Tag: 70s
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The Beautifully Bold Car Designs of the 1970s
In a world dominated by aerodynamics and the endless pursuit of high fuel economy, I find myself at home within the confines of “land yachts.” A land yacht best describes the cars of the pre-oil crisis 1970s US market, the automotive world’s best examples of sheer excess and consumption. Drivers of these pavement behemoths would…
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Finding the Queen of Oil’s Continental
If you’re a frequent flyer here at AutoSaga, you might remember January’s story about Chandler’s rarer-than-hen’s-teeth-Woodill. It might not surprise you to learn then that he has once more struck gold. Automotive gold, that is. He may not have been exploring rivers with a pan searching for nuggets, but he was exploring the untamed paradise…
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It’s hard to be blue when you have this Volvo brick wagon!
What is there to dislike about the Swedish bricks? A square Volvo can be the quintessential first car, daily car, race car, drift car, off-road car, and just about anything else your Forza-fueled brain can muster. Some say that once you Volvo, you can’t go back. The addiction to the blue and yellow flag is…
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