145 It was the same car as the 142/144 except for number of doors. Here’s the excerpt from that page, with bolded-over differences. This was the exact name of the 5-door station wagon in the 140 series, but Volvo marketed it as its own model. The 145 was in its final two years as of […]
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    144 It was the same car as the 142 except for number of doors. Here’s the excerpt from that page, with bolded-over differences. This was the exact name of the 4-door sedan in the 140 series, but Volvo marketed it as its own model. The 144 was in its final two years as […]
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    142 This was the exact name of the 2-door coupe in the 140 series, but Volvo marketed it as its own model. The 142 was in its final two years as of 1973 and 1974, carrying a design that was around since 1970. Wheelbase was 102 inches and overall length was 183 inches. […]
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P1800ES It’s one of the best looking cars of the smog-era. Classic lines make it look older than it is. Body configuration was a 2-door station wagon, also known as a ‘shooting brake’ in European terminology. Layout was front engine / rear drive on a unibody platform. Power was not spectacular. Under the hood was […]
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Aston Martin V8 It was yet another ponycar-like automobile from Europe. Aston’s 2-door 4-seat coupe simply named ‘V8’ was in its second model year as of 1973 and stickered for $22000. The wheelbase under it was 103 inches. The overall length was 180.5 inches. Weight was porky at 3850lbs in the beginning, though later models […]
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Aston Martin Lagonda This 4-door sedan arrived for the 1976 model year, though not officially in the U.S., which had to wait until 1982 for the federal version. It sat on a 115 inch wheelbase and had an overall length of 208 inches. It was rather heavy at about 4600lbs. The suggested retail price was […]
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