Here's Why '70s Cars Are The Best

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Here's Why '70s Cars Are The Best

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POWERNATION

Күн бұрын

Tune in to our Old-School Weekend Marathon on POWERNATION for some of our favorite projects from the '70s!

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@benjaminnunes9636 Жыл бұрын

The 60's and 70's cars were awesome no other time could you have 5 people in a 2 door car and fit with space

@jordanwiley4582 Жыл бұрын

My gas hole is rear mounted too

@Thoroughly_Wet Жыл бұрын

70s cars off the most comfortable experience of older vehicles ever

@tonyhurd5697 Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing like 70’s anything . Times that will never ever in a million years be seen again .

@jaydawg7 5 ай бұрын

Truth. Everything looks the same. But in SUV form.

@mobygodfrey4936 Жыл бұрын

We had a 77 or 78 Granada when I was young I can distinctly remember being on our way to hunting camp and losing the drivers side Ball joint my dad was ingenious tho he jacked up the car and couldn't find anything else so he ripped the elastic band from his tighty whities and tied that Ball and socket together and we limped it the last 3 miles to camp we got a ride The next day for parts but it's a memory that will always be there

@Trigger_32 Жыл бұрын

Fuel fill at the rear made so much more sense… you could pull up to any pump left or right. Miss that feature, that was still present on Monte Carlo’s in early 80’s which I had 2 different ones, and even on the 93 Jeep YJ I still have😎

@catsaregovernmentspies Жыл бұрын

It was awesome; they moved it due to rear-end collisions.

@jaydawg7 5 ай бұрын

My 77 Camaro had it

@darknutgaming5510 Жыл бұрын

No cup holders and no AC just meant a 99cent Slurpy for a ball cooler. Send it!

@regularkcereal Жыл бұрын

😂😂 the slap at the end

@patrickkennedy5452 Жыл бұрын

Bro looks like Bam Margera if he was born with common sense.

@dillanhamilton Жыл бұрын

😂

@GoonieLord Жыл бұрын

🤣

@FootageFactory 11 ай бұрын

Dan Margera

@NOVA__tire_man69 8 ай бұрын

Dan Margera 😂😂😂😂

@JBAutomotive794 Жыл бұрын

Pat low key loves that car.

@mikemccown1766 9 ай бұрын

How about the best thing of all that I want to see come back is the dimmer switch on the floor!❤

@bryanfogle6672 Жыл бұрын

Beat the hell outta the 80s and 90s

@69fcortina Жыл бұрын

You forgot the worst thing- smog choked low compression engines with carburetors that generally belched raw fuel in the winter and vapor locked in the heat. But the door carpet? As you get older, you end up kicking the bottom of the door about every other time you get out of the car. Carpet hid the marks and was easy to vacuum "clean enough."

@Shadowband72 Жыл бұрын

My first car was a 1977 Camero , I wish I still had it .

@julesballe463 9 ай бұрын

My first car was a 77 Trans Am, in white, baby blue interior, T tops, 4 speed manual transmission, bought it, my best friend drove it home for me, had to wait 2 days til Saturday to LEARN HOW TO DRIVE A STANDARD, DUH, 😝🤔😑, 30 minutes later I got it, instantly had tons of gfs, I asked my neighbor if she needed anything from the mall, no, but her 14 yr old daughter decided to go with me, super cute girl, wow, lots of mad women, many kept asking her if I was the bf, she said YES, OMG, hateful looks, lol, lots and lots of upset dads, one jerk of a deacon, at home, 70ft driveway, scratch marks every 3 ft, 😆😃, mom mad, speedo stopped at 100, had needle pointed straight down, about 130, I think, one night, passed a cop doing 55, at about 105, managed to evade , stayed off that hwy for 3 weeks , every day I kick myself for selling that car, 😢 so many good times....😃😃 my 1st speeding tix was in my mom's STATION WAGON.... 😆😆😆😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣 oh, boy......

