From the very beginnings of the automobile, photography has been the most powerful media to bring the allure of mechanical mobility to life. Anybody can take pictures of their cars, but only a gifted few can make a photo of car an actual piece of art. Such is the case with noted photojournalist Al Rogers, whose work has appeared in a wide variety of print publications and online outlets over his storied career.

Podcast co-host John Clor had regularly featured the words and photos of Al Rogers over the many years that Clor managed the “Enthusiasts” section of FordPerformance.com and FordRacing.com up until a recent Ford website redesign discontinued enthusiast content. And fellow podcast co-host Mike Rey has also long known Al while connecting him to club car show feature cars and their owners.In this episode, John and Mike sit down with Rogers for insight on how he shifted from work in an auto factory to become one of the most recognized photojournalists in the hobby today. What separates him from so many other automotive photographers is that he not only shoots amazing photos, but he writes the amazing stories behind the cars that his photos showcase. In fact, Rogers reveals that it’s the stories behind the cars that drives him in choosing what cars to feature. Just as the motto of the Mustang Owner’s Podcast is “Everyone Has a Mustang Story,” listen in as Al Rogers explains how the story behind a Mustang is as powerful as a stunning photo of it. Enjoy!

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Most Mustang and/or Ford owners who are considered “in the know” have a favorite repair shop and mechanic – especially if their Ford-powered ride happens to be collectible. Living in and around The Motor City is no different. For fervent Mustang owners in Southeast Michigan, few shops carry a more trusted reputation than a small auto service center in Livonia, Michigan, just a few miles outside of Detroit. It’s called Oval Auto, owned and operated by master Ford tech Jeff Schembri and family.Schembri earned his Blue Oval stripes as a Ford dealership mechanic – but he soon learned that his quality work ethic, attention to detail and love for classic Fords could only meet his personal standards if he owned and managed his own shop. So he opened Oval Auto and, over years of hard work, built a loyal following that has owners driving from hours away just to get their ride repaired right. Highly skilled, knowledgeable and honest work at a fair price is Oval Auto’s calling card – and it’s a place where Jeff appreciates the cars as much as he does his customers.

While Oval Auto says it specializes in Ford, Lincoln & Mercury, its service bays are always filled with classic and high-performance Mustangs whose owners will gladly wait their turn to have their ride at a shop that can do just about anything for any year Stang. Podcast co-hosts John Clor and Mike Rey both have had their personal Mustangs worked on here, as well as their daily-driver Ford cars, SUVs and trucks. Schembri is more than a friend – he’s also an enthusiast owner who participates in the local Mustang community hosting cruise-ins and sponsoring clubs. But once year at the end of summer, he invites his loyal customers to a private car show that he holds on his home’s expansive backyard property – complete with a food truck, free event tees, custom trophies and hundreds of dollars in prizes. It’s his way to say Thank You.

This year, both John and Mike (along with their wives) were able to stop in at the event, as well as photojournalist Bill Cook, who is also an Oval customer that happened to bring his camera to the show. In this episode, you’ll get an inside look at some of the great customer Mustangs that we saw at this private gathering, as well as be amazed at the sheer number of SVT “Terminator” Mustang Cobras that seemed to outnumber just about any other model that Bill had photographed on that sunny fall afternoon. Enjoy!

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Road-trip warriors who are familiar with driving in “The Mitten State” – or even billboard spotters who travel up and down the I-75 corridor – have likely either been to or have seen signs for Frankenmuth. This Bavarian-themed little town in The Thumb area of Michigan is well-known as the home to Bronner’s, “The World’s Largest Christmas Store” as well as the mega family-style restaurants Zehnder’s and Bavarian Inn, where you can get their “World-Famous Chicken Dinners.” But for enthusiasts, the big attraction is the yearly Frankenmuth Auto Fest, held on the weekend following Labor Day.

It’s actually a three-day event full of food, fun, music and cars that draws some 2,500 vehicles and 150,000 people. It began nearly four decades ago as a main-street fundraiser for the Frankenmuth Rotary Club, Lion’s Club, American Legion, VFW and the Michigan Heroes Museum, but has now grown into a huge event managed by over 500 volunteers and now spilling into and filling the town’s sprawling Heritage Park.

