Nobody likes Mach 1's

[350 Feet]

I don't know how many shows or Cars-n-Coffee events anyone on here goes to, or what vehicle they are "showing" or the demographic of such shows in XYZ area.

However, I can say that I've been going to such events for 35+ years now. Go way back to the "original 5.0 Fox days", if you were showing a "specialty" Fox Mustang at such an event THEN, the Classics would still be taking the trophies, oogly eyes and comments/discussions. Fast forward to today, any such showing or event - the Classics STILL get that same attention over ANY modern day Fox, SN95, S197 or S550 "niche" Mustang.

Why?

Because the Classics were throw aways in their time, they were just a car, they were death traps with no nannie's and metal dashboards, they were just transportation, they were just driven and let alone those factoids - many of the then Muscle Cars were still "just a car" regardless of their power plants, their 60's-70's shock'em color combos and varies sticker/stripe packages. These were automobiles that were beat on and didn't have long term life expectancies due to design and also lack of "tech" back then. They weren't expected to hang on 50-60 years later. THESE are the vehicles you rarely see on the road today and they get that attention at shows because of the very facts mentioned.

The automotive world has evolved in the last 50-60 years - but everyone thinks some "Limited Edition" is going to be worth bucko bucks in the future (50-60 years ahead of today). The problem is, the modern Muscle/Sports car "Limited Edition" (for Ford at least) really isn't all that Limited as it used to be in the past.

Before getting any panties in a wad over that statement - what I meant by that is, a Ford Limited Edition in the past used to be a production run of under 3k-5k a year, that was IT. It was NOT "hey, let's call it a "Limited Edition" and produce it for 5+ years with a total count of over 30k +/-". In the grand scheme of things, sure it's a Limited Edition, yes it's "chassis numbered", but when there is a larger pool of them - it really is not so limited.

Limited 10 years ago or even further back meant that through attrition (wrecks, theft, Mother Nature, exhaustion), not many of those would last 25-30 years later, because not every buyer was mothballing every one them.

Today you have everyone who has a Limited Edition afraid to drive it in the rain for crying out loud... but guess what, when you have 30k +/- of those owners also thinking the same, it's not so "limited" any more 25-30 years later.

The Classics, no one gave a shit, they were driven and raced and beat on as designed - an automobile. They weren't being mothballed in mass quantities.

The other thing too, out of all the S550's the true LE is the 50th Anniversary where only 1,964 of these were ever produced... That there is "Limited" and at some point will be fetching the big $$$, as many are already removed from the pool from our tracking thread on here.

So don't get disappointed if you're at a show or Cars-n-Coffee and folks are not enamored by your S550, or it doesn't win any awards, or folks are not talking to you about it. It's a time to meet other Enthusiasts and have a good time, learn about their rides or hear their stories too. So don't expect an award or trophy, it's when you do get one it's far easier to enjoy the win when it was NOT expected, rather than going to these events and expecting one. Because when you expect it and it doesn't happen, sure you're going to have animosity towards XYZ Brand or Club that did win.

That was very well said. Thanks for your input. It appears that we have to cycle through a generation raised on getting a trophy with little effort. Personally, hanging with someone that has a story to tell is cool enough.

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[Rhyanski]

True, but it fantastically emphasizes the body lines. Something the S650 lacks for example.
To each his own, the versatility is great. If FJG wasn't promo colour, it surely wouldn't have such high sales. It works nicely with orange and black contrasts but without them not so well. I'm not a non-colour cars fan (unlike the majority of car buyers) so it never was an option for me. This silver, though. Love it. I'm a metallic fan.

As you said, to each his own. I find most of the mustang colors pretty standard. I like the gun metal grey, the orange, the ruby red, the mach 1 green, but I'm coming from a Mazda red, which is a trully fascinating 3-ply coating. However the effort of maintaining such a vibrant color is crazy.
The FJG is very intriguing, depending on the weather it can go from grey to greenish. Stripes with orange make it pop and in the same time it handles dirt quite well, so I don't get crazy when a small splash of dirt is there, because I dont see it
AND it really stands out in the crowd. Honestly I notice quite a lot BMWs painted in similar greyish color lately.

 

[Rhyanski]

I love my parts bin baddass primer car with stickers.

I'm planning to get this one printed on a metal plate and stick it on the dash!

 

[riverfisher]

I just bought one yesterday. 2023 700A, FJG, Manual, Handling Pack, Elite Pack, Appearance Pack, Recaros. It wasn’t easy finding a manual with Handling pack used or new.

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