Young Mustang Owner Creates Community for Fellow Millennial-Age Enthusiasts
Millennial Mustang Registry is Bradley Belcher’s way to build camaraderie among younger Mustang Enthusiasts who keep the hobby alive.
Not everyone has the luxury of coming from a family of car enthusiasts. Bradley Belcher was lucky though and had two generations of Mustang enthusiasts precede him. He grew up with his Mustang pedal car alongside his dad’s 1969 Mustang convertible. Belcher soon got his own Mustang, and found out that younger enthusiasts needed to really band together. Who else would prove that this fanbase exists? Ford Online reports that’s why Millennial Mustang Registry now exists.
The concept of the registry is simple. Applications are free for anyone who meets the criteria; being born between 1980 and early 2000s and of course, owning a Mustang. From there, you’re given a special MMR number that applies to you, the individual, rather than the car. Because the goal of any Mustang owner is to have more Mustangs, of course.
At the moment, there’s over 500 members of the registry like Belcher and the member shown above. But we feel 500 members is an underrepresentation. The number has to be much much higher. One look at a typical night at the drag strip and you’ll find a number of millennial age racers. The same can be said for track days, and even drifting. If more attention is brought to the registry (which is on Ford’s radar) then the next generation of Mustang enthusiasts have a better way of shaping the pony car of their own future.
Millennial Mustang Registry also helps those who are first timers. Maybe they grew up in a household where the family car was nothing more than a sensible, boring appliance. For this kind of young enthusiast, a camaraderie from other similar aged Mustang owners is fantastic.
One thing that’s missing from MMR’s site though is a way to really engage, ask questions and meet members of the community. Those attributes are a mainstay of The Mustang Source since its inception. At the Mustang Source, our users are young and old alike, and are always welcoming to new members. In fact, our intros section gives you a chance to introduce yourself, and show off your ride.
Photos courtesy of Ford, MMR
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