September 3, 2009 - Bob Tasca III first caught sight of a Mustang many years ago in his
grandfather's Ford dealership and fell in love with the pony car.
Now as the driver of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car and Vice President of
Tasca Automotive Group in Rhode Island, Bob Tasca III, along with his grandfather, Bob Tasca Sr.,
are hosting the 12th Annual Mustang and Live Music Event on Saturday, September 12 from 10am to 4pm
at the Tasca Automotive Group in Cranston, RI.
"This is the 12th Annual Mustang show and food drive that we've done at our dealership," said
Tasca. "It's a car show with some of the finest Fords on the east coast. We've had people from
Florida, Virginia and even Michigan that drive out to put their car on display."
Over the past 12 years the event has grown in both display vehicles and attendance. In addition to
the Mustang car show, Tasca has invited some of his fellow Ford Racing family members to
participate in the day's activities. Special guests at this year's show include the entire
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team, 14-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force, two-time 2009 race
winner Tim Wilkerson, Eddie and Len Wood, co-owners of Wood Brothers Racing and the legendary No.
21 Ford, and four generations of the Tasca family.
Admission to the 12th Annual Mustang & Live Music Event is two non-perishable food items, which
will be donated to the Rhode Island Food bank. In previous years, the show has donated more than
10,000 pounds of food to the local food bank.
"A lot of Rhode Islanders don't get to experience what we do every week because there isn't a
track that is real close, so we'll fire -up the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Shelby Mustang at the
dealership," said Tasca. "The fans at NHRA they know what to expect, but you'll see thousands of
people surrounding the Mustang and then we hit the throttle. It's like an earthquake. Everyone
jumps two feet off the ground. It's fun for me to bring our Shelby Mustang Funny Car to Rhode
Island, to my hometown and at the same time help such a worthwhile cost with the Rhode Island Food
Bank."
12th Annual Mustang & Live Music Event
Saturday, September 12: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tasca Automotive Group
1300 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
401-681-1300
For more information, visit http://www.tascaford.com
