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for Kelly. It was a
Mustang, and Fox Mustangs
had already cemented their
legendary status amongst
Blue Oval performance fans.
On this car Kelly learned
some of the ropes, which set
the stage for eventually pick-
ing up the car you see here.
Before that point, however,
he had a 1968 Mustang with
a high-strung small-block
that lumbered to mid-
15-second e.t.’s but made all
the right sounds.
“I soon after purchased
a 1968 Mustang from my
neighbor that had only
66,000 miles,” Kelly says.
“I quit high school sports
and got a job to get the car,
and built a 302 for it as my
‘senior project.’ Got the 1986
coupe once in college when I
needed something more reli-
able. I’ve had it ever since.”
As you can see, cars
became a powerful force in
his life, but it wasn’t neces-
sarily the performance or
looks that led him to make
a move to the now-adored
four-eye Fox. Back in the
day, people were all about
the more modern Foxes, but
today the four-eyes have
