Rare Pony: 2006 Mustang Stampede Edition

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This blog documents the changes and modifications I've made to this car since purchasing it in June of 2006 as well as maintaining my "Modification List", a listing of shows I attended and awards received.

Please note the "Thank You..." in the side bar. These are the businesses I've purchased products from in the process of modifying my Stampede. You will find links to their websites and or products on my Modifications List.

The Stampede Mustang Registry is located at http://StampedeMustangRegistry.com.

**As of the end of May 2009, 61% of the shows I've participated in have resulted in an award.**

Friday, June 05, 2009

New Mods, Pics, and End to 2009 Season?

Here are some more new pics... Check out the honeycomb tail light pieces with the black tail light trim from http://www.stangmods.com/. Looks sharp with that honeycomb trim between the tail lights (Silver Horse Racing). Thanks goes out to Matt for your quick service and excellence in customer support!

Also, today I added the Action Artistry Chrome Radio Button Highlights and Chrome Radio Volume Knob, both were purchased from http://americanmuscle.com/. Install took about 10 minutes total including pictures. :) Lastly are pics of my Stampede tucked under its cover. I may drive it over the weekend but, if not, it will be covered for a while. Monday I have surgery and will be unable to enjoy my Mustang for at least 3 weeks. I'll be off work for 6-8 weeks.

My 2009 Show Season has been curtailed. It may not be over, as Donnie reminds me, but it definitely isn't going to be as active as I would like it to be. The May NTMC Cruise was my last this season probably. (Got a First Place though!) We'll see. Susan and I agreed that Yellow Rose would not be a good idea. Even if I am back at work by then I will not be ready to do that type of detail work on my car. Being that this is a spinal fusion it may be awhile before I am 100%. I won't go into all the details but suffice it to say this is major stuff. Oh well, 2009 will be the year to heal and 2010 will be my time to kick ass. Right?

Friday, May 22, 2009

Updated Photos...

Took some photos on my way into work this morning...

These two were from last night's Show-n-Shine at the NTMC meeting in Irving. That is a Grabber Blue 2010 Mustang GT next to my Stampede. It is the first 2010 in the club and a gorgeous car! The second picture is an updated shot of the engine bay.

Stampede Edition?

The 2006 Mustang Stampede Edition is a Ford factory built regional special. The "Stampede Edition" is clearly denoted on the original Ford window sticker and not an add-on sticker as with dealer created packages. We know that there has been a 2005 San Diego Special (SDS) built on the Sport package but it is not clear if this was offered only to San Diego or to a larger market area. In 2006 three regional specials were released - the California Limited Edition (CE), the Southern California Special (SCS) and the Stampede Edition (Stampede). All three are essential the same vehicle; all were built on the new Pony Package with the same key items (colors, stripes, features, etc.) although they carry different badging and, depending on the special, were created in different unit amounts. The CE was limited to 400 units, the Stampede to 500 and the SCS did not have a X of X badge. The Stampede Edition was announced by Ford during its "Expanding The Breed" press release which also announced the return of the California Special (GT/CS) in 2007. The SDS, I believe, was advertised in its local area via print and television advertisements. The CE and SCS Mustangs had brochures. The Stampede did not have either. A 'hero card', or dealer info card, was issued to the participating 300 dealerships in the Oklahoma and Texas market. These have been nearly impossible to locate and only by chance has one fallen into my hands. It gives us the same basic info we already had as well as additional info we were unaware of such as the exact colors and the available options (manual vs. auto, cloth vs. leather, etc.) that were available. All the Stampedes were created in March of 2006, delivered in April, announced in May and sold in the summer of 2006. My Stampede was built 3/30/2006, delivered to my dealership by 4/17/2006 (date of registration) and sold to me on 6/19/2006. There is still a lot of things we don't know about the Stampede which is why we've started a registry for them. So far we have located two of them in Torch Red... a color that, according to the Hero Card, was not part of the Stampede Edition program... I have also spoken with other Stampede owners who agree with me that there is something else different about these cars. The rake is sharper, the feel while driving it is tighter, it sits lower, and it just sticks to the road better than a standard Pony Package Mustang, which has the same wheels and same sway bars. (We have a 2007 Pony Package and a Stampede and they are night and day.) The Stampede does have Traction Control and ABS but it is more than that... My 2002 GT with TCS and ABS didn't stick like this... I just haven't figured it out yet and no one at Ford is talking.

This blog documents the changes and modifications I've made to this car since purchasing it in June of 2006. Please note the "Thank You..." in the side bar. These are the businesses I've purchased products from in the process of modifying my Stampede. **As of the end of May 2009, 61% of the shows I've participated in have resulted in an award.**

Rare Pony: 2006 Mustang Stampede Edition

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Friday, June 05, 2009

New Mods, Pics, and End to 2009 Season?

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Updated Photos...

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