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What motivated you to get a 13/14?
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<blockquote data-quote="Norton" data-source="post: 16770182" data-attributes="member: 145307"><p>I've had a passion for cars for as long as I can remember. My first was a '69 Camaro that had been my grandfather's. Nothing special - just a stripped-down base model, with a lot of sentimental value.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1747959[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As a high school student in the 80s, I was smitten by Fox Body 5.0 Mustangs. Following college graduation and commissioning into the Air Force, I bought my first Mustang - an '89 LX 5.0 Hatchback. She was my unmodified daily driver for eight years, during which time we logged ~70K miles together.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1747960[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The next chapter began in late-1996, when I upgraded to a '97 SVT Mustang Cobra. She was an unmodified garage queen for 15 years, during which time we logged ~60K miles together.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the whole time, I'd kept my Camaro, hoping to eventually restore her into a show (and occasional race) car. Unfortunately, she'd spent her life outside and not far from the Atlantic Ocean. The story there is obvious. When faced with buying/building a new car, one part at-a-time, I was forced to admit the end result would no longer be my grandfather's car. During the ensuing period of mourning, I was fortunate to channel surf across Velocity's 2012 mini-series <a href="https://www.autoweek.com/news/people/a1950726/tv-miniseries-document-life-carroll-shelby/" target="_blank"><em>King of the Road: Carroll Shelby</em></a>, which featured a GT500 Super Snake. This was the beginning of my Shelby "story."</p><p></p><p>Selling the Camaro and Cobra made way for my '13 Shelby GT500 Coupe. "Ethical challenges" with the local Ford dealer forced me to cast a wider net for my car. Thankfully, I located one at a small (and ethical) dealer in Washington, so my son and I flew there to take delivery. Probably the only time in my life I got to, literally, drive my new car off the showroom floor. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1747961[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've spent a lot of time and money making her mine, but I've enjoyed all of the almost 34K miles (and counting) we've logged together over the past decade.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry for my even longer story, [USER=152454]@LS WUT[/USER]!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Norton, post: 16770182, member: 145307"] I've had a passion for cars for as long as I can remember. My first was a '69 Camaro that had been my grandfather's. Nothing special - just a stripped-down base model, with a lot of sentimental value. [ATTACH type="full"]1747959[/ATTACH] As a high school student in the 80s, I was smitten by Fox Body 5.0 Mustangs. Following college graduation and commissioning into the Air Force, I bought my first Mustang - an '89 LX 5.0 Hatchback. She was my unmodified daily driver for eight years, during which time we logged ~70K miles together. [ATTACH type="full"]1747960[/ATTACH] The next chapter began in late-1996, when I upgraded to a '97 SVT Mustang Cobra. She was an unmodified garage queen for 15 years, during which time we logged ~60K miles together. Throughout the whole time, I'd kept my Camaro, hoping to eventually restore her into a show (and occasional race) car. Unfortunately, she'd spent her life outside and not far from the Atlantic Ocean. The story there is obvious. When faced with buying/building a new car, one part at-a-time, I was forced to admit the end result would no longer be my grandfather's car. During the ensuing period of mourning, I was fortunate to channel surf across Velocity's 2012 mini-series [URL='https://www.autoweek.com/news/people/a1950726/tv-miniseries-document-life-carroll-shelby/'][I]King of the Road: Carroll Shelby[/I][/URL], which featured a GT500 Super Snake. This was the beginning of my Shelby "story." Selling the Camaro and Cobra made way for my '13 Shelby GT500 Coupe. "Ethical challenges" with the local Ford dealer forced me to cast a wider net for my car. Thankfully, I located one at a small (and ethical) dealer in Washington, so my son and I flew there to take delivery. Probably the only time in my life I got to, literally, drive my new car off the showroom floor. [ATTACH type="full"]1747961[/ATTACH] I've spent a lot of time and money making her mine, but I've enjoyed all of the almost 34K miles (and counting) we've logged together over the past decade. I'm sorry for my even longer story, [USER=152454]@LS WUT[/USER]! [/QUOTE]
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