1967 Ford Mustang Hard-top CoupeThe legendary "vents" on the 1967 Ford Mustang. I photographed this 1967 Ford Mustang at the 2022 Downtown Revival Car Show in Carson City. 

(The sixth-annual Downtown Revival Car Show will be held in Carson City on Saturday, July 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by Esther Chapter #3, Order of the Eastern Star, the awesome car show will be held on Carson Street between Robinson and Fifth streets.)

1967 Ford Mustang Hard-top CoupeThis 1967 Ford Mustang was shown at the 2022 Downtown Revival Car Show in Carson City. In the mid-1950s, Ford hit the jackpot with an instant classic series of Thunderbirds.

In the 1960s, it did it again with a series of Mustangs.

And these are not the only classic Fords from either era, in my opinion.

The 1967 Mustang offering of three models was a step up from previous Mustangs.

And the hard-top coupe is my favorite, although a convertible wouldn’t be so bad, either.

So, as a Ford Mustang brochure asked, “How do you improve on a classic? How do you add excitement to the most exciting, most acclaimed new car in history?”

The answers pleased Mustang buyers then and owners now: “This year we’ve given {the} Mustang a stylish new body {and} a wider 58-inch tread for better roadability.”

And that’s not all.

“We’ve added fresh Mustang optional features, like a hefty 390-cubic-inch Thunderbird Special V-8 for extra spirit,” the brochure states.

Ford also added a “Tilt-Away steering wheel that moves aside when you open the door ~ and tilts up or down to nine different driving positions,” according to the brochure.

The 1967 Mustang also featured “fingertip speed control.”

“{It} lets you set cruising speed without {the} need to maintain constant accelerator pressure,” according to the brochure. “SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic {allows you to} go fully automatic or shift manually for the fun of it without a clutch.”

This Mustang also offered improved traction with what Ford described as “wide-oval sports tires” with V-8s.

Also featured in this year were front power disc brakes and Ford’s “SelectAire” conditioner and “convenience control panel.”

So, what remains from previous Mustangs?

“The standards that made the Mustang a classic in the first place; that won almost a million-and-a-half owners in under three years; bucket seats, full carpeting, floor-mounted shift {and} vinyl trim; lithe performance and handling.”

Ford offered three classic and distinctive models: convertible, hardtop and fastback.

“And most particularly we kept the classic long, lean, adventurous look,” the brochure notes. “The ’67 is very much a Mustang; still very new.”

Customers could pick “from 16 new Super Diamond Lustre Enamel single tones” for the car’s exterior, according to the brochure.

“Counting standard and optional choices, there are a total of 20 all-vinyl trims for the hardtop, 18 for the 2+2, 16 for the convertible,” the brochure notes.