Must be the most random thing to be as in love with Mustangs as I am without actually owning one. But what can I say? I live, breathe, and bleed Mustangs. Preferably Fastbacks or the ’18 and newer models.
Why, though? What made me fall in love with Mustangs?
Simple. He did:
His name is Alex Matalino, and he’s my character in my soon-to-be-written book. He’s a mechanic by day and an exorcist by night, and the Mustang is his identifier.
When I was doing research to build his character, I wanted a car that was as overrated as Alex is. Where I live in Missouri, there wasn’t a day where you DIDN’T see a Mustang on the street. Then I started watching YouTube videos–Rush Shift taught me so much–and going through thousands of pictures on Pinterest, and as soon as I saw the 2018 Mustang, I knew it was the one for Alex. The aggressive body was really what sold me because the style matched Alex’s other identifier: aggressive sensuality.
So there you have it. That’s why I love them.
Summer 2021, I was privileged enough to be able to ride in a modified Mustang to an event called Invasion in Iowa. A kind stranger allowed me to be the passenger in his ’06 Mustang for 16 hours. He took me to a Mustang meet where I got to see over 400 Mustangs, a burn out contest, and an exhaust contest!
Roaming that parking lot, I got to see so many builds and hear so many different exhausts, it was the most incredible experience of my life. The best part: I got to see Alex’s Mustang in real life! A guy named Ray had modified his Mustang in a way that looked almost identical to the one I imagined for Alex.
Other Mustangs I loved at Invasion:
So, when I say “Mustang for life,” I mean it. No other muscle car can compare because no other muscle car suits Alex better.
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