My goal for my blog is to cruise around Metro Detroit in search of great stories behind the classic cars of Motown (and it's surrounding suburbs).

 Many classic cars have been handed down from generation to generation.  Some are purchased on a whim.   Many owners have more than one classic car in their collection.  Some are given as a gift.  Some are father and son projects or father and daughter projects. All of them have a story to be told.

I will be finding these stories and share them on my blog along with visuals. Restoration pics, cruising pics, before and after shots.


 I am christening my blog with a 1968 Mustang Coupe, 289 engine, custom orange paint job!

On nice warm days, this classic beauty can be found cruising in Troy, Michigan and on Woodward during the Dream Cruise.

Her name is "Mustang Sally".  She was originally built in California and was recently purchased from a park ranger in Washington State.

Here is the crazy story behind this '68' Mustang and it's current owner.

This gentleman's search for a classic car began in early 2011.  A man in Troy Michigan decided to find his wife a unique 15th wedding anniversary gift.  For years his wife had told him stories about the classic '66' Mustang that she used drive in her high school days and how she and her girlfriends used to drag race down Woodward Ave. every Friday night.

He found the perfect car!  A custom painted, orange '68'Ford Mustang Coupe with a 289 engine!  The price was perfect, there was only one catch, it was in Washington State and he lived in Southeastern Michigan.  He could have had it shipped to him ....or...he could do something crazy and completely out of his normal routine,  like tell your wife you're going golfing with your son for a long weekend and instead, jump on a plane with your 13 year old son, fly across the country, meet up with the seller, a Park Ranger from Washington State Park,  hop in your newly purchased Mustang and begin a memorable, once in a lifetime, road trip across the United States on a rainy weekend in May.

Did I mention rain!  Turns out '68' Mustangs aren't very good at keeping out the rain.  Water was leaking in the windows and hitting them in the face most of their first day on the road.  The car was running great so the man and his son decided to drive into Yellowstone Park.  They were amazed at the beauty of the mountains, the wild animals, the geysers and hot springs, even Old Faithful.

They found out when the sun began to settle into the mountains and the temperature in Montana dropped, that their new purchase had no heat!  A warm, thick Yellowstone souvenir blanket helped keep their toes warm.

Sleeping in road side hotels, eating beef jerky, flying down the freeways at a blistering 60 miles an hour, listening to the Eagles belting out "Take It Easy"...they crossed the country arriving home two days after their journey had begun.

The weary man and his son sneakily pulled the wife's anniversary surprise in a neighbor/friend's driveway.  The son ran in the house towing his golf clubs behind him.  "Mom, I ran in to Cyn (our neighbor) outside, she needs to talk with you for a sec."  

The wife came outside "Surprise!!! Happy Anniversary!" her husband shouted...she froze, mouth hanging open, speechless!

The stories of what had taken place over the last two days spilled out of her son and her husband...the wife with tears in her eyes hugged both of the men, jumped in her new "toy" and with a smile on her face, disappeared down the street!






She was driven across country by a man and his 13 year old son, through Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and made her way to her new home in Troy Michigan (in May of 2011) where she was presented to the man's wife as a surprise anniversary gift.