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Ray Sauer’s first car was a 1946 Ford Club Coupe, acquired in 1952 when he was a sophomore at Greeley High School. He’s been a Ford guy since.
Following school, he became a barber, then for many years farmed east of LaSalle, before he and wife Vera retired back to Greeley.
To own a Ford Shelby Mustang was a passion stoked by Sauer for 40 years or more.

Well, he’s got one.

At 77, Sauer last month purchased a 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 convertible, red.

It was no easy decision, at the Mustang’s going price of $68,995. Help in making it work, though, came from Noble Energy in the form of several oil and gas wells drilled on and around Sauer’s farm. “That made it easier,” Sauer said.

Even then, it wasn’t a done deal until Bob Liedel of Lakewood Fordland got involved.
The Shelby specials are of very limited production. Sauer was prepared to buy one from a dealer in Colorado, but balked when a $5,000 markup was added to the sticker price. He walked away from another one in Kansas for the same type markup.

Liedel, longtime owner of Lakewood Fordland, heard of Sauer’s plight, and responded with, “If I can find one, there will be nothing added to the sticker.” With the help of General Manager Phil Bonfanti, the red Shelby was located in Texas. They knew where to look, for three of the Mustang’s top four local markets are in Texas.

Beneath the hood of the Mustang is a 5.8-liter supercharged V-8 of 662 horsepower, “the most powerful production V-8 engine on earth,” said Ford. It has a 6-speed manual transmission, a bright white “cue ball” shifter knob and sport bucket seats.

The powerful engine requires a stiff clutch, which thus far has put all the driving on Sauer. “The stiffness of the clutch and Vera’s sore left knee are a nonworking combo to this point,” he said.

Have you kicked it down, Ray? “It’s pretty fast; I’ve had it up to xxx,” he said with a twinkle in his eye.

The Mustang has retained interest of older buyers. Ford said 38 percent of Mustang purchasers are 55 and older, a higher percentage than its pony car rivals, the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger.