FJ40 The FJ40 Land Cruiser was Toyota’s answer to the Jeep CJ. It was in its 14th model year as of 1973. The wheelbase under it was a short 90 inches and it overall length was just 152 inches. Curb weight averaged about 3500 lbs. Two body styles were available which were a choice of […]
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Volvo 262C Volvo’s luxury 2-door coupe came out for model year 1978. Its seating arrangement was 2 plus 2. The unique parts of its design came via Bertone. A main feature was a unique roof that was a factory chop-top. Curb weight was about 3200 lbs and the wheelbase was 104 inches. Pricing was rather […]
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Aston Martin Vantage The Vantage was in its last year as of 1973, for a few years anyway. Having had dual headlamps on each side previously, it was now sporting one headlamp per side since ’72. At this time, the Vantage was the lowest cost model from Aston Martin. Its one body style was a […]
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Dodge Mirada The Mirada replaced the Magnum for 1980 and was cousin to the redesigned Chrysler Cordoba. This new Dodge was on the J-body platform. The wheelbase was 112.7 inches and the overall length was 209.5 inches. Its curb weight was about 3450 lbs. The standard body style was a 2-door coupe, but several variants […]
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