As I remember it; Cultass and Monte Carlo’s were all the rage.
@aulduronsmith55773 жыл бұрын
Monte Carlos never died.
@randallsundeen33835 жыл бұрын
A friend of our family had a 76 cvcc and it was the first time I have ever heard of a car being totaled in a hail storm unheard of in the 1970s
@lavapix5 жыл бұрын
Although late to the game, the 79 Mustang's new fox body was the beginning of the Mustangs comeback. I had to order my V8 and waited 6 months for it due to the gas issues and auto manufacturers having to make/sell so many 4cyl engine cars before making 8's. I put 278k miles on that car and drove to all 49 continental states and all of Canada.
@nazfan013 жыл бұрын
I remember when my mom had to special order her 1978 Mustang Ghia. She insisted on a 302 V8 and did not want any sized engine smaller than that. It was a very nice looking car too. Black with half tan vinyl roof with sunroof. Tan interior, tan pin strip and also tan spoke hubcaps That car sure was a great little muscle car as that 302 was just a little too much for a compact car, only problem was the automatic transmission did not seem to hold up too well for some reason. I bet my mom had that transmission repaired at least 4 times. Then again, I was a teenager at the time and I may have not been any help with it either.
@lavapix3 жыл бұрын
@@nazfan01 Yeah, mine was a 4spd stick. I only replaced it once in that time. At the 255k miles mark on a drive to Alaska from PA. It had a heavy-duty clutch that made my left calf larger than my right :-)
@bobjohnson2053 жыл бұрын
@@nazfan01 Yep, good old Ford quality! lol
@jdtomcza3 жыл бұрын
1978 Ford Fairmont would be my vote. They used that same platform on many models till the mid 90s.
@nonelost12 жыл бұрын
If that car could float, I bet you would have sailed it to Hawaii as well 😎.
@LearnAboutFlow5 жыл бұрын
While this video is great, I would argue the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was more influential than the Thunderbird as it consistently sold 400,000+ units per year and, in fact, was America's bestselling car in some years.
@stepheng36675 жыл бұрын
Yes I would pick Cutlass over Thunderbird too. Cutlass became the best selling car in America in 1976. 515,000 were sold. It was the first time a car other than a Chevy or a Ford was the best seller so that was pretty significant. In 77 Cutlass sales went up again to 632,000 but sales of the new for 77 Impala jumped to over 700,000 to beat Cutlass. When it was down sized for 78 - 80 sales dropped off considerably and then picked up again in the early 80's.
@andyleibrook60125 жыл бұрын
I was going to make the same comment. The 73-77 Cutlass was absolutely the biggest hit of the 70s!
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
These videos don't get much correct... they're just pumped out to generate clicks/thumbs up...
@UberLummox5 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL Yep, just info they read off the web. No real research ever.
@chrismoody13425 жыл бұрын
I agree the Cultlass Supreme was the car to own. Monte Carlos were second. Other than guys who turned wrenches, still made the most they could of sixty muscle cars and newer second gen Camaros and Firebirds. No one except a Charlie’s Angel would be caught dead in a Mustang ll. Imports such the 260 and 280 Z’s and Celicas GT’s were gaining traction with the younger generation.
@boostjunkie23205 жыл бұрын
The Trans am was great for sure but we all know why its sales were good and that's BURT REYNOLDS
@cornellgreen36925 жыл бұрын
Steven Marzullo Burt made the Trans Am ready for its close-up. RIP Bandit!
@1967davethewave5 жыл бұрын
Smokey and the Bandit was an icon but most people forget the red Trans Am Burt drove in "Hooper". Between the 2 movies there was no doubt that the Trans Am was popular in the late '70's!
@knuckleburger53435 жыл бұрын
Actually it was the Trans Am that made Burt. I doubt Smokey would have become a legend driving a Pinto.
@bongodave135 жыл бұрын
At the time, it was about as fast as you could get, and the look was timeless. They still look good today.
@williamjordan55545 жыл бұрын
Actually, it was the giant chicken on the hood.
@FromSagansStardust5 жыл бұрын
Awww, not the Corrrdoba, with the fine Coreeenthian leather?
@user-nj8ul6mx4f5 жыл бұрын
Rich Corinthian Leather indeed
@thunderpuppy67194 жыл бұрын
My mom drove a 1977 Cordoba...green on green with a green vinyl top. I hated that car!
@wadeguidry66754 жыл бұрын
Da plane, da plane!
@derrickconnolly91644 жыл бұрын
What about the Monte Carlo. 75 was my ride. Before that was a 74 javelin 401 4 speed. Oh to young again. And the bikes. Snorten Norton.
@michaelweizer77943 жыл бұрын
@@wadeguidry6675 I always wondered what Ricardo drove around the island with that little midget tattoo while driving around fantasy island in their Cordoba!.
@ludovicoc70465 жыл бұрын
Excellent production! Remember folks, he's not talking about his favorites, or the most powerful, or the fastest, etc., but the most influential in the marketplace of that decade as well as future influence.
@poolboyinla5 жыл бұрын
I still drive a Trans Am.
@manoman04 жыл бұрын
You just made me go and check my local auction platform for a nice T/A.
@paulregarg74553 жыл бұрын
Me too 79 black and gold
@markreisen70383 жыл бұрын
Bandit Trans Am.
@markreisen70383 жыл бұрын
@Nomad to each his own. Better looking than any camaro.
@2002WS63 жыл бұрын
I own a 81 nascar edition a 1997 trans am and my 2002 ws6 with a six speed only 18 k miles.
@Jim-xu4mz5 жыл бұрын
My first car; 1973, 340 four barrel CUDA. Best car I’ve ever owned.
