Large Cars of the Early 1970s

[@Rico_G]

Again, thanks for including the foreign jobbies. That's where my interest was/is since being a rebellious contrarian kid in the 70's. 1972 strangled everything. Even the Beetle had it's best year in 1971 with a whopping 70 gross hp. Mom had a '70 Electra barge with a 455 and that went pretty good. Then a '76 Regency with a 455 that I passed my road test in (I can't imagine parallel parking that boat today) whose performance was a lot more "leisurely". That was a really nice car though. Thanks as always for all the research you do.

[@wiiambarnarx8485]

I guess the same way they can fit the big SUVs of today which are very large and fat. They dont even make parking spaces big enough for those boats!!

[@h.paulsprojects3061]

Great video!! Awesome large cars!!

[@thehopelesscarguy]

Thanks.

[@OLDS98]

You did an excellent job. I liked how you covered the entire world. I smiled when I saw certain brands. I know you put a great a great deal of effort into this video. The interesting thing was the length and how over time that went up and changed or went down and went back up again. Everyone had a different defination of what a large car should be. It also appears they were copying American styling. I was shock at how large some of the European cars were. A great video and topic and thank you.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

American cars may have been the biggest, but there were some contenders.

[@OLDS98]

@@thehopelesscarguy Oh yes... there were outside the United States indeed. It was in the 1980's and 1990's and now the field has become equal globally. The last Chrysler 300 is international sized. The Lexus LS, The Genesis large sedan , the BMW 7 Series, the Mercedes Benz S , Rolls Royce Class are all over 200 inches long and they are large by todays definition and we do not have any large American sedans anymore. Well we have one but is is sold in China only( Cadillac CT6). We have the largest suv's now. I do miss large cars though. I am thankful for the two Oldsmobiles I own.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

@@OLDS98 The older I get, the more I like big cars.

[@OLDS98]

@@thehopelesscarguy Indeed. You should do a follow up of big cars of the 80's and 90's. It would take time and would need to be done it parts over time.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

@@OLDS98 I most likely will at some point. As well as go back before WW2.

[@dressshoeguy]

I remember the American makes when they were brand new. Be nice if cars could be like this again. Would love to drive a Chevy Caprice from the early seventies they looked like solid cars

[@charlesharmon4926]

The key word was they “looked” like solid cars. Constant brake jobs, carburetor tune ups, timing adjustments, wheel bearing replacements. The odometers rolled back to zero at 100k miles because by 70k miles most of them had oil leaks and were shot after 5 to 6 years. It took getting their azzes kicked by the Japanese makers to begin to change.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

I grew up in the back seat of cars like these, and have been disappointed in the rear seat of pretty much everything since.

[@jimc4731]

My 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham was the best, I really liked that car! JIM ❤

[@JayH7745]

My favorite 70's car was my 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham. Fully loaded with everything. Electric everything. 460 4bl engine. It got 19 MPG on the highway and I was very happy with it. The ride and seats were unbelievably comfortable. Loved the hide-away headlights too. 🤗

[@kmyre]

Fomoco had the best riding cars in the 70s, no doubt. And the 460 is a gem

[@kennethswain6313]

When the fuel shortage first happened people rushed to rid them selves of those gas guzzlers- my ‘72 sedan Deville managed 10mg!

[@thehopelesscarguy]

Really? My 69 Deville was closer to 8.

[@theconfusedphilosopher4724]

Why did it take a fuel shortage to make people see the absurdity of these things?

[@drewzerna4087]

Excellent work mate. Lots of yachts 😄 only 1 Australian barge missing from the list is the 1971 HQ Holden Statesman from General Motors Holden

[@markmeachen6927]

No offense intended here, but your video clips are excellent things to drift off to sleep with. There’s a nice rhythm to your info delivery. And the info is good! Worth repeating if you’re studying these things!

[@SeaTravelr123]

OMg... where did you source the Biscayne/Belair pics for the 72...?? this are rare ...Oh those greens!!! What a great walk down memory lane.... ;-)

[@thehopelesscarguy]

I just use what I can find.

[@Cadillac61]

Excellent video! Thanks, it’s always great to see car’s from my teenage years. Btw could you go back to the poping sound on the intro? Sounds better, lol!

[@ralfmertes5850]

Nice documentation but with small data errors. The OPEL Kaptain had a 2.8l in-line six-cylinder with 130 hp, the Admiral a twin carburettor version of the 2.8l with 142 hp and the Diplomat was available with either a 2.8 E injection engine with 165 hp or a Chevrolet 5.4l (350ci) with 230 hp. The Mercedes W108 had either a 2.5l (130 or 150 hp), a 2.8l (140 or 160 hp), a 3.0l (170 hp) all in-line six-cylinder, the 3.5l V8 (200 hp) or a US version 4,5 V8 (198 hp).

[@kiprandom7208]

I had a 69 Fury. Way passed it's prime. I vaguely miss that car

[@thehopelesscarguy]

Just vaguely?

[@crankychris2]

Hey, I'm your 300th thumbs up on your video. 👍👍👍

[@kenswonger4738]

I think the cars ove the 70's were better than the cars ove today.know cars today their prices are out rages.

[@jenskriek4280]

Very nice, but the Volvo 164 is a straight six. You should include the BMW New Sixes and Mercedes W116! And the Audi 100!

[@jerryjones2818]

72 was the last year for " good" American cars. Starting in 73, all American cars started getting pollution controls that had the effect of de-tuning the engines. Some mid size cars did not have enough power to get out of their own way. We had a 74 Malibu, 6 cyl, automatic, thar could not back our lightweight pop up trailer up a slight incline.

[@radsk8rbigollies594]

My grandma had a 1970-72 (not exactly sure) Chrysler Newport. That was a large car and she was tiny! Grandpa had a plymouth satelite that was mean fast! He was a mopar guy. I loved riding in both.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

I knew a little old lady that had a 68 Deville and a 74 Imperial, and either way it looked like nobody was driving.

[@arafisolo9877]

Terima kasih sudah berbagi vidio bagus ❤❤❤❤😂❤❤😢❤

[@Hellodarknessmyolefriend]

Black cars look better in the shade. 😊

[@kylejuve5494]

Hopelessly comprehensive.

[@crankychris2]

Actually 1971 was the last year of high compression leaded engines, except for Mopar which couldn't afford the retooling costs. So they only did the slant six and the 318. The 340, 383, 440, and HEMI 426 made it unscathed for one more year. These huge heavy cars were real sluggards with the low comp smogger engines.Build quality tanked. Meanwhile the big 3 in Japan built much better cars that won market share that Detroit never won back. Mopar really is on it's last call, the build quality on it's big cars is worse now than it's ever been since they were introduced. Demon 170 owners are really pissed, they won't be back. At least Racer X is staying positive, mebbe cuz his new engine is being installed? He's still gunning for the elusive 8's, his best so far is about half a second off. I don't know why so many of these engines are failing, most are being babied. I'm sure you and your readers are watching these YT videos too.

[@Sloozen1]

Nostalgic people have a contorted idea about the past. Those vehicles were pieces of shi7. I bought a Tesla S in 2012. I still have it. It has 198k miles. I've done absolutely nothing to it other than wiper blades and it's faster than a mf. I too have gone to a gas station zero times. My gas station is my garage.

[@Marco-lv8co]

So sloozen1 will drive his high quality Tesla s, in 50 years from now, matching numbers, with the original battery's, to car meet's. And join us with our then 100 year old gas gusslers, still working smooth.😂