Below:Buick’sboat-tailRiviera( 1973

shown)wasanoutrageousstyli gexercise

thatmeasuredsome 223. 4 inch sinlength

withanexclusive 122 - inchchassis.The

picturedexamplehadaretailcostof

$ 5221 andpowerwasfromBuick’s

455 - cuinV 8 .Withmorethan 34 , 000 sold

duringthe 1973 modelyearrun,this

wasthebestincarnationforthebody

design,whichhadathree-yearrun.

C:

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Profileseries was a

popular choice for high-

performance street use,

ccoommpplleetteewwiitthhrraaiisseedd

whitelettering.

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s.

B:

MMonacoraciing jjackkettffeatturedd

as agreat fashion statement.

For street and racing, these

lightweight andstrong wheels

wweerreeppooppuullaarrffoorrmmaannyyyyeeaarrss

a dc nsideredstate-of-the-art.

D: ‘Big Rig’stacks

for pick-up truckk

applications (botth

step side andfleeet

side) from Thrussh

offered truckersa

different trend foor

tthheeeexxhhaauussttssyysstttteemmss

oftheirrigs.

Fordhad already produced 1.3 million Mustangs bythe time that Chevrolet

responded with their new-for-1967 Camaro. Base price was$2572 and Chevrolet

fansrejoicedasthey now hadapony car of their own. This factory publicity

photo hada‘mod’ paint scheme whichreflected the art of the day.

A

B

C

D

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y

au

ddeessiiggnn,sshhaaggccaarrppeettiinngg,

wood panelling, and

awheel in the living

room andababe on the

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classic 70 s!

classic-american