I've driven and enjoyed Mustangs since I was 17. In 2005, I finally took delivery of the "Big 3" on a 2006 Mustang GT - V8, manual transmission, and convertible top. That was (and is) the perfect combination for me.

Fast forward to 2020. She has been terrific. I've owned her longer than any other Mustang. But I knew it was time to start looking. As I watched the adventure Houtex embarked on with his timing chains and tensioners, I knew that was coming for me as well. She has been a daily driver, and with over 200,000 miles on the odometer, I knew it was time. Unlike Houtex, I have neither skillset, tools, or time to pull off the excellent job he did.

So been looking, hoping to find a minimum of two out of the Big 3. I knew I wanted an S550, but figured it would be an Ecoboost manual convertible - a GT version was hard to come by and still expensive. Then this appeared yesterday and happened today.



She is a "Big 3" car - a 2015 in terrific shape with low miles at a price we could work with. Did a great deal today, and drove her home - after driving three hours to buy her.





After 15 years, I close the book on the S197 - a design that really, I believe, revived the Mustang like it had not been in a while. And I will still hang out here some - after all, I have been and will still be a fan of the 197s. But now you'll also find me hanging out in the S550 world too.

Now, it's time to update the signature. What a fortunate man I am.

 

Beautiful, love the color. We've owned (really the wife's cars except the '06) an '06, '10, '13, and the wife now has an '18 GT Vert. Ford really hit it out of the park with the S550's. Enjoy

 

Learned some interesting things. The date on the Monroney sticker is 11/24/2014. The car was titled 11/26/14 - to Ford Motor Company. Found the first registration and paperwork indicating it was a company fleet vehicle. Over a year later, in December 2015, it went to Crossroads Ford in NC - with less than 300 miles.

I am wondering if she was a trailer queen display car her first year, going to car shows and events. We got her last week with just 51k on the odometer.

 

Congrats!!
The S197 was a great car. But, these S550 cars are LEVELS better. Rides better, interior is better, just better overall. I swore I would never own one. LOL

 

I'll vouch for Tony on that comment!

 

I've driven all the basic generations except the Mustang II. Would have driven that one as well. After all, if it wan't for the II, the Mustang may have disappeared after 1973. Strange to think of it as a history-changing car, but it was. Not many American marques have the history and longevity of the Mustang.

Without question (for me at least), the S550 is the most remarkable mass-produced Mustang Ford has rolled off the assembly line. Although I would still happily have another '69, I would not drive it every day!