Posted on 07/22/2023 6:14:14 PM PDT by DallasBiff
The late 60's had the Hemi Cuda and Shelby Mustangs.
I had the 1978 Trans Am with the “firechicken” on it.
That’s what my boss called it. He had a 1970 Roadrunner 440 6-pack.
Pinto
Gremlin
Chevette
Datsun 240z
Volare
Cordoba
I owned a Vega and a Gremlin in the 70s
Pacer
Mustang II
Did the Vega rust out?
AMC Pacer.
A neighbor had one.
With rich Corinthian leather?…
Drop a worked 360 in one and run the 1/4 mile.
A dude raced one in Cecil County Maryland. It moved…
Vega
Monza
My wife and I owned a wonderful car like this one bought from her father. It was very low mileage, only used to pull the camping trailer to the mountains once a year. It was totalled in a run-in with a drunk driver. Nobody was hurt badly but we grounded ten feet up an concrete overpass abutment.
You rarely see a Vega in tact. They didn’t rust but every Datsun started rusting on the boat from Japan.
Classic commercial. Good ole Kahn.
I had a Triumph Spitfire & a Chevy Monza. The Monza was just a Vega made to look more sporty, but later they did put a V8 in one.
Emission requirements took a toll on performance & those 5 mph bumpers were ugly.
I had a ‘76 Camaro and got three speeding tickets in a a couple months. My dad traded it in for 1980 Toyota Celica that would barely make 75 going downhill.
great years, great cars
The near twin of the Pontiac Grand Safari wagon.
It changed the automotive field forever. Big unreliable gas guzzling V8 American cars began to decline when the Accord was introduced. US manufacturers have been trying to play catch up with the Accord ever since.
Sadly, my dad traded in a 67 Riviera for a green Plymouth Scamp. He was trying to be a little more economical-he had a 2hr commute to work from Long Guyland to Ct. Gas was .25/gal but that Riviera gulped the fuel.
Thanks for mentioning the 240Z, shouldn’t be left out of any list of 70s cars.
The Pontiac 73-74 Trans-Ams with the Super-Duty 455 need mentioning. With the emissions regulations in place it was a miracle the Pontiac engineers were able to deliver such a monster. Last of the real Detroit muscle cars IMO.
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