Member Feature Car
Featured below is this month’s Feature Car. Our members take exceptional pride in their vehicles, and the story that follows reflects the time, care, and dedication they devote to preserving them. Don’t miss the pictures—they’re definitely worth a look!
Old Glory
I loved cars as a kid, but interest waned in high school as sports, video games, and hanging out with friends took all my attention. Then in my early 20s I bought a 2003 Mustang convertible V6 (my dad drove it home from the dealer because I couldn’t drive stick!) and I’ve been in love with convertibles and driving ever since.
Cruising around with the top down, hair blowing in the wind (when I had some) with a good friend or significant other next to me, has been one of my favorite past times. I had that Mustang for 4 years.
Fast forward many years to my honeymoon and a Mustang re-union. We wanted driving to be a core part of our honeymoon; we flew to San Francisco, rented an S550 Mustang convertible, and spent 9-days and 1500 miles exploring some of the best roads (and beer and food) California has to offer. Wine country to Yosemite National Park, then back west through Central Valley to Monterey and the gorgeous cliff-side views from Pebble Beach. Next it was south on the Pacific Coast Highway, past Big Sur, and eventually finishing 400 miles later in Orange County after winding through Malibu. That car was such an amazing cruiser that by the end of the trip my wife was asking when we were getting one!
Unfortunately, it took 7 years. In the fall of 2024, we flew to a Ford dealer in Florida to pick up Old Glory, a blue over red 2020 Mustang GT convertible 6-speed with the 401A package and 32k miles. What better way to christen a new road trip car than driving it 1100 miles home? As a bonus, we found a folded piece of printer paper in the glove box that confirmed what I’d suspected when I’d spotted the vehicle online: the previous owner was a Ford employee. That piece of paper contained an email exchange between them and the team that coordinates employee vehicle purchases.
Old Glory brought us a lot of joy last year as it visited Vermont (750 miles), accompanied us to Nashville and Tail of the Dragon (1850 miles), cruised around the NJ and DE beaches, and chaperoned us to New England (1800 miles) to see Acadia National Park with a stop in Cape Cod and camping in Kennebunkport, Maine.
For me, cars are all about experience- whether the car is the experience or simply enables the experience. Old Glory is both. And for that, I’m incredibly thankful.
Fun Facts of Old Glory:
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Owner Name (s): Scott
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Vehicle Make: Ford
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Year & Model: 2020 Mustang GT Premium convertible
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Vehicle Description: Velocity Blue (with black stripe) over red, 6-speed, 401A package
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Mods: MGW shifter, X-pipe, Steeda Stop-The-Hop kit, tune (Wengerd), LED interior lights
