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The 1978 Monte Carlo was a great looking car

I bought a new 78 Dodge Magnum, silver with black interior, and totally enjoyed that car. The comfort was amazing, and with a 360, had plenty of power. I sure do miss it.

It was the era of style! My first car, I bought in 1999, was a 1979 Dodge Magnum GT XE. It was awesome, and drove great. I loved the hideaway headlights.

Just after graduating school in 1977 my dad bought me a 1978 Trans Am , special edition, gold with wide T-tops. I was 18 and on top of the world. I still own it and as long as I am alive ,I plan to keep it. My dad has passed away but I still have him too ,in my heart. I love you dad.🙏

I had a Continental Mark V & I loved it, it was quite & comfortable & felt like you were floating down the road!!! 👍👍🙂

Cadillac Seville deserves a spot on the list. Although it was a few years old by then, it set the tone for GM styling for at least a decade including the Caprice which is on the list.

Exciting time for the car industry. I was 13-14 years old in 1978 and members how excited I was too see the new 78 models such as the all new Monte Carlo, Regal, Cutlass Supreme, Grand Prix. Fairmount, Zephry etc.. I really loved the GM products .. but little I knew that many of the 78's cars weren't very good. I can't believe how cars changed every year and a few model years , looked so much different. I miss the exciting car commercials , the new model literature I got in the local newspapers in Oct etc. Today there is no excitement for the new model year and everything is bland, SUV's etc...I loved being a kid in the mid to late 70's !!!!

I lived through this era, 16 at the time, and I am glad to see my top pick for the year on your list. The '78 Dodge Magnum. A forgotten-but-fabulous-looking car, made just two years. At the time they said the grille was designed after the famed thirties Cords, and it is plain to see. It is a timeless look. This otherwise was a godawful year for car design, a watershed that marked the end of classic styling cues -- though it took another couple of years for auto styling to reach its nadir. '78 was the year of those damn rectangular headlights! They appeared the year before on some cars, but this was the year we saw them tacked onto pretty much every car on the market. I thought they looked hideous. Rectangles where circles used to be. Until that point, front grilles were always reminscent of the human face -- eyes, nose, mouth. But rectangular headlights spoiled everything. You can see what I mean in this video. Look at that '78 Cordoba! The '77 was one of the best-looking cars of the '70s. The '78, identical except the headlights, looks like a utility vehicle. Even the Trans Am looks a little cheap, compared to the round-headlight '76. (Fascinating to see the Camaro still had round headlights in '78). This was a harbinger of the appallingly ugly boxy styles we saw within the next two years. So my point? In '78, as today, I found the Magnum to be the only car to wear its rectangular headlights well. Notice how well they were integrated into the front fascia, with a headlamp cover, for a smooth all-round appearance? It was really ahead of its time. The fittings -- the T-tops, the leather upholstery -- they were top-notch. It was really the Dodge version of the Cordoba, but we didn't have that fussy boudoir look that infected so many higher-end cars at the time. If your tastes run to personal-luxury cars, as mine do, the Magnum was as close to a car-guy car you could get in '78. The only others that year that would suit me were the ones that kept their headlamps hidden.

I had a 78 ltd2 with the starsky and hutch stripe! Also had a 78 town coupe. Miss those cars!

1978 Thunderbird should be added too.

As a 1978 model myself, I approve this list. 😅

Since we’re taking 1978, two of my favorites we’re the Dodge LIl’ Red Express pickup and the full size Dodge Vans with the fancy paint jobs.

I also had a 79 Magnum. I loved the way it looked. Too bad it suffered from the malaise of late 70's performance because it had a hard time getting out of its own way. Did I mention that I loved the way it looked?

I'm glad they told us where the comment box was as I otherwise would not have known!

I'm thrilled you chose the 1978 Trans Am as the #1 best looking car - because I own one! I own it because I think it has great styling. You showed one in Solar Gold, which I always thought looked beautiful on that car. I totally agree with the 1978 Dodge Magnum also, though I never owned one. The 78 Cutlass Supreme and 78 Chevy Caprice - those cars were amazingly popular. The Caprice was a huge improvement over the much less attractive 1975 - 76 styling. The Grand Prix - well, the 73 - 77 was much more attractive. The 78 was ok but so much was lost when it was restyled. However they had to do it as part of downsizing and improving fuel economy.

