Posted on 07/22/2023 6:14:14 PM PDT by DallasBiff
And to change the plugs on the V8 Monza you had to take a motor mount loose and raise the engine. This was not a vehicle built for basic maintenance.
I had the 4-door sedan version of that car. Compared to American cars of that era, its was a gem. I didn’t have a car with a better paint job until I got a 99 Audi A6.
It’s often been said that Vegas began to rust even before they left the dealer’s lot.
I had a Gremlin also. I loved that car. Terrible in the snow however. Especially since it had no rear end.
Did your back window fall out too? Mine did. Two cheap little aluminum brackets often failed.
Chevy Luv
Cadillac Cimarron
The article opens with a pic of a late ‘70s Trans Am in Bandit black. That’s probably what I’d pick if I had to pick just one.
Ten years is a pretty long time and seventies cars changed a lot over that span.
It’s not the ‘70s without a mid-70s Oldsmobile Delta 88. My dad used to have one of those, complete with vinyl roof. He said he never realized how bad a car it was until he replaced it with a new Honda Accord.
Some locals had put V8’s in Vegas.
I’m not riding in it with a front end ready to go sideways at any moment.
I seem to recall the Mercury had a 302.
I don’t recall any performance numbers.
My folks had a red ?’75 one. It was nice to drive and ride in but had more mechanical issues than it should have had. 360 v8
Cadillac Cimarron
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Nope. That hunk of junk gussied up Cavalier didn’t disgrace our highways until 1982.
Eww. Mustang II. Boy was that a stinker.
Loved the years with the humped Riviera glass back windows.
Thank you. I drove one once, once.
Had a 4spd manual trans., which was cool.
In what way? It outsold the 1973 Mustang by tens of thousands. It was the perfect answer to the gas shortages of the 1970's. If it wasn't for the Mustang II, there would be no mustangs made today.
Awful styling and just butt ugly.
Cimarron was 80s.
I owned a Gremlin. Mine rusted out - big time! Bought it new. After 4 years, it had patches all over!
The Mustang II production was 385,993 units the first year. The big 1973 Mustang total reached 134,867, but the 1974 version was within "10 percent of the original Mustang's 12-month production record of 418,812." Over five years the Mustang II recorded four of the ten top model year Mustang sales.
71 Mustang Mach 1 (mid 73 to mid 74. A fun car but previous owner had bathed it in road salt for 3 winters, probably never washed it. It likely was soon to be structurally unsound when I sold it)
71 Opel GT (last half 1976, economical but simply two weak, girlfriend at the time liked it)
74 Corvette (1977 to 82, an all round fun car. Bought with 36k miles, sold with 87k miles, and it looked just as good as when I bought it. Sold for $800 less than I paid for it.)
76 Pinto (1986 to 89, a good rural commuter ride, easy to work on)
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