Mustang Owner's Podcast

When the Mustang Owner's Museum wanted a model of the Ford Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair, Executive Director Steve Hall commissioned master model builder Robert Bianco for the project.  In this episode, Robert gives us some insight into his model building career and why he was a great choice for this job.

Paul Newitt, California Special historian tells John and Mike some of the stories regarding the creation of the California Special, and gives us a behinds the scenes look at the obstacles which stood in the way of the car making it to the showroom.

The original barn find hunter, Tom Cotter talks with Steve about his long love affair with cars.  He talks about how the hunt for barn finds started and what's next on his travel agenda.  

Art gives Steve insight into the many inner workings that lead to the development of the SN95 Mustang.  Art also talks about the driving force behind the creation of the Bullitt and Mach 1 Mustangs.  Finally, what was so special about Art's daily driver nicknamed...Kermit.

Steve talks to Perry Los Kamp about his rare Mustang that once belonged to Henry Ford II.  

Think you're about to purchase a rare Mustang?  Before you commit, you need to get a Marti Report.  John and Mike talk with Kevin Marti; creator of The Marti Report.  They discuss what's in a Marti Report, and why it's beneficial to the Mustang owner.  To order a Marti Report for your Mustang, goto: https://www.martiauto.com

Steve talks to Joel Piaskowski; Ford Global Design Director about the design process for the 2015 Mustang.  They talk about the design including how the design was created, and the clay modeling process.

Steve and Mark talk about obtaining a licensing agreement with Ford Motor Company.  Want to print a shirt or hat with your Mustang on it legally?  Mark will tell you how to gain approval from Ford for your unique memento. 

Steve gives us a brief history on the creation of National Mustang Day and the events happening this year at the Mustang Owner's Museum.

Sam Auxier Jr tells John and Mike how he got his start in drag racing.

Chuck Cantwell; project engineer for the Shelby GT350 program tells Steve some of the key moments behind the scenes of Shelby American in 1965 as they began work on the GT350 program.

Don't think Ford values your opinion?  Think again as Steve Ling tells us among other things, the value of listening to the desires of the Mustang family when it comes to Mustang development.

Steve talks with the President of The Wrecking Crew Mustang Club Peter Schaffhauser as they discuss what his members prefer doing as a club.  

What if you only had five minutes to buy a 1965 Mustang Fastback?  John and Mike talk with Dave Persell when he and his wife Kaye were faced with this situation. 

Steve interviews Larry Dobbs and finds out what led him to start one of the most popular Mustang magazines. 

Steve talks to Randy Ream; Co-Founder of the Boss 302 Registry.

John and Mike explore some of Mark’s most memorable moments while on the Mustang program.

Steve is joined by Jim Smart; long time Mustang journalist as they discuss Jim's book "The Mustang Production Guide," and what happened to the first Mustangs that rolled off the production lines.

Steve talks with Rick Schmidt from National Parts Depot in a smorgasbord of topics including The Lee Iacocoa Award, Silver Springs Mustang Show, and playing the drums?

John and Mike interview Janine Bay Teske, whose 25-year Ford career had included SVT Engineering Manager, Mustang Vehicle Line Director, and  Vehicle Personalization Managing Director.

  Joining Steve are Bill Turpin and John Nichols from MustangDriver.com; an online magazine dedicated to...Mustangs!  Magazines aren't dead; they're now online!

From the audio archives; Steve and the team interview Jack Roush in the summer of 2018.  Jack chronicles his storied automotive life as a child  tinkering with anything mechanical, through all aspects of the racing world, and finally with the creation of Roush Performance Parts. 

Gale Halderman shares a few behind the scene stories regarding the development of the Mustang.

Hosts John Clor and Mike Rey, host an exclusive chat with Ford Performance and Mustang Chief Designer Darrell Behmer to hear some of his Mustang (and other) design highlights from his storied career at Ford.

Retired chief designer Bud Magaldi discusses the development of the SN95 program that helped save the Mustang from extinction.