Ford Mustang The Mustang was finishing up a generation in 1973. This era (’69-’73) had the longest overall length at 190 inches. Body styles available were a notchback coupe, fastback coupe, and convertible. Trims offered in ’73 were base, Grande, and Mach 1. Engines this year were a 250 CID 1bbl I6 (88hp), 302 CID […]
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Barracuda The 1973 and 1974 Barracudas reflected the winding down of the model. It was configured only as a 2-door 4-seat coupe. They were slightly heavier, slightly slower, and due to the new bumpers, slightly uglier than the ’72 down cars. The car sat on a 108 inch wheelbase, had an overall length of 193 […]
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Chevrolet Corvette The Chevy Corvette for 1973 lost the chrome front bumper of the previous model year. In its place was a much cleaner appearing urethane nose piece. Both t-top coupe and convertible body configurations were offered. Top trim level the Corvette Stingray. Respectable power was still available— Engines this year were a 350 CID […]
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Chevrolet Camaro The Camaro was in its last year of the turret headlight look in 1973. Engine choices for this year were a 250 I6, 307 2bbl V8, 350 2bbl V8, 350 4bbl V8, and a 350 High Output 4bbl V8 (Z28 only). You could back these engines with a 3-speed manual, 4-speed manual or […]
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Pontiac Firebird If a car was stereotypical 70s, the Firebird is definitely on the top of the list. The ’73 Birds had the same ‘binocular style’ front end as the ones made for ’70-1/2. For ’74, things were changing, effectively creating generation 2.5 with a more aerodynamic nose plus crash resistant bumpers. Top engines for […]
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Dodge Challenger The Dodge Challenger was at the end of its line for a while, in ’73-’74. Base engine availability both years was limited to the 318 V8 with 230hp. For ’73 a 340 V8 was optional, and for ’74 a 360 V8 was an option. Transmissions were either a 3-speed manual, or 3-speed automatic. […]
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