Folks are rediscovering cars from the 1970s that could be sporty without breaking the budget.
This was my era. After our West Bremerton High School (Washington State) drama club rehearsals, my friend Alexander would ask my friend Lisa and me, “May I give you ladies a lift?” Alexander drove a powder blue Dodge Dart convertible. Later Alexander had a very cool Barracuda that he took with him when he went to Cal Tech. (If you get the impression we were among the nerdy group, you would not be wrong. But some of us still had fun cars.)
Bryan McTaggart’s article How Are These Standard Cars Viewed Today Versus When They Were New? features these cars:
- 1970-’76 Plymouth Duster
- 1966-’67 Pontiac Tempest and LeMans (with OHC 6 Engine)
- 1964-’69 Rambler American/AMC Rambler
- 1970-’77 Ford Maverick
- 1970-’77 AMC Hornet
- 1974 Pontiac GTO
We have manuals for many of these:
1974 Dodge Dart & Plymouth Duster Wiring Diagrams
1973 Dodge Chassis/Body Service Manual (Monaco, Charger, Coronet, Challenger, Dart)
1965 AMC Rambler American Technical Service Manual
1966 AMC Rambler American Technical Service Manual
1967 AMC Rambler American Technical Service Manual
1976 AMC Gremlin, Hornet, Matador Technical Service Manual
1974 Pontiac Factory Repair Service Shop Manual (GTO)
1967 Pontiac Service Manual (Catalina, Executive, Bonneville, Grand Prix, Tempest, LeMans, GTO)
1970 Pontiac Service Manual (Catalina, Executive, Bonneville, Grand Prix, Tempest, LeMans, GTO)