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JAMES BOND 007 GOLDFINGER MUSTANGS
A
white 64 Mustang convertible appears prominently in the James Bond Movie
Goldfinger, and it features in the famous tire shredder scene.
But did you know that Ford produced a special high performance gold 64
fastback for the movie, but it was never used because it was made too late?
More
on the Mustang Club of Germany website
here
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INSTRUMENT
LIGHTING UPGRADES
Sick of not being able to see the instruments of your
classic mustang at night..?
Help is at hand... Go here
for more info.
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SNEAK PREVIEW 2010 MUSTANG
The 2010 Mustang is off the drawing board, and under
production testing.
Smooth engines and general refinement should
make it a winner. Follow
this link for more.
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NATIONAL CONVENTION 2008: CHRISTCHURCH
Convention DVD's are available.
Go here for details
Mustang Car Show, Christchurch Convention
Centre, Saturday Oct 25th.
Go here for convention coverage
Professional Picture Proof Sheets
of the show cars:
Go Here
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LEFT HAND DRIVE RULE CHANGE CAMPAIGN: MAJOR PROGRESS
Update
# 26 : 29 August 2008.
Click here to access it.
Click here to view feedback.. now over
2000! Go
here to view background on the topic.
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MUSTANGS ACROSS AMERICA: 45TH ANNIVERSARY CRUISE
April 2009 is the 45th Anniversary of the first
Mustang.
To celebrate the 45th, there will be a 5 day cruise across the USA on
route 66. Begins 10th April 2009 in Las Vegas and finishes in Birmingham
Alabama on 16 April.
The closing MCA Show event will continue for three days, with as many as 6000
Mustangs on site. More information is on the
event website here
(The USA 40th Anniversary Run Videos
are here (Kiwis are mentioned!)
AND...When the 45th run is over consider going on the 2009 Pony
drive.
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45th ANNIVERSARY USA 2009
PONY DRIVE
The 2009 Pony Drive
starts from Birmingham Alabama the day after the 45th MCA Mustang show.
New Zealand co-ordinator
of the 09 Pony Drive John Overend says the 09 event will last about 4 weeks
for the full trip.
Go here
www.ponydrive.us for more info as it
unfolds, or
contact John at jl68390@hotmail.com
Itinerary Update: 14 August 2008
Click Here
For those planning on coming along dates to
book your trip, are as follows-
Birmingham Show April 17-19 | Pony Drive leaves Birmingham,
Monday, April 20 | Pony Drive estimated end date- May, 18
For those that are flying in for the Show, your best bet for arriving and
leaving is Atlanta, as we will be ending in the vicinity of Atlanta also.
Anyone wanting accommodation in Birmingham for the
45th MCA convention and Pony Drive would need to book soon. The hotel is the
Rime Garden ph 001 205 951 1200.
There are 60 rooms block booked under the Pony Drive. Even if you are not
sure if you want to go, it would pay to book a room now-(You always cancel
later on).
Accommodation will be hard to get closer to the event. Please make
sure if you book under the Pony Drive and let me know. Thanks John
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