Fox Mustang Magazine Issue 8 | Page 73

Like a lot of younger guys, Jim Walrod’s automotive interests originally led him toward imports — high-revving, noise-making, slow-moving imports. It wasn’t long before reality set it and Jim had a change of heart. “I realized I wanted more power and performance,” he says. Whoever didn’t see that coming, raise your hand. Jim considered a Thunderbird Super Coupe since they were factory supercharged, but those plans took a sharp left turn when a friend with a strong Mustang stopped by. “He intervened and offered up his ’89 LX for a test drive,” Jim says. That’s all it took. “After driving the car around my neighborhood, I immediately knew this was the car I had to have.” Jim began scanning the ads for the right 5.0 Mustang. Eight months later, he found just what he was looking for. He made the phone call, and the next day made the deal. That was in August 1995. He came home with a nice find.