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Posted by: Tom_T Mar 30 2012, 05:57 PM

Definitely car related! .... Mustangs - not 914s - though.

So this is a little family bragging about one of my nephews in the car biz - since I forgot to put up when he won it last time for 2010 - and he's gotten it for 2011 too!

My nephew John - at Ray Skillman Ford in the Indy area - is the top Rousch Mustang Dealer worldwide - apparently by a huge margin - in terms of the cars sold, and has built himself into the go to guy from the USA/North America, Europe & worldwide for anyone wanting a new Rousch Mustang - or Shelby Cobra `Stang, SVT, or any other specially tweaked new Mustang.

Here's the video of him getting the 2011 award .... I know, boring, but there are good shots of the cars in it & he has his dealer contact info at the end of the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqjTHFGx0-Y&feature=g-upl&context=G21fb02fAUAAAAAAABAA

He also apparently has a gazillion uploads on how to set-up these specialty `Stangs, & he said to google his name + Mustang
.... and you'll get him on the first 40 pages or something .

Those of you into Mustangs will probably enjoy his other more Mustang oriented stuff better!

Plus he puts on a big Rousch/Mustang gathering on June 29th 2012 at the Ray Skillman dealership, if you're in the Indianapolis IN area then. Here's some clips from the 2010 one he sent me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdrEyZ4tw94&feature=g-upl&context=G2ce4e49AUAAAAAAAOAA

Okay...my duty as a proud uncle is done !

Cheers!
Tom
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Posted by: 2xs performance Mar 30 2012, 06:07 PM

Cool. Congrats

I'll pick the mustang over the camaro any day!

Posted by: biosurfer1 Mar 30 2012, 06:45 PM

it's "Roush" unless they changed the name:)

Posted by: Tom_T Mar 30 2012, 06:48 PM

... I never was a good speller!

Posted by: orange914 Mar 30 2012, 09:06 PM

Rousch... Roush
Porsche... Porshe

All the same, they both draw good quality peeps

Congrates Tom on the nephews' success

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 1 2012, 02:53 PM

Thanx all!

My nephew was crazy for Mustangs as a kid, and started buying & selling them at 14 - before he could even drive them - and has had at least one almost all of the time for the past 20+ years.

His current ride is one of the first 2011 "new aluminum" 5.0 Cobra SVTs in red, with the usual decals/stripes delete (he didn't like the white or black & may have had some silver ones made by now) ......

When he got early deliver +/- May 2009:


From our visit to Indy Summer 2010:



Note the "SirAndy school of photography" pix by my sister or wife!

He's very "particular" with his 'Stangs & takes excellent care of them, only driving them in summer/good weather, and has a Fusion SVT for a DD.

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 4 2012, 09:38 AM

Some pix I found in my family pix files (as opposed to the important stuff - car stuff ) from his 2010 top ROUSH sales in the World award:



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... and what it's really all about, the cars!



.... in my fave color range ..... Blue!!!!

Posted by: TJB/914 Apr 4 2012, 12:37 PM

Tom T

It must run in your family genes.

I love Mustangs too. Roush's factory assemble plant is nearby and whenever I am in the area I stop to check them out. Here's a few photo's at their former lot before they moved down the street into a fenced yard away from the public view.

Tom


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Posted by: Tom_T Apr 4 2012, 03:16 PM

Thanx Tom,

If you happen to be able to get down to Indy for that 6/29/12 Roush event at my nephew's Ray Skillman Ford Dealership (technically in Greenville IN I think?), I'll be in town that week with my wife for my sister's wedding on the 30th, so give me a shout & come by there for a chat & & at cars!!!!

Posted by: Ferg Apr 4 2012, 03:20 PM

Very cool, I'm a huge fan of the new Mustangs, have gotten real close to pulling the trigger and then they come out with something even cooler/better

The new Roush's are much more appealing to look at, vs the 2005-9 models.

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 4 2012, 04:34 PM

IIRC this year's release is the bigger block aluminum V8 (5.4L?) which is supposed to be around 650 hp I think, so that would be a good timing for getting one. IIRC it's also going back to a full ind. rear susp. again then for the 2013 MY.

My nephew had held off getting his most recent red M-Cobra SVT above until the 2010 models for the same reason - the 500 hp 5.0L Aluminum block V8 coming out. He also passed on upgrading his prior red M-Cobra (99 IIRC) cuz - while he liked the new retro-mod body style, it was less of a performance drivetrain in them than his was, up until the 2010 MY.

Geez - I don't know how he's not crawling with cops & tickets with a red convertible that fast!

Heck, I got tickets left & right as a teen with a red Opel Kadette with a measly 1.1L I-4 motor, then again while my 73 914-2.0 was painted in the Copper Metallic 76-80!

Posted by: SUNAB914 Apr 4 2012, 06:22 PM

Congrats, you uncle!

Posted by: rwilner Apr 5 2012, 07:38 AM

When I got my first job out of grad school I bought a 2004 bright blue Mustang Mach 1 with 1400 miles on it, and I put an H pipe and Borla stinger exhaust on it the first day I had it.

I owned the car for 12 months. In that time I got 5 (that's FIVE) speeding tickets.

I traded it for a silver accord and drove the exact same speeds on the exact same roads. I've gotten zero tickets in 7 years.

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 5 2012, 04:51 PM

Thanx Gunny!

Posted by: Tom_T Apr 5 2012, 04:56 PM

Believe me Rich, I know only too well!

I repainted my 73 2L from that 75 MY 914 Copper Metallic - really a metallic bright orange in the SoCal sun - to the Anthracite (Dark Grey) Metallic (my "Pavement Cammy") as seen in my avatar during the rolling resto in 1980.

After that I got no more sideways looks from Cops/CHPs - let alone no more tickets - driving the same way & same speeds in the same dang car - my 914!!!!

Posted by: underthetire Apr 5 2012, 05:02 PM

Girlfriend has the 06GT. Not a bad car. I love the new Boss 302 Laguna Seca edition though.

Posted by: RobW Apr 5 2012, 06:37 PM