What Car would you purchase in the 1970's ... - Page 7 - Toyota Yaris Forums

fnkngrv · 05-04-2010, 01:08 PM

yup...the 1973 Toyota celica....

Yaris Hilton · 05-04-2010, 02:29 PM

When the gas crisis hit I was already driving a 1972 Chevy Blazer 4WD with a 250 Six and truck 4 spd. (New Process 435.) Didn't do too bad, I got 20 MPG on the highway with it and about 16 around town. I was sort of a hypermiler then. I got hit in it and replaced it with a '75 Pontiac Astre. (Rebadged Vega.) I loved that car! And it got around 30 MPG while I was flogging it at 75 MPH, flouting the 55 MPH limit while using the CB to check for Smokey Bears. (Didn't always work.) It topped out around 100 MPH, same as the new 351 powered '78 T-Bird I was cruising up the Interstate with from Alabama to Tennessee one day. My Yaris sedan would run circles around it, of course. (And the T-Bird.)

wooverstone8 · 05-04-2010, 03:36 PM

or an Isetta...

Yaris Hilton · 05-04-2010, 04:11 PM

Isettas were classic antiques for sale in the back of Road & Track in the early '70s.

MadMax · 05-04-2010, 04:41 PM

Another Pinto owner here, I had a 76 Pinto Stallion like this but in red...

My Dad had a Woody wagon like this but in green...

..and my best friend and surfing buddy drove a silver Cruising wagon like this:

My sister also owned a bright orange hatchback that was destroyed when some old lady pulled out in front of her. How the old woman missed such a brightly-colored car was beyond any of us!

And despite what some claim, the Pinto was a great car!

My other sister had two Mercury Capris in the 70s, a British Racing Green one with the V6, and a red one with the four. Those were great cars but the Florida salt air was not kind on them...

Great thread, by the way!

Cheers! M2

bkrownd · 05-04-2010, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRDMarty

1970 HEMI Cuda (I keep dreaming)

I was always partial to the AAR model. Probably drives like a POS, though.

My dad used to have a mid-70's Alfa Romeo Giuliette that was a very nice mountain car. Small car, big tires, torquey engine that would pull you out of a hairpin corner without needing to downshift. Rrrroowwwrrr! The dog crashed it in the driveway long ago, unfortunately.

Lots of 1970's Toyotas still driving around here in Hawai'i.

RedRide · 05-06-2010, 02:51 PM

I also had a (new) '76 pinto.

STC · 05-07-2010, 09:05 AM

1971 Pontiac Series T-37 2 DR HT...

- L65 Chevy 350 cu

The first muscle car I was introduces to... the family car.

When I was seven my dad took me out for a drive. He let her rip on an open stretch... the speedometer needle was well past the 120 MPH mark. I thought that was so cool!

bkrownd · 05-07-2010, 02:54 PM

So THAT'S what all those 1970's cars look like without rust holes and spewing clouds of burnt oil! :D The shiny showroom photos are especially time-travel trippy - it's totally contrary to my mental image of these cars.

05-04-2010, 01:08 PM	#109
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	yup...the 1973 Toyota celica.... __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

05-04-2010, 04:41 PM	#113
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Another Pinto owner here, I had a 76 Pinto Stallion like this but in red... My Dad had a Woody wagon like this but in green... ..and my best friend and surfing buddy drove a silver Cruising wagon like this: My sister also owned a bright orange hatchback that was destroyed when some old lady pulled out in front of her. How the old woman missed such a brightly-colored car was beyond any of us! And despite what some claim, the Pinto was a great car! My other sister had two Mercury Capris in the 70s, a British Racing Green one with the V6, and a red one with the four. Those were great cars but the Florida salt air was not kind on them... Great thread, by the way! Cheers! M2 __________________

05-07-2010, 02:54 PM	#117
bkrownd View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris "5-door" Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve Posts: 170	So THAT'S what all those 1970's cars look like without rust holes and spewing clouds of burnt oil! :D The shiny showroom photos are especially time-travel trippy - it's totally contrary to my mental image of these cars. __________________

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Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	When the gas crisis hit I was already driving a 1972 Chevy Blazer 4WD with a 250 Six and truck 4 spd. (New Process 435.) Didn't do too bad, I got 20 MPG on the highway with it and about 16 around town. I was sort of a hypermiler then. I got hit in it and replaced it with a '75 Pontiac Astre. (Rebadged Vega.) I loved that car! And it got around 30 MPG while I was flogging it at 75 MPH, flouting the 55 MPH limit while using the CB to check for Smokey Bears. (Didn't always work.) It topped out around 100 MPH, same as the new 351 powered '78 T-Bird I was cruising up the Interstate with from Alabama to Tennessee one day. My Yaris sedan would run circles around it, of course. (And the T-Bird.)

05-04-2010, 03:36 PM	#111
wooverstone8 View User's Garage Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 349	or an Isetta...

05-04-2010, 04:11 PM	#112
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Isettas were classic antiques for sale in the back of Road & Track in the early '70s.

05-06-2010, 02:51 PM	#115
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	I also had a (new) '76 pinto.