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Can you name all these funky, groovy cars from the 1970s?
Let's see how well you know these AMCs, VWs and Chevys.
Say one thing about cars in the 1970s — they certainly looked more unique. From bubbly hatchbacks to boat-sized sedans, the decades offered a gas-guzzler for everyone. If you learned how to parallel park with a 1977 Oldsmobile, well, we tip our hat to you.
Even if you weren't driving one of these, you have probably come across them numerous times in movies and television.
Think you can name these iconic automobiles of the Seventies? Put the pedal to the metal…
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This iconic pickup hybrid from Chevy means "the road" in Spanish.
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This Volkswagen shared a name with a classic horror movie.
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This sporty Pontiac Trans Am had a name that fit the awesome avian image on the hood.
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Is this a Corvette or a Camaro?
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What about this iconic little AMC hatchback?
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This Oldsmobile came in a "Supreme" edition, like a taco.
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This Chevy was named after a bright star in the sky.
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What was the model of this Ford "Cruising Wagon"?
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Ricardo Montalbán touted the "fine Corinthian leather" in the interior of this Chrysler.
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This little AMC shared its name with a certain NBA player.
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It may be parked in front of an airplane hangar, but this Buick featured an iconic "boattail."
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Can you name all these funky, groovy cars from the 1970s?
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it's gonna be pretty hard to stump me on '70's cars!
11 of 11. If you were a boy in the 70's, you knew your cars. :)
11/11
You got 11 out of 11
They don't make 'em like they used to. You can find loads of cool 1970s cars in Adam-12 — like this one.
They don't make 'em like they used to. You can find loads of cool 1970s cars in Adam-12 — like this one.
Old ass🤣
For a "carzy" guy these were way too easy, especially if you're an Auburn fan (the school, not the car). Warrrr Damn Eagle indeed! :)
Longed for a Firebird. Made do with a Gremlin. It actually was a pretty darn good car!
11 of 11 , cars i know love watching adam 12 to spot all the old cars , some real nice cars spotted shelby mustangs , chargers barracudas corvettes and loadsof others
my First car was a 79 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
#8 was unfair. It in NO WAY looked like a TYPICAL Pinto.
Agreed! Who knew they made Pinto wagons?
Typical, no, but definitely easy to pick out as a Pinto from styling, even if you didn't know the car.
Any car dude who was plugged in in the 70s, even as pitiful as the situation was back then. -grin- The custom van craze royally sucked, IMNSHO.
My father had a 1979 Pinto Squire wagon, in a light tan (Ford called it light chamois) with the faux wood grain.
Remarkably, in 1985 it was still running, as I used it to go back to New Jersey in for my senior year of college - then a year later, back in Michigan it *finally croaked.*
I swore after that episode I would *never* drive a Ford again, *period!* (The Pinto wagon kept giving me continual problems in New Jersey while I had it.)
Remarkably, in 1985 it was still running, as I used it to go back to New Jersey in for my senior year of college - then a year later, back in Michigan it *finally croaked.*
I swore after that episode I would *never* drive a Ford again, *period!* (The Pinto wagon kept giving me continual problems in New Jersey while I had it.)
Got 10 out of 11...would’ve had 11 but had never saw a Vega wagon...my Dad had two Vegas and they were both hatchbacks. Great cars...and, nobody said “Cordoba” like Ricardo Montalban!
7/11; not too bad a score for someone who knows nothing about cars and had to guess on every question.
plush Corinthian leather? No such thing- it was fake, like Naugahyde! In 1975 they put a bunch of decals on the Cordoba and stuffed a 360 CID engine in it and called it a Road Runner!
They really tried to rip this one off?!
Your confused.
That's a Superbird!
I remember riding the school bus and passing the Plymouth dealership every morning. There were two of those Superbirds, one was florescent orange and the other was chartreuse green! So Cool!!
I remember riding the school bus and passing the Plymouth dealership every morning. There were two of those Superbirds, one was florescent orange and the other was chartreuse green! So Cool!!
A 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird 440 Super Commando Six Barrel V8,
to be exact. In pristine condition, they say. One true bad ass!
to be exact. In pristine condition, they say. One true bad ass!
🏁🏁🏁 Straight to the finish line! Sped right thru this one 😁
I had a Gremlin plastic car that my Barbies drove around my house in when I was a young girl. Still have the Barbies, but the car got traded up for a Barbie branded Jeep. Thanks, Santa.
A Toyota dealer in El Paso back in the '70s had his daughter do his ads (she looked a lot better on camera than he did), and at one point she talked about how much she loved her new "sa-LEEK-ah". It wasn't until much later that the world decided the name should be pronouced "SELL-ick-ah", like Gil Gerard's wife.
I read somewhere that Potiphar's wife, who was non-stop after Joseph, was also named that. Different spelling, though... She was also called "the Memphian"...
Always wanted a Carmen Ghia, Opel gt and a Datsun 280 Z.
Friend of mine had an Opel. Man we had a blast cruising in that thing...
My dad had a ton of hot/sporty cars over the years, from a '55 T'Bird & Corvair Spyder to several Vettes, two Jag E-Types & quite a few others. He said he had more fun in his Karmann Ghia than in any of the others. Have to agree with him; the Jags you could wind out to over 90 in 3rd on twisty roads like nobody's business (AND an exhaust note straight out of heaven), but for sheer whip-around-&-not-get-a-ticket fun, the VeeDub, no question.
Got all 11. I had a 64 Nash Rambler with a lot of chrome inside. Wish I still had it. Had a 74 Chevy Vega and a 76 Chevy Laguna limited edition. Had them all when I was in my 20's. I'm 65 now. I want to go back.
Any problem getting that thing out of second gear?
BEEP BEEP!
got 11 out of 11
Took my drivers test (1966) in an old push button studebaker with no power steering and then went to an old 59 chevy impala. Always wished I had a 57 chevy. If I was rich, I would try and buy one today! They did the volkes bug over and one other. Don't know why they can't do cars of the past, but just with the newer stuff in. I am sure they would sell a lot of 57 chevy's!
Like a resto-mod?
57 Chevy was built to last. I actually had one but it was a station wagon I bought used for $300 sometime during the 1970's. Unfortunately it was taken out my some guy who dropped his cigerette and hit it head on, (I had lent it to a friend that night).
After my parents divorced, my mom drove us around in an old Plymouth with the pushbutton transmission. Back then it was acceptable to leave your brats in the car while shopping, so my sister and I had a lot of car time. She would climb over the seat into the driver's spot and start pushing those buttons! My mom had a screwdriver she always had to use to take the panel face off and fix something inside there before she could drive us home...
