CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle Tour to Benefit the
Make-A-Wish Foundation®

FACT SHEET

Q:  What is CARSTAR Collision Services?

A:  CARSTAR is the largest network of collision repair shops in North America. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., the privately held company has more than 270 locations in 27 U.S. states and 110 Canadian locations. For more information, visit www.carstar.com.

Q: What is the Make-A-Wish Foundation®?

A: The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring people helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 69 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants more than 13,000 wishes a year, or one wish every 41 minutes. The Foundation has granted more than 148,000 wishes in the U.S. since its inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org.

Q:  What is the CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle Tour?

A:  The CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle Tour is a national fundraising effort to raise funds and support for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle Tour will make approximately 40 appearances at automobile shows, community events and CARSTAR locations throughout the country. For more information on the CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle Tour, visit www.carstarsuperstang.com.

Q:  What is the CARSTAR SuperStang?

A:  The CARSTAR SuperStang is the re-creation of a unique 1967 Shelby Super Snake Mustang created by the Ford Motor Company but never marketed to the public. Jeff Yergovich, owner of R&A Motorsports, the country’s leading restorer of Shelby Mustangs, oversaw and supported the renovation of the vehicle. The automobile was renovated at the CARSTAR collision repair shop in Riverside, Kan., and R&A Motorsports facility in Lees Summit, Mo.

Q:  What are the specs of the renovated CARSTAR SuperStang?

A:  The basic platform is a 1967 Mustang with a 9” 31 Spline Traction Lock rear end. The car comes with 15” Kelsey-Hayes MagStar wheels and Goodyear 235 15” tires, which are larger than the 14” tires used on standard 1967 Mustangs. There are two bucket seats in front and a fold-down rear seat. The steering is original 1967 16:1 power steering. The Super’Stang has a 468/428 FE Stroker powerplant with special aluminum heads and an aluminum intake manufactured by Shelby Automotive. It also features an original 4-speed top loader transmission, 11 ½” heavy duty clutch and the original 1967 Kelsey-Hayes four-caliper disc brakes, which were a standard feature on Mustang GTs from Ford. The suspension system uses Koni Shocks on the front and rear with a heavy duty 1” front sway bar. The chassis is a 2-point factory roll bar with original safety belts.

 Q:  How will money be raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation?

A: The tour will end with the sale of the CARSTAR Super‘Stang at an auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January 2009, with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In addition, funds raised through the 18-month tour and through individual CARSTAR Collision Service shops will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Participating CARSTAR locations will give away Make-A-Wish magnetic metallic Wish Stars to customers for their support.

Q:  How many stops are included on this tour and what are the locations?

A:  The CARSTAR SuperStang will make approximately 40 appearances at Make-A-Wish Foundation fundraising events and high profile car collector events in conjunction with local CARSTAR Collision Service facility golf tournaments, car shows and cruise events. For the latest list of tour dates and stops, visit www.carstarsuperstang.com.