Just about every old car guy has a story about the car that “got away.” You know, that first new car, or maybe something rare, unique, or just cool? Sometimes they are crashed, stolen, sold off to make ends meet or to purchase something “practical.” The thing about practical is that nobody ever thinks about their first “practical” car. But Bill Kenerly always remembered the white Mustang that him and his wife purchased new off the lot in 1967.

The Salisbury Post reports that almost 40 years after Bill sold the Mustang to purchase the aforementioned “practical” car, the Mustang found its way back to him.

Bill and his wife Toni bought their cream-colored Mustang back in the summer of 1967. The six-cylinder hard top is hardly a rare or desirable car as far as collectible Mustangs go. But like many of us, Bill and Toni developed a certain attachment to their Mustang, and unfortunately sold it in 1970 after the birth of their son, Bill Jr. Unbeknownst to Bill, it would be bought by a man in 1972, and passed down through his family for the next thirty years until it was unceremoniously stored away in a barn.

Toni, a nurse, was approached by a co-worker one day and was asked if her husband’s name was Bill. Turns out Bill had written his name in the owner’s manual, and the Mustang was undergoing a restoration. Toni told her co-worker that if ever they were interested in selling the Mustang, to let her know.

Well that day came, and Bill and Toni were reunited with their long lost pony car. . The car was in better condition than he expected, and the restoration has continued with a rebuilt engine. The family now calls it “Ghost Pony” on account of its color and its unique story. Sure, it’s just a six-cylinder coupe, and the story isn’t exactly unique, but it’s always nice to see an owner reunited with a lost car.