21 Years After He Sacrificed His Pride and Joy, His Wife Reveals the Secret She’s Been Hiding

Stephanie Hamren wanted to surprise her dad in the best way she knew how: by tracking down something he hadn’t seen in 21 years. It took a lot of hard work and dedication on Stephanie’s part, too, but she pulled it off – and her dad’s reaction was priceless.

The dramatic reveal came in August 2014. And, fortunately, the emotional moment was captured on video, which has now attracted more than 1.4 million views on YouTube. In the clip, Hamren’s dad is seen turning the corner of the house before coming face-to-face with his long-lost pride and joy.

But, for those who know her, it would perhaps be no surprise that Stephanie Hamren, who lives in Troutville, Virginia, would do this for her pa. After all, she’s a real family girl who appreciates all that her parents have done for her.

Still, her plan for this surprise was ambitious to say the least. And it all centered around a car. But it wasn’t just any car; this car had a long history.

In fact, when he was 16, Hamren’s dad restored a stunning Ford Sedan that had rolled off the production line back in 1936. It was a real beauty, and he quickly fell in love with it. In all fairness, though, who wouldn’t?

At the time, Hamren’s dad took his treasured vehicle to car shows up and down the United States. And he wasn’t the only one, it seemed, who appreciated the beautiful automobile. After all, in many of the shows he was victorious.

“My dad talked about this car for as long as I can remember,” wrote Hamren later on Facebook. “[He was] always saying he would buy it back if he could find it. Well last year I began the search… it’s been my dream to buy it for him.”

So, in 2013, Hamren and her mom finally got round to putting the gears of this ambitious dream in motion. Yes, the search for the old Sedan began, but it wasn’t going to be easy.

Indeed, the pair spent months on the hunt for the vintage vehicle. Finally, after searching far and wide, they managed to track it down to Ringgold, Louisiana, where it had sat for 15 years.