If This Were The Mid-to-Late 70's, What Would You Be Driving?
03-20-11, 11:38 AM
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If This Were The Mid-to-Late 70's, What Would You Be Driving?
Assuming you had proportionate success and/or income as you have today, what would be your brand of choice?
I'm just looking back at an era here because last night it came up amongst a few friends and most responded that it was the Mercedes-Benz heyday and therefore, that's how they would vote.
Personally, I have a real affinitity for the Lincoln models available at that time. Back then, buying used meant buying someone else's headache. I would have to had purchased said Lincoln brand new. I'm not a coupe guy, but even the Mark series was very interesting.
What would you have chosen?
Michael
I'm just looking back at an era here because last night it came up amongst a few friends and most responded that it was the Mercedes-Benz heyday and therefore, that's how they would vote.
Personally, I have a real affinitity for the Lincoln models available at that time. Back then, buying used meant buying someone else's headache. I would have to had purchased said Lincoln brand new. I'm not a coupe guy, but even the Mark series was very interesting.
What would you have chosen?
Michael
03-20-11, 11:54 AM
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Probably one of entry level mustangs, such lookers. The 911 from the period looks real nice too, but I am assuming we save a lot more back then and wouldnt stretch our budge that far lol
03-20-11, 02:08 PM
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Toyota Corona T1X 1973-79
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03-20-11, 02:08 PM
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Yeah, my Dad had what I believe was a 1971 Camaro in Hunter Green. He's not a car guy, but he often talks fondly of the car and all the memories of picking up my Mother in it while they were dating. My Mother either totaled it or banged it up pretty good and their next car was a 1979 Mercury Zephyr. I remember that car leaving us stranded about 1 out of every 7 uses. My Father claimed that although under warranty, just about every mechanical aspect of the car was replaced due to failure within 6 months of ownership. And from there...things actually started going DOWNhill lol.
If he's still alive and well when I'm in a responsible enough position to do so, I'd like to purchase him the very same year/color combo Camaro he had. I have to ask him again because I can very easily be incorrect about the model year.
Michael
If he's still alive and well when I'm in a responsible enough position to do so, I'd like to purchase him the very same year/color combo Camaro he had. I have to ask him again because I can very easily be incorrect about the model year.
Michael
03-20-11, 02:12 PM
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Toyota Corona T1X 1973-79
Cressida MX32 1976-80
Like this Cressida:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77UZ5YAOD4k
Cressida MX32 1976-80
Like this Cressida:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77UZ5YAOD4k
Interesting car. It has a quasi-British look to it.
Michael
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03-20-11, 04:45 PM
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I was actually driving back then (I was in my mid-20s), but I assume the question is what would I have been driving back then if I had had the income I have today? The answer is probably one of the available American muscle-cars or big luxury-cars.....I can't get any more specific than that. Of the cars of the mid-late-70s period, I liked the Pontiac Trans-Am, Plymouth Duster/Road Runner 360, Buick Electra 225, Cadillac DeVille, Chrysler New Yorker, and Mercury Marquis. Most of the classic American muscle-cars, though, by this time, had either gone out of production or had become jokes....few good ones were left. The Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon, in 1978, introduced FWD to American-nameplate sub-compact vehicles, and were useful in the winter, but were extremely poorly-built.
I continued with American-nameplate cars until early 1984, when I had finally had it with the poor quality Detroit was producing, then switched to Mazda. I've stayed mostly with Japanese-nameplates for my personal cars, except for one or two Saturns, ever since. That might (?) change, though, in the future, as some American-nameplate vehicles are becoming respectable again.
I continued with American-nameplate cars until early 1984, when I had finally had it with the poor quality Detroit was producing, then switched to Mazda. I've stayed mostly with Japanese-nameplates for my personal cars, except for one or two Saturns, ever since. That might (?) change, though, in the future, as some American-nameplate vehicles are becoming respectable again.
03-20-11, 05:05 PM
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03-20-11, 05:06 PM
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maybe a 1979 535i. 
03-20-11, 06:01 PM
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03-20-11, 06:55 PM
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I had a 75 Rabbit that I bought used and then a 78 Rabbit I bought new. Small-midsize American cars of the time were generally awful. Clunky emission controls had choked down the engines and they had huge bumpers starting in 73 (front) and 74 (front and back). Quality was notoriously bad.
