Toronto - circa November 2023
my first v8.
I had always dreamed of being behind the wheel of a mustang when I was a kid, it was almost a fantasy that seemed so far from reality, it was movies like fast and furious that pulled me towards the allure of car culture and from an early age I was hooked.
20 years later, I travelled to Toronto Canada for a vacation and I was looking for rentals and couldn't find anything that wasn't an economy car, until a stumbled across this beauty. the purple wrap was what hooked me and from the moment I saw it, I knew, I had to behind the wheel of this mustang gt.
The day I arrived in Canada, I didn't tell my best friend what I decided to rent for our trip, he had thought that I would've chosen the mustang eco boost that I sent him weeks prior as it was a cheaper option but it was also the uglier option and for me, I couldn't allow us to roll out like that. if we were gonna be out in this city, we had to do it in style.
we took an uber from Pearson international airport to downtown Toronto and we began to approach the collection time for the car, we head over to the location and there it was, stunning in its presence, aggressive in it's stance and ready to be driven. my friend completely shocked at the sight he almost didn't believe it was what we were going to be driving for the next two weeks but it was time, for me to finally bring a dream into reality.
the second I got behind the wheel, I had this surge of confidence and this surreal feeling of awe, I had never been behind the wheel of something so powerful and yet I felt so comfortable at the same time. A 5.0 litre v8 with 500 horsepower, the sound of the aftermarket roush exhaust and the purple shimmering this thing was unbelievable and so we set off, to discover the city and feel the true muscle car experience.
glad I didn't go for that eco boost.