My Dad! 1967 Mustang

[Polaristxguy]

I finally framed a few of my dads photos from back in the day. He influenced me in so many ways.

November is always hard next week will mark 6 years since losing you to cancer at 66 years young. Way to early.

Hopefully everyone enjoys the photos

 

[VoodooBoss]

Very cool. It's nice that you have such great memories of your dad.

 

[Grant 302]

That's a nice memorial, Mike. Thanks for sharing.

 

[superhero]

Mike, That's is so nice to do for your father. Not an easy job being a father. Lots of highs and low raising kids. By your post I can tell he did his job and did it well.
What ever happened to his 67?

 

[Polaristxguy]

Mike, That's is so nice to do for your father. Not an easy job being a father. Lots of highs and low raising kids. By your post I can tell he did his job and did it well.
What ever happened to his 67?

Dad ran the car "SCCA" all the way up until 1980 and it was sold to a friend who continued to use the car at some point it took a hard off track and was parked. I have tried to find it and had a few leads that led nowhere.

 

[scmscout]

Mike, I really enjoyed the photos! Thanks for sharing the memories of you father with us. He obviously was a great dad, like mine. We both are very lucky!

John

 

[302BOB]

All great Dads (and Moms)leave a lasting impression on their sons and daughters! That's what it takes to take it to the next level to pass that experience on to their children. My Mom and Dad were the Best!

 

[302BOB]

I just remembered this gem.......Memories are golden but not losing them is precious!

 

[302BOB]

I love a '67/'68 Mustang!.....But that's just me.......My '12 Boss isn't bad either...

 

[302BOB]

As we all get older, Nostalgia will come into to play as we all will miss those goods times...I sure do...........All tho my Boss is still keeping me happy.....

 

[blacksheep-1]

you are very fortunate, my dad was never a "car guy" so we could never really connect, I was always working on the cars in my family and my dad could not offer any help or guidance, as much as he would have liked to. Consider it time well spent.
FWIW 67 Mustangs fastbacks were fairly rare for road racers, any idea of what happened to the car? you may want to try and find it.

 

[302 Hi Pro]

That's a nice memorial, Mike. Thanks for sharing.

+1, Very nice.

 

[302BOB]

Lots of Good memories there from years passed! Hang on to them!

 

[Polaristxguy]

One more I found today in a box while moving my office.

This one was taken on the straight away at Green Valley Raceway around 1976.

 

[quimuel17]

What a heartwarming post. Thanks for sharing your dad's legacy.

 

[302BOB]

Precious are the memories....You don't realize how precious they are at the time, but as time goes on you begin to realize......Those were GREAT times and some of those folks ain't around anymore!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TymeSlayer]

Pretty cool stuff. It's specialty to have that connection with your father.

My dad owned a hammer and that was a all-in-one tool for him. He had no interest in cars whatsoever and didn't once care to watch me work on my '69 Boss. It's not that he was a bad guy, he was in the Navy for WWII and the Korean war, and turned wrenches on his ship. When he got home, he never cared to relive those days.