Years ago, Wesley Ryan was known all around San Antonio, Texas for his white 1993 Ford Mustang, which he named “Christine.” Wesley loved his car very much, which is why it was so difficult for him to sell the vehicle twelve years ago.

Wesley said that selling the car “broke him in half,” but he had no choice but to part with it. His wife and high school sweetheart, Laura Ryan, had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and he needed to sell his vehicle to pay for her medical bills.

“[It’s] not his world, but it’s one of the pieces to his heart. You just can’t replace it with any other vehicle,” said Wesley’s daughter Jeni Ryan. “He’s not materialistic — he just wants his family taken care of. And at the end of the day, this all started because my mom was diagnosed with cancer and my dad being the man that he is, he decided to sell his vehicle in a heartbeat.”

Jeni and her brother Jake Ryan wanted to thank their father for everything he had done for their family, so they decided to go about tracking down the vehicle. They were able to find the Mustang’s VIN number on Craigslist, and that very day, they went to the owner and explained the situation. After the owner made a deal with them, they drove for an hour and a half to pick up the car in the city of Kyle.

Teaming up with their mother, who is cancer-free, the siblings asked their dad to meet them in a Kohl’s parking lot for the surprise. After blindfolding him, they parked the Mustang right in front of Wesley!

When the blindfold came off, Wesley immediately burst into tears when he saw his beloved Christine!

“I know how much it broke him in half seeing that car drive away from him. A day I’ll never forget,” Jake wrote in the video caption. “Well… She’s back home pops and here to stay this time. Looking forward to building this car with you this time instead of being in a booster seat looking out the window.”

“He never expected anything back from us. All my dad wanted us to be is successful, and that’s all he ever asked from us. He never asked for his vehicle back,” Jeni said. “Literally, words cannot explain that video because that video explains absolutely everything.”

We’re so glad to see that Wesley and Christine are together again! Check out the big reveal in the video below!