Top 10 Longest American Cars of the 1970s (land yachts)
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- In this video, size does matter as I go over the top ten longest American cars from the 1970s. These, as many call them, “land yachts” are absolutely beautiful and will always be. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler competed against one another in this segment that is no longer around today. Of course, I am no expert, so if I miss anything, please let me know in the comments below.
Thank you all for watching, I do apologize for the lack of consistency these past few weeks. I have a lot more time to put into the channel now.
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0:00 -Intro
1:58 -Car 1
3:24 -Car 2
4:56 -Car 3
6:40 -Car 4
8:03 -Car 5
10:07 -Car 6
11:53 -Car 7
12:38 -Car 8
13:41 -Car 9
14:27 -Car 10 
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Dude, u showcased not only my first car ('71 Olds Ninety Eight) but also the limo i drove part time one summer in the early '80s ('76 Cadillac stretch with divider window and full bar)! I got to drive a Lincoln stretch (late 70s) once but the Cad I liked better!
Grand pa bought the Olds 98 new out in Odessa,TX for my grandma to go to the Piggly Wiggly in Big Springs! Metallic blue with a white vinyl top, that car would go onto my mom until I turned 15 with a learners permit and she got a rad '80 Mazda RX7 when she got a better paying job (whence I learned to drive a stick also).
Thanks for the memories once again and yeah, Buick was on the higher pecking order back then. Olds was always at their heals with good looking, slightly more powerful "Rocket 8" engines I believe were used well into the late 70s but all the divisions designed their own engines.Buick was the doctor's car before he went all out on a Caddy!
Those were the days but the Olds was truly a boulevard cruiser and I got tons of respect in that car cuz I kept her clean and talked my way out of more than one speeding tickets with the fuzz😅
Thank you for this comment man. I hope more people read it.
@@GreenHawkDrive Wow, awesome, although notoriety from u is the best! You put together gr8 videos! I bet u wish u could've lived back then but it wasn't so dif from the '90s!
Wait a min, Odessa is also a city/town in Texas?
@@Average_Car_Lover Yes just down a spell from Midland. Big Springs a ways a little further NE
"...the fuzz." Ain't heard THAT word in awhile.😁😁
I remember climbing in the backseat of my friends 1969 Buick Electra 225 4 door and I wouldn't have been surprised to see a fireplace.
My mother's husband let me drive his mid-seventies Cadillac. I'll never forget what it dream it was to drive. It was so effortless it seemed smaller than it was. No modern Cadillac can compare. Thanks, Matt.
Love them my parents had 72 Cadillac couple de ville 72 eldorado 1958 continental
The longest production SUV in 2024 is the Cadillac Escalade ESV at 227"...yet still shorter than every car on this list!
When I was 16, in 1972, my dad bought a 1972 Imperial LeBaron 4 door hardtop in chestnut brown metalic with a brown vinyl roof. It had almost all the option boxes checked including separate rear seat heating system, power vent wing windows, all leather, stereo with cassette that could also record. It didn’t have sunroof or surestop 4 wheel antilock brakes (the only 4 wheel antilock system in the industry at the time, the other guys were only 2 wheel). It was a beast and he let me drive it. It really had presence. On the highway, the comfort was unbeatable especially in 1972. You could have a family of 4 live in the trunk. I always loved old Chryslers. I bought a 1960 Chrysler 300F in 1980, restored it, showed it then sold it in 1985. I always missed the car until I was offered it back 3 years ago. The collector owner stored it in a warehouse for 36 years! She came home to me🤗. Now in my senior years, I enjoy taking her out to local car events.
Thank you for this, very informative!
How did ppl park these cars in the garage? Or street parking?
@@Wasabi9111 Pretty easy - you park it just like any other car - assuming the garage is wide enough and long enough!
@kevinw1554 : Grew up with Chryslers. Had a 59 Windsor ( Canadian version of the Newport), a '62 Newport, a 65 New Yorker, a 66 Imperial LeBaron, a 72 Imperial, then a 66 Imperial again. The original 66 Imperial was a WAY better car than the 72,( it has the 440 with twin 4 bbls, dual AC, dual heat, 6-way power front bucket seats, real wood trim and a host of other rare features) which is why my Dad bough the second 66 when it became available (it didn't have all the extras, though).. Lastly was a smaller 76 Imperial ( it was OK, but not great). All of these cars were fantastic, and way better quality that anything that GM and Ford produced ( except for some of the Lincolns). Wish I could afford another 66 Lebaron!
@@richardpare3538 both my in laws and I have houses built in the 50s and the garage doors are so so narrow they barely fit modern compact cars, let along the land yachts from the 50s.
I frequently have to deal w competitive street parking in Manhattan. I usually drive my compact car vs my bigger car into the city bc of the tight parking space. So I don’t know how ppl were able to do it in the past w the land yachts. But I also guess the streets weren’t congested back then.
I feel blessed to remember those cars.
❤
My Dad (born in '56) thanks you for this video.
Wow, that means a lot. Thank you both for watching.
@@GreenHawkDrive Memory lane is always a nice drive.
Ahh, the memories. I learned to drive in my father's 1968 Dodge Monaco, only 213" long and 80" wide. I really believe that learning to drive in those bigger cars made us boomers better drivers, as we had to learn to maintain our lanes and park with much less room for error. People who learned later, in smaller cars (due to gas prices) had less need to learn to thread a long, wide car through narrow passages. Now, these people have moved up to big SUVs and many can't drive or park for squat.
Had a '66 Monaco, 383 factory 4 spd manual. Burgundy with probably one of the most beautiful interiors I've ever seen in my 72 years and estimated 50+ cars I've owned. Only thing close was a '69 Caprice Classic, 350, 300 horse factory 4 spd that had a greenish color that's indescribable.
My first car was 1969 Chrysler Newport. It was a huge but well built car. 😊😅
Took my drivers license test in my Mom’s 67 Olds 98 in 1971. A year later she had a 1972 Buick Electra 225, later a 75 Ford LTD Brougham then a 78 Mercury Marquis Brougham. I drove all those cars at one time or another. The Marquis was my favorite, plush comfort. It was like driving a cloud.
The famous "Deuce and a Quarter" Electra 225.
Buik was my family prefered brand all had Buiks, i love the coupés
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When I was a kid we had a 76 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham. Beautiful hardtop in blue with opera windows and vinyl top. Great Car!
I had a friend in high school whose parents owned a '63 Imperial. On one occasion I saw them put a lawn mower and two bicycles in the trunk -- and close the lid!
😂
i also put 7 girls in the back of my Buik lesabre and inside on the seats put more 8 ,when the city i live become a big university campus, normally at 4.30 in the morning to travel to a 200 meters up road to the main market café´s that opened at 5 in the morning, to drink more and eat, to wake up or coke or genebra if not gin a express cofee a slice of the lemon´s peel yellow ,cinamon and sugar lot´s of it,then mix it well , try it it´s perfect to end a night of drinking
That is so insane I love it.
Had 20 people in my 65 New Yorker once (talk bout everyone being squished!), by thankfully never tried that with the bigger 66 LeBaron!
The Olds Ninety Eight and Buick Electra were NOT the same mechanically. Each GM division had its own unique proprietary V8 engine. The Electra had a unique Buick big block V8 and the Ninety Eight had its very own unique Olds big block V8.
I appreciate your bringing this to my attention
@@GreenHawkDrive Pontiac also had its own unique 455 🤓
The V8 engines may have been different but the platform was the same.
@@GreenHawkDrive
And Cadillac had a 500 ci. Engine.
[ that’s basically an 8.2 Liter.😮
Good point here, the platform and basic designs though were basically identical. Worth noting is the fact that later on GM pulled the plug on just what you mentioned with their badge swapping program in an effort to improve profits and competitiveness. It angered customers who discovered for example their Buick had an engine that was shared with Pontiac, Chevrolet and Oldsmodile.
Some absolute legend drives a mile long brown 70s Electra around my neighbourhood sometimes. It always makes my day to see it.
Feels good to eat my dinner while i watch your videos fr
Thank you man😎
i use to have lunch while driving some turns my right seat company made them
The order of hierarchy for luxury GM cars back then was Cadillac> Buick> Oldsmobile> Pontiac> Chevrolet
I figured, thank you
And Oldsmobile and Pontiac are gone. I can only imagine what their cars would have looked like today.
I always thought the the Olds were a better quality car than the Buicks.
@@richardpare3538 Oldsmobile was slightly below Buick. You can look back at the options available and trim levels, usually Oldsmobile's highest trim level was about equivalent to Buicks second highest tier.
Yep! I said the same thing.
I love these huge cars from the 60's and 70's, the good old days.
I owned a Continental MK4, a MK5 and a Mercury Grand Marquis (not all at the same time!). They all had the 460 mated to a C6 transmission. They weren't powerful by modern standards, but the TORQUE! Beautiful land yachts and I miss them! The Grand Marquis had dual exhausts and on cruise on the Trans Canada got an amazing 21mpg.
There is no American made car with the designation of MK anything prior to 2007. Lincoln started using that MK designation until 2007.
Great video. These "land yachts" (particularly the station-wagons) were the SUV of its day!
Vw bus was the original minivan
Those big station wagons were fantastic for hauling just about everything you owned! No one makes real wagons anymore, unfortunately.
The Buick Electra and Olds 98 reached the same type of customer as far as wealth or opulence.They rode slightly different and handling was slightly different but styling really was the biggest factor.
Growing up in the 70's it was the Buick Electra that I saw the most.
I had a 74 newport...loved it ❤
Excellent car at that time!
I had a 73 two door and man were those doors long
Those Imperial cars were stunningly beautiful. 👍
Looks are subjective. I think they look ridiculous. I have been in and driven some of these yachts. The legroom is poor for something so big, and they ride like a waterbed in an earthquake. As for the handling, well it's laughable.
As a teenager, I had a 77 78 and 79 Continental God those are beautiful cars
So I watching this, and seeing more big rears than a Sir Mix a Lot video..and then you get to the final car. I agree with you 100%, that Imperial was stylish! Great vid Hawk!
That’s hilarious😂😂😂 Thank you as always man:)
@GreenHawkDrive You are quite welcome! I recall seeing many of what you showed as a kid in the 80s...Mainly parked where Seniors frequent. Didn't really see those Imperials though.
The Imperials were fantastic cars, but their quality really went down when they went to the "fuselage" shaping in 69.
My late dad used to have a 77 Lincoln Continental. What a great ride!
My, that Imperial is beautiful.
Loved the ones we had!
In my childhood home (I was born in '69), Buick was 'nicer' than an Olds, but less than a Caddy (assuming equivalent market point models)
Thank you
My experience too as I saw them new!
I'm not from the states, but wasn't caddy pure luxury, Buick kind of a performance luxury brand, Pontiac more sporty and performance orientated than Buick and chevy a blue collar marque? Buick was more of a Mercedes and Pontiac more like BMW, although those brands have drifted away from their old images.
When I was a little boy in the 1960's I used to dream of one day owning one of these beautiful cars. There was nothing to compare here in the UK.
i was also a american car fan and in 78 me and a dutch friend started to buy cars in L.A. where we have a friend and at start we were afraid of not selling any but a day before returning to europe a friend who did the office work told us if we could get more because the ones bought and listed were all sold and we bought more and stayed there two weeks more, mainly at the time all wanted camaro´s or firebirds like in smokey and the bandit or similar name with burt reynolds and sara field(not surer of her name)also the three dukes car the dodge charger ,i remenberb having a 7.0L or around it in black that kept it two years before selling and was a nice car with manual gears ,the main problem when buying cars was the dificultie of finding them with manual gears but the only problem were the turns ,also kept a white camaro ,split bumpers all in white with blue windows and the rearview mirrors on the doors were sporty and also white as the body and it´s almost the same as the firebird or trans am from the same year , one that i still own is a mercury cougar manual from 1969 with a 7.0L engine ,not sure but i think it was a RX 7 all black with inside in dark red suede or similar material seats ,the shape by the sides made remenber the coupé of the 65 mustang but bigger, the one i bought to myself ,still have 3 coupés from 67 pontiacs ,the lemans ,the grandprix convertible(with automatic gears), and the boneville ,who have a lot of similar parts and i think the same chassi , the Le mans is golden brown with white vinil top, the grandprix is white with black top and the boneville blue(sea blue, not sure what is called in english) with black vinil