This started out as a more succinct blurb in my Garage Vehicle “History” block, but I figured I’d keep writing and turn this into a proper introduction post. I don’t imagine it would get much attention in the garage, and I think a lot of the community might appreciate the story and the pictures. If this is too long to read, then take a scroll through and check out the pictures.
My 1995 3000GT VR-4
(April 2018 picking up the GT in Erie, PA.)
1995 - 1st Owner: Doctor - Sarasota, FL
1998 - 2nd Owner: Tennis Pro - Clearwater, FL
2000 - 3rd Owner: My Father - Erie, PA
2018 - 4th Owner: Me - Jacksonville, FL
This history of this 1995 VR-4 is prefaced by its 1994 clone which was, unfortunately, sacrificed to the gods of stupid adolescent teens by yours truly (I wrecked my Dad’s first GT in 1999 when I was an irresponsible 17 year old):
My father owned a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for 27 years. He was the third owner (my uncle was the second owner). He kept the car in pristine shape while using it as his daily driver, except for winter. It demanded his attention pretty much every weekend, which he loved, but after almost 30 years he decided he wanted something modern, something that he didn’t have to work on all the time, but could tinker with when he wanted to. He sold the mustang in 1999 to someone in upstate NY I believe, and unfortunately we never really heard much about it since then.
(1985 my Dad and his Mustang)
(1990 Mustang engine rebuild #3)
He bought a pearl yellow ’94 VR-4 in 1999 from a dealer near Columbus, OH (I think it was Columbus). I wasn’t the biggest fan of the car initially. I didn’t know much about forced induction at the time, and was pretty put-off by the idea of trading the Boss 302’s thundering V-8 for puny, sideways-mounted six cylinder. I was rooting for Dad to buy one of the new Pontiac Firebird WS-6s with the quad-nostril ram air hoods! It didn’t take long though for me to come around all the cool technology (and outright wizardry for its time) that made the 3000GT such an awesome car. I went from a doubter to the platform’s biggest fan in less than the time it takes to drive from Columbus, OH back to Erie, PA.
As kids, my brother’s and I rarely got to drive the Mustang –high school prom night was the one exception where Dad allowed it, and believe me, you were being watched. But the 3000GT was a much easier car to manage, and he tended to be more trusting with it. So one Sunday night, after a lot of begging and pleading by me to let me take it out for a spin with my buddy, he reluctantly obliged. We had 40 minutes to be back, and strict instructions to keep it on the highway. He owned the car for a total of three weeks at this point.
My 1995 3000GT VR-4
(April 2018 picking up the GT in Erie, PA.)
1995 - 1st Owner: Doctor - Sarasota, FL
1998 - 2nd Owner: Tennis Pro - Clearwater, FL
2000 - 3rd Owner: My Father - Erie, PA
2018 - 4th Owner: Me - Jacksonville, FL
This history of this 1995 VR-4 is prefaced by its 1994 clone which was, unfortunately, sacrificed to the gods of stupid adolescent teens by yours truly (I wrecked my Dad’s first GT in 1999 when I was an irresponsible 17 year old):
My father owned a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for 27 years. He was the third owner (my uncle was the second owner). He kept the car in pristine shape while using it as his daily driver, except for winter. It demanded his attention pretty much every weekend, which he loved, but after almost 30 years he decided he wanted something modern, something that he didn’t have to work on all the time, but could tinker with when he wanted to. He sold the mustang in 1999 to someone in upstate NY I believe, and unfortunately we never really heard much about it since then.
(1985 my Dad and his Mustang)
(1990 Mustang engine rebuild #3)
He bought a pearl yellow ’94 VR-4 in 1999 from a dealer near Columbus, OH (I think it was Columbus). I wasn’t the biggest fan of the car initially. I didn’t know much about forced induction at the time, and was pretty put-off by the idea of trading the Boss 302’s thundering V-8 for puny, sideways-mounted six cylinder. I was rooting for Dad to buy one of the new Pontiac Firebird WS-6s with the quad-nostril ram air hoods! It didn’t take long though for me to come around all the cool technology (and outright wizardry for its time) that made the 3000GT such an awesome car. I went from a doubter to the platform’s biggest fan in less than the time it takes to drive from Columbus, OH back to Erie, PA.
As kids, my brother’s and I rarely got to drive the Mustang –high school prom night was the one exception where Dad allowed it, and believe me, you were being watched. But the 3000GT was a much easier car to manage, and he tended to be more trusting with it. So one Sunday night, after a lot of begging and pleading by me to let me take it out for a spin with my buddy, he reluctantly obliged. We had 40 minutes to be back, and strict instructions to keep it on the highway. He owned the car for a total of three weeks at this point.