Great-grandad wins £50,000 Ford Mustang
A great-grandfather has won a new Ford Mustang worth more than £50,000 as part of a campaign to raise funds for Blood Cancer UK.
Maurice Webb, 78, from Havant, scooped the American muscle car as an 'Early Bird Prize' in a Million Pound House prize draw.
Maurice’s new motor is a Ford Mustang Mach-E (22 plate). The all-electric engine produces an impressive 266bhp and a whopping 428 lb-ft of torque which propels the real wheel drive machine from 0-60mph in just 5.2 seconds.
The car has an on-the-road price tag of £52,320.
It also boasts an extended range battery, meaning Maurice could travel up to 305 miles from a single charge. He can even achieve 59 miles of range from just 10 minutes charge at a fast-charging station. The eco-friendly car is also exempt from road tax.
The former lorry driver continues to work delivering medical equipment and medicine for a local pharmacy. He mainly delivers supplies to elderly people at home.
Maurice worked throughout the pandemic to ensure hundreds of vulnerable people still received crucial deliveries in the Waterlooville, Lovedean and Clanfield areas.
He drives a Ford Courier van for work - and only just bought himself a secondhand Suzuki Grand Vitara two months ago.
Maurice has been married to wife Linda for 27 years, he has three sons from a previous relationship and shares a stepdaughter and stepson with Linda - as well as four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A shocked Maurice said: ‘When I found out I’d won I couldn’t believe it, but my wife Linda was even more surprised as I hadn’t told her I’d entered - there are still some things I don’t tell her!
‘I’ve only just bought a new car, so I’ll have to wait and see which one I’m going to keep – Linda doesn’t drive so we don’t need two cars - but maybe she’ll think about getting her licence now we have a Mustang.
‘Even though I retired a few years ago I’m still on the roads doing deliveries as I love driving and get bored very easily.
‘I entered the Omaze draw as the car looked stunning and the house didn’t look too shabby either.
‘Even if I hadn’t won, I wouldn’t have minded as it goes towards a good cause.’