Every once in a while, as I search vintage images online, the missing pieces of a puzzle slowly emerge. Nope, uploaders aren’t known for posting stuff in order, or chronologically. Yet, in due time I find enough related ones to tell a whole ‘story.’
I’ve actually posted a couple of these shots before, in separate posts (Here and here). Thanks to the additional images found, I now know this was a serious Ford family and that the lady of the house had a fondness for Mustangs. But as we know, brand loyalty was something big back then.
As far as I can tell, the earliest pictures date from ’73, with the Grabber Orange ’70 Mach I. A few more -with no date- show the owner with a different hairdo with the same Mach I. The family later proceeded to a ’73 gray one. Around that time, as the images show, the household seemed filled with Dearborn products (and yet one more Mustang). But as I said, brand loyalty was something else back then.
A nice post to start the holiday. These are the two things that I wanted back in the early ’70’s; a Mach One Mustang and a nice girl to ride around with me. She looks like a Mustang gal, trading up to a newer ’73. A little bit of the Marlo Thomas vibe in the second picture, who I considered to be the perfect woman back then. In the late ’60’s we all expected the new cars to be better than the older models, but we would soon learn a different reality. Fortunately we got a good run from the late 90’s into the mid 2000’s.
That orange/yellow ’70 is what I consider the zenith of early Mustang styling. I really wanted a Mark III back then, but at least I finally got the girl and a Mustang.
All you would see at my house are Fords; ’96 Mustang, ’06 Mustang, ’07 F150,’05 Navigator, and ’17 Flex. I keep the Riviera hidden in the garage!
You mean there are people in those pics?
You mean there are cars in the first few with the cutie in the short dress??? Same young woman, but in the pic with the silver/white Mustang she reminds me of a step sister who had a brand new Blue Mach 1.
I’ve got to admit I’m pretty much the same on brand loyality, except I’m on BMWs. Not only have they served me well, but you get a fell for a marque and how they’re put together, their quirks and it makes it much easier to work on them rather than switching to something new. The two Nissan 4WD vacation mobiles I’ve had in recent years have not served me well.
Sweet .
I love the sequence .
-Nate
A much sportier Mary Tyler Moore. No refrigerator white plain Jane sedans for her!
All the plates are from 1966-72, but I can’t figure out where VG were issued. Cool stable though for sure.
Fun essay with a pretty lady dressed in chic fashion of the day with her equally fashionable Mustang. In one photo, we see that the family is an all-Ford family. I see a blue Mustang, a full-sized Ford Wagon with decalcomania, and a Lincoln Mark (a III or a IV I am unsure). Living the American dream.
That style license plate was replaced during calendar year 1973 depending on when the registration expired.
Was her name Sally? 🙂