@rogerdavies6226 Жыл бұрын

I so do wish I had my '74 ford crew cab 4X4. You could work on the engine with a lawn chair and cooler in the engine compartment. Best way to work on them is with a beer on one hand...Heck on these new ones i cannot even find the opener

@Daniel.Simpson92 8 ай бұрын

Hi beam switch on the floor pan!! God I miss that

@chrisbrooks6697 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to have a Lincoln Mark V Bill Blas edition with a 460... My mom had a brand new one when I was a kid, and I loved that car. It would really get up and go, too, for a big hunk of Detroit rolling iron! You didn't park that car, you docked it! Speaking of docking, the 70's El Dorado Convertibles were pretty sweet too.

@nashvilleslim Жыл бұрын

The first car I remember my parents having was a Granada.

@alonsonavarro2126 Жыл бұрын

My aunt rolled one. She survived.

@galenyoung8349 5 ай бұрын

We had a 76 Granada when I was a,.kid. str8 six with a 3 on the, tree..it was the first car I ever, drove. Black 2 door with red interior.

@dbc1dc Жыл бұрын

What did the five fingers say to the face? SLAP!

@kclefthanded427 Жыл бұрын

Lets not forget faux plastic wood and huge bumpers

@VinnyWithaV 9 ай бұрын

Luxurious door carpet got me good

@joshbrekke6374 Жыл бұрын

We had one very similar in red, had broken/cracked leaf springs. It ran great and was a joy to drive after I installed rear air shocks. Straight 6 car too.

@bigsparky8888 Жыл бұрын

I REALLY LIKE THAT FORD ...MY GIRL HAD A 302 WAGON...2700VV CARB I COULD SET WITH MY EYE!!! .125 (1/8") WITH A CAM LOBE FLAT IT STILL GOT 23MPG...😮

@stkiswr 6 ай бұрын

My first car was a 2 door 79 Granada. I6. It was pretty sweet in the mid 90s. Shaved emblems and handles. Big stereo. But I always wanted more power. But you right, you can damn near get in the back seat with the front door open 😂

@LoneWrencher Жыл бұрын

i had a mercury monarch,same thing,well it was my moms but it was the first car i ever ran from the law in.

@RAWRMotorsports Жыл бұрын

Late 60s early 70s and late 80s early 90s for me

@bryanfogle6672 8 ай бұрын

70d best the hell outta anything you will ever see boy!!!

@uncoolsticcboi Жыл бұрын

the glove box door is the cup holder (at least in my duster)

@mickangio16 2 ай бұрын

Cheap accessories to hold drinks, toll change, whatever, were available for a couple bucks. Now there's no room for anything and nowhere to even hang a trash bag or an air freshener.

@jackflash6377 7 ай бұрын

74 dodge charger, 42,000 miles, 440, polyglas tires, no cup holders, long, 500 pound doors.. no 8-track tho.

@jamesharrison6201 Жыл бұрын

Most any car pre computer. The problem is finding a mechanic who can work on them. My mechanic said his shop can't handle it if it doesn't have a ECM

@Urapunk Жыл бұрын

The shop I go to has "a guy" they call to work on my old junk. He's like 70 and seriously knows his stuff. 😂

@mbbeard3308 7 ай бұрын

I love the Ford Granada! The first car that I ever tried a J slide in!

@joshmoe3680 Жыл бұрын

The way you said "door carpet!" 😂

@Motor-City-Mike Жыл бұрын

I'll take 'em. Even the big, lumbering, boxes on wheels that had no horsepower and handled like a boat - the last two are easy to fix, and I love driving cars from that era - more than anything else.

@flinch622 Жыл бұрын

Allow me to refine that: 70-76. When Carter hit the fan in '77, he just took the fun out of road trips. Drive across Texas at 55? That's enough to make anyone pull their hair out. So I'm going to go out on a limb here and raise a glass to the Pinto: a car so fugly, it could only be hot rodded to save it from the crusher - there was nothing to ruin, only make better..

@masautomx2131 Жыл бұрын

That's why cup holders are sold in autozone 😂

@sesh_n Жыл бұрын

"...door carpet..." lmao

@josephvadder Жыл бұрын

That looks like a pretty cool car!

@timbuhl611 Жыл бұрын

I need this car in my life. Please

@GTRliffe Жыл бұрын

nobody can relax and in (todays) perfection-that’s why 70s cars are cool

@eamonnmckeown6770 Жыл бұрын

I've read that if you just delete all the emissions crap you can really wake up the motors.