Good list for American cars of 78. I agree that the T/A was the best looking car of the time. For many years I looked for a Dodge Magnum that was in good shape and untouched. I couldn't find 1. I settled on a 79 Chrysler 300, which looked much like the 78 Cordoba with all its luxury, but gave 1 all the HD police parts to make it a real GT car. I still have it.

I'm a year off. My parents bought a brand new 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7. I got to drive it all of the time back then. It looked just like the 1978 Cougar.

My first car was a 1978 Magnum. It had the 360. I loved that car so much until the transmission crapped out. It was a tank though. I thought it looked SO cool.

Got my driver's license in '78. The '78 Firebird Trans Am was at the top of my list then and still is. Too bad they ruined the iconic grill in the '79 model.

Here's a few imported picks for 1978 that I have long been fond of... Volkswagen Scirocco - First generation Giugiaro styling looked great then, still looks great now. Ford Europe Capri Mk II - Ford's "Sexy European" always looked great, a proper sporting coupe for the masses. Porsche 928 - Looked absolutely futuristic when introduced in 78, still looks gorgeous all these years later. Ford Australia Falcon XC - Looked good as a four door, looked exceptional as a coupe. Cobra and Alan Moffat editions are killer. Nissan/Datsun 280Z - Last year of the original Fairlady Z bodystyle, the original and the best looking. Mazda RX7 - The latest of Mazda's rotary rockets. It was less expensive yet still sporting and great on the eyes. Ford Europe Granada Mk II - This car looked fantastic when new and still looks sharp today. Renault 5 Gordini - Weirdly appealing French supermini with sporting asperations, sadly never sold in the USA (where I live). Stutz Blackhawk - Absolutely bonkers luxury car styled by Virgil Exner of Chrysler fame. Sinatra and Elvis each had one!

Never forget my parents pulling up in a 78 Pontiac Catalina. I was obsessed with the taillight design. It was mint metallic green and was just a notch above it's sister GM cars in looks.

I was so jacked when the Dodge Magnum was introduced because The King (Richard Petty) came back to Dodge for this very car. It was so natural for him to be in a MOPAR. Sadly, the car was a dog and the King went back to GM where he won the 1979 Daytona 500 in an Oldsmobile Cutlass in one of the most memorable 500’s in the race’s history.

To me, the 1978 Chevrolet Corvette should've been number one on the list. That was the very best looking Corvette ever made.

The 1978 Trans Am was the car back in the day. Had a friend with one. I got to drive it a few times. His was silver.

I turned 13 in 1975 and was eagerly awaiting my driver's license in a few years. The late 70s cars are some of the best looking, if not the best made - they did have their issues, in my opinion. I loved the Lincoln Continental Town Car, a family friend had one.

The cars I so overlooked back then. I would love to see them on the dealer lots now.

Was 15 in 1978 and I remember all of those cars! Great picks for your list and I thought the epic Trans Am was so so cool!!! Loved most to those cars!!!

Truth be told, all american cars from late 60s till end of 70s were awesome. I grew up with those cars and they still have a very special place in my heart.

Hard to beat the Ford T-Bird with the chrome wrap around roof

Had a 79 Lincoln mark v,78 Camaro, 77 firebird,78 challenger, and a 77 f150. The 78 challenger will always hold a special place in my heart because I dated my wife and used to pick her up from high school in it. It handled well,had nice options,and for a 2.6 Mitsubishi 5spd its boogie,up to about 110mph

Always a lover of Great American 🇺🇸 LAND YACHTS. 78 was the grand finale for Lincoln and Full size Chrysler. Once owned a 78 Town Coupe, large and definitely in charge of the road! Also owned a 77 Monte Carlo and enjoyed it, but 78 downsized version was a disappointment. Love the OTT excessive chromed luxury of the monumental LAND YACHTS! 🏆 😎

Owned a 1979 Dodge Magnum, still dream about it today.

Camaro and Trans Am will always have a soft spot in my heart! Beautiful pieces of art!

1978 Ford Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee is diamond Blue would be my pick in 78. Great video

ove the videos, cheers from Tillsonburg Ontario Canada, and we called parking lights "Bitchin' Lights". Always too cool in a 69 Javein!!! Cheers everyone!

Now people are gonna start talking about Dodge Magnums after I just sold my ‘79 Magnum GT!

My dad had a 78 Cutlass. I had a 78 Firebird. My brother had a 77 Trans Am

My car from 1978 in the 1990's was a Cadillac Fleetwood limousine, black with grey upholstery. All stock - no pimping, no boomerang. Beautifull car. It still exists all stock.

