nkp722
New member
Ok, I'll admit it. The Mustang, as I mentally envisioned it, really only existed from 1964-1974. I guess I just didn't feel the same emotional attachment to the models that followed. Then, THEN, ford came out with the S197. Wow! The best of the old and the new! I started smiling at Mustangs again. Once the GT/CS was reintroduced for 2007, I decided to stop looking and start buying. I contemplated the Shelby GT500 (who hasn't?), but wasn't thrilled by the idea of paying 20k over msrp, and also had other family members to consider that didn't relish learning to drive stick...so, the California Special was a perfect fit. Proper homage to the original and well done in its current form. I chose white because it seemed most reminiscent to me of the original...but that's just me. It was a tough car to find, too...only 4 existed on the east coast at the time I was looking. (I wonder what final '07 production numbers will be) but I finally found a dealer in baltimore that was willing to find me any car I wanted for the invoice price, so we hunted around and found just the right car in north Jersey. Had fun with the hunt, and then I bagged my prey! So, she sits in my garage waiting for warm sunny days to return. I'm getting antsy. Nuts to global warming! I've enjoyed seeing the community that has sprung up here, and the willingness to embrace us new infidels. Who knows, if I can add more garage space, maybe the perfect solution would be to have both a 68 and an 07 to choose driving from each day.... 
