Vintage Maverick/Comet photos

I went to high school with that girl

 

That is so cool! Glad you kept the photo! Not many old photos are being kept anymore. So sad!

 

6/2/78
Jon Graduation by skua47, on Flickr

 

7/15/74
Black Hills Vacation by skua47, on Flickr

 

3/15/74
Pig and piglets on the street in Acapulco by skua47, on Flickr

 

1973
1973 Pontiac Grand Am by John Lovda, on Flickr

 

6/78
The Hemisphere Parking Lot by Richard Melton, on Flickr

 

A good friend of mine had one of those Grand Ams. All black, wide tires, black bucket seat interior, console, floor shift, 400 motor. It was a pretty nice car. You could ignore the peak in the grille.
That peak was soft material, too, meant to survive a 5 mph impact. Some folks called them the "rubber ducky" front end, because that is what they felt like, squishy. Didn't hold paint well long term.

 

Garland High School parking lot in Garland, Texas 1979

 

At times my mind wanders back to walking through the school parking lot on my way to class and seeing Mustang’s, Torino’s, GTO’s and Camaro’s just to name a few.
Fond memories of days long gone.

 

I went to a small high school in Florida, about 600 students, and I graduated in 1977. I was "the guy with the 1965 Mustang" and my buddy who would park near me was "the guy with the 1972 Mustang". It really was that much of our identity to the other folks that didn't personally know us. I transferred in from out of state in my Junior year, so I was a bit of a mystery to many of the other students.
Some of the gals there seemed to like that ...

 

1/73
Crossing Guard in Nassau, The Bahamas by Joseph Hollick, on Flickr

 

Love the photos, but gotta ask how do you find some of these??

 

Lots of searching. Time consuming (why my posts are sporadic), but worth it.

8/15/73
1973-08-15 12.00.15_ by MarkM Photo, on Flickr