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...