I absolutely LOVE the 78 Dodge Magnum!

One of the best channels on KZfaq!!! So, so so many memories. I had a 1972 Buick Centurion. Big car. I'd go back to that time in a flash!!! 😢

I currently own a 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7. I've had it repainted, a little work done to spruce up the motor and a few other customizations to make it look and sound better! I like it because it brings nostalgia from the "good old days" and it's not something you see often anymore!😊

The Monte Carlo deserves honorable mention on the list and I would swap a 78 T-Bird for the cougar and it would be a fairly perfect list. I owned a 78 Cutlass and a few other 78's that didn't make the list, including 2 Monte's, a Sport Fury and a T-Bird. I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two more. The 78 T/A with the 400 4 speed is one of my bucket list cars along with an Alpine white Challenger RT stripe delete 440 4 speed.

My brother had a 1977 Mercury Cougar XR7. It was absolutely beautiful!

I remember seeing a old lady driving a 78 cutless mint green paint with white and green interior growing up and i love it

My grandmother had a 1979 Chrysler Cordoba which was identical to number 10.

77-78 Ford Pinto with the all-glass hatch and the sporty front end was a good looking car. I had one.

Owned 2 Magnuns and a 76 Cordoba.The Magnum was the best looking IMHO

Of course I'm a bit bias, but I was surprised that there were not any AMC's on the list. The AMX was based on the Concord Hatchback that year, and especially in the silver or black paint scheme, it was quite sharp!

Had a 78 Chevette in 80, a 78 Grand LeMans in 81. Mid size family sedan, just for me. My dad won it playing cards. Loser got my Chevette. Good enough for any twenty year old student to fill with friends and drive back and forth to uni, work, anything. Buick Regal, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Pontiac Bonneville, Pontiac Le Mans, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet El Camino, Oldsmobile Cutlass, were all badge engineered and super easy to find parts for.

I had a Cordoba and loved it.

The 78 2 door Buick park Avenue Electra, in particular the silver color. Such luxury and very appealing to the eye.

I have had 2 '78 Impala's and a '78 Grand Prix. Now I drive a '80 Delta 88 Royale. V8 rulezzzz

In 1978 I bought an AMC Concord D/L it wasn't the most exciting car but I loved it.

All of them were really good cars, but I couldn't argue with you about the 78 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM. I was a kid but I loved cars, and those Trans AMs blew me away! They even put it in Smokey and the Bandit and even Rocky II had to show it... 😊

Preferred the 76-77 Cordoba. Love the Cougars as well as the Thunderbirds from that era

I had a Dodge Magnum , loved it wish I still had it.

The 1978 GM B-Body, G-Body, F-Body and Corvette were the best looking cars of the decade. I'm biased as a GM fan. But I still think I'm right

The videos keep getting more interesting by the week. I agree with several models on the list: Mercury Cougar, Pontiac Grand Prix and Firebird, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Lincoln Mark V, and Chevrolet Caprice. You should have included all the B Bodies and C Bodies sand G Bodies of that era. I personally think they all got better looking with the styling updates in 1980-1981. GM fixed the things that looked awkward styling wise. The styling got more streamline with lower hoods and high trunks. The details got sorted out too. You miss cars like that in 2023 because everything is a suv or crossover.

My first new car was a 78 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon that I still own and drive! Best looking....well it's very unique!

My very 1st car I owned was a 78 Dodge Magnum XE with a 360. I bought it when I was 15 for $1300 !!! A couple other honorable mentions would have to be.... 78 Dodge Aspen R/T & 78 Plymouth Road Runner and especially the Super Coupe versions !!! I always wanted one. Plus of course the 78 Lil' Red Express Truck/ Warlock !!! Fastest vehicle that year !!!

I loved my 1978 Chrysler Cordoba.

You forgot the 1978 NOVA Custom/Concourse. It was the best looking Nova and car for that year.

I can safely say from terrible experiences in the closest restroom, never eat Mexican and Italian food on the same day. Mexicans and Italians do not get along. It feels like an all out war occurring in your stomach culminating in one side setting off a nuke in your colon to end it. Regarding the cars, I always liked the Firebird and the 4 door Fury from Plymouth (Police Package)

There were no muscle cars in the late 70s. The best thing about 70s was the fact that you could get real muscle from the 60s cheap. In 77' my uncle traded a Chevy Monza straight up for a 69' 428 SCJ mach one. True story.