@jeremythompson98955 жыл бұрын
I had a 73 Duster with a 340/4 speed. Man I miss that car
@Jim-xu4mz5 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Thompson : Amen. So many years. 😕
@marxer195 жыл бұрын
AV8B AV8r A friend of mine just finished his ‘74 Cuda 340. It sat for over 10 years, but she’s out now, fully factory restored..
@matthewronson52185 жыл бұрын
I had a '68 Dodge Dart with the 'Bumblebee' motif; yellow with black trunk stripe 340 Carter 4bbl all stock, 2nd owner. What a awesome vehicle. Others included 70 & 71 Plymouth Dusters and (71 I think) Dodge Demon, all with the never-die 225 slant 6. Dad had a '69 Plymouth Satellite with that other great V8; the 318.
@flyinhiagain43095 жыл бұрын
AV8B AV8r i had a rebuilt 340 cid and a pistol grip shifter sitting in my garage... Gave both away to a friend... If I only new then...😔
@darrylroederer26805 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing. In the early 1980s if you had come down my street, you would have been able to find the house I lived in by those exact three cars sitting in our driveway.
@mikemace23225 жыл бұрын
That is amazing...i had 76 trans am...my buddie had the t-bird(he was married).. my girlfriends bro had the cutless
@tonyrodriguez25665 жыл бұрын
Nice list. The '70s were quite a time. Still remember parents checking the calendar so they could go put gas (went by last digit of license plate, odd or even numbers). Family car then was 78 AMC Concord, had velvet interior and woodgrain dash. Memories.
@Bakaat7774 жыл бұрын
'78 Lipstick Red Thunderbird, White Vinyl Top - 351 Windsor. Could peg the speedo needle BACK around to "0". A SMOOTH 120mph, even on expansion-jointed interstate.
@marcscordato43855 жыл бұрын
Honda was an engineering driven car company. The Accord was ahead of its time and fuel efficient by modern standards.
@eltonjohn32365 жыл бұрын
I wasn't aware they didn't have a catalytic converter. Honda was smart. They started simple but realized Americans love the options list. Sunroofs, comfortable seating, quiet, well controlled ride. They did just about everything well.
@marcscordato43855 жыл бұрын
Randy Jackson Check out Kia and Hyundai the Koreans are on a roll much like the Japanese cars of the 80’s they enjoy a bit of a price advantage as well as excellent design .i switched from 25 years of Toyota to Kia.
@manthony2255 жыл бұрын
@Randy Jackson Two mechanics told me that Kia and Hyundai use cheap parts. Good for about 70k miles and then it gets dicey.
@marcscordato43855 жыл бұрын
Randy Jackson The times are changing Korean cars have excellent residual values according to JD powers Korean cars now enjoy the highest resale in there class. In fact according to JD Powers the top brands in customer satisfaction are genius Kia and Hyundai . 10 years ago you were spot on but times are changing
@marcscordato43855 жыл бұрын
Randy Jackson On line debates are silly I respect your point of view but I have a different perspective. I had the pleasure of driving a Genesis G70 it more then holds its own again BMW, Audi , Benz, Lexus, infinity and and Acura its the better car. In years past people bought a Kia or a Hyundai only because it was cheap. They were not up to Japanese standards by the latest crop of Korean cars ( the Kia Stinger & G 70) are superb automobiles
@Novusod5 жыл бұрын
What no Vista Cruiser? The 70s was all about station wagons.
@thebigpicture20325 жыл бұрын
Good point. Every family had one.
@900108Chale5 жыл бұрын
Great Point!
@Moowiewagon5 жыл бұрын
I was expecting a station wagon as well. No honorable mention to the Country Squire? Estate Wagon? Vista Cruiser?
@UberLummox5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, I don't think body styles are the point here, but I stil like where you're going with it! Who didn't grow up with a wagon back then?!
@woodrow00075 жыл бұрын
Eric crashed it 2 nights ago
@1967davethewave5 жыл бұрын
There were a lot of great cars in the '70's but this video picked the top 3. And while it may be hard to narrow it down to three I think they were good choices.
@rramsey91542 жыл бұрын
Why bother replying
@kd1s5 жыл бұрын
My very first car was a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am - it was brown with a golden chicken on the hood. Plus a 455CID engine and a four speed manual transmission. It was awesome.
@carlosjohnson86255 жыл бұрын
Love the Firebirds of the '70s,btw the bird on the hood is a phoenix. Hence the name Firebird.
@kevinmontgomery13835 жыл бұрын
@@carlosjohnson8625 People would jokingly, call it the screaming chicken.
@kevinmontgomery13835 жыл бұрын
kd1s A friend had the same car. Always loved, how it was geared so high, that it would go down the highway, going blub, blub, blub. No strain on the engine, just a little above idle.
@terry-zi7eh3 жыл бұрын
One year only front end style...
@label18775 жыл бұрын
You cannot compare EPA mileage from different eras. The formulas used to compute the numbers are completely different. The 1976 Honda Civic would not rate 44 mpg today, it would be considerably lower.
@Doobie19755 жыл бұрын
While I tend to prefer the vehicles built during the early 1970's due to them having better powertrains, my favorite vehicles built from 1973 onward are the 1973-77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1977-79 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 1975-78 Mercury Marquis and the 1977-79 Buick Electra.
@branon65655 жыл бұрын
Doobie1975...those Mercury's were nice...
@roninkraut68735 жыл бұрын
Mercury never gets any love
@solidbreed97673 жыл бұрын
And the the 1973-77 Pontiac Grand Prix
@chriss17575 жыл бұрын
As a kid of the 70's, the Thunderbird to me was ALWAYS those big land barges! The Trans Am was the coolest car you could buy. We all wanted a Screaming Chicken! Looking at the Accord, I long for a basic small car like that today. No frills, no electronics to break, and great gas mileage. I'd buy one.
