Dan Bradley:  

Ah, yes...the class of '73. I graduated as a 17 year old .A Mc Donalds cheeseburger was 35 cents. BigMac...55 cents. Premium gas was 98 octane and 40 cents a gallon. Cigarettes in a vending machine, 55 cents. Seafarer navy bellbottoms were the rave...then came San Francisco Riding gear. Gawd, the girls looked hot in those jeans. American Grafitti was the movie hit along with the Exorcist. That summer I moved into my first apartment at the Polynesia Trace Apartments.Rent was $110. Keggers on weekends at Apt. A-6. My car was a red 1968 Mustang California Special that pushed over 500 hp. Back then it was probably one of the quickest cars in the area. 12.6 et's. Soon after I owned the very first V8 converted Vega GT. It was cortez silver with a LT-1 350 with a turbo 400 trans. Very fast and a blast to drive. Joint Venture Racing did a lot of work for me on that car. National Auto on 38th and Pacific took most of my money in speed equipment. The Sansui 9090 was the powerhouse home stereo and the Bose 901's ruled in speakers. The Craig Powerplay was the best car 8 track player and the built in amplified Powerplay Mind Blowers were the loudest car speakers. Pink Floyd w...Expand for more