For over 40 years, he's been behind the wheel of his 1969 Mach 1. As Bill likes to say it, this car has history, and plenty of speeding tickets too. Let's take a trip down memory lane of this famous Classic Pony Bill, welcome to Ford Mustang the Early Years podcast.

How long have you owned your Classic Pony?:

1969 Mach 1, own for years. My car was used in making of the Mach E by Ford.

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If you own a Mustang or classic car, have you named your car? If so, what is his/her name?: Mabel

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If you've made improvements to your classic car or restored it, what work have you done?:

Restore it myself with help from friends and family. Engine, transmission, rack and pinion, rear end and many more things. My car is known around the world because of Ford using it. In video and pictures for relaunching of the Mach 1 2021 and introduction of the Mach E.

What plans do you have for improvements/restoration/modification of your classic car?:

Trying to keep the car running.

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Let's start with this 256 pages of goodness, packed full of everything you want to know about 7 Mustang generations starting with Gale Halderman's first sketch in 1962 to the 2025 version of Mustang's rocketship for the road, Donald Farr has been the kid in the candy shop along way. Donald has shared Mustang stories, so many stories for decades, and while I had a chance to review an advanced copy of Ford Mustang, 60 Years, who better to share the book then the writer himself. Welcome back Donald to Ford Mustang, The Early Years Podcast.

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If you own a Mustang, how long have you owned your ride?:

Since 1982. Purchased new by my grandfather in Feb. 1966 and I was able to locate and buy it in my SC hometown.

If you own a Mustang or classic car, have you named your car? If so, what is his/her name?:

The "66"

If you've made improvements to your classic car or restored it, what work have you done?:

Restored in 2013.

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Special thanks to episode guest Aaron Robinson who wrote the article "2024 Road of the Year" for Hagerty Drivers Club Magazine

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