The road we take

The 1964 Mercury Comet is the first family car I remember from childhood. The back glass had a shelf just big enough for me to lie on while we traveled down the highway (before seatbelt protection). Baby blue in color, the car came with an AM radio and a large, folded map in the glove box. In the '60s, the map was our Global Positioning System. With Dad in the driver’s seat, Mom became quite the expert at reading the map and navigating us to our destination. Our destination was usually to visi