Happy National / Global Mustang Day! Who Has A Mustang??

Happy National Mustang Day! Turns out it's Global Mustang Day, too. I think there's a National Day of____and Global Day of____ for nearly everything these days. Here's a photo of my Mustang--a 2019 Mustang Bullitt. My dad had a red '66 convertible....that my brother now wishes he hadn't sold when my dad passed. Anyone else out there have a Mustang--and photos of it to share with us?

 

And to what (or whom?!) did your eye wander, Lou??

 

Thanks, Joe! I'm seeing Mustangs everywhere it seems now that I own one. I haven't seen any like mine, although I think I spotted one in the other color that Bullitt model comes in called "Highland Green". No trips planned in the Mustang right now but a group of us are doing a nice two-night motorcycle trip this coming weekend. Departing Saturday and returning Monday. It will be great to get out of town for a few days and get in some good riding on new roads.

 

@steve lovatt
I'll bet that was great fun, Steve! I love that photo. What year is the car??

Although my Mustang has among it's multiple modes a Track Mode and a Drag Strip Mode, And Line Lock. Kinda overkill for my purposes as I don't know that I'll ever get it on the track. I have a cycling buddy that love to take his Camaro to the track occasionally. Maybe.....

 

Wow, those are fabulous photos, @Stramasher! I'm really sorry you didn't get to do your U.S. drive--and I have to say that 6-7,000 miles is a lot even with the driving being easy here!

I laughed over your comments about convertible Mustangs. We see a few around Tucson but not very many, I suspect because even though it's nice much of the year it's far too hot to have the top down the rest of the time. Plus we get plenty of sun in general and don't necessarily need to put the top down on the car to add to it. Hope you get to reschedule that big U.S. West road trip!!

 

Thanks for the nice comment on my Mustang, @Dougie D. It's cool that you got to drive a Ferrari on the track! What a great way to celebrate your 50th birthday. Apart from not being having motorbike-like acceleration, what was it like to drive a Ferrari??

Having ridden on the track, I do think it would be fun to bring my car to the track. But unlike the BMW S1000R I rode on the track a birthday celebration for me, BTW), that bike was completely track readied. My car, on the other hand, is not. And I'm not really inclined to make it so.

I wasn't really into cars either until I got the Mustang about a year and a half ago. Mr. Sandi and I went to "Ford vs. Ferrari" and that planted the seed. Now I enjoy driving for driving's sake not just as transportation. I especially enjoy the 6-speed manual transmission. I've not driven a standard in decades. And though my car doesn't accelerate like my bikes, it's no slouch at 420 foot pounds of torque (480hp). But then, there are traffic laws to be considered so the road is different than the track.

 

What a fantastic photo, Steve! It's so cool that "your" car was a 1965 model, just a year after the Mustang's introduction. Hopefully you'll find those other photos. A little photo collage would be a nice addition to your garage / "man cave". I was double checking the year the Mustang was introduced and found this. And I'm currently reading a book called "Go Like Hell" by A.J. Baime that's about Ford and Ferrari and early racing history. A very fun and informative read.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-mustang-debuts-at-worlds-fair

 

Yikes! $163,000?! Yes, for that price I'd agree that the interior could and should be luxurious. IMO, just because it's a sports car doesn't mean it has to be austere. I've never used paddle shifters though I've had cars previous to my Mustang that had them. It just didn't seem like "real" shifting to me though I can't really say since, as I said, I never did try them out. Thanks for sharing the photos. That's a great one of the track. And that car really is a sleek beauty.

I do think that the sensation of speed on a motorcycle will always be greater than that one experiences in a car. I love drag racing (watching, not doing, though that might be fun too) and most years Mr. Sandi and I have gone up to Phoenix for the NHRA races there. My favorite is always the top fuel cars as they are the fastest. But I also love to watch the drag bikes and would wager that the riders are feeling their speed more than are the drivers.