Like a lot of hot rodders out there, my first close-up encounter with a true muscle car was behind the wheel of a 5-liter Mustang. For me, that was the fall of 1986. I liked hot cars before then, but the interest was more a passing curiosity than a full-blown love affair. What got me behind the wheel at the local Ford dealership was the rabid infatuation with musclecars—especially Fords—by my co-workers at the Montgomery Ward Auto Center.

When the power rating of the Mustang GT was upped to 200 hp for the 1986 model year, I got up the courage to ask for a test drive. Once I mashed the gas pedal in second gear, I was bitten. But I still didn’t have the cash. When the power... // Popular Hot Rodding Magazine

Here is my dad's 69 Sportsroof.  He bought it from the second owner back in 1982.  This car use to be our "family car".  Dad did not believe in mini-vans and station wagons (back then there really wasn't any SUV's!) so this is what I went to school in while I was growing up in SoCal.  For a while I was so young that I could not see over the very high dashboard, but as I grew older, I really enjoyed riding with him.  Dad would always wash it and keep it clean.  He loved Armor All too, in fact he would put some on the front seats to make them shine.  The only problem is that without seatbelts, any turn or acceleration I was thrown all over the car!  It was quite a ride!

My dad bought me a 63 Ranchero, which I still have, in fact we have taken both to car shows in the past. Recently,... // Mustangs and Fords Magazine