@LakeNipissing5 жыл бұрын
I always liked the styling of the Thunderbirds of the 1970s... the long hood, elegant front end and full-width tail lights always stood out. For sure mention should have been given to GM B-Body cars of the 1970s such as Chevrolet Caprice, which were some of the most durable and reliable cars of all time until production ended in 1996.
@mikekeil34995 жыл бұрын
The 77 Chevy Caprice Classic is more significant then the Thunderbird
@johnfay6814 жыл бұрын
Mike Keil I agree the Caprice was a nice car
@henryhawkins11944 жыл бұрын
Yes, the 77 impala/caprice was the beginning of the box Chevy models. Much more important and significant than the Thunderbird. That body style lasted until the bubble model, which I think began in the early nineties.
@Porsche996driver4 жыл бұрын
Talking about a full decade. 🧐
@johnfay6814 жыл бұрын
Dave auf dem BMW Cutlass was the top seller most of the 70s
@kramnull89624 жыл бұрын
Now now, Chevrolet and GM both said the Thunderbird was a purpose built race car...
@plastiksurgeon91295 жыл бұрын
I graduated from high school in 1979 so I remember the ‘70’s very well. When the ‘77 T-Bird first “spread its wings” in the fall of 1976, my buddies and I were BLOWN AWAY! We said THAT’S A T-BIRD?? I’ve always LOVED the looks of that car, and would take a nice clean one today in a heartbeat! Throw in also the 1977-79 Lincoln Mark V. A car which I think actually GREW in size instead of shrinking in overall length.
@oaktree12905 жыл бұрын
I loved the look of the 77 tbird. I bought one. Now when I see a 77-79 bird I think it's ugly.
@flyinhiagain43095 жыл бұрын
First car... 1976 Dodge Aspen coupe with slant six and a four speed".... I loved it!!!
@The_R-n-I_Guy4 жыл бұрын
My mom had a baby blue Aspen with t-tops, white vinyl interior and a V8. Loved that car. Unfortunately I was only around 10-12, so it was long gone by the time I was old enough to drive
@ProjectFairmont5 жыл бұрын
‘77-78 Lincoln Mark V. 7.5L 460, C6 trans, big bearing 9” rear, four wheel disc brakes, Designer Series editions, and 400 lbs lighter than the Mark IV. Last of the blue chip Full-size, or the last graduate of the old school. Wonderful cars. Also any GM full-size, and the ‘76 Honda Accord.
@CaptOrbit5 жыл бұрын
All pretty good choices. If I was going to add a fourth I would probably choose the Chevrolet/ GMC Suburban. Although the Suburban had been around in some form since 1935 the 1970s started to see the change from viewing the SUV as purely a utilitarian vehicle to more of an everyday commuter car. This was seen with cars like the Ford Bronco, the International Scout, the Jeep CJ's and of course the Suburban. All leading towards a trend that dominates the market to this very day. The 1970s Suburban; the rise of the SUV.
@jamesgillgam81995 жыл бұрын
1971-73 Mustang Mach 1, 429 V8, 351 Boss
@CarlosPerdomo5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@MrJett19714 жыл бұрын
I’m a Mustang nut of more than 30 years, but let’s be real. The Boss 351 was only available for one year (1971), and the 429 was discontinued after ‘71, leaving the 351 HO as the only real performance Mustang for 1972’-73.
@stanburk73924 жыл бұрын
I thought the 428CJ was in the Mach 1 for 71
@heimatliebe1165 жыл бұрын
A short European car list: 1. Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit) 2. Mercedes-Benz W123 3. Citroën CX
@chrisxaf12375 жыл бұрын
dont forget the opel kadett and ford escort
@Marklin154 жыл бұрын
I was looking for someone to post this.
@jhull74905 жыл бұрын
Long nose short deck still my favorite
@rickloera94685 жыл бұрын
My parents had the Thunderbirds sister, the 1977 Mercury Cougar. It had an impression on the trunk lid that mimicked the one on the Mark V. It was squared off though. Beautiful car, but even with the 400 V-8 struggled to get out of it's own way. I would live to have that car today, but with its 26.5 gallon gas tank would cost a small fortune to fill up. In February 1979 my parents purchased the first four door car ever in our family. That car was a silver 1979 Honda Accord. The 4 door Accord and Prelude had just hit the market so if you acted real fast you could buy one off the lot like we did. About a week after the purchase the waiting list was six months long and the Honda appreciated about $2000.00. We were going in for gas crisis number two then. It was a 2 speed Hondamatic with dealer installed air conditioning. After I got used to having a car with 4 doors I really liked it. Back then I thought it was embarrassing to be seen in a car with 4 doors or a station wagon. Anyway with that transmission this car did not get great gas mileage. About 19 per gallon on the Highway. To compare. I had a Datsun 210 5 speed. I could drive from San Jose Ca to Lake Tahoe and back on one tank of gas. In the Honda it was one fill up to get there and one fill up to get home. Both cars had a 13.2 gallon gas tank. My cousin had a 2 door Accord Hatchback 5 Speed that got fantastic gas mileage. All in all they were all great cars that I wouldn't mind owning in 2019.
@markheiser21475 жыл бұрын
i had a 79 t-bird heritage with 26.5 gal tank. i now drive a linc navigator with a 30 gal tank and premium fuel. do you sense a problem here?? ha
@grand73am4 жыл бұрын
While I like the Thunderbird, the video states the T-bird had its highest selling year in 1978 with 352,751 built. If sales success indicates significance, other 70's 2 door personal luxury cars sold much better. The most amazing example was the 1977 Cutlass with 632,742 built. And even the 77 Monte Carlo outsold the T-bird with 411,038 built.
