Tasca Ford Mustang Show

This was our 13^th year doing the car show and it was bittersweet in a lot of ways. It was the first year that my grandfather wasn’t there and it was also on September 11^th. But the weather was tremendous and the turnout was beyond description. Our Tasca Ford dealership was packed with Mustangs and people for the entire day.

We had three rock and roll bands plus a Beach Boys Tribute band at the dealership. The atmosphere was exciting. Some of the most amazing Ford show cars that I’ve ever seen were on display. People came as far as Kentucky to be a part of the show. Special guests John Force, Tim Wilkerson and Daniel Wilkerson came in along with Alan Reinhart for an autograph session along with a Q & A session that was a lot of fun.

The car show was all honoring my grandfather. This is what he loved about the business. He loved interacting with our customers, being around Ford performance vehicles and show vehicles that span generations. We had Model As all the way up to the Ford GT. From the show car standpoint and the atmosphere it was one of the best, if not the best show that we’ve put on at our dealership. We raised probably 15,000 pounds of can goods to benefit the local food bank so it was all for a good cause.

We also made the announcement of our partnership with Factory Five. We are going to be building roller chassis for the hot rod coupe Ford designed back in 1933, with a state of the art powertrain. We’re going to have the five liter engine that Ford Racing sells as a crate motor as one of the options that customers can put in along with a slew of other Ford Racing engines. We won’t be putting the engines in the cars, we’re going to be just building rollers, but they’ll be designed to take Ford Racing powertrains of the customer’s choice.

It was an action packed day to be a part of. We also use it as a team building initiative from our standpoint. It’s nice to get the guys together. My whole race team was in town and spent a couple of days and dinners together. On Thursday night we went fishing with the guys. It’s nice to break from the normal routine every once in a while and have an opportunity to reflect on the season and look forward to the next five races. For our championship hopes, Charlotte, Dallas are two of the races where we need to do very well, if not win both of them to get us solidly into the championship fight as this season winds down.