Silver Wraith The Silver Wraith II arrived for model year 1977, and lasted through the 1980 model year. It was the long-wheelbase Rolls with 123.5 inches of it. The overall length was 211.5 inches. It was one of the heavier cars in the Rolls lineup at 4850 lbs., though not quite as much as the […]
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Ford Explorer No, not talking about the venerable compact/midsize SUV of the modern day. Back in the day, Explorer was a trim level of the fullsize Ford pickup line. It was available with all body styles and all weight ranges. However, the Explorer package was most prevalent on the F100 and F150 platforms. This was […]
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Datsun 280Z The first model year of the 280Z was 1975. It replaced the 260Z’s old slot. It sat on a platform with a 53.3 inch front track. Just like the 260Z, it was both a sports car and a GT, you chose which, explained next… Two variants were offered, which were a 2-seater hatchback […]
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928 Porsche’s 928 was originally intended to replace the 911. The first model year was 1977, though true U.S.-spec cars did not arrive until 1978. The car sat on a 98.3 inch wheelbase. Front track width was 60.8 inches. Curb weight was between 3200-3375 lbs., depending on options. The 928 had a near 50/50 weight […]
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GL Like the DL, Subaru’s GL was technically a trim level of the 1400 series as of 1973. At first it was only made available as a 2-door coupe, but was positioned as the top shelf Subaru model. The wheelbase under it was just 96.7 inches. The car had a curb weight then of just […]
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Duster This was Plymouth’s equivalent of the Dodge Dart Sport. It was a fastback coupe variant of the A-body Valiant. Duster sat on a 108 inch wheelbase. Two basic models were sold at first which were the Duster and Duster 340. Powering the 1973 models were a choice of three engines on the standard Duster. […]
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Plymouth Roadrunner The smog-era Road Runner was similar to AMC’s AMX of the smog-era. Well, not literally, but the way it was bounced from model to model as essentially a trim package. Each were based on several model variations in a short time. In the Road Runner’s case, it was on the Satellite Sebring, then […]
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