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| Lightning strikes twice!!! After all these years...and it is Lime Gold as well!!! Not perfect, but a great start. |
It must have been about three or four years ago when the
yearning to have another 1967 Mustang in my life started to kit me hard? Over the years I had
thought about the '67 Mustang I had in my youth. I recall the sleepless
2 am mornings in the time after I got out of the Service and could not sleep.
Throwing $5 into the tank and taking a early morning moonlit drive along
the Lake Erie Coast saved my sanity many times. I really missed little
things like.
I have a few friends who brought up the idea of me looking for
another Mustang. I agreed with them whole heartily, but I had thought
that in today's day and age the coast of finding another 67 Mustang in decent
shape would be out of my megre means. So I just brushed off the ideas of
another Mustang and went about with my life...
Then about three years the thought of having another
Mustang started to really take root. I became a lot more open minded to
the thought of having another Mustang. I "officially announced" to my
friends in my hometown that I was starting the search for another Mustang and
for them to keep their eyes and ears open for me.
When I started the search I was hoping to find another 1967
Mustang, that was what my first car was and I really missed it. There is
something unique about the year of Mustang. I was open minded to an
earlier one, or I really would not mind a 1969 Mustang Coupe. I can
seriously see me looking for a '69 Coupe in the future, but that will be a
future story. I really need to thank my friend Dan for keeping me on
course and looking for a '67 and not another year. As much as I wanted a
1967, I had looking for other years as well. He was convince I would be
more happy with another 1967, like my first one. He was 100% right.
After all was said and done...I ended up with another 1967
Mustang Coupe. But it gets better! This one was also Lime Gold!
The same as my first Mustang. Although this one has a Parchment
Interior (with black carpet).
I will not get into all the drama it took to buy this
Mustang, the adventure getting back to where I live, and all the other hurdles
jumped to get this one into my life. Let's just say God has a funny way
of letting you learning patience, ways to work on your anxiety issues and just
giving you a way of knowing things will work out in the end. To say this
evolution was (is...there is still so much more to this story) a work of faith
is a vast understatement!!!
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After the first wash.
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On Sam's trailer and ready to start the four hour odyssey home. It is far from perfect, but a great place to start. All in all, it is pretty much complete from how it would have looked during The Summer of Love (1967 for those not familiar with that term). Yeah...there is going to be a lot of work in the future years with this one...and that is just fine with me.
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My second Mustang with the infamous dangling N... I love the "289" call out!!!
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Welcome to the interior of 1967! Ultra-modern Tilt-Away Steering wheel Option included!!!
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Happiness is a your second '67 Mustang in the rear view mirror.
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C-Code 289 2-V Small Block Ford.
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Let the good times roll!!!
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Been a long time coming to sit here again!!!
In closing this episode... so many people to thank! I'll start with God, my Wife Tess, my friends Dan, Sam, Ken, Kel and I'm sure others. My Sisters LeRose and Sue. My de facto Brother in Law Bob. I'm sure that other names I have forgot will bubble to the surface after I publish this blog post. Anyway...thanks for the inspiration, prayers, rides and transportation, jump starts, etc... God knows I am going to need a lot of help in the coming years with this project!!! Thanks again!!!
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| 1967 Sales Booklet. |
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| Original window sticker from 1967. |
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