Las Vegas Sun

April 24, 2024

Vanessa (center) smiles as Larry Gareffa, president of Mustang and Classic Ford Club Las Vegas, talks about the various efforts it took to make Vanessa's wish for a refurbished 1967 Ford Mustang coupe come true on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The 17-year-old Centennial High School senior, who was born with a congenital heart condition, was the recipient of a car makeover courtesy of the local Make-A-Wish Foundation and its partners.

Paul Takahashi

Vanessa (center) smiles as Larry Gareffa, president of Mustang and Classic Ford Club Las Vegas, talks about the various efforts it took to make Vanessa's wish for a refurbished 1967 Ford Mustang coupe come true on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The 17-year-old Centennial High School senior, who was born with a congenital heart condition, was the recipient of a car makeover courtesy of the local Make-A-Wish Foundation and its partners.