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The automotive history of the '70s
Yes, there were very few good looking cars in the 70s. Some of the sports cars weren't so bad though:
The automotive history of the '70s
He wasn't shipped there, he sabotaged the S.S. Minnow so that he could live the rest of his life relaxing on a deserted island. Why else do you think he screwed up every rescue plan?Maynard was dealt with.
Because he didn't work, he was shipped to a desert island, via a 3 hour tour...
I'd love to respond to this, but political discussions are frowned upon....No decade has as many mistakes as the 70s. From clothing to politics---it stunk.
Mechanically they were ok. Cosmetically they were fat and understyled. The 80s brought around the mechanically useless luxury car due to CAFE standards etc. Fortunately they eased near the end of the decade and some of those are powered ok. I like the Broughams from the 80s styling better than the fat, round weird opera window things they had in the 70s and believe me, I know because I own one. Now if you want both then you go to the later 50s and early 60s versions.
I love opera windows, opera lamps, burlwood dashboards, button tufted seats, vinyl tops, hood ornaments, white walls, spoke wheels/hubcaps, and all those goodies.
Tom that was the height of the Brougham era, and the Mark III was a great example.
To move that much weight, the 1970 model had 365hp. If you had the money for the car, you had the money to feed that engine.
Back then the car even had anti-lock brakes, and rosewood in the interior.
Yeah, the Pinto was a bad idea, and the Pacer, and the Gremlin, and even the weird electric car.
What about Suede for a top?
I saw that on Car Crazy today.
John Wayne had several station wagons for his family, but needed the roof raised in order to get in them (while still wearing his hat).
One wagon was a Pontiac, with a suede roof.
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As for a hood ornament, those are missing on today's cars.
The last one I saw was on a 1983 Olds my dad bought.
People are actually voting for 1939-1945?
Ok...
Yes. There was even one vote for 1914-1918.
Yipes!
Ok, let's try it with stinky Lincolns:Those pics are from Cadillac.
This isn't Tom you are talking to, I hate Cadillac!
Now a 1969-1970 Mark III is more my style.
The whole reason Cadillac lost out to them in the late 60's and early 70's was because of style and options.
Here is a pic of a 1969 Mark III interior.
Cadillac could only aspire to make this kind of car back in the day.
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BTW I like to call hood ornaments "sites" for the driver.
The only thing worse would be the civil war, as far as survival rate.
I thought about this when I chose the period I wanted to live in.
Several decades had wars either starting or ending, which made it hard to choose.
I think we are in agreement that the late 70's had awful styling.
I saw one of those for sale recently out here. I am guessing they mocked it up rather than it being real.I'll go with the Cadillac LeMans lol if we're going with stuff that never hit the streets. A '59 Cyclone would be neat, too.