@matteblackexterior Жыл бұрын

not by much because of the oil crisis

@catsaregovernmentspies Жыл бұрын

Not by much, because the camshaft and heads were also low-performance. You needed to increase the compression, increase airflow theough the intake and exhaust, and put in an aggressive camshaft.

@Urapunk Жыл бұрын

thats the ticket. Intake, cam, and headers was all it took to get the 76 torino up to about 400hp.

@LoneWrencher Жыл бұрын

love the car love the show

@grantellis3046 Жыл бұрын

This was a really cool build for the audience

@robsorgdrager8477 6 ай бұрын

" door carpet " ......😂🤣😂🤣

@fredramos9206 Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome!,.... Regards!

@user-dl9we9oe5e Жыл бұрын

Love you guys, keep up the good work

@frankthetank9346 4 ай бұрын

Entertaining video 😂 Thanks !

@mickangio16 2 ай бұрын

The best thing about the 1970s was having 1960s cars.

@colekitten1367 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to watch the marathon

@cellpat2686 Жыл бұрын

Ford Granada was one of the top sellers of the 70s. One knew that, the other wasn't even around yet.

@flexabu Жыл бұрын

The steering and suspension are the best things about 70s cars

@mickangio16 2 ай бұрын

Smoother ride, roomier & more comfortable than modern cars. Late '50s, 1960s, and early '70s cars the best, though. In the mid to late '70s the car makers were under too much pressure by the events of the time and had to resort to marketing everything as "luxurious" to sell the crap they were forced to build. As bad as they are I still enjoy driving a Malaise Era car as compared to a modern one. I get to drive a lot of old cars because I have always worked on them. Last year I drove a 1978 Cordoba for a few months while I worked on it. Nice ride, nice drive. Even got a lot of compliments and thumbs up for a... a CORDOBA😮😊

@kentstephens4770 Жыл бұрын

Better than what they make today.

@skidrowslasher3632 Жыл бұрын

That car is awesome.

@lyndelllyon754 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👌

@v1-vr-rotatev2-vy_vx31 Жыл бұрын

And easy to get parts easier to fix and make it run good

@Formerlywarmer Жыл бұрын

Set a new roll of duct tape on the carpeted hump and in a few short days it’ll be the best cup holder you’ve ever had

@mikeconn4556 Жыл бұрын

Love the 70s cars.

@jimclarke1108 Жыл бұрын

100% ACCURATE

@alfreddominguez2750 Жыл бұрын

I had a 74 mustang 2.

@redman2805 Жыл бұрын

Should have check the glovebox they usually had a place for sitting your cups

@kevinkalivoda3442 Жыл бұрын

I miss my '76 plymouth fury 2 door in bronze gold paint with bronze paisley seats

@sqike001ton 7 ай бұрын

Hey now the hood ornaments are cool

@geoffreymills9932 Жыл бұрын

At least you could fix your own problems with 70s cars, I'll trade that for a cup holder any day

@H_alsumait Жыл бұрын

The slap 😅

@HotRod-wv4vm Жыл бұрын

nice Granada

@brandonlee8400 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@big-edaniel5522 Жыл бұрын

U guys are good lol

@badbiker666 Жыл бұрын

The thing I miss most about all the cars I had in the 60s and 70s? LEGROOM! Shittons of it in even the lowest priced base models.

@ramonriveraroman4170 Жыл бұрын

Those were cars that will not leave you stranded and if it should happen anytime Tom Dick and Harry could help you and know what is the problem for an easy fix to be able to get to your home or destiny.

@machone7580 Жыл бұрын

Born 1970!! That stuff is normal!

@MoparDan Жыл бұрын

The worst part for me when I became old enough for my own car it was the late seventies with plenty of lower compression detuned rides to buy and own.

@cesarconh895 Жыл бұрын

My favorite 70 car is a 71 suburban 😢 I'll never own one

@garymatthews1280 Жыл бұрын

Anybody remember what “clinking” is?

