April 2026 Pony Tales

20 Ford Mustang Prototypes Considered For Production But Never Made It

Hello GHMC Members,
This is a very busy and fun Friday and Saturday for our Mustangs! 
Friday, April 17th is National Mustang Day 
The Cobra Experience  celebrate's National Mustang Day - Friday, April 17th, 2026.
The afternoon kicks off with a scenic cruise at 3:30, followed by a Cars & Coffee–style drive-in at the museum opening at 4:00. Our goal? 100 Mustangs on display! 🏁
For the Drive-In, it is first come, first served (no earlier than 4:00PM).  A limited number of VIP parking spots are available for purchase—guaranteeing you premium parking closest to the dinner festivities.
You must pre-register  Click on https://store.cobraexperience.org/ and sign up!!
We will meet at the Cobra Experience, 777 Arnold Dr, Martinez @ 3:00 pm for the Cruise. 

On Saturday, April 18th join Eric Isaacson for a very fun time! 
 Stangday at Roaring Camp Railroads 
Meet time:  6:00 am
Location: Fairfield Costco
We are meeting up with another mustang group in Walnut Creek at 6:45.  Then heading to
Roaring Camp Railroads

Click on https://www.stangday.com/event-info to sign up! 

Hello GHMC Members,

Please read both items below: 
 
1. ) Rob Lo is going to place an order for Club T-shirts. We need at least 36 shirts to place this order, so if you would like a new shirt, please contact Rob. They come in all sizes, and you can choose between black or heather gray. Contact Rob: rlox88@yahoo.com to place an order.

​​​​​​​ 2. ) We are in the process of developing a Car Flag that will identify GHMC Members. These flags are made to attach to the auto glass by a suction cup so as not to mar the finish on the car. The flags will be 10" X 27" and 35.75" tall. We are working on the design to make them very attractive and communicate that we are The Golden Hills Mustang Club. They will be for use at any GHMC event or anytime that we are attending other events to make us stand out in the crowd. 
 
 So far, I have collected 19 members who are interested in purchasing a Car Flag or flags for their car(s). This email is being sent to every club member to give you the opportunity to get on the list to have your own flag(s) for your car(s). The price of the Car Flags will be in the neighborhood of $25-$35 dollars and could be lower if the order is larger. Please respond to this email and let us know if you would like to be on the list to purchase a flag or flags.

If you would like to see an example of the flag type, go to https://www.vispronet.com/car-feather-flag

Thank You,

Paul Troxell
Board Member

Hello GHMC Members,
We have a lot events to celebrate Mustang's 62nd Birthday.
For this one you must register, the link is at the bottom of this message. 
Another email will come out with the meeting time and location. 

  National Mustang Day Celebration is back. I had a blast last year.  Bring out your Pony to celebrate the biggest National Mustang Day event in the Bay Area, brought to you by the San Jose Mustangs Car Club and NorCal Shelby Club. Enjoy Mustangs, live music, raffle, food, best cowboy and cowgirl competition, trophies, and more.

The event will be held at Roaring Camp Railroad, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. This is a family-friendly venue with lots of activities and plenty of space to park. last year I saw more than 100 mustangs.   This was one of the best events I went to last year. I hope you decided to join me this year.  They have things to do for everyone.  Besides the event you can ride a 100 year old steam engine train through the redwood forest( if you want to do this buy the tickets for the tran before you go it sold out last year.

Location  Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton CA

Date: April 18, 2026 (Schedule is subject to change)

1) 8:30 am – 10:00 am Mustangs arrive

I recommend be there before 9 am for staging 

2) 10:00 am – 3:30 pm NMD 2025 Celebration at Roaring Camp Railroads

Come Join Eric and Rob at Stang day 

if you would like to come call or text me at 707-373-6231 so we can all cruise down together 

register at Stangday.com

Hello GHMC Members,
Cruise the Rogue Car Show!
We are going to Oregon for a 5 days of fun and adventure in Grants Pass.
You can also go on a wild and wet Jet Boat trip on the Rogue River. This time thru Hellgate canyon!
We will leave on Wednesday,  July 22nd, home on Monday, July 27th.
Great news is that this show is open to ALL Years cars & trucks. So, all with modern Mustangs can participate!
Grants Pass is a wonderful place to visit and they are going all out to make this a trip to remember.
There will be a cruise, concerts, show & shines and much much more!
I have a discount code for our club for the show and hotels, contact me before registering.

