Pintos and Other Shytty or Goofy Cars of the 70s

[Swamp Donkey]

Here ya go.

Porthole Pintos and other groovy bright cars from the 70s are the topic.

He'll be sitting on the tracks at a RR crossing with a freight train coming. People all around will be convincing him that a train is coming. He'll cross his arms and stomp his feet and swear that the sound you hear is an airplane overhead. He'll say everyone is drunk or stoned for thinking some lame train is coming to smash into his avocado colored 1974 Ford Pinto. Then it'll be over and the RIP Law thread will be reality.

I had a friend in high school that had a 74 pinto wagon in mustard yellow.
poor guy.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Those fine beasts:

 

[Swamp Donkey]

These were the much more sporty version of the standard Pinto wagon, which often sported wood and didn't have the Porthole window upgrade.

What other silly ass vehicles ya got?

 

[crosscreekcooter]

1976 AMC Pacer this monstrosity needed 3 1/2 tons of a/c to keep it cool in the Florida sun

 

[jdh5484]

AMC Gremlin

 

[crosscreekcooter]

AMC's design engineers also scored pretty high on 247 with the Gremlin

 

[Swamp Donkey]

1976 AMC Pacer this monstrosity needed 3 1/2 tons of a/c to keep it cool in the Florida sun

My aunt had one of those, for about a year. what a POS.

 

[jdh5484]

The Thing

 

[Swamp Donkey]

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The Thing

I love those. That chick must be a hobbit bc those Things aren't big.

edit: Thing with normal people:

Euro military used to have lots of those Things.

 

[stephenPE]

My two best friends in HS had the worst ford and chevy had to offer.

John's car. Blew it up running oil out of it

Larry's car.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

The 70's also spawned some of @ThreatMatrix favorite musical groups like Kiss

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Someone mentioned Datsun 510.

Remember when those louver things inside or outside your window was a must have?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

My two best friends in HS had the worst ford and chevy had to offer.

John's car. Blew it up running oil out of it

Larry's car.

Vega? Worse than a Chevette? I think not.

Delivered pizzas in a company Chevette. What a POS.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

The Thing

That's clearly Webb Hubbell's daughter

 

[jdh5484]

Vega? Worse than a Chevette? I think not.

Delivered pizza's in a company Chevette. What a POS.

My first new car was a Chevette. The worst car I've ever owned. I had to run premium in it or it would not turn off. I had the catalytic converter go out three times in the first f..ing year. Always at the worst time. My Dad traded it in when he bought a new car and the dealer paid what I owed on it. This was before lemon laws. What a POS.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

"Porsche" 914 actually a VW sold as a replacement to the Kharman Ghia in Europe.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

78 is not gon like this

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Corolla

 

[Swamp Donkey]

78 is not gon like this

Why?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Datsun 510.

@Slevin

Pick your favorite hipster mobile.

Most of the cars got 30-50 mpg

 

[stephenPE]

Vega? Worse than a Chevette? I think not.

Delivered pizza's in a company Chevette. What a POS.

Chevette was the bastard daughter of Vega's