The Boy Who Obsessed Over a 1967 Ford Mustang is Now the Man Who Proudly Owns It

Ah, the one who got away…almost. Dan Guyer, an outside sales associate at Keystone Automotive, grew up in the blue-collar town of Loysburg, PA—a place where everyone knows your name and what you drive. Since the time he was a little boy, Guyer had his eyes fixated on the neighbor’s candy apple red 1967 Ford Mustang.

“It’s the car I always wanted, but never thought I’d get,” he said. “I remember riding my bicycle past the house on my way to Grandma’s, and I’d just slow down to get a peek inside the garage,” he recalled. “It wasn’t just a Mustang; it was always the Mustang to me.”

Welcome to the Family

After the car’s owner, Ron, lost a long hard battle with cancer, townspeople, including Guyer, wondered if the 1967 Ford Mustang would go up for sale. His wife Shirley was reluctant to part with her husband’s prized car at first. After all, it had been part of the family since 1970, when it served as her daily driver and then a commuter car for their daughter at Penn State. But in the end, Shirley always knew of Guyer’s local roots and lifelong fascination with the ’67 covered up in the garage the past 30 years.

For the right price, a big tradeoff, and a small investment to get it back up and running like new, it was his. “I had to sell my unicorn of a Jeep, a ‘05 Rubicon LJ, in order to purchase the Mustang. But it was worth it, and I have no regrets,” he said.

It wasn’t until Guyer dug into the car’s background that he realized just how special the vintage whip really is. “The 1967 Ford Mustang was purchased as a special order with a number of options. It was at this time we realized the original paint—not candy apple red, but a variation of silver—was a special-order job, too,” added Guyer. Whether the stats came back ultra-rare or as common as a belly button, it didn’t matter to him. Regardless, the car was meant to cruise with the top down and family by his side.

Check back for Part II, as we discuss some of the aftermarket goodies Guyer unloaded on this classic!