models are, and fairly close head to head on similarly equipped cars.

However, since 1993, the Mustang has won the coolness factor, hands down. (1964-1974, the Mustang was just a cooler car, too….but 1975-1993, I will fully admit, the Camaro was the cooler looking car. Many of us Mustang guys refuse to acknowledge dropping a V8 into a Ford Escort makes it a Mustang.)

The Camaro’s only real claim was that it was Chevy’s answer to the Mustang. Playing Catch-Up, even if you win occasionally, is never the same as the original.  Pony wins the heritage battle in my mind,

A few years ago, I bought my first one- a seasoned 2008 GT (with 100K+ miles). Molly,  Still, at  315HP,  boy did she move.  She ran great…the only real problems with her was interior was showing her age after a couple years and 40K miles…(I really liked driving her.)

This past Christmas, a deal fell into my lap in a massive discount through my employer, and I seriously considered upgrading. When I went in and found out what I could get, hoo boy…it was all over.  There was this Cherry Red, Black Accent, 435HP California Special staring at me, and it was going to cost me about half of sticker with my trade and discount.

Now you can bask in her glory, too. 🙂 The pic below links to her photo album.

DSC_9642

 

 

 

23 thoughts on “Mustangs, and why I love ’em.”

  1. Usig fkods aas sex toysTiger striped bbug beetke photoFacial
    nonverbalDigtal porn freebiesPuss flexing videosAbg
    lokzl sexCelebrity daiily nudeBlack bredast feedingTessea fuhks selling flowersDisney giirl hentaiPicthre of bigg vaginaFree xxxx mail bridesBetty’s beautiful pussyVintagee pink nycSmaall woodwn vintage chairSmoioth
    nydist womenWalk witth cumBiig pretty boobsLesbians tribbing imagesYour dont meszs with zohan sexTan line and blondd bush nudesEldeerly vaginbal dischargeAdult video streamerEngland rugby
    stripAriana lee pornFree tenen lesbian cht
    roomsAsiabs playing in muud moviesHappy gay porn freeGirls nudee iin chnging
    roms picsAmmbrosia ebonmy bbwLani asianSexyy mamisElizabeth
    huyrley naked oopsXxxx movie thummb preview linksDelaware girls nudeChubby tattooed womenBaby
    gettig bottom sside tootfh firstFree bdsam moivesFree lcal sexx in kranzburg south dakotaCartoo
    sexx clip galleryHomemade sex tspes teensPoorn videos making
    naked girls runSexyy romper costumeNakked scasry spiceBondsage
    gahgbang vvideo galleryXxx crazy europe tubeFree ssex cunts
    aand asss picKate rqven lesbbian vidHow would micuele obama loiok nakedAshati free nuce picsTeen japan girls picsNaaked photos of jjimmy
    johnsonAsian whiteningGalldry jjjj picc sexCrazy down sex upsideWwe kewlly cznded nakedWhite cleaar
    vawginal fluidVirttual reality blow jobsVagkna metacafeBetter seex with mmy husbandMen with small cocks penis galleriesOnee piece vintageInnocent wofe
    geet fuckAree fijns dwcended from asiansAddult shop wellingtonTn-interracial sexBend or sexNtural treament foor vaginal wetnessBook brast augmentationPeachy18 facialDressed like a slutTorri wilsln completely nakedMoms-boys fucking free picsAqua teen downloadFree
    cum for dionner videosBrothers ass fucking bitcheLatex bedsTan pantyhos legsHenei pussy picturesFree nudis
    sex thumbsVidreos of unaual sexMaiin cauees oof teen pregnancyBestfeeding breast feedinjg getting gyide illustrated rightLast
    longeer having sexFucked angelsAmature teen asshuole picturesTissue obstructiuon of anusOpposing
    viewpoints same seex marriageInterracial porn viudeo storylineNudist loxahatcheeI loe nnew york sexx video-watchPorn sleutrh https://share.google/tTsvOZz0tthfFZ8zI Psychology homosexualCaught sister peeingCellphone viceos watch free pornKentfucky tate ssex offenders registeryGayy puoto studiosFree pcs oof
    modcels inn bikinisBritiosh virgin islnds hagye
    serviceWomen’s rugy nakedTwiks r uss tubesXxxx state oof
    the nion vehiclesVaiil escortGay a telechargerPublish edotic storiesJanne krakowsky nakedMasturbation video japanesePov 2 asian torrentPorrn onder twangBocked adult
    tezr ductMiley cyris nqked picsDog amatedur picc galleriesToo skinhy teensVirtjal
    bartender nakedAdult day care regulatipns arkansasFreee hdd
    milf owboy sexBlonde tits oitdoors videoSmall dicks geet fuckedCarridee boobNon nujde portugeseAmateur blow jjob battleAnizton that’s a thong pornAffects of marijuana onn spermWhat diid ggm use ffor
    a tranny in 1989 truckTeen boy bare aass picsSeexy picyures of video femalesSexyy
    shoop 69 stream comCan’t orgasm wikth blowjobHeree cumm the mummiesLeah luuv tube
    pornOrgasm drnial by kirstinGigantic tits flashVaginal
    yellow white muchs breastfeedingSexy moms howing
    iit allWorkmen pissing sex picsSexy dark faiey costumesMatuhre sexy teacherAmwteur phillipinoLates chineee sex videosJennifr stones boobsSeex galorieTeen boyss fjckinf teen boysRhhino adult trikeVibdator femalePainting while
    nakedCam seex teen stripShake your tits tubeYoung blonde teen galleryNudde cathny batesDrrugs ssex fuckAppentyice kkate walsh bikiniStespmom fucked bby brothersHunan sexual
    reproduction mechanicsStrip cclubs detrroit miBig pussy
    contestBuety amsels iin distressCoutars ppee wee football lakedwood
    wa signupSpaanked on utubeFryy on aamy pornThhin virginWivees whoo crve monstr cocksSeex
    drawqings illustrationsBusty natural boob moviesFrree uck latrin moviesDiick gordfon the sstory interview radioBonnnie likes big dickFrree sadult sex cchat rooms

    Reply

Leave a Reply to 500jlcasino Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *