Oil Embargo beauties

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 03/10/2015 at 13:42 • Filed to: None

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In 1973 there was alot of struggling to put cars on the market that got better miles per gallon. Case in point was the BMW E9 2.5cs, which got a 150hp 2.5l with either a stick or an autobox. In this post, show me some of the other period cars that got thrown on the market, strangled down or slightly less thirsty, but you would still drive

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:50

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I would honestly drive any American car from the Oil Embargo times. I don't care if they're strangled, they're still extremely cool.

If I had to pick one, though, It'd be a '73 SD455 Trans Am. Not only was it badass, but it gave precisely zero fucks about the oil embargo.

Cé hé sin > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:51

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BMW 518 of 1974. 90 bhp.

KnowsAboutCars > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:51

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Almost any muscle car. And Corvette, 1973 was the only year with fiberglass front and chrome rear bumper.

505Turbeaux > KnowsAboutCars 03/10/2015 at 13:52

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though I love the front chrome bumper, I really like the looks of this particular one

Grindintosecond > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:53

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'73 Mustang II. Came with a 2.3 Pinto engine...on a pinto platform....

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > KnowsAboutCars 03/10/2015 at 13:56

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Mmm, yes. Gotta love the '73 Stingray.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 14:01

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I don't think that's actually going to stop a bear trying to steal his gas. Speaking of which, why would a bear steal your gas? Picnic basket I could understand, but gas?

505Turbeaux > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/10/2015 at 14:02

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Pic-a-nic to you

505Turbeaux > Grindintosecond 03/10/2015 at 14:02

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yup, still have that odd irrational love for those

Rock Bottom > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 14:10

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ME TOO

RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 14:13

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Ferrari 208 Dino.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Grindintosecond 03/10/2015 at 16:18

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I get that it is meant to be derogatory, but why isn't it that Pinto and Mercury Bobcat were based on a then-new Mustang platform?

Frankly, I think Mustang II has some unlikely-donor-candidate resto-mod potential.

A nice southwest-sourced rust-free donor car would probably be a lot cheaper than finding a 1976-only RA29 Toyota Celica liftback US-import model that looks similar, or a grey-import.

Mustang II may have typical 70's era leaf-spring live-axle rear suspension, rather than Nissan Z's independent suspension, but Mustang II's front suspension is used for all sorts of other applications.