tracked down an original lightbar. With 53,000 ticks
on the odometer, Charles stripped the Mustang
down to a shell. Engine bay, underside of the decklid, and doorjambs were all correctly resprayed in
the factory Dark Shadow Blue, while the exterior
and wheels were reshot in Air Force Strato Blue. No
mirror-like finish here as the paint was left with some
orange-peel texture and overspray to reflect how the
Air Force would have originally painted the vehicle.
Also, precautions were taken to preserve the original
USAF stenciling under the hood.
Concord, California, resident Keith Suzuki entered
the picture in October 2003. As a citizen volunteer
for the Concord Police Department’s Neighborhood
Patrol Division, Keith had always yearned for a Police
Package Mustang. He stumbled upon the USAF
Mustang while searching the www.sspmustang.org
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