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Saw a white Ford Maverick in parking lot as I drove by yesterday.

Been a long time since I've seen one of those, especially a nice one. Looked like a driver, but well cared for.
 
There's a green four-door living nearby; see it fairly often. I always liked their lines, and thought the Grabber was a nice package:

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My dad bought one of my sisters one of those, I think in the early 70s? Good car for her and cheap to run. Not sure of the date, but with 4 sisters, they kept dad broke keeping them happy, well, almost broke. He used to say to me, I wish they would get married and let someone take them off my hands! :highly_amused: PJ
 
My dad bought an early Maverick in the ugliest green I've ever seen, both inside and and out. It had a seat belt sensor for the passenger side that lit up by the weight of a 6 pack. Later on he bought the Mercury version with a 302 V8- holy crap that thing ran!
 
I have a cousin who owns one and was using it as a daily driver until she got a newer Subaru awhile back. It was a pretty ugly tan color.
 
My father had a dark green metallic 1974 Comet. It came with the larger 250 cubic inch inline 6, good for 88 horses, IIRC. We had it from 1975 to 1978 when my father gave it to my grandfather to make room for our 1979 Buick Century wagon. My grandfather kept the Comet on the road another 10 years or so before the tin worm finally took its toll.

I got a chance to drive it after I got my license. It's most remarkable trait was how unremarkable it was. It wasn't particularly fast or agile, but it wasn't slow or cumbersome, either. It wasn't the most economical car, but it wasn't a gas guzzler. It wasn't great looking, but wasn't hideous either. If there ever was a car that truly personified being average, it was the 1970s Maverick / Comet .
 
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