For those who went to Gold Beach and other Mustang Road trips you know how much fun they are!!
Please free to contact me for any questions.
Hope to make this another exciting memorable trip!
Dan & Norma McCabe
djmccabe547@comcast.net 
  707-738-0842                            Flyer / Registration

Save the dates:
•June 19 & 20 -Tammy’s Father’s Day Car show in Calistoga is now a 2-day event. Valley Run on Friday, June 19th with Show on Saturday, June 20th at the Calistoga Fairgrounds
• August 15th – Solano Sheriff’s show and Veterans Home Invitational are on the same day

. July 23–26 - Cruise the Rogue Is Back -Your Club Is Invited | Grants Pass, Oregon (We may want to look at this again!!) see website for info

Hello GHMC members,
Have you ever thought of going on a Cruise to the Caribbean? We have been invited to join the Napa Valley Cruisers in 2027. 

Please read the following  from GHMC member, Brad Parsons,  and respond to him at (707) 974-3622

Let’s take a CRUISE. We have booked a cruise to the Caribbean on the Celebrity Cruise Ship “Eclipse” for February 19, 2027. This is a 10-day, 9-night cruise, going from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to ANTIGUA, DOMINICA, ST KITTS and ST. THOMAS. If you are interested in going, please let Brad Parsons (707) 974-3622 or Jeanette Parsons (707)758-3356 know. I have a block of 10 rooms for us as a group. Depending on the type of room you book your cruise cost should be less than $5000 dollars, this is all inclusive with the classic drink package and basic wi-fi included. There are inside cabins at a lesser cost. To book, there is a $450 per person deposit that is 100% refundable. For more info, contact Brad (707)974 3622 (save & print the attachment so you keep Brad's number)  See PDF Info

Vice President: Nick Loya

Secretary: Norma McCabe

Treasurer: Brian Evans

Past President: Sue Calvert

 Air Wick stick-ups
 After shave lotion
 Baby wipes
 Beef jerky or beef sticks
 Batteries
 Breakfast bars, Granola bars, power bars
 Cheese spread (no spray cans)
 Chips (in cans)
 Condiments (non-glass bottles)
 Disposable cameras
 Dixie cups
 DVD's (not violent movies)
 Eye drops
 Eyeglass cleaner wipes
 Flavor packets for water (ice tea, etc.)
 Foot powder
 Gel insoles
 Gum
 Hard candy (not chocolate as it melts)
 Instant coffee
 Instant meals in a package:
 i.e.; cup of noodles, soups, pop tarts, etc.
 Lip balm
 Long distance calling cards
 Magazines
 Mouthwash
 

 Nutella
 Paperback books (not violent ones)
 Peanut butter & jelly (non-glass jars)
 Pens/Paper and envelopes
 Pocket electronic games
 Potted meats
 Razors
 Shampoo/conditioner
 Shaving cream
 Small battery operated fan or light
 Small board games
 Small sewing kit
 Soap
 Sunblock
 Sunflower seeds
 Tea bags
 Toilet paper
 Toothbrushes and toothpaste
 Tuna (small easy open can or soft package)
 T-shirts/underwear/socks
 Vicks Vapo-Rub
 
Keep in mind that items must fit in a 12” x 12” x 5 ½” Box

A Thank you from our Troops

From Ashley Nolan:

We received your care package and wanted to send a heartfelt (and excited!) thanks your way. We appreciate your support!!
Here is a photo of us out on the flight line between missions. I'm the female on the right.
Thank you for all you do!
Ashley Nolan

From Matthew Brown:

Mr. Banovitz,

I wanted to personally thank you for the care package the Golden Hills Mustang Club sent me.  I personally took the girl scout cookies for myself but handed out the remainder of the package to one of my
squads.  They were very thankful of the socks and magazines as entertainment runs short out here.

Please give our thanks to CrossFit Solano as well.

Again, thank you for  your support.  It is received well by me and my Platoon.

Matthew Brown
1LT, AR
Platoon Leader

From: Josh Johnson

How's it going Sir,
 
Just wanted to let you know from me an my platoon that we were very grateful for the package you sent SFG Gorbet he was quick to pass out a few things to us an share the love lol. I had to acknowledge the fact you went out of your way for us. Being on the other side of the world away from family gets rough sometimes. But just small kind gestures like that make it slightly better. I really appreciated it.


Thank you,
       PV2 Johnson

We just received your care package here at the Pedro compound. We appreciate your recognition, thanks, and the especially the Girl Scout Cookies!

From all of us here at the 26 ERQS Pedros a big thank you. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.

Scott Stewart, MSgt / USAF

HH-60G Flight Engineer

26th ERQS / MEDEVAC

FPO AE 09372

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