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At 14 years old, Jeremy and his father tackled a project most mechanics wouldn't touch: a complete 1974 Ford Mustang II rebuild.

What started as grease under fingernails and late nights in the garage became an ASE certification, an IT career, and eventually entrepreneurial ventures that would surprise anyone who knew him as "the Mustang kid."

Most people remember the Mustang II as Ford's controversial answer to the fuel crisis. Jeremy remembers it as the car that taught him he could build anything—even if his relationship with his father didn't always make it easy.

Here's what Jeremy reveals:
- What it's really like learning mechanics from your father (spoiler: not always smooth)
- The specific moment he knew he could tackle any mechanical challenge
- Why he walked away from being an ASE-certified mechanic—and what he learned from that choice
- His controversial business idea about Jeep Wranglers that could actually work
- How that teenage Mustang project still influences his approach to problem-solving today
- The one modification he wishes he hadn't made

But there's one detail about that first Mustang that Jeremy kept from his father for years. You'll want to hear this confession—and what happened when he finally came clean.

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