Michael Joseph is on a mission to preserve the Tuskegee Airmen legacy through motor sports. In 1979, he began to design the first Tuskegee Airmen theme concept car named “The Faithful Pursuit”. He used his first car, a 1969 Buick Electra, as the inspiration for the design. To him, the Electra is the rolling embodiment of the Tuskegee Airmen’s first red tail fighter escort, the P-47 Thunderbolt, a.k.a. the “Jug”. The Jug was the largest, heaviest, single engine fighter plane flown by any side in WW II. Early success with this durable red tail fighter gave the Tuskegee Airmen the experience and the survivability needed to reach even greater heights when the P-51 Mustang was made available to them. Michael developed the concept of the Tuskegee Airmen race car to provide a new view of the Tuskegee Airmen. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. and NY Chapter President Clayton Lawrence approved the 1982 Faithful Pursuit Concept in 2003. Built by local racing legends Gary Shaw and Dave Machuga, the Faithful Pursuit was dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2004 at the Wings of Eagles Museum, by Executive Director Michael Hall, retired Major General, USAF. Seven Tuskegee Airmen were present for the dedication ceremony. Michael and his sons have trailered the Faithful Pursuit across the country to participate in conventions, races, and air shows. Michael is beginning to design the Faithful Pursuit II. This 2015 Roush Mustang RS will be designed after the P-51 Mustangs flown by the Tuskegee Airmen. This car will also race and appear at educational events. He estimates the project will cost $45,000 of which $20,000 was invested when he purchased the car. Since the dedication of the first Faithful Pursuit in 2004, at least ten other Tuskegee Airmen tribute cars have been built by others. Michael’s dream is that squadrons of Red Tail cars will one day converge upon Tuskegee Field. As cars travel the country, their red tails will keep the memory of these brave Americans alive and remind us to go ‘Through Adversity to the Stars!’