"Dynamite"

Dynamite photographed by Evelyn Wesson at Comod Castle, 2020

Dynamite is the name given to Jack Guy's 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1.It was acquired by Jack when he was on tour in the U.S with The Black Doors.He has done a number of modifications to it, such as replacing the normal brakes with Brembo brakes, switching the transmission to automatic, upgrading the suspension, and many more.It is also sometimes driven by Elizabeth Guy around Comod Castle and Downtown Kashmir.

## History

The car was assembled at the Dearborn Michigan plant in late 1969.It was one of the last 1969 models built.It was then purchased by Jack Guy at a Ford dealership in Seattle.He was passing through with his bandmates from The Black Doors while on their 1970 tour.He saw the car through the dealership window and was instantly mesmerized by it.He went inside and bought the car with all cash.He then drove it all the way across the U.S for the remainder of his band's tour.He then took it home to Comod when the tour ended.He showed it to his wife and daughter who both loved it.Jack then asked his daughter, Elizabeth, what he should name the car, and she said that he should call it "Dynamite, because it’s black, white and red.”

In mid 1975 he modified Dynamite by upgrading the engine to a beefier one taken from a Mustang Boss 429.In 1979 he would also upgrade the suspension and steering column to allow for easier handling.In 1980 he upgraded the standard brakes to Brembo disc brakes and installed a kill switch sequence to ignite the engine.In 1982, while planning for the road trip he was gonna go on with his family, he switched from the default 4 speed manual transmission to a custom made manual and automatic hybrid he built just for the car.It allows the car to switch from manual mode (requiring the driver to manually use the clutch pedal and the lever to switch gears), to automatic mode (the car shifts gears by itself with no need to do it manually).The reason for the hybrid gearbox is that Jack wanted to add more convenience to the car (for example when going on a Sunday afternoon drive with his wife in Downtown Kashmir he would wanna relax and not worry about the clutch, and for racing he would want to have control over the gear shifter).He also added a high end exhaust he custom built to enable him to switch off the muffler for when he goes racing.

## Present Day

Jack has stated multiple times that it is his favorite car to drive and one of his families' most prized possessions.He uses it mostly for casual driving but has also raced it several times.The most notable race was the 2019 Kashmir Race, which featured only classic cars.He finished in first place and also won 10 other races in hillclimb and track racing categories.He has raced the car since mid 1971, beginning in drag racing and as he modified the car entering other categories like endurance racing and lap races.Jack's wife, Evelyn Wesson is also a car enthusiast and has also raced the car.She raced in the car for the first time at the 1986 Comod Serials and won first place, and more recently participated in the 2018 Kashmir Open and got 1st place.Jack's daughter Elizabeth is also (not surprisingly) a huge fan of cars and loves Dynamite.She was the one responsible for the name in the first place.She uses the car frequently, usually going for a few laps around Comod Castle's long roads and also sometimes takes it to school or to Downtown Kashmir.She has only raced once in the car and that was in the 2020 Summer Kashmir Motor race.She raced in the endurance and lap racing categories and got first place in both.She however prefers cruising around the Kashmir beaches area rather than driving very fast.