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Who can remember the Seventies?
I suspect some WPSers will remember the decade fondly, as did my friend who put together this show at the San Diego Automotive Museum. Personally, I'm old enough, but afraid to go there ... again.
Starsky & Hutch, anyone?
AMC Gremlin "Levi" edition
Jeans were the thing.
Ford LTD Country Squire
The perfect "Family Truckster" before the era of the SUV killed large wagons. RIP
Long, low, wide and rectangular were popular themes
Look at the dock bumpers required for this 5000 lb 2-door coupe.
A favorite of mine - the Riviera boattail in emerald green and cream vinyl top
The thought of owning one of these still excites me
I've had two Rivieras in the past, but they were 60's models.
CADILLAC in butterscotch
Long, low, wide and rectangular were popular themes
Look at the dock bumpers required for this 5000 lb 2-door coupe.
A favorite of mine - the Riviera boattail in emerald green and cream vinyl top
The thought of owning one of these still excites me
I've had two Rivieras in the past, but they were 60's models.
CADILLAC in butterscotch
Interiors were much more colorful back then - none of this black, or grey or black/grey.
DATSUN (Nissan) 510 Wagon
PLYMOUTH DUSTER "Hang 10" edition
And finally, a FORD PINTO DISCO (customized by owner with 1000's of mirrored glass tiles)
He even put tiles on the window glass, dashboard and door trims
Not forgetting the hub caps
I hope you enjoyed the blast through the past, and if you come to SoCal in the next 3-4 months, check it out in person. There are plenty of other cars I didn't have energy to record.
PS - this one's for Bill
The End
Who can remember the Seventies?
I suspect some WPSers will remember the decade fondly, as did my friend who put together this show at the San Diego Automotive Museum. Personally, I'm old enough, but afraid to go there ... again. Starsky & Hutch, anyone? AMC Gremlin "Levi" edition Jeans ...
Fantastic pictures. The 70s were only nice in theory i guess..
I particularly miss the orange brown combination we see often in 70s design.
Can you fathom having to replace the rear glass today? . . .
. . . likely impossible . . .
Wow.. some ultimate land yachts there! I remember all of those except the Dart "Hang ten"! The blue Honda 600 in the background is a SUPER rare "wagon"! I'd still be happy to have and
drive that Datsun 510 wagon but I'd keep wishing it was the sedan with the indipendent rear suspension. Thanks for posting this... what a trip down memory lane!
You knew . . .
. . . this was coming: Ode to a Dart It was an early day in spring felt good to be alive. Tommy's son and friends went out for a short Spring drive. They chose the Dart, the old Dodge Dart to take them on their way. And that old car was happy so to take t...
Thanks for the memories. It was a fashion and automotive nightmare....
It was the end of the big boat cars, the beginning of the Japanese invasion of the car industry due to the Oil Embargo and gas lines of the 70s. Detroit was in trouble and the K car would come out in '81. The US was still mired in the Vietnam War and Civi...