14/11/2008 18:38. Despite all the clichs about Southern California-sipping designer water, yakking on a cell phone in traffic, consuming chips and guacamole over margaritas, and signing on the freeway using a single digit-the Southland isn't all that bad once you get used to it. You just have to keep a sense of humor through it all.

Craig Cunningham, president of the Mustang Owners Club of California, has called the Los Angeles area home all his life. For 30 years, he taught future teachers how to teach at UCLA. In the years since, he has traveled the country, teaching recreational authorities how to teach safely. And when he's not doing that, he's interacting with other motorists in his travels around SoCal.

At 65, Craig hasn't even considered retirement, much less hanging up his spurs. He places... // Mustang Monthly Magazine