DEARBORN -  For several years, Ford Performance has featured the amazing rides of our enthusiasts in our Ford Fan Spotlight. We’ve selected our top enthusiast Mustangs from 2018 to help celebrate the iconic pony car’s 55th anniversary and kick off National Mustang Week.

Mike Cole’s Tragedy-to-Treasure Journey with his 68 ½ Mustang 428 CJ

We met Mike Cole during this past summer’s Cobra Jet 50th Anniversary Reunion event at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. While we were first blown away by his 1968½ Mustang GT 428 Cobra Jet, we were even more blown away by his “Tragedy to Treasure” story about the car that dates back 50 years to this coming New Year’s Eve. Read the whole story here.

Jonathan Blevins Turns ’08 GT500 into ‘Ultimate Street Car’ TV Star

We’ve known track dog Jonathan Blevins ever since his “Track Guys” helped put on driving events for the old SVT club’s Track Days series some 15 years ago. While we’re not surprised he’s still racing around road courses these days, what may be surprising is that his track car is a 2008 Shelby GT500. Read the whole story here.

Now Into Her 80’s, Adele Acrey Still Drives Original-Owner ’66 Fast Back

When we received an email from Tim Worlitz of Dallas Mustang about a regular customer who comes into his shop for routine maintenance on a pristine 1966 Mustang Fastback, we figured it was owned by a savvy collector. But when Tim told us the car was the daily driver of Adele Acrey who has been in love with this pretty pony ever since she bought it new, we had to hear more. Read Adele’s incredible Mustang story here.

Friends, Family get Late Racer’s ‘Mystic Missle’ Back on the Track

You’ll find thousands of racers in the SCCA, but you won’t find many who track a 1996 SVT Mustang Cobra that wears the rare “Mystic” paint option. Yet that’s exactly what one immensely popular racer, Tony “Rosco” Rietdorf, had driven before his tragic death in 2016. Discover the remarkable story of how his widow, Michelle, and a whole host of friends in the racing community banded together to get Rosco’s “Mystic Missile” back on the track. Click here to read what Rosco’s friends have written as a tribute.

Wayne Fabish’s ’67 Coyote Coupe Build was 3 ½ -Year Labor of Love

For road-racer Wayne Fabish, there was only one way to power his 3-1/2 year restomod of a 1967 Mustang Coupe – and that was with a Ford Performance 5.0 Liter Coyote Crate Engine. While the clean, 62,000 original-mile pony came from Texas where the build was begun, you’ll need to read his email to us to find out where it was finished. Click here to read the rest of the story.