1975-1980
In 1973 GM introduced a redesigned Monte Carlo based on the GM intermediate sized A-body shared with the Pontiac Grand Prix. The Monte Carlo was not longer a traditional hardtop and was now what aficionados call a pillared Colonnade coupe with rear side opera windows. Yeah, it was a strange time. Find this 1977 Chevrolet […]
The general rule when selling your used car or classic is to start your asking price high and then lower it if you don’t sell. This way you maximize your selling price — start high and then wait for the right buyer or drop and sell. Seems logical. Or you could list the car for […]
The roly-poly AMC Pacer exploded onto the scene during the disco mania (1975-1980), right between the snappy Gremlin and the grand Matador in AMC’s lineup. This shhhweeet ride was like no other, rocking an eccentric design that had folks raising their eyebrows. Imagine this: the passenger compartment pushed all the way up front, wheels chilling […]
GM’s Vega (1971-1980) was such a smashing success in the world of domestic crap boxes that GM’s product planners took notice and said with a slurrr….hold..mah…beer. Four years later GM introduced a line of miserable penalty boxes that were slightly less compact and called the Chevy Monza, Pontiac Sunbird, Oldsmobile Starfire, and Buick Skyhawk. Today’s […]
For those who aren’t 70’s crap-can savants, the Mercury Bobcat (yes, this is a Bobcat, not a Cougar) was a rebadged version of the Ford Pinto and sold from 1975 to 1980. The Pinto/Bobcat was designed as a domestic competitor to cheap imports (Corolla, B210, Beetle), and was known to fall apart faster than an […]
The seventh generation of Lincoln’s Continental platform was part of Ford’s downsizing trend and ended with the Continental moving from the Panther platform to the unibody Fox platform. The Continental was now a mid-sized car and was available with things like V6 power and…gasp…a diesel engine!! Today’s Continental has the Ford 5.0 small block V8 […]
We continue to feature AMERICAN cars on this gorgeous 4th of July long weekend with this next thing that is slightly more than meets the eye. At first glance this car appears to be someone selling a malaise era 3rd gen Caprice who misplaced he decimal point. But upon closer look you find a car […]
For the 1978 model year the Oldsmobile Cutlass was downsized to GM’s new A-body platform shared with the Buick Century, Chevy Malibu, Monte Carlo & El Camino, Pontiac Grand Am, Grand Prix, and LeMans. You couldn’t throw a bent tie rod without hitting an A-body on the road back in 1979, but these things are […]
The Dodge Aspen was built for only 5 model years (1976-1980) but it was an interesting time in the automotive world. American cars were being downsized as such a rate that the Aspen started life as a compact but finished as an intermediate without any change to its dimensions. I would say that the Aspen […]
If you don’t recall the Citation, rest assured that you didn’t miss out on anything significant. And if you do remember the Citation, I’m sorry for that. Whenever GM rebrands its compact models (which seems to happen every five years or so), it’s a weak effort to erase the unpleasant memories of their previous subpar […]