Visit Mustang Alley…this Year’s Feature Model at the Doctor Larry’s Kingwood Spring Car Show

(PRWEB) April 13, 2005

It’s the car that turns heads and steals hearts…It’s the American icon that sparks enthusiasts to pore over its history like a precious family tree…It’s a design that has inspired for 39 years…It’s the Ford Mustang, and it’s the feature model of the Doctor Larry’s Automotive Specialists Kingwood Spring Car Show to be held at Kingwood’s Town Center Park on Sunday, April 24, 2005 from Noon to 6 PM.

Highlighting this year’s show will be a collection of Mustangs from fully restored Shelbys to the newest 2005 Mustang just released by Ford Motor Company. Cruise on by “Mustang Alley,” and expect to be awed.

The story of the Mustang is the stuff of legends. Introduced by Ford Motor Company on April 17th, at the opening of the 1964 New York World’s Fair, Ford had initially projected first-year Mustang sales of 100,000 units, but this conservative goal was reached within four months of the pony car’s introduction. For the full 1965 model run (April 1964 through August 1965) a total of 680,989 Mustangs were sold – an all-time industry record for first year’s sales.

America clearly fell head-over-heals for the Mustang, and this love affair has lasted over 40 years. Many Mustang fans consider the Shelby Mustang series created by Carroll Shelby to be the absolute height of muscle-car performance and style. This year’s spring car show features two Shelby GT-350’s displayed by local resident Michael Fogarty.

Fogarty’s first mustang experience was in 1967 when his father purchased a new Shelby GT-500 as the new “family” car. Looking back, he recalls many fond memories riding in that car and as a kid he knew that someday he would own a Shelby Mustang of his own. “Of course now I’m in the driver’s seat, and while I do have two Shelby GT-350’s, I still dream of one day owning a 1967 GT-500 like the one my dad had”, says Fogarty.

One look at Fogarty’s two magnificent Shelby GT-350’s will have most people literally green with envy. The first of these two fully-restored vehicles is a Highland Green 1968 Shelby GT-350 that he has owned for about four years. This particular car was one of 224 Shelby GT-350s purchased by Hertz Rental Car in Las Angeles CA. The price of the car when new was $ 4,117.

The car has just completed a rotisserie restoration at Classic Mustang of Houston that has returned it to its original paint and interior color scheme – Highland Green with Black interior. During the restoration process it was discovered that the car has the original 302-4V power plant and 3-speed automatic transmission. The 302-4V engine was rated at 250 HP from the factory. This vehicle is also equipped with power steering, power front disk brakes, tilt-away steering column, and air conditioning.

Fogarty’s second Mustang is a candy-apple red 1969 Shelby GT-350, which he has owned for a little over a year. This is an all original car with the exception of one repaint in 1983. It was put in storage from 1983 to 2000 with limited use since coming out of storage in 2000. The car now has about 40,000 original miles on it. Only 229 Shelby GT-350’s with this paint/trim code were produced in 1969. The car was sold new for $ 4,434 from Joe Myers Ford – right here in Houston – and has always been in Houston. It has the original 351 4-valve engine (rated at 290 HP from the factory) with the four-speed close ratio manual transmission.    The vehicle is also equipped with power front disk brakes, power steering, tilt-away steering wheel, and air conditioning.

Mustang Alley will boast numerous other Mustangs, so visitors can enjoy the full spectrum of the pony-car’s development. And of course, Anderson Ford Mercury in Cleveland, an event sponsor, will round it out with the newest addition to the Mustang stable, the redesigned 2005 Mustang GT.

For 2005, Mustang combines an all new, fully modern architecture with all the soul that makes a Mustang a Mustang – bold style, a brawny engine and rear-wheel-drive excitement. As anyone who has seen the “Cornfield” ads knows, Steve McQueen would be proud.