I was 29 years old and bought a 79 Pontiac grand free black with the honeycomb wheels with a landale top with the sun roof and had to tan oppose you with the special bucket seats it was $9800 Kept it for a year and traded it in on a 79 cup Deville Right now in the garage is an 84 Buick Riviera convertible and a 2020 Cadillac CT4V

The 78 T/A started my obsession with T/As I have owned a number of examples from 2nd gen thru 4th gen. I never had a first gen Firebird still on the bucket list.

My first new car purchase was a '78 Malibu in Golden Brown Metallic with a cream vinyl landau top. Still think that was a beautiful car, all new for that year.

my mother had a 78 Cutlass ,should make top ugliest it was 4 door salon , dad had 78 Mark it was pretty cool

I cannot argue with your list! I did like my 1977 Mercury Cougar XR7 better than any of the other '70s model years for the Cougar.

I agree I think the Cadillac 76 Seville was one if the most elegant beautiful car too,Idk I the 1978 was on the same style or not

1979 Olds Cutlass was my 1st car, got it in 1981! 🤩🚗

Great show Boca ! My favorites are the Caprice Classic , Cordoba , Lincoln Mark 5 and Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme . I wish the Ford Thunderbird was on your list umm next time .

I had that Midnight Blue Cougar XR7. That was one of my favorite old cars. I refer to it as "the Beast"

Some of these were pretty much the same as the '77 models. The Cutlass was a disappointment when they shrunk it. My 76 looked so much cooler!

I owned a '78 Grand Prix and a '78 Corvette. Both wonderful cars.

My graduation present was a 77 Cougar XR7 7, LOVED THATcar

Great job guys. Keep up the good work!

My favorite has always been the Trans Am ever since Smokey & the Bandit was filmed around my hometown area & I had one later on in 1989! My junior year of Hi Skool 1983 I had a '78 Ttop Z28! The other best looking car in 1978 for me was a truck, the fastest vehicle that year the Dodge Lil Red Express/Warlock ✌💖☮

I bought a new 1978 Firebird and I agree with your choice as number 1 that year. It was very cool looking at the time.

I was. Teenager in the 70s and I loved corvettes and Lincoln’s.

My first car was a 1978 Buick Century. Not a bit surprised that’s not on this list 😂

The 1978 Chevrolet Nova Rally. You forgot the best looking car to me. Buts that's me.

Had an 79 Cougar and loved it. Your list was spot on

I might be purchasing a 79 coupe deville this spring up in wiarton Ontario Canada. From the 2nd owner. I know that we are taking about the 78s but, I just thought I would mention it.

Late 70s lunkin boats were the cats pajamas but nothing tops the lugshurry of passing the grey pupon in a early 80s landow roofed Crysler LaBarron. Plus with a 90hp four banger doing 0-60 in just over 100 seconds its also a sleeper.

My list would include the Trans Am, Holden Caprice, Chrysler Regal SE, Cadillac Deville, Ford Falcon Utility, Ford Grenada,

The black Trans-Am with the chicken on the hood is the coolest looking car ever built, was mainly all show no go, but that is easily fixed.

Great vid!!! 👍👍

Great list, beautiful cars and I would ❤ to have any one of them right now 😊

Owned a 78 Cougar with the 351 V8 and floor shifter. It was a great car

78 Buick LaSabre Coupe... That's what my Wife had.😎

You didn't include the 1978 Buick riviera, which I owned, was definitely one of the best if not the best looking car of 1978 !

My favorite 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V

If I had a time machine, in 1978 I would buy a new black and gold Bandit Trans Am with a W72 engine and a 4 speed!!!! The best that year hands down!

I have a 1978 corvette silver Edition. One of the best looking Corvette ❤❤

All I have is a 1976 Buick century Indianapolis 500 pace car ...I love the 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix my self

I think the Chevrolet Malibu Classic should be on this list.

Owed a 1978 Macho TA with a 400 and 4 Speed Hurst! Wicked fast car!

I was born in 1978 and my parents had a Corvette from this year which my dad actually drove to Detroit to pick it up from the Chevrolet factory and paid cash for it. For the longest time I remember it being white but everyone in my family tells me it was sky blue and whenever I rode along with my parents I was always in the back portion behind the seats where you would put your belongings at. My parents traded it in for a 1983 Buick Electra Park Avenue coupe to replace her 1977 Cutlass Supreme that had been broken into and stolen her seats while she was at work and vandalized.