@roadyrider5 жыл бұрын
There's a 1974 Impala 350 c.i. 4-door hardtop sedan parked in my driveway right now with less that 100K miles. 😊👌
@manoman04 жыл бұрын
Could be mine.
@falconeddie13935 жыл бұрын
I remember. My sister had a brand new 77 thunderbird stolen. They only found the rear part of car, shell. Everything else was gone. Man I really dig your videos.
@amythomas11245 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Palomo My girlfriends’s Mother bought a brand new 1977 Ford Thunderbird. It was gold in color. Her other car was a 1974 Mercury station wagon, that we took a month long trip in July 1976 out West. After returning home, some woman in Illinois rear ended it, totaled it. That was when my friend’s Mother decided to buy the 1977 Thunderbird. Sorry about your sister’s car. I’ve never had a car stolen, thank God.
@michaelsimko76945 жыл бұрын
I definitely had a feeling the Thunderbird was going to be in there. Those 1977-1978 models were a big hit. I'm surprised the Nova isn't listed as I've heard many people from that era say they'd see plenty of them all over the place. A few other cars I'd consider significant during the 70s after the original muscle car era include the 1976-1977 Eldorado convertible, boat tail Riviera, Olds Cutlas, and AMC Gremlin.
@andrewcolsen5 жыл бұрын
Michael Simko you mean 1977 - 1979 Thunderbirds. All three years were the same body style. It got smaller in 1980.
@label18775 жыл бұрын
In 1976. my next door neighbor went to the local Ford dealer to buy a truck. He saw a new red ‘77 Thunderbird and was awestruck. My dad laughed and said he had never heard of anyone going to buy a truck and drive back a car. Lol 😂
@paulkirkland15355 жыл бұрын
Ah the 70's,the era in which I grew up in. I do remember the Trans Am. These were basically hot rods out of the box. A Corvette of the late 70's had a hard time keeping up with the T/A due the 400 ci V8 which a Corvette was never equipped with from GM. Your analysis of the Trans Am is just about on point. They were popular cars during my high school years so I remember them well. I do remember the Thunderbird as well especially the Lincoln Continental Mk lV style models of '72 -'76. They were nice but real gas hogs. I didn't care much for the Honda Accord at the time but I must admit the CVCC engine was revolutionary. I've been dealing with cars since the late 60's so I've worked on a number of the aforementioned models. Can you do a video of the Corvette. In spite of the idiosyncrasies between the Corvette and Trans Am, lets not forget its Americas sports car and a legend at that. Have a gr8 day.
@DerrickOil5 жыл бұрын
The Old Man bought a new 1976 Civic for commuting. In 1979 he upgraded to a new Pontiac Grand Prix with T-tops. Still have both cars in the barn, the GP still runs, Honda has a cracked head. Both need work.😉
@stepheng36675 жыл бұрын
An SJ with the 301? I had a 1980. You never see those anymore, not even at car shows.
@DerrickOil5 жыл бұрын
@@stepheng3667 LJ 301 with 4 barrel Rochester.
@MR..1815 жыл бұрын
had to get rid of the barn..that farm "tool" ate too much
@daveradcliff37165 жыл бұрын
If you mean your FATHER, why not just say "my dad," instead of trying to be Joe Cool. Show some respect, fool.
@waltluv26985 жыл бұрын
Do you're dad want to sell the G.P.?
@bad74maverick15 жыл бұрын
Ford Maverick and Maverick grabber. It even had brothers that were successful in the 70s in the Comet and Pinto! Even continued in Brazil for several more years.
@pcno28325 жыл бұрын
The T-bird was more significant as a marketing gimmick than as a car. Ford was offering a car to people who couldn't afford a truly big, luxurious car like a Cadillac Fleetwood, that created the illusion of bigness in the form of a 7 foot hood that, being much longer than the V8 engine underneath it, contained a lot of air. Behind it was basically a mid-sized car. The '77 downsizing made this even more obvious by pulling the front wheels in about 6 inches, leaving the empty shell of a nose suspended in mid air. Noses that long had been obsolete since straight 8 cylinder engines went out of production in the early 1950s, but no one seemed to care, and it did provide a little extra crash protection, despite making every left-hand turn a major victory. The reason the sales volume picked up so much for 1977 was a huge price cut and decontenting, offering a once-prestigious badge on a dressed up LTD II (which itself was a dressed up Torino). It was a bad joke of a car at a firesale price, but they sold like a fake Rolexes.
@branon65655 жыл бұрын
PC No....mostly though, they sold because they weren't a Garbage Motors product, which have been absolute junk since the first one rolled off the assembly line way back when.....
@microdubber5 жыл бұрын
I'm kind of surprised that the 1977 GM B Bodies (e.g. Chevrolet Impala/Caprice) did not make the cut.
@highlypolishedturd79475 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too... 77 to 90 with largely the same body style? I recently sold my 89 Caprice. It was fun to drive. Nobody under 40 had any idea what they were looking at!
@dannycarrington16015 жыл бұрын
The 77 Caprice Classic four door was a beautiful car, especially with the blue two-tone paint.
@mikekeil34995 жыл бұрын
77 Caprice Classic was the best selling car in 1977. So no it didn't get outsold by the t bird
@marcociccarelli12585 жыл бұрын
1978 Plymouth Fury 440 Police package was one quick four-door for its time it would run with all the Mustang and Trans Am
@davedavis7755 жыл бұрын
Wish I had my first car again. A 77 Trans Am. I had it until 89 when I was rear ended by a new driver in his mom's Daytona. I replaced my first Trans Am that was a Sterling silver car with a Y82 special edition. The memories of first driving the Trans Am was awesome. It rode nice and handled well. I had so much fun working on that first car and turning it into a real performance car capable of 60's era muscle car stats.
