Lyn & Rob Walter's 2001 Mustang GT

Author: Nicolle Douglas
Title: Content Contributor

Couples that play together stay together, and this month’s Stang Stud and Mare definitely prove that this is true!  Welcome new members, Rob and Lyn Walter to the Female Power section.  A couple from North Richland Hills, Texas, the two began attending car shows in 2002 but before they knew it... they were HOOKED!  “We had such a good time at our first few shows that now we don’t know what to do on a weekend without one!  And since joining Mustang Works and GC2 [Girls Can Too] we have met a lot of couples that share the same interest we have and we’ve made some great friends to hang out with”, Lyn boasts.  The two have attended almost all of my GC2 events and flatter us by saying, “They’re the most fun events we have ever gone to!”  Of course, I remind them that GC2 may lay the foundation for females in the hobby, but the enthusiasts are the ones who are responsible for the wonderful outcome!

Speaking of enthusiasm, this couple is full of it!  Owning one of the coolest Mustangs around is not an easy task to take on, but they knew what they wanted and set out in search of the perfect base car for their vision.  “It had to be yellow with a black top and sport a 5 speed transmission.  It took several weeks but we finally located one.”, Rob said.  It’s no surprise that their first mod was Flowmaster exhaust followed up by gears in the rear, however those safe mods weren’t enough for the two fiends.  “We wanted to have a car that also looked different so we enlisted James Laird at MPH Colorworld for the flamed paint job.”  Of course, they realized all too soon that the performance also needed to match the awesome paint job and a Vortech supercharger was installed.  Rob told us, “It topped it off perfectly."

Lyn’s interest in Mustang’s started back in her teenage years but she didn’t buy her first one until her late 20’s.  Originally from Orlando, Florida, Lyn has been in Texas since 1995.  Growing up near Daytona Beach her and her family spent many summers at the Daytona Speedway, “So race and car shows have always been appealing to me.  My first ‘stang was a 93 LX 5.0 convertible.  My love for these cars grew even deeper because of that coupe.  Since then we’ve owned five more, four of which have been ‘verts, and we just couldn’t imagine not having one in the garage!”  Rob laughs, “We definitely bleed Ford Blue”.  That is apparent the minute you lay eyes on the automobile, which is parked alongside their flamed 2001 Mustang GT.

A 2002 F150 Harley Davidson also resides at the Walter home, one that has also received the same attention to detail and boasts the same “whistle sound” under the hood.  Oh yah, yet another thing they can’t live without…Superchargers!  “There’s nothing like a blower to help propel us down the highway or the racetrack!”, Lyn says.  It’s apparent that this couple likes to stand out from the sea of north Texas ‘Fords that over-populate the DFW Metroplex.  “They’re both a little unique looking and wear personalized license plates.  There’s no mistaking our cars in a parking lot.  No matter where we are it’s easy to spot either of them!”  Exactly what you both wanted…Congrats on a job well done! MW