GM Loyalist Becomes 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302’s First Owner (in 2023)
Dave Simister of Kennesaw, Georgia, decided to buy himself a retirement gift after 30 years with Georgia’s Cobb County Fire Department. He is also a retired U.S. Navy reservist, where he was a heavy equipment operator in the Seabees.
“I could have gone with either a classic or modern muscle car,” Simister recalls. “I couldn’t make up my mind.”
A right-place, right-time opportunity steered Simister toward a new car and, for a lifelong GM driver, enemy territory. In late 2023, he lucked into a never-titled 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 with just 29 miles on the odometer, becoming the limited-production Mustang’s original retail owner …
(photo credit: Bob Winiarczyk)