@andrewcolsen5 жыл бұрын
I had a 1977 Cadillac Coupe Deville and a 1979 Cadillac Sedan Deville. Both had a 7.0 liter 425 ci V8 with the four barrel Rochester Quadjet carburetor. They may not have had high horsepower, but they were torqued to be stump pullers. Very good off the line.
@900108Chale5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful cars! Wonderful. Coupe deVille? a dream for me...
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
The Caddy 500 with 472 heads added for higher compression ratio was the ultimate in factory parts... toss in a mild cam...
@frankdenardo86845 жыл бұрын
Andyco79 Cadillacs from 1977 to the present came with fuel injection. the Cadillac Seville was the first Cadillac with this.
@KoldingDenmark5 жыл бұрын
@@frankdenardo8684 It was an option, not standard. My 1978 Fleetwood limousine did not have fuel injection.
@frankdenardo86845 жыл бұрын
KoldingDenmark I have a friend who has a 1979 Cadillac Eldorado birattz has the 5.7 litre V8 and Bosch fuel injection. the Seville also had fuel injection when it came out in 1975. the Eldorado was used in the film Casino.
@97MstngCobra5 жыл бұрын
Love the second generation Firebird Trans Am.
@recoveringnewyorker22435 жыл бұрын
97MstngCobra Agreed! If I could afford it (I can’t) I would have Kounts Customs in Las Vegas build me a period correct looking 77 through 81 Black Bandit edition Trans Am! However, I would want it completely modern under the skin for reliability. Oh well, maybe if my book sells 1 million copies! Here’s hoping!
@recoveringnewyorker22435 жыл бұрын
varflane Do you live in the UK or the US?
@bobpierce1155 жыл бұрын
They were okay, but I really prefer (to this day) more sports car style of the 3rd generation. The 4th gen, not so much.
@recoveringnewyorker22435 жыл бұрын
Squirmin Herman the one eyed German YOU LUCKY DUCK!
@jeremyjohnston5925 жыл бұрын
100 percent on board with the Trans Am and Thunderbird. I love 1970s Thunderbirds. Such a cool car
@darrendavis47315 жыл бұрын
My mom had a 73 and 74 Tbird. They were classy and comfortable, and road worthy.
@senorkaboom5 жыл бұрын
I knew people who bought the Honda CVCC, and they Loved them. Few, if any, problems, well made, great gas mileage. I looked at them myself and was impressed. Honda had a great car at that time.
@jeremythompson98955 жыл бұрын
My favorite late 70s car is a 77 Pontiac Can Am. My favorite car of the entire 70s though is either a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440 Six Barrel/4 speed or a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda/4 speed
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
I think of 1970's as '71 - '80... 1970 was still tail end of fabulous 1960's...
@jimshort92665 жыл бұрын
The Can Am’s were cool. To this day, I have only seen one and it was pretty new at the time.
@derrickconnolly91645 жыл бұрын
74 javelin. 401. 4 speed. My first car.
@user-iz3gv5vo6b2 жыл бұрын
The Oil crisis 70s was when fuel efficient Japanese imports really took the market by storm. I would say the Datsun 240Z and the Toyota Celica could also be considered very significant.
@jasoncarpp77425 жыл бұрын
I remember the Honda Accord and the Civic of this generation. Compared to today's Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans, and Mitsubishis, I prefer those of the 1970s. I was too young to drive during the 1970s, since I was born in 1973. But I remember seeing these cars when I was a boy.
@anthemss5 жыл бұрын
‘75 Buick Electra 225 sedan, bought for $150 because was too big and gas guzzler (455 4-bbl) almost perfect condition. Bought as an everyday car to not use my Tran-Am.
@unjaded25 жыл бұрын
i had a deuce and a quarter too ! i loved that car along with my 67 GTO and cougar rx7
@jeffmorse6455 жыл бұрын
My parents were considering a Mustang II back in 1977 when I was in high school. Fortunately they test drove a Toyota Celica after they drove the Ford. They bought the Toyota.
@manthony2255 жыл бұрын
Your parents were cool. Mine bought a Fairmont sedan
@jeffmorse6455 жыл бұрын
@@manthony225 They eventually bought a Fairmont for a family car a few years later, but mom wanted a little sporty car for herself. She let me drive the Celica to school quite a bit though. :D
@manthony2255 жыл бұрын
@@jeffmorse645 The Fairmont was a good car to learn to drive on and for taking the driver's test. My sister had to take her test in a 73 LTD. 😄
@italy4blktop4 жыл бұрын
the '76 Cadillac Seville was a game changer it showed that Americans would buy a smaller luxury car which led the way to the 1977 downsizing of GM which really was pulled off with excellent quality and design for the day.
@javierbarrientos99275 жыл бұрын
I had a 1975 Civic and traded for a 1976 both really good Accord superb
@datto240z5 жыл бұрын
I would say the Datsun 240Z was the most significant. It made the American market take Japanese vehicles seriously.
@fastdude20025 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1973 240z as my second car in 1984. I had good luck with mine and really liked it. I later bought a 280zx, fun cars in their day.
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
Friend bought a 240Z new, it was a maintenance nightmare, needing stuff every few thousand miles, then needing same stuff again... he traded it for a 260Z which was much improved...
@johnscallan56485 жыл бұрын
It led the flood of Japanese cars that changed the American automotive world forever. You are correct. It was the most significant.
@2bitrasputin7935 жыл бұрын
Yes, top 5
@johnscallan56485 жыл бұрын
@@stephenarzoomanian8074 Somebody has to be on the bleeding edge.
@jamesgillgam81995 жыл бұрын
Loved the 70s Dusters and Darts, Barracudas, Roadrunners
@keithcola3906 Жыл бұрын
When the road looked like this I was in the backseat Basecamp!!! 💯😆👍🏾 So much fun riding in cars then playing
@williamg25525 жыл бұрын
The car's ACTUAL name was the Pontiac *FIREBIRD* Trans Am. (You DO know that the Trans Am is a *FIREBIRD*, Right ?
