Hot Rods

Photo by Howard Lipin-The San Deigo Union-Tribune

The LA Times irregularly profiles the tales of long-lost cool cars being reunited with their owners; it's a very bright idea for the Los Angeles area, and the stories are usually pretty intriguing. Today's solid-if-not-stellar piece is about a 1965 Mustang that is somewhat painfully being returned to the man from whom it was stolen in 1970, right off the parking lot of the Lockheed plant in Burbank. He's a Ford man, it appears:

Brakke had ordered that honey-gold from the factory. That was the smooth color in 1965. And don't be mistaken: If it hadn't been stolen, a honey-gold 1965 Mustang would be parked in his driveway to this day -- next to his 1959 Ford Ranchero.

For those who don't know, the 1959 Ford Ranchero is totally sweet: