Anthony Heard's 8-second 1999 Ford Mustang GT

Anthony Heard continues the stick-shift legacy with his 8-second 1999 Mustang GT.

Despite the virtues of today’s factory and aftermarket automatic transmissions, there remain the hardcore gear-banging enthusiasts and one of them is Anthony Heard. Much like the Second Amendment supporters, a stick-shift handle will be pried away from Heard’s cold dead hands. He is a veteran power-shiftin’ driver with over a decade of abusing gearboxes and he won’t be giving it up any time soon. “I prefer the stick shift, I guess I just like doing things the hard way,” remarked Heard on his refusal to install an automatic in any of his Mustangs ... read more