@njshire63175 жыл бұрын
Grow Up
@manoman04 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this very short but great clarification.
@justenough7304 жыл бұрын
@@njshire6317 grow a brain.will ya!
@TheDFM0074 жыл бұрын
I personally like the 2000's WS6 ram air and the Firehawk which was a bad mofo.
@That_Dingus865 жыл бұрын
Thanks to this channel, I have become a full on classic car enthusiast and I learn more with every video you upload. Please keep up the amazing work
@semiretired865 жыл бұрын
the Fox Body platform kind of saved the Mustang and the T-Bird no Toyota Corolla?
@bongodave135 жыл бұрын
I remember that when the Accord came out, it was so popular that dealers were selling them well above sticker.
@jakekaywell59725 жыл бұрын
Honorable mentions: AMC Hornet. Introduced in 1970, this is the car that was the foundation for every single car the company built after, including the Eagle. It also spawned the Hornet Sportabout which was the only domestically produced compact wagon for a very long time. Triumph TR7: This was a radical departure for the time-honored company and a true contender for the cheap and cheerful performance car market. It is also the last car the company would produce. Such is the industry.
@briansmith83615 жыл бұрын
Poor AMC! That's another car company that didn't get enough love!
@Vincent_Sullivan3 жыл бұрын
Jake; Actually, there was an exception: The Pacer, introduced in 1975, while sharing a lot of parts with other AMC models, was so unique that you can't really say it was based on the Hornet. I would not have been surprised to find it on a list of the most significant cars of the 70s as it originated the idea of the "cab forward" design that became standard in the car industry. It was also one of the first US built cars with standard electronic ignition and rack and pinion steering.
@rexspangler46414 жыл бұрын
the 77-78 t-birds were my favorites back in the day.
@matthewbegin34623 жыл бұрын
Diamond jubilee
@uioned5 жыл бұрын
I love my 19 69Chrysler Newport 2dr hardtop 383 never sell it.
@UberLummox5 жыл бұрын
No reason to sell it. They're one of the most servicable cars ever, along with many other MoPars and other makes BEFORE 1973. I have a '71 Imperial Coupe and 2 '68 Furys. Amazingly bulletproof cars!
@EyesWideOpen615 жыл бұрын
Mopar RULES
@DaveGringo5 жыл бұрын
As long as you can get gas and batteries, those cars are the transportation answer in case of a real zombie apocalypse! 😂 You can keep them going with not much more then a screwdriver, a pliers and chewing gum! 👍
@DonESmith-lc1vf4 жыл бұрын
@@DaveGringo and bailing wire to hold the body panels and bumpers on once they started rusting away! Dad had a '77 Aspen that you could see through to the engine in 1979. He got rid of it in 1981 after the rear end shifted due to the mounts rusting away!
@charlievandoren98165 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1977 Buick Riviera, my friend owned a 1977 Toyota Corolla, despite the better gas mileage of the Corolla, for long trips the Buick was a AC comfort, soft quiet couch, compared to a hot, noisy wooden bench.
@uioned5 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 79Honda Accord 2dr 5speed. I bought it used nice car I have to say 6 cars after, this was the best most reliable car I ever owned. Just routine maintenance the only problem was some minor rust this car just kept going you couldn't kill it.☺☺
@DennisJohnsonDrummer2 жыл бұрын
Wish I still had my 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo. Drove it during high school and five years of college. Waxed it often and kept it clean as a whistle. That car would fly!
@freedmike13945 жыл бұрын
A good case can be made for the Accord, but a better one can be made for the Civic. It wasn't the first FWD compact ever made, but it was the first one that found success in the American market. Within a decade, almost everything on the road that wasn't a full-size family sedan was FWD. The Civic was nothing less than a revolution, and it also established Honda in the American market; without the Civic, the Accord may never have even happened. It's hard to overstate how important this car was, and continues to be. Here are my other two most significant vehicles of the '70s: 1) The downsized GM B-bodies, for one simple reason: they were IMMENSE sellers, and were produced basically unchanged for another 20 years. They also proved that car buyers would pop for smaller full size cars, which led to a massive wave of downsizing across the industry. And they were great cars to boot. This was a brilliant design that probably saved GM in the long run. 2) Full size pickups from Ford/GM. In the '60s, no one drove a truck who didn't have to. But in the early '70s, Ford and GM introduced pickups that were far nicer to drive, with more luxury features and equipment. By the end of the decade, it was commonplace to see people who didn't need pickups using them as daily transportation. That trend just kept picking up (pun intended) speed to the present day.
@amythomas11245 жыл бұрын
My Mom’s 1976 Delta 88 Oldsmobile was rad. It had the 455 Rocket engine in it. She ordered it straight from the factory. It was metallic blue with a white vinyl top. She drove it many years.
@shawnfoxfirth96845 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the '70s great time to be a kid - Blizzards of '77-'78 , I drove to high school in a very nice '75 Camaro Type LT with a Moon Roof and one of my girlfriends had a red '79 Civic just like that one at 9:07 , $5.00 was good for a Quarter Tank in my Camaro ! .
@Red-rl1xx5 жыл бұрын
I remember that blizzard. I was 12 at the time. Lived just north of Baltimore. My grandfather and I shoveled his driveway out and the snow was piled up higher than our heads on each side.
@estafanosquad6845 жыл бұрын
Shawn Fox Firth 👌👌
@matthewronson52185 жыл бұрын
I could drive into town apx 15 miles, back and forth to school and work on $15.00 a week in my 71 Duster 225 slant 6.