@joshuataft5541 9 ай бұрын

Style

@johnknox5692 Жыл бұрын

10 miles of vacuum lines and smog pump

@Eightball2516 Жыл бұрын

The 70s car were awesome way better built back then they are now

@andrewlorenzen1447 7 ай бұрын

GRAMADA!!

@TheOneAboveAll-001 Жыл бұрын

Hey I own that car, without the 550 horse of course but it did have SLAP! 😢

@RetroRoberino 6 ай бұрын

Everyone forgets about the very seats they sit on. As if they aren't the most comfortable seats ever put in automobiles. 70s, 80s and 90s cars have the softest and most comfortable seats.

@markreibson7030 Жыл бұрын

frankie, frankie, Frankie. your journey to old man is evidenced by your swelling pocket protector.

@TheREALOC1972 9 ай бұрын

70's cars are the best and the Smog/Malaise Era cars are the HOT build out out in the West/Southwest becaus ethey are cheap to get and the parts are still available, plus most of them have aged out the Smog Regulations also so they are an open book to what you can do with them. Your Granada would be right at home out here. You guys need to talk Carcass into doing one on a budget.

@JR-bj3uf 7 ай бұрын

The seats were thin, no pad, crap. The door groaned and squeaked when you opened them. The pollution control was an add-on nightmare. Points! Suspect suspension and lots of under-steer.

@franktraverso6105 Жыл бұрын

Yep 1979 Mercedes 300SD

@josephwynn42 14 күн бұрын

SEATING WAS GREAT...LOTS OF LEG ROOM... AND YOUR LADY COULD SIT CLOSE TO YOU WITH YOUR ARM AROUND HER,,,

@bear1245 Жыл бұрын

Slap dat boy

@jesseturner9865 7 ай бұрын

My 2 ton suv with a 4 cyl. goes 0 to 60 faster than a corvette of that era. crushes like a ritz cracker when you hit a pothole. yeah, great cars.

@themoneyman3568 Жыл бұрын

Get rid of the cassette player and put in a modern Bluetooth. Radio is what I would do drop in a different motor that don’t get 4 miles a gallon LS swap it or something like that and tune it so I can get some decent fuel mileage I’m not expecting 30 miles of the gallon but you know something closer to 20 would be nice.

@Flexin010 11 ай бұрын

I like this show. What happened to mike?

@the_jtek5142 Жыл бұрын

I'll take a 70s over the new ones any day maybe I'm biased because i have a couple

@julesballe463 9 ай бұрын

@jimandskittum 7 ай бұрын

None of those rags can hold a candle to a supercharged LS1 Camaro. King Catfish rules.

@67marlins Жыл бұрын

I always thought maybe the Granada might have been a good platform for a Ranchero.....,?

@The_R-n-I_Guy 3 ай бұрын

The best thing about cars from the 60's to 80's is that they were customizable. Modern vehicles are disposable appliances. They're not made for people who like to modify their cars. And garbage crossovers are the worst!

@sirhands65 Жыл бұрын

This was the official terf car of the Geneva Towers in San Francisco. Yes most of the drug dealers had them.

@brianlamb7937 Жыл бұрын

Best thing was you are a mechanic and not a electrical engineer

@newdefsys Жыл бұрын

For better or worse, 70s American cars were the last ones that had their own identity. After that, they all started looking like German cars.

@mannys9130 Жыл бұрын

They're definitely 2nd kind of cool, but the grim reaper is always riding shotgun when you're cruising. Those sleds will slaughter you in even a fairly mild crash. Modern cars are designed to be 1 time use and crumple up to reduce the impulse of a crash, plus airbags and all that. My friend was just in a SERIOUS not-at-faulr highspeed offset frontal crash that would've killed her if she had been in an older vehicle. The people are such horrifically dangerous drivers here in my area that I have given up my love of motorcycles and classic cars in lieu of my life and limb.

@JohnH20111 Жыл бұрын

i disagree, because older model cars were built like a tank and they would absolutely destroy any vehicle on the road today

@bradparris99 Ай бұрын

They were safer than you think, problem was that hardly anyone wore seat belts back then. I walked away from a head on collision in my 1970 Buick Electra due to the size and quality of the Electra along with the fact that I was wearing both the lap and separate shoulder belts.