Enthusiasm for the new '05-'06 Mustang apparently knows no bounds. At the 21st annual running, we ran across a group of avocado Mustang owners who call themselves the "Green Car Registry." They can be contacted at www.legendlimeregistry.com.
Also on display in the infield were two of Ford's most exciting specialty cars, the '06 Ford GT and the '07 Shelby GT500.
By way of general housekeeping, Fabulous Fords Forever annually honors a Ford milestone vehicle (or in this case, two) at each event. This year marked 85 years of Lincoln as well as the 40th anniversary of the Ford Bronco. Predictably, pristine examples of both nameplates were on display in the Knott's infield.
At day's end, everyone gathered at the sound stage where Ford Western Region Public Affairs Director John Clinard and Fab Ford's Forever event chairperson Sandy Badgett announced the big winners of the only three awards the show has to offer.
The winner of the Johnna Pepper Award was Northridge, California's Helen and Bruce Hutchinson for their '56 Lincoln Mk II. Winner of the George Watts Memorial Trophy was Rancho Santa Margarita's Tom Pluso with a '55 Thunderbird, and the winner of the Bill Stroppe Memorial Trophy was Saratoga, California's Andrew Norton with his 100-percent-original '71 Bill Stroppe Bronco.
Although the Fabulous Fords Forever Knott's Berry Farm event distinguishes itself as being attended by enthusiasts primarily from California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon, every once in a while we run across a car with a license plate on it from some exotic, faraway place. Such was the case at the 21st running. Over in the Shelby camp, we found Miki and Kei Iinuma's Continuation Series 289 Cobra, which was flown all the way from Honolulu. We think that qualifies the Iinumas for the unofficial Fab Ford's Forever "Long Distance Award." What do you think?
This silver '98 3.8-liter supercharged Mustang V-6 is called "X-Treme SICKS." Obviously, The Fast and the Furious influence is still being felt strongly in Southern California. | 
Ford Racing's traveling road show displayed this Pearl White and Candy Blue Eckerd's Kustoms '68 "Shelby GT350-S" with 650hp 351-W. | 
This gullwing-door late-model is named "Bad '97," and is owned by Lompoc, California's Mark Salinas. The car was featured in the January '04 issue of MM&FF. |
This is Steve Grant's '6411/42 Indy Pace Car coupe, which won the '03 Johnna Pepper Award at Knott's. | 
This little Mustang LX features a clearcoated, gray-flamed and pin-striped ground metal exterior. Unfortunately, the owner didn't put his entry card in the window, so he'll have to remain anonymous on these pages. | 
Joe "Joe Go" Gosinski's black '87 5-liter Mustang from Chicane Motorsports is one, clean, Fox-body Stang. |
Galpin Ford's "Captain America" '02 Mustang GT convertible was driven by Easy Rider actor Peter Fonda in the '00 Hollywood Christmas Parade. It was featured on the May '02 cover of MM&FF. | 
Now here's a Mustang the late Steve "Bullitt" McQueen could appreciate. It's owned by Michael O'Donnell, and it's pretty radical. | 
This 100-percent-original Special Service Package '86 Mustang is owned by Rancho Santa Margarita, California's Phil Sanchez. Ah yes, we remember those days. Thankfully, the 55-mph speed-limit sign can now be deposited in the Port-a-Potties in the background. |