@shawnfoxfirth96845 жыл бұрын
thats the very car I learned to drive in '73 Duster beer bottle brown with a parchment interior INDESTRUCTIBLE other then the rust .
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
Mid '70's, gas was 25.9c around here, so a Camaro couldn't even hold $5 worth, unless totally empty before fillup...
@raylamp45053 жыл бұрын
Still have my mom's t-bird that she got as a Christmas gift in 1978 from my dad. It's red with red inside with wire caps. Mint. and a treat to drive.
@scootergeorge95765 жыл бұрын
The seventies Datsun 510 was a pretty cool car. Sure, the styling was plain and the interiors kinda cheap but... but a car then with overhead camshaft, independent suspension, and a 4 speed transmission was pretty advanced. This was particularly true in an economy car. A low buck BMW. A true sport sedan. By the way, the Trans Am was a great choice. Back when it was new, I saw a SD-455 at Orange County Raceway that other than slicks, looked bone stock including smog equipment. Had time slips in the low 12 second range.
@billolsen43605 жыл бұрын
Datsun 510 gained Nissan a lot of loyal customers
@5610winston5 жыл бұрын
There were two generations of the 510. I recall the earlier version carried over from the late sixties with the independent suspension and spectacular handling, and I remember a reskinned version with a live rigid axle, the latter introduced in '73 or '74. My US Government teacher in high school had one of the latter versions, and a couple of my buddies had the older. The earlier 510 must be considered to be significant for the sixties, but the one introduced in the early seventies was just another generic econobox.
@billolsen43605 жыл бұрын
@@5610winston That's exactly right! Forgot about that disappointing "new" model.
@wilburmcbride80965 жыл бұрын
I don't like the new Honda Accord or Civic but I absolutely love the older versions. Let's hope they get their magic back.
@pmb56435 жыл бұрын
Mad in the USA, no longer in Japan.
@eltonjohn32365 жыл бұрын
I hadn't thought of the Accord, but thinking about it, it was probably the first Japanese car that a wide swath of people took seriously.
@keiankoleko39785 жыл бұрын
My parents TransAm and the first Honda I fell in love with!! This guy knows his stuff!
@BELCAN575 жыл бұрын
The 70's had great cars. I had a '74 Mustang II (ugh) and a '78 AMC Concord (surprisingly nice).
@LegendStormcrow5 жыл бұрын
The Trans-Am was amazing. It gets respect from every brands car base and no one would deny wanting one.
@Jimnva5 жыл бұрын
You forgot the 76-77 Cutlass Supreme
@michaellindsey315 жыл бұрын
YUPP
@beloglavisup24 жыл бұрын
No... 70 - 72 oldsmobile cutlass
@savagedick38484 жыл бұрын
Back then who would’ve thought the Accord would be the last to still standing.
@deplorableb.r.42115 жыл бұрын
I would add one other small car for the 70s, the Volkswagen Rabbit.
@900108Chale5 жыл бұрын
Of Course! That car set the 80s in motion! Maybe to a lesser degree in the US but as to the rest of he world...
@jeffmorse6455 жыл бұрын
When the diesel Rabbit came out you literally couldn't buy one. They were snapped up as fast as they took them off the truck.
@900108Chale5 жыл бұрын
@@jeffmorse645 RIGHT I had completely forgotten the Diesel Rabbit! My brother in law had one and I used it many times. A turtle! Took time to start BUT Heck Was It fun to drive! I used to "swap cars" even for weeks. Since everyone liked my ´64 1/2 mustang I was fortunate enough to "test" many cars that way. The one I enjoyed like nothing else was a Renault 5 "le Car", its Suspension and Transmission were Awesome!
@winomaster5 жыл бұрын
I recall it being a sales disappointment. My sister had one. The window cranks were made of plastic and used to snap off so often that she bought them by the dozen.
@900108Chale5 жыл бұрын
@@winomaster Yeah! Still it broke new ground in auto engineering. I mean even the Focus and Fiesta Today are based on that engineering.
@sindyk10004 жыл бұрын
I was a mechanic in the middle of the 1970s and that was the best job in the world I got to work on all those cars do I miss those days and the opportunity to buy those cars back then were not cheap and that was when the dollar was worth something if I had the opportunity I would have bought all those cars I made a fortune selling them off in the future I never thought the value would go so high on some of these beauties
@NewtonWashinton5 жыл бұрын
1978 i bought a new Trans Am, TA 6.6 motor with a 4 speed. $6000.00 was the cost.
@viper7714 жыл бұрын
6k was quite a bit back then.
@NewtonWashinton4 жыл бұрын
@@viper771 well the dealer gave me 10% off msrp on my order, the only options i had was the special Pontiac TA 6.6 ENG. and the eagle hood decal , most TA on the lot were 7 or 8k that year. No one was getting 10% off but me and my friend did because we were buying 2 of them . The dealer told us he was not sure he could get that eng. we told him if it comes with a different eng. we did not want it. So they both came with the correct eng.
@viper7714 жыл бұрын
@@NewtonWashinton that's pretty awesome!!!!!!
@victorialouden19125 жыл бұрын
those cars were built 5 mins from my house at the Norwood Assembly plant my dad worked 38 years for G.M. and built camaros and trans am from Sept 66 aug 87 he was on F body concept team Sept 1966
@MrDjh665 жыл бұрын
Still have my 73 TA 33k original miles
@DonaldJZuchowski5 жыл бұрын
The Ford Pinto I think was the best car ever made in the 70's... Ford should bring it back as a Ford and a Lincoln version as a BMW 3 series fighter
@cheemsg.i.71305 жыл бұрын
Donald J. Zuchowski That thing explodes
@wildbill99195 жыл бұрын
About Japanese cars being small and cheap....wish they were still that way today.
@josephdonnelly26635 жыл бұрын
i know. remember when you could buy a small Japanese pickup truck?