“Casual observers will instantly recognize these cars and that is the greatest testament anyone could make to the timeless design of Mustang,” said J Mays, Ford Motor Company Vice President of Design. “This level of universal acceptance comes not from simply copying past designs, but from melding the character of 39 years into these modern offerings.”

The two-seater concepts feature the body side C-scoops, three-element tail lamps and pony-adorned grille that have helped Mustang stake its sports-car reputation. But they take these elements into the future with all original front-end geometry customized to accommodate the signature Mustang MOD 4.6-liter V-8.

“By melding the true character of Mustang into these fully modern offerings, we ensured that even the uninitiated will instantly recognize these cars as Mustangs,” Mays said. Designers of the new 2005 Mustang were inspired by the 1967 Mustang interior, which is “bathed in aluminum trim.”

“We’ve done the same thing here, but we’ve tried to give it a bit more racing inspired look,” Mays pointed out. “It has racing buckets, racing harnesses for the seat belts, and a gaited shifter.

“The coupe is beautiful because it has a very tear drop cabin on it that is very reminiscent of the ’65 Mustang. It has a lot of power, particularly in the rear three-quarter view because of that design feature,” he said.

“The 2005 Mustang has been one of our most popular vehicles, and is literally flying off of the showroom floors,” said Steve Anderson, After Market Manager of Anderson Ford Mercury in Cleveland.

Anderson Ford Mercury is proud to be the Blue Oval Certified Ford and Mercury sponsor for the Spring Kingwood Car Show. Located on U.S. 59 South in Cleveland, just 15 minutes north of Kingwood, they are equally proud of the fact that they are the only local dealership which subscribes to the National Auto Dealer Association (NADA) Code of Ethics. All of their salespeople are NADA certified, and have undergone and passed extensive sales training and testing to earn this certification. Anderson Ford Mercury’s motto is “Come Experience the Anderson Difference… it’s about Higher Standards, Lower Prices and Good People!”.

This year’s car show is sponsored by Doctor Larry’s Automotive Specialists, A-Line Auto Parts, ACDelco, Cebridge Connections, Office Depot, Car Toys, Budweiser, A+ Transmission Specialists, Anderson Ford and Mercury, Tejas Toyota and Scion, Sterling McCall Honda, BMW of Houston North, Deerbrook Forest Chrysler Jeep, Kingwoodnow.com, Extreme Trailers and GameForce.

The 8th Annual Kingwood Spring Car Show is scheduled for Sunday, April 24th, 2005. Hours for the event are Noon – 6 PM. Parking and admission are free. The award ceremony will begin at 5PM.

For more information, please contact Suzanne Juel at Kingwood Event Coordinators; email Suzanne@kingwoodevents.com; phone 888-386-8178.

About Kingwood Event Coordinators

Kingwood Event Coordinators create and run community events for business owners, community associations, and groups interested in both profit and charitable endeavors. We coordinate events within perimeters set by the event owners, and are capable of soliciting sponsors, vendors, entertainment, and more for individual or annual events. We provide custom services for each project we coordinate and we always have the highest standards and requirements for those participating

Kingwood Event Coordinators Contact

Suzanne Juel

Kingwood Event Coordinators

Online: http://www.kingwoodevents.com


Online: http://www.kwtowncenterevents.com


Phone: 888-386-8178 x88

About Anderson Ford Mercury

The Anderson Ford Mercury mission is to provide customer service in automobile sales and service before, during and after the sale which surpasses the customers’ expectations. In addition, we want to become an asset to our community, contribute to the betterment of our neighbors and be civically responsible.

As Associates, our mission is to be committed to excellence in our business, our community and our personal endeavors.

Our personal mission is to remember the greater purpose of our being: God, family, self and professionalism in all business matters.

Anderson Ford Mecury Contact

Sharon Anderson

Online: http://www.andersonfordmercury.com


Address: 13872 US 59 South; Cleveland, TX 77327

Phone: 281-592-2611

# # #