What Car would you purchase in the 1970's ...

[GeneW]

1975 Chevy Nova. Straight six, THD 350. You could get decent mileage and the car was almost bulletproof. Properly tuned they ran great. Remove some of the Emissions Control crapola and they ran even better - yeah it was illegal, so were other things.

I owned one in the 1980s and early 1990s. With a working catalytic perverter. Wish that I still had it for Megasquirt purposes.

Been great with that straight six, a THD 200R4 and some other goodies.

Gene

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by gid

due to '79 > '80 winter had to get a loan to pay the oil bill , took quite a while to pay it off . Drove an automatic DODGE Dart with slant 6 at that time . Did quite well in the snow for a rear wheel drive . Fun car to drive . Wasn't very good about maintaining a car or practiced good driving habits in those days . Life is a learning process .

Had a friend with a Swinger that had a Slant Six. One day he was clocked by the State Police doing 109 miles an hour. Got pulled over and asked, "Hey bud, where's the fire?".

The car had this "puke green" paintjob that looked like a cross between a lemon and a lime. Almost florescent green.

Loved the starters on those things... made a distinctive stuttering squealing noise that you don't hear too often today.

Gene

[GeneW]

I owned a 73 Chevy Nova which was a "twin" of the Pontiac Ventura shown in this chase scene. I doubt it was a stock model, doesn't sound like one anyhow. Mine did not have dual exhausts and other goodies.;

The driver in the front car is a Professional stunt driver, "Bo" something or other.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vACWV5sRcY

Gene

[Demon]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

if it were the 70's I would buy a 10 year old Ferrari

62-64 Ferrari 250 GTO

In Italy this car is a sort of myth. In seventies, and in sixties too, this car had a price of over 5 millions of italian Lira. (whic was an enormeous price) Today it cost over a millions of euros, and in London was sold a racing 330TRI Lemans (whic is a modified 250GTO) whit a price of 7.500.000 euros.

Are you sure that you could launch a bid?

[nsmitchell]

I must say my Ford Fiesta was pretty darn cool. 4 speed manual and would spin the tires in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear!

[mikenacarato]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Please read the OP more closely. This is an exercise in selecting car during the oil crisis that occurred in the U.S. in 1973. With the rare exception of true farmers, ranchers and select contractor types no one runs out to buy a 5,000+ pound behemoth in the middle of an oil crisis, especially in the 1970s when our economy was not yet strong enough to support the salaries we see today.

well how about a ramcharger with a full hydrogen injection kit?

[TheSilkySmooth]

I'm surprised I didn't see one of these on the list - The VW Rabbit GTI!

[bobselectric]

Originally Posted by Demon

In Italy this car is a sort of myth. In seventies, and in sixties too, this car had a price of over 5 millions of italian Lira. (whic was an enormeous price) Today it cost over a millions of euros, and in London was sold a racing 330TRI Lemans (whic is a modified 250GTO) whit a price of 7.500.000 euros.

Are you sure that you could launch a bid?

I'll take two!

[Demon]

Originally Posted by TheSilkySmooth

I'm surprised I didn't see one of these on the list - The VW Rabbit GTI!

also known as Golf GTI XD

[jambo101]

Most of us back in the oil crises just kept driving our Chevy,Ford and Chrysler V8's as the crises wasnt about gas prices it was about gas availability,the whole thing only lasted a month then we were life as usual 50 cent a gallon gas.I remember buying an AMC-AMX with a 390ci http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...-amx-1968c.jpg

[gid]

we had a '79 or '80 (?) diesel V.W. Rabbit 4 door hatch with 4 speed manual for short period . Couldn't stand the overwhelming smell of diesel fuel and how it crawled up steep hills . People would get quite peeved then too . Got a few of these as they passed .

[kargoboy]

Foreign car: Datsun 240Z
Domestic: Chevy Cosworth Vega - yeah, a little slow but a great track car, still.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by kargoboy

Foreign car: Datsun 240Z
Domestic: Chevy Cosworth Vega - yeah, a little slow but a great track car, still.

I'm looking for one right now (240Z) to purchase, lol great car

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

I'm looking for one right now (240Z) to purchase, lol great car

The only 2x0Z worth trying to find. Lusted after it something fierce when I was 13.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

The only 2x0Z worth trying to find. Lusted after it something fierce when I was 13.

I'm looking to do the Fairlady option on one if i can find one at a decent price. I have a few leads in the area, but nothing solid yet.

[Bob_VT]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

I'm looking to do the Fairlady option on one if i can find one at a decent price. I have a few leads in the area, but nothing solid yet.

If you get the 240Z they make a great car with a simple small block chevy dropped in. There was a companay called Scarab that would do the conversion.

Wow the 70's...... I bought a 76 Chevette and a 76 Trans Am in the same year. Sold the TA and traded the Chevette for a 78 Chev Blazer.... I considered a Honda but they were rust buckets within a year.... Thought about Subaru but they had a parts problem...... had a 72 Triumph Spitfire...74 Duster 340 ....... I went through some cars! I still own a 78 Ford Bronco that's in my yard now.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

If you get the 240Z they make a great car with a simple small block chevy dropped in. There was a companay called Scarab that would do the conversion.

Wow the 70's...... I bought a 76 Chevette and a 76 Trans Am in the same year. Sold the TA and traded the Chevette for a 78 Chev Blazer.... I considered a Honda but they were rust buckets within a year.... Thought about Subaru but they had a parts problem...... had a 72 Triumph Spitfire...74 Duster 340 ....... I went through some cars! I still own a 78 Ford Bronco that's in my yard now.

Thanks, I already have the engine sitting in my garage. It's a 327 I've had for about 15 years. I built it since I had the parts and a buddy of mine machined it after i built my 71 RS Camaro.

[Ferret_san]

E-Type Jag.