The only thing better than the days they hung out in the parking lot of the Havertown Burger King and talked all things cars back in the 1970s was the day they came back to relive those memories.

“Back in the day, we lived in this parking lot,” Garnet Valley’s George Moore said in a News of Delaware County feature by Peg DeGrassa. “We all had a passion for cars, and our friendships here inspired most of us to continue our love of cars for the rest of our lives.”

Members of the informal Havertown car club returned to their beloved Burger King hangout last Saturday for a 40-year reunion, bringing restored Impalas, Mustangs, Chevelles, Novas, and even a Volkswagon Bug.

“Classic cars of every color, make, and model lined the Burger King parking lot, many with hoods open and shiny engines exposed. To a select group, the scene was a throwback to fond memories, a recapturing of their youth and of their years growing up in Havertown, Ardmore, and Drexel Hill,” the article stated.

And it was a result of reminiscing on Facebook about those Friday and Saturday nights from 1969 to 1975.

“Unlike the movie American Graffiti, which took place in a single night, Havertown’s American Graffiti era lasted for years,” organizer Carl Nathans said. “On almost any night of the week, you could depend on finding others in that popular spot.”

Read much more about the Havertown reunion in the News of Delaware County here.