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In this episode John and Mike talk to Tony and Jeni Lucas about their purchase of a 2024 Dark Horse Mustang and their experience of attending Ford’s 2-Day Dark Horse Track Attack Program together. But wait – there’s more: While coming home from Charlotte, we find out that Jeni was so enamored with her newfound appreciation for the Dark Horse that she told Tony she’s keeping their Dark Horse for herself and that Tony would get something else to drive for himself. So what does Tony do? Why, he goes out and buys a 2025 Dark Horse, of course! Listen in to find out how attending the Track Attack was a game-changer for them and what they plan to do with TWO Mustang Dark Horses in the family.

For this special episode, John uses his Cars In Context Media Credential to attend the Press Preview Day of the annual Detroit Auto Show and give you an insider's look at the 2026 Mustang footprint there. After covering the show since 1988 when he was with AutoWeek magazine, John found this year's low-key Ford display to be so Bronco-centric that the iconic Mustang seemed like an afterthought. Check out his photos and hear his views on how much this once-dazzling automotive spectacle has now taken on trade-show vibe.

John and Mike have received so many emails about how we can keep growing the Mustang Owner’s Podcast that we think it’s time to make some format enhancements. In this episode, John asks YOU to tell us what “Mods” you’d like to see by putting them in the Comments section. Want us to include things like Mustang and Ford News, History, Tech, Trivia – even add a “My Mustang Story” feature where you can show off your ride? Put it In the Comments or email John at [email protected] and we’ll make the best suggestions happen. 

After a fun-filled podcast interview with Henry Ford III, Mike and John catch up with his father, none other than Edsel Ford II himself – the patriarch of Ford Racing. Edsel shares some favorite memories of Ford’s racing victories at LeMans and the Mustang’s product legacy. Plus, he offers his views on the role that enthusiast clubs play in building brand loyalty.

We get letters (OK, technically they’re emails), so when the inbox gets interesting, we read ‘em and weep. Well, at least for one listener who bemoans the lack of Mustang dealer brochures and posters. Another thinks John talks too much – and Mike not enough. Yet another wants to see Ford’s next 4-door sports car called a Falcon. All that and more in this Mailbag!

Mike and John stop in to Perkins Restorations in Juneau, Wisconsin, where the longtime authority on Mustang authenticity, Bob Perkins, offers up real-world stories and close-up looks behind his incredible collection of miniscule-mile, first-generation Mustangs and memorabilia.

Mustangs -- and Ford’s Michigan Central Resto-- Shine for Detroit’s ‘Cars At The Station’ Show Mike and John knew they’d see plenty of Mustangs and collectible Fords during the two-day “Cars At The Station” Show put together by Hagerty and RADwood Detroit. But what they didn’t expect was how cool Ford’s recently restored Michigan Central Station (The Motor City’s iconic, century-old train depot) and the adjacent Roosevelt Park was for a show venue.

What does a T-Bird 70th anniversary, a Mercury Cougar reunion and a Mustang club cruise-in have in common? They all partied at the ‘Birds, Cats & Ponies’ Dearborn Homecoming, as did more than dozen notable Ford designers, engineers and execs – including Henry Ford III.

Mike and John walk you through the photo highlights of Mike’s annual MOCSEM mega-event, the Mustang Owners Club of SouthEastern Michigan’s “Mustang Memories & All Ford Show." Seen via the lens of photog Joe Deladvitch, it was the last-ever show at this iconic Ford WHQ.

After John had walked Ford’s Mustang Alley for MustangOwner’s Podcast interviews in 2024, Mike asked photog Joe Deladvitch to give us a photo tour of Mustang Alley 2025 to catch some of the hidden gems that you’ll always uncover there during Detroit’s Woodward Dream Cruise.

Tom Welch, Communications Director for the Mustang Club of Mid Michigan joins John and Mike to discuss what the club recommends you do to your Mustang when you put it away for the winter.

Started by retired Ford engineer Dave Glickman, John and Mike take you on a tour of this summer’s Ford employee Research and Innovation Center car show at the Ford World Headquarters campus in Dearborn.

John and Mike tour the show field behind the Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells complex to bring you the owner stories behind some of the star cars they found at the 2025 Fall Ford Fest.

John and Mike sit down with John’s longtime careermentor, Jim Sawyer, who reveals how the Ford Special Vehicle Team became a sales success despite having no advertising budget.

Mike and John join a tour of the Ringbrothers shopin Spring Green, Wisconsin, where they catch a look at their new SEMA Mustang build and custom billet parts operation before cornering Mike Ring for an exclusive interview while he was working on a protype hood.