The seventies were a bit of a challenging decade in regard to big cars, and I’m still struggling with my choice. Will it be this purple ’78 Marquis, or a ’71 LTD?
So I’m going to have to let you go first, otherwise this soul-searching might go on way too long.
If it has to be full size, a 78 or 79 Chevy Impala with a small block and F41 or 9C1 suspension. Mid size I’d go for a Niedermeyer spec Fairmont, or a 350 engined Z28.
Does it have to be the biggest in the line-up, because I didn’t really like my ’72 Buick Estate Wagon all that much. I bought it so I could carry everything we had (as opposed to everything we needed) for our new-born baby. Worst mileage I ever got was 2 in short, winter trips around town where the choke never came off. Best was 13 at a steady 55 on the highway.
My favorite 70’s car was the ’73 Cutlass coupe I had as a company car for a while. Certainly not a performance car, but I liked the looks and it was a comfortable cruiser. The only real problem I had with it was the windows in that 2-door were enormous and the driver’s side window would frequently hop its track.
Hello all, long time reader first time poster.
To book end The decade, my choices would be :
1970 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme,
1979 Buick Riviera
Both have a nice touch of class that set them a bit apart from the crowd.
An american full size car of the seventies: A 1976 Chevrolet Caprice 4-door Hardtop. I like the styling of these last big full size Chevy.