CAR OWNER

The Lash Family

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

67FASTBACK2LIFE –1967 MUSTANG 2+2 FASTBACK GTA

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

LONG LIVE THE MUSTANGS AND OUR BELOVED CLASSICS, WHATEVER THEY ARE!

The story starts early Summer of 2008. For as long as I can remember, the dream of owning a 1967 or 68 Mustang Fastback had yet become a reality. I decided it was time for that to change. Using Craigslist, the search started in Denver, Colorado for a car to restore to glory. I knew purchasing a turn-key was not in the affordability range. After weeks of searching and slowly encircling Colorado state by state, I happened onto a listing in Shelby, Iowa for a 1967 Mustang GT. With one call to the owners to affirm availability and to ask for a VIN number, I called Kevin Marti for some guidance. What I got in response that afternoon on the phone was not what I expected. I was looking at an incredibly factory optioned 1967 Mustang 2+2 Fastback GTA, Dark Moss Green on Saddle interior, equipped with a 390 4V Thunderbird Special powerplant mated to a C6 Select Shift Cruise-O-Matic and 9” 3.25 Equa-Lok axle ratio providing traction. The car was equipped with GT interior and exterior décor groups complimented with tilt away steering. After that flurry of back-and-forth phone calls, the girls and

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

I were on our way to Shelby, Iowa with hopes of bringing the car home the NEXT day. What we found was a Mustang that was fully intact ready for its second chance at present day glory.

In August 2008, our family was blessed with bringing the