Buick Century Sport Coupe It’s not really the official name, but the Century coupe for 1976-1977 was such a radical departure from the rest of the Century lineup, we’re giving it its own page here. The coupe got new squared off fenders and horizontal quad headlamps, while the sedan/wagon kept the rounded swooping fenders and […]
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Buick Century
Buick Century The Century nameplate was used on-again off-again since the 1930s. This time it came back on the freshly redesigned A-body platform for 1973. Sedan, coupe or station wagon configurations were all sold. Trim levels were base, Regal, Luxus or Gran Sport (look for separate sections on Regal/Luxus/Gran Sport. The first two years the […]
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Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser The Vista Cruiser for ’73 was based on the Cutlass, as were all historically. The car lost it’s raised skylight roof that the previous generations sported, but the woodgrain was in its primetime appearance. For motivation, buyers got a 350 or 403 small block, or a 455 big block V8. For 1976, […]
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GMC Sprint
GMC Sprint The GMC Sprint was freshly redesigned for 1973, along its cousin the Chevrolet Elcamino. The hot Sprint to have was the Sprint SP. The SP added rally wheels, side stripe with ‘SP’, and a tighter suspension. Let’s not forget the 454 CID LS4 V8 that the SP had. It was rated at 245hp. […]
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Pontiac Grand Am
Grand Am Yes, there were Grand Ams before the mid 80s! The Grand Am bowed for 1973 as Pontiac’s attempt at a more European flavor. It shared a platform with the LeMans, but had its own unique urethane nose. The two body styles were 2-door coupe and 4-door sedan. The first engines to […]
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Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Monte Carlo was fresh for 1973. It was on GM’s new ‘colonnade’ architecture, and it’s chassis was known as a A-plus, and also known as G-body. From ’73-’75, the headlamps were round. Engines offered were a 350 2bbl V8, 350 4bbl V8 and a 454 4bbl V8. For 1976, the Monte […]
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Oldsmobile 442
442 The Olds 442 for ’73 landed on the new colonnade A-body platform. Buyers had a choice of two bodies which duplicated the lines of either the Cutlass S or the Cutlass Supreme. Powering the ’73 were a 350 CID 4bbl V8 with single exhaust rated at 180hp, or a 350 4bbl with dual exhaust […]
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