@blaneblue17394 жыл бұрын
Talk to you beloved Democrats.
@Arizonaheat9563 жыл бұрын
Just before my 25th birthday I bought a beautiful 78 Thunderbird Jubilee Edition. That was my favorite car to this day and I would still be driving it if it hadn't been T-boned by a red light Runner in 1993. I put an 8-track player in it and a beautiful 10 band booster equalizer for the audio system. Under the hood with a 6.6 L 400 cubic inch. It was two tone brown and gold tone.
@radioguy16204 жыл бұрын
Another great video and all good points, one thing T birds had was great quality upholstery. I remember the 77 -8 as the Disco bird
@pennywise81825 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to go out and find a 75 Cutlass.That's what I drove all throughout high school.2 dr colonnade ht.Bench seat column shift 350 4bbl.Full vinyl top.Sticky dash top and all.Good memories.
@davevirag54235 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the best selling personal luxury car of all time. I had a 1976 and it was EXCELLENT! Also you forgot to mention the new down sized full size 1977 Chevrolet full size cars: Caprice Classic, Impala, and Bel Air Sport Coupes, Sedans, and Station Wagons which was Motor Trend's 1977 Car Of The Year! Them and The Monte Carlos and Malibus were the best selling cars of all time! My Family, Friends, and Neighbors bought a lot of them and still do! Just like my 2015 Camaro which I own and drive now!
@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman99305 жыл бұрын
My sister and brother in law bought a 78 Caprice brand new,at 46,000 miles the engine was shot and had to be replaced. Chevrolet cars and trucks are way over rated.
@gloriadevine25795 жыл бұрын
Monte Carlo gets my vote.
@shawnbeck23035 жыл бұрын
I drove a Monte. 77 medium blue, white interior, white Landau top swivel bucket seat,Corvette rallys. Beautiful car. Land yacht! Shawn
@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman99305 жыл бұрын
@Randy Jackson Theirs was the 350 4bbl,I'm the one who diagnosed the engine and recommended a long block replacement which is what we did. I have never found the 350 lived up to the hype associated with it.
@iDONTdoFacebook4 жыл бұрын
Back in 1981 I purchased a pristine ‘78 Ford T-bird with the rare T-tops. It was white with white rear vinyl roof, red pin stripes. Interior was white leather upholstery, red carpet and red dash. It was powered by the Ford 351 engine. It was a very nice looking car. In 1983 I had the opportunity to trade it for one of a couple of ‘70 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbirds (the big winged NASCAR warriors) powered by Chrysler’s 440 magnum engines which were for sale on a couple of used car lots in the Orange County California area where I was living at the time. Not knowing that the $5,500 to $6,500 prices those Superbirds then had on them would soon shoot up toward the $100,000 mark, I passed ‘em both up, sold the T-bird to a friend and bought a ‘79 Plymouth Arrow mini pickup truck with a small economical 4-cylinder engine that was built by Mitsubishi. I loved the little ‘Plymouth’ truck, drove it for the next 5 years and put many miles on it, but have kicked myself over and over again for not having made the trade for one of those ‘70 Plymouth Superbirds! I had really wanted one but bought the little truck instead to ‘save money’ - only to end up LOSING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS by missing out on the wonderful investment those big-winged warriors turned out to be.
@kc0lif5 жыл бұрын
had a 1977 ford Thunderbird and 1976 ford Thunderbird 76 was my favorite.
@CHaas-bn3xi5 жыл бұрын
My first car waa a 1971 pontiac Grand Prix SJ Model with a 455 hydromatic transmission. I buried the speedmotor 140 mph on I-70 coming in Colorado. Since then I've owned many nice luxury cars sports cars and suvs that Grand Prix is still my favorite car. Also owned several T-Birds my second favorite car was my 1978 Heritage Edition T-Bird it was hard loaded with every available option even the factory CB Radio LOLOL. Great video thank you for sharing
I owned a 1978 orange trans-am. I still think of it everyday !!! Style and performance.
@thebestisyettocome41145 жыл бұрын
Let's start with '71 Oldsmobile I believe a Delta 88. Then AMC 1974 Matador Wagon my wife's.. Then went small '75 Ford Mustang and 1979 Ford LTD. It was a crazy decade 🎉 ps. My wife bought new a 1978 Dodge Aspen. A total rust buckett!! All automobiles was new when purchased. Thank you..Today we have only one. Old people now. 2017 Toyota Camry. A very dependable auto.
@glennso475 жыл бұрын
Scotty would approve!
@GySgt_USMC_Ret.3 жыл бұрын
My first new car was a 1976 Mazda 808 2dr Coupe 4cyl. It was around $3,500. Fun to drive. Traded it in on a new 1979 Chevy Monza V6. To a 1982 Trans Am, 1983 Trans Am 25th Anniversary Daytona 500, 1986.5 Nissan Hardbody, 1989 IROC-Z, and a lot of others. Fair winds and following seas to all.
@1aikane4 жыл бұрын
The 70s had amazing music and movies. It was also a simpler time to live. I guess you can't have everything.
@musiclover50233 жыл бұрын
I grew up through my teenaged years in the UK and USA during the 1970s, indeed it was a magical time.
@idessaoutlaw2 жыл бұрын
I bought a brand new Saffron 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille off the showroom floor in Cheyenne, Wyoming. That gave my 68 Camaro SS350 and my 1950 Ford F100 a well deserved rest.🥃😎👌
@digitalkov5 жыл бұрын
Grew up in the 80s, but sounds like the 70s were more dramatic and interesting.
@VandalDecaProductions5 жыл бұрын
Came here to see if the Trans Am was one of the three, was not disappointed. I own an original ‘79 Special Edition just like the one at 3:01. It turns heads everywhere it goes.