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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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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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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That Stabber is very cool, Raydar. And your Pontiac convert is very cool, also, Mark.
My father influenced me to be more into corner-carving, so I was always working in that direction- Back in 2015, when I retired, I had a thought pass thru my head that it would be cool to get a Comet and then apply all of my knowledge plus some actual mulla and make it a real road-racing car. I maintain that the Comet/Maverick would have actually been better at Trans Am racing due to lighter weight and shorter wheelbase compared to a Mustang....
Sadly, when I started looking for one online, I found that even a crappy one was around $5000....Back in the 80s, I could have had my pick of them at $500.....
Originally posted by cvxjet: ... Sadly, when I started looking for one online, I found that even a crappy one was around $5000....Back in the 80s, I could have had my pick of them at $500.....
Yeah. I have sort of been half-heartedly looking around. Anything worth buying is ridiculously priced. Comets, Mavericks, Dusters, Darts, Novas. I've heard that the bottom is falling out of the classic car market. That may be the case somewhere, but I haven't seen it from where I am.
[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 10-07-2025).]
Pontiac T1000 not much to brag about other than it was a fun ride had a 4 speed, could beat a worn out Dodge cop job from a similar period on an uphill drag. Was really surprised to see one at the Pontiac Transportation Museum a few months back.
