Wednesday, May 20, 2015

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback Paul Stutz



Paul Stutz was a member of the 2010 Canadian Olympic team in Vancouver, but the World Cup circuit is most skiers’ main focus, and there he got a Seventh place World Cup result, was four-time Canadian Champion, and two-time North American Slalom Champion. When he retired after last season, he was the number one ranked skier in Canada.


Paul researched the Ski Country Special Mustangs that were sold in the Colorado market to find out what ski rack they used, and found a ’60s-era Thule rack for his fastback. The wheels are 17x8 and 18x9 Coys wheels.


Paul researched the Ski Country Special Mustangs that were sold in the Colorado market to find out what ski rack they used, and found a ’60s-era Thule rack for his fastback. The wheels are 17x8 and 18x9 Coys wheels.


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The interior has Scat Procar Rally seats and a custom center console armrest, but the rest is mostly restored stock stuff.


An example of Paul’s unique touches to his car are the wooden inserts in the B&M ratchet shifter handle. “I called Grant, who made the steering wheel, and found out what kind of wood they were using, and had new handle inserts made to match the wheel.”


These are the faces of the entertainment system’s head unit. The top photo is the screen saver that the system reverts to in use. The middle and bottom ones show what it looks like in GPS and stereo (respectively) modes. Paul said, “It took a lot of sitting there at my kitchen table with the console all apart, trying to figure out how to make it all work, but at the end of the day it’s a pretty neat piece and I’ve never seen it before.”


All of the electronics are from Pioneer, and keep the nitrous bottle company in the trunk.


Paul met Alison a few years ago and picked her up for their first date in his Mustang. He told us, “I found out that her dad used to have a 1967 Mustang, and her first car was also a Mustang. So I guess when I picked her up for our first date with this car, I earned a few brownie points.” We’d say so—this photo was taken on their wedding day.


When summer rolls around is when Paul gets the Mustang out for cruising in the gorgeous Canadian Rockies.

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