Yikes! How things have changed. I’ve been pretty lucky despite traveling tons by car for my work back then.

My Step Dad hit a car that pulled out in front of him on a back road highway, he was going 55+. He survived, but it was bad. The front looked like an accordion. That was a different one he’d gotten himself that was very short lived. He’d been a Cadillac guy and went back to them afterwards.

This model was so sleek, such a gorgeous design. I had to take my drivers license test in it, however and had never driven it before, at all! That was an experience!

My Mom got a Champaign colored one in 79. Our young and cranky teething Doberman chewed away a lot of the padding on the outside a week after my Step Dad gave it to her. We walked out and what had been beige was now the blue foam underneath. She was horrified!

Beautiful Mark V too! Wasn't that a Bill Blass Edition Mark V?

“We tried” would be worse maybe 😂