Lent – Day Eight

Lent Day Nine

Thursday, March 13, 2014 – “All you wanna do is ride around Sally. Ride Sally Ride. Mustang Sally, her’s name.” Thank you Wilson Pickett. Here’s to an original Mustang Sally – Gail Wise, who obviously is very wise. She bought the very first production of a Ford Mustang in 1964 at age 22. She paid $3,447.50. It is baby blue. Notice the present tense verb. Ms. Wise still owns it. The Ford Mustang turns 50 years this year. The first one rolled off the assembly line in March 1964 and debuted the following month at the New York’s World’s Fair. I fell in love with the Mustang the first moment I saw one when I was fifteen years old. That love continues today. While I do like all Mustangs, including today’s models, it is the classic Mustangs from 1964 to the 1970’s that makes my heart beat a bit faster. When I see a classic Mustang on the road, ignoring all traffic, my head turns to follow it. I will stop in parking lots if one is parked there. I look at the vehicle wishing I owned one. Ted D. received a forest green Mustang for high school graduation in 1967. I would leave for school early so I could see Ted’s car in the parking lot. Larry L. had a 1967 red Pontiac Firebird. Mostly because those two were of only a few who had cars, but the cars were always parked side by side. It was the Mustang I longed for. I am certain both Ted and Larry wish they still owned those cars. I am sure they are both worth considerably more than $3,447.50 today. When I win the lottery I am going to buy a classic 1964 Mustang convertible. What am I thinking? When I win the lottery I will buy several classic Mustangs and maybe a Firebird too.