#70s muscle car

[radracer]

1976 Buick Century Indy 500 Pace Car Edition

[ablogofcourage]

[retropopcult]

Rick McCloskey spent many of his evenings in the summer of 1972 photographing teenagers cruising Van Nuys Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.

"Wednesday night was Cruise Night in the Valley. The Valley is a part of greater Los Angeles, and Van Nuys Boulevard was the place to cruise. The boulevard teemed with kids and cars from all over Southern California on Friday and Saturday nights as well, but Wednesday night was the big night for cruising. The boulevard ran straight and true from its southern beginning at Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks all the way north through Panorama City and beyond. If you were young during the 1950s, the 1960s, or the 1970s, and you owned or had access to a car, or a motorcycle, Van Nuys Boulevard was the place to be in the evenings. It was a terrific place to both see and be seen in and with your ride." - Rick McCloskey

[stevienicksrarities]

Beautiful clear shot of Stevie on top of that car in New Haven, CT in 1975 (cropped & full version)

© Fin Costello

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1967 Oldsmobile 70-X Toronado

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[march-hare01]

1970s aesthetic

[mycolourfullworld]

The SD-455 engine was originally earmarked for the 1973 Formula, Trans Am, LeMans, GTO, Grand Am, and Grand Prix. As the model year began, hundreds of orders were taken for SD-455 equipped cars, but due to delays certifying the engine for emissions, by March 1973 not a single SD-455 order had been filled. Pontiac thought about simply killing the project entirely and taking the loss, but enthusiastic engineers and marketeers suggested that since SD-455 engines had been built, it was more cost effective to sell them instead of scrapping them.

By February 1973 there were 673 outstanding orders (483 by customers) for SD-455 equipped cars. Pontiac conducted a survey to determine the status of the orders :

• About 50% of the customers stated the reason they ordered their Pontiac in the first place was for the SD-455 engine.

• 198 customers were still waiting for their order to be filled.

• 145 customers bought the same model, but with a lesser engine (almost all opted for the 455).

• 52 customers bought another car (21 were Pontiacs)

• 78 customers cancelled their order

• others did not reply

With a limited supply of engines, in March 1973 Pontiac announced the cancellation of the SD-455 for all models except Formula and Trans Am. By year end, 43 Formulas and 252 Trans Ams received the SD-455, and there was one 1973 Grand Am SD-455 built as a pilot car.

[superfastdriver]

1970 🔥 Dodge Challenger 🔥

[hififotos]

1971 Plymouth Cuda

[steven-myself]

"54" - Adel Bouteldja photographed by Baldovino Barani for FACTORY Fanzine

[radracer]

Vintage Street Machines #43

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[stone-cold-groove]

From the car files: a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 ad.

[big-low-t]

1972 Oldsmobile 442

[theactioneer]

Warren Oates, Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)