If classic American Iron and pre-1987’s are your favorites, then you’ll want to head to town on either that Friday or Saturday. If you’re more into modern-day muscle, the show field opens up to all makes and model vehicles up to current model year on Sunday. If you can manage to pull yourself away from the car show, downtown Frankenmuth offers plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment for the whole family. With a population of just over 5,000, it’s small-town quaint with big-time appeal. In addition to Bronner’s and the chicken dinner restaurants, there a local brewery, specialty stores and even a wine-tasting shop.For show-goers, the Big Block Party is held Friday from 5-10 p.m. on Main Street. Saturday is the BIG car show, and on Saturday night there’s a live band under the pavilion with dancing, food and beverages. (Frankenmuth is the home of rock band Greta Van Fleet.) On Sunday they have another car show concluding with a 1 p.m. people’s choice awards ceremony where some 60 German Steins are the “trophies.” The event closes with a tribute to Veterans.

In this episode, John and Mike take us through the Mustang photos from the event taken by noted Ford car-show photographer Bill Cook. We couldn’t help but notice that this fall’s Mustang show-car footprint was dominated by the 1971-73 “Big Horses” – more and more of which seem to showing up on the show circuit. So check out the Stangs seen at the Auto Fest – without having to walk miles to see the Mustangs or gain all the calories from eating one of Frankenmuth’s world-famous chicken dinners!

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Mustang people “in the know” already know that we’ve lost a major player in our hobby with the passing of Ron Bramlett. For those active in the Mustang show and club world, Bramlett was bigger than life, thanks to his years of appearances in various Mustang magazines. But his work inventing “Restomod” versions of the Mustang and his efforts in the building of his family’s Mustangs Plus restoration parts business helped turn Ron Bramlett into a household name among enthusiasts.Insiders will tell you that it was more Bramlett’s many friendships and key roles with the Mustang Club of America that made him such an icon in the Mustang hobby. With this episode, John and Mike wanted to get you some of that insider perspective on the life of Ron Bramlett, and to do that, they had to “Get Smart” – as in get Bramlett’s lifelong friend, famed Mustang journalist Jim Smart – to come on and offer up some unique insight. Listen in and see why all Mustangers should know about and appreciate what Ron Bramlett meant to the Mustang world.

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Ask any Ford fan about their favorite Mustang Pace car and they’ll say it’s the 64-1/2 Indianapolis Pace Car, the 79 Indy Pace car or the 94 SVT Mustang Cobra Indy Pace Car. But Mustang Pace Cars have paced many other races beyond the Indianapolis 500 and one man – Marty Mieras – has a collection of them whose rarity and pedigree will amaze you. Marty also happens to be the president of the West Michigan Mustang Club, and likely the hobby’s most well-versed expert on Mustang Pace Cars.

In this episode, John and Mike ask Marty to reveal the amazing stories behind his one dozen Mustang Pace Cars – wait, make that a Baker’s Dozen, as Marty admits to recently chasing down yet another ultra-rare pace car! Listen in until the end of this educational interview, and you’re sure to learn more about Mustang Pace Cars than you ever thought possible!

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The Woodward Dream Cruise is billed as North America’s largest one-day automotive event celebrating the classic car culture. With the Motor City’s famed Woodward Avenue known as the birthplace of the American auto industry, it only makes sense that this annual summer mega-event takes place in the metro Detroit area. Held on the third Saturday of August each year, the Dream Cruise attracts some 1 million people from across the globe and 40,000 classic, custom and collector vehicles of all kinds – from hot rods to muscle cars and everything in-between.The cruise route itself covers a 16-mile loop along Woodward Avenue just north of Detroit through multiple suburbs starting in Ferndale, heading 8 miles up to Pontiac and returning 8 miles back. For Mustang fans, the big attraction is Ford’s Mustang Alley along Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, where hundreds of Mustangs and Ford performance vehicles are on display. Podcast co-hosts John Clor and Mike Rey walked the alley in a recent episode to introduce you to some of the people who you’ll meet there and to hear their Mustang stories.But many of you have asked for a closer look at the cars both in Mustang Alley and out cruising along Woodward, so in this episode John and Mike offer a glimpse at some of the Mustangs you may have missed seeing at this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise. It’s all thanks to the photos we received from Bill Cook, a Ford retiree and superfan whose Mustang and Ford car show event photojournalism helped make John’s Enthusiast Section on FordPerformnance.com so immensely popular before Ford Racing’s pivot to motorsports only website content. Take a look at the some of these cool Mustangs Cook spotted both in the alley and actively rolling along Woodward on cruise day.

