Maj.Nick Danger said:This, and the "oil crises" were the reasons that AMC produced all those small hippy cars in all those hippy colors. Hippy targeted marketing,...
lol I liked the one that looks the same from the front as it did from the rear. Now that was an excellent design,...Lincsong said:Which brings us to that other pig of AMC and the 1970's; The Matador with it's Barcelona interior.
Maj.Nick Danger said:lol I liked the one that looks the same from the front as it did from the rear. Now that was an excellent design,...
Lincsong said:Which brings us to that other pig of AMC and the 1970's; The Matador with it's Barcelona interior.
lol A veritable marketing coup. Sheer genius!Absinthe_1900 said:Don't forget the Gremlin with the "Bluejean" interior.:eusa_doh:
1973
For 1973, recoverable bumpers able to withstand a 5 mph impact in the front and a 2.5 mph impact in the rear debuted according to federally mandated regulations. Gremlins also received the option of a Levi's interior trim package, which included spun nylon upholstery made to look like real denim, but for fire safety regulations, could not be. It featured such details as removable map pockets, burnished copper denim rivets, and red Levi's logo tabs.
RedPop4 said:We had a 1972 Ambassador, 1974 Matador (2 door), then the Pacers. lol lol lol
Absinthe_1900 said:The only 70s collectable I own.
The heads don't leak.
And the Ford Maverick,...equally as nasty and thankfully short lived.Lincsong said:The Chevy Vega. Nasty. Then there was the '67 to '73 Malibu, whatever they called the mid-sized Pontiac, Cutlass and Skylarks four doors. All spelled OLD LADY!
Maj.Nick Danger said:And the Ford Maverick,...equally as nasty and thankfully short lived.
One of the cars I own is a 1976 Cutlass Supreme, and she's still a gleamingLincsong said:Nasty, whatever they called the mid-sized Pontiac, Cutlass and Skylarks.
All spelled OLD LADY!
Absinthe_1900 said:351 C with the functional ram induction like a Boss 351.
It's an oddly optioned car, the first owner was the son of a Ford salesman.
This Mustang has an unusual manual quick steering box, I bought the car back in 1980, after finding it in a garage where it had sat for five years, the owner drove it until the clutch burned up and parked it.
I intend to take the car with me.
Absinthe_1900 said:That sounds strange, I had a 73 Mustang fastback before I got the Mach-1, it was a reliable car, other than being a magnet for Buick Skylarks hitting it. You'd think a bright red car would be easy to see.
Does the 73 have a stock engine? (Maybe look at the old EGR valve)
On my 71, I removed the factory carb and intake, and replaced it with an older aluminum intake to work with the ram air ducting and added a Holley carb.
Now if I could find a nice 71 / 72 urethane bumper for a reasonable price for my oldtimer, I'd be happy camper with mine. The original was damaged, and I made an ill advised descision to replace it with a chrome bumper.
I'll bet you and your wife love backing up in that '73. Only a 71-73 driver can understand that joy:eusa_doh: