I almost bought a '69 Torino fastback...but then my father spotted a 1972 Mercury Comet GT- at the local Chevy dealership.....I was sort of interested- then the salesman started it up (Glasspacks!!).....I was madly, passionately in love! (Same basic chassis as a Mustang, but shorter and lighter)

Of course, the first thing I had to do after purchasing it was change out the glasspacks for turbo mufflers.

Then I got some ET 14 x 6 3/4 mags and E70 and F70 tires...Shift kit for the C4

A few months later I painted the lower body flat black (With a line so it didn't look like a old man with his paints pulled way up)

A few years later I found some Appliance mags that were 14 x 8- the car handled much better....later I added a rear stab-bar and did the Shelby mod on the front suspension..

Then around 1982, I created an air dam out of ABS plastic....



(Note: Top left, then right, then bottom right and finally bottom left

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My first car...that was really mine. I drove my dad's 67 Mustang convertible in high school.



It looks green in the picture, but it was actually Acapulco Blue.

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cvxjet, Nice 1972 Mercury Comet GT/ LOL at Old man w/ paints pulled way up. Describes it well.

Litespd, Nice Mustang

My first car 74 AMC Hornet Hatchback, was a good cruising car, survived my youth !
Came from the factory w/ 75 front grille - which I liked better than the 74's look.

258 straight 6, added Hooker headers dual exhaust w/ Hush Thrush mufflers

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Speaking of similar cars, this was at last years Alviso car show:

litespd... that Mustang is a 1970 and is not a convertible....

My first car:

A Simca 1308 GT



Can't remember exactly what color it was, but I think it was brown-ish like the one above.

1985 monte carlo, beige, non ss. my friends called it the grandma car.

ended up painting it black and put some rims and Cooper cobras on it. It looked much cooler then.

quote Originally posted by Kitskaboodle: Speaking of similar cars, this was at last years Alviso car show:

Still looking neat and nice!

My first car was a 1975 Datsun B210 , here a picture on the boat ferry going to Gaspe Quebec in 79..
Lost count of how many after that lol

I've always liked the Maverick Grabbers and especially the Comet GTs.

One of the local dealers (Pugmire) used to do an in-house up-fit to the Comet GT. Essentially air shocks, staggered slot mags with 60s on the rear, and side pipes.
It was badged as a "Stabber".
Friend of mine in HS had a white one.

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