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Well, it seems lots of Mustang people liked our recent announcement that the Mustang Owner’s Podcast was planning to sponsor the official re-launch of the International Council of Mustang Clubs (ICMC) with a Club Summit Meeting at the Halderman Museum this fall. So many, in fact, that invite requests and event expansion ideas quickly filled our inboxes! Some of that interest came from attendees at Mike’s annual Midwest club seminars held just outside of Frankenmuth, Michigan each winter. But with the additional interest from so many other clubs registered in the ICMC, we now HAVE TO RESCHEDULE the event to accommodate everyone and their ideas.

As in previous years, this important annual seminar will be a highly productive gathering of Mustang and Ford club leaders from across the globe to share information, challenges and best practices that can help make our efforts in the hobby more successful. With Ford Racing taking John’s Club Connect program ‘in-house” for a revamp, this is the perfect time for the ICMC and the Mustang Owner’s Podcast to take the lead in mapping the future of the Mustang club experience.

In this episode, Mike and John explain the reasons for moving the summit meeting from this October to next May, and some of the challenges involved to expand this event to make it even bigger and better!

All interested parties are invited to attend this unique Mustang seminar, with a Show & Shine, museum tour, informative presentations and special guests. You can join us for this one-of-a-kind gathering in the Club Room of the Halderman Mustang Museum in Tipp City, Ohio (located about 15 minutes off I-75 just north of Dayton), on Saturday, May 1, 2027. Can’t be there in person? You can also participate online via ZOOM!

Whether you plan to join us in person via ZOOM, we simply ask that you email your request with the name of your organization and the name, email and cell number of your participating representative, and if you plan to attend IN-PERSON or via ZOOM. Send your response to ICMC President Mike Rey @ aces16@aol.com. Those who RSVP with plans to attend via ZOOM will be sent the ZOOM link by National Mustang Day, April 17, 2027, so that you can log in at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time on Saturday, May 1.

In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Mustang Owner’s Podcast (on YouTube or Spotify) for updates on the inaugural ICMC Summit at the Halderman Museum set for Saturday, May 1, 2027. For more info, see www.MustangCouncil.com or check out Mike Rey’s Facebook page or email him at Aces16@aol.com.

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What could be better than a road trip for a late-September getaway weekend surrounded by hundreds of Mustangs from across the Midwest in a picturesque setting along the Mississippi River at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minnesota? Well, if you add in 35-plus hours of pure pony-car fun activities leading up to a spectacular Saturday All-Mustang Car Show, the answer would be that it can’t be beat – unless you could keep some pesky rain showers out of the weather forecast.

That’s precisely what Podcast Co-Host John Clor experienced recently by attending the Mustangs At The Island Show that featured a poker run, cruises, entertainment and dinners, plus a Mustang show with everything from classics to late-models and just about everything in-between, as well as vendors, food trucks, raffles, charity fundraisers and music. John set up a Team Mustang Meet & Greet display with a free Mustang poster giveaway at the show. He shared a booth with his longtime SVT friend Tim Stieve, who was there representing Team Shelby Great Lakes (which had a group of members participating in the event). John also served as the event’s Keynote Speaker offering a fun-filled “61 Years of Mustang” presentation and a free keepsake at the Sunday brunch.While the on-and-off morning showers did keep the car count down a bit, by the time the clouds cleared, the crowd began to grow for a grand show with some interesting Mustang owner stories and lots of really nice cars. In this episode, John shares some of his photos from the event, and reveals that Team Shelby Great Lakes plans to team up with the host Lake Country Mustang Club to put on next year’s Mustangs At The Island show August 27-29, 2027.👍Please Like this video and Leave a Comment 🔔 Subscribe to the Mustang Owner’s Podcast 📢 Share with fellow Mustang enthusiasts. Plus, show that you’re a true Mustang insider by wearing Mustang Owner’s Podcast branded apparel, available on TheSVTstore.com. Please support our other sponsors: www.IconicGlobalSports.com / The Mustang Owner’s Museum / The Halderman Barn Museum (@Haldermanbarn) / Zero Given Garage / Gateway Classic Cars Detroit (Dearborn) Showroom #MustangsAtThe Island #TeamShelbyGreatLakes #LakeCountryMustangClub #FordMustang #MustangOwner’sPodcast #FirstGenerationMustang #MustangII #FoxBodyMustang #SN95Mustang #S197Mustang #S550Mustang #S650Mustang #MustangGTD #MustangDarkHorse #MustangRTR #SVTMustangCobra #MustangMach1 #MustangBullitt #ShelbyGT350 #ShelbyGT500 #MustangDarkHorseSC