Santa baby, a 64 convertible too, powder blue

Tom (L) and Gail Wise pose with Gail's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible outside their garage where it sat for 27 years before its restoration, in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26, 2013. Gail Wise, then using her maiden name of Gail Brown, made the first known retail purchase of a Mustang on April 15, 1964, two days before the model went on sale. Ford will unveil its next-generation 2015 Mustang on December 5, 2013 for the model's 50th anniversary with simultaneous events in Michigan, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona, New York and Los Angeles.

Its been some time since I added a post to my blog. Rest assured, I’m still alive and well. I have just been working on a number of projects that I can’t share at this time, but I should have a lot of content in the coming months.

Last week, I had the honor of meeting the first Ford Mustang owner ever and riding in the small 1964 1/2 convertible. When I learned that the car had sat in their garage for 27 years before it was restored, I knew that would be an appropriate backdrop for their portrait. They only discovered they had the fist one ever sold after they started showing the car.

 

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Gail Wise didn’t know she was getting anything special when she drove away from a Chicago Ford dealership in the spring of 1964 in the first Mustang ever sold.

Wise paid $3,347 for the car, happy to have a convertible. It wasn’t until she was on the road, with other drivers honking and flagging her down, that she realized what she had.

“I felt like a movie star,” she said… Read More

Tom and Gail Wise ride in her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. Gail Wise, then using her maiden name of Gail Brown, made the first known retail purchase of a Mustang on April 15, 1964, two days before the model went on sale. Ford will unveil its next-generation 2015 Mustang on December 5, 2013 for the model's 50th anniversary with simultaneous events in Michigan, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona, New York and Los Angeles. REUTERS/John Gress
Tom and Gail Wise ride in her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. Gail Wise, then using her maiden name of Gail Brown, made the first known retail purchase of a Mustang on April 15, 1964, two days before the model went on sale. Ford will unveil its next-generation 2015 Mustang on December 5, 2013 for the model’s 50th anniversary with simultaneous events in Michigan, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona, New York and Los Angeles. REUTERS/John Gress

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A hubcap is seen on the passenger side of Gail Wise's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress
A hubcap is seen on the passenger side of Gail Wise’s Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress

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A Mustang badge is seen on the back of Gail Wise's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress
A Mustang badge is seen on the back of Gail Wise’s Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress

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The steering wheel of Gail Wise's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible is seen in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress
The steering wheel of Gail Wise’s Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible is seen in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress

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The odometer of Gail Wise's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible displays the cars 67,000 original miles in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress
The odometer of Gail Wise’s Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible displays the cars 67,000 original miles in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress

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Tom and Gail Wise ride in her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress
Tom and Gail Wise ride in her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26th, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress

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To fit in the back seat I had to put one foot under each seat!
To fit in the back seat I had to put one foot under each seat!

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Tom and Gail Wise pose with her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois
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Tom and Gail Wise pose with her Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible in Park Ridge, Illinois

John 12/05/2013
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