We're putting together an All Mustang Event out here in West Texas that will include photo ops with some P51 Mustangs. It benefits the Commerative Air Force which is headquartered in Midland, TX. I've been put in charge of pulling together an All Mustang Show N Shine. We aren't going to get too big this year but hope to grow the event on an annual basis and add additional classes and more planes.

I think I have most of the classes figured out, but I don't know where to put the Bullit? Is it a conversion like the Saleens, Steedas, Rousch etc. or was it a production speciality car? I have the conversions grouped together by 74-04 & 05-13. I have the Shelbys, Boss 302s, and Mach 1s grouped together by 65-71 and 07-13. The Cobras 93-04 have their own class.

Do I need to add a Specialty class for production Mustangs? If so, what are the names of the models that need to be included?

 

IMHO I would put the Bullitt in it's own specialty classes and break them up into classics and modern muscle. The reason for this being that classics draw so much attention as is and at regular car shows tend to get a nod over modern cars due to the amount of hours and work that it took to get the car into show condition and the fact that they are much older and rarer of a car compared to a modern car that you are able to buy off of a show room floor.

For classic specialty models I would include:

Mustang Sprint (1966, 1968, 1972), California Special, Cardinal Special, High Country Special, Lone Star Edition, Mach 1(1969-1978), Boss 302, Boss 429, Twister Special, King Cobra

For Modern Specialties I would include

Bullit (2001, 2008-2009), Mach 1, California Special, V6 Pony Package (Maybe) , V6 Appearance Package, Warriors in Pink Package, Dub Edition, Boss 302, SVO, GT350 (1984)

Then I would put the Cobras (1993-2004) and Shelby GT500/GT500KR (2007-2013) in a category together since they are both designed in house by Ford.

 

How many cars to do estimate will be in attendance? If this is the first time for the event, you might play it by ear, and end up not using a couple of classes. IE, if only one bullitt shows up, there's no point in having a class for bullitts. But if ten bullitts show up, they should have their own class..

If it were me, I'd have the following classes prepared, in sort of a bracket system, with three big umbrella categories: Classics, Fox Body, and Modular Mustangs/modern/whatever you want to call them.

Under classics, I'd have the following categories: 64.5-66, 67-68, 69-70, and 71-73, and then special categorys for Shelbys, bosses, and mach1s. With the classics you might further split it up by stock restoration vs restomod hotrod sort of cars.

My knowledge of fox bodys is fairly limited, but I suppose you could split them by aero cars (4 headlights) vs non aero cars, and notch vs hatch. And then have special categories for SVOs and Cobras.

For modular mustangs, I'd split them firstly by SN95 vs S197(05-09) vs S197(10+) then have categories for the Roushes, Saleens, Shelbys, Bullitts, Bosses and so on.

After you've awarded the best cars in the individual categories, consider having a Best of show: Classics, Best of show: Fox Body, and Best of show: Modular/Modern category, and then from their a Best of show: Overall winner.

Maybe also consider fun categories that apply to all the cars like best daily driver, nicest paint, highest horsepower, most custom, and so on.

Basically what I'm recommending is that you prepare lots of categories, and then be prepared not to use them all if not very many people show up the first time. IMO shows with lots and lots of categories with small token prizes for the winners are more fun to take part in than the shows with only a couple of categories.

Sorry for such a rambling post, just sort of vomiting thoughts as they occur.

 

How do u get invited to go to the event? I'm in Ft Worth and would like to go

 

The event is in the planning stages but is scheduled for August 25. We have 2 P51s committed and maybe a third. Once it all comes together, I'll post all the information here. We're trying to get it done and the word out early because it's very hard to get hotel rooms in the Midland/Odessa area due to the oil boom. The CAF has plenty of parking and is going to allow trailers and motorhomes to park overnight free, but there are no hookups. It will only cost $5.00 to get inside the gates with your Mustang and park in the Mustang Corral (tarmac) then you can line up to get your photograph with a P51 (extra cost) The car show preregistration fee will by $20, late registration is $25. Those that pre-register will have the opportunity on a first come/first serve basis to pay an extra $30 when they arrive the day of the show to park in the hangar with some of the WWII aircraft. Once the hangar is full then everyone is parking outside. Cars have to be in place by 10, judging begins at 11, awards at 3. You can arrive on Friday and park your car..because of the aircraft housed there they have security. One of the P51s is Brat III from the Cavanaugh Air museum in Ft Worth. He gives 30 minutes rides with video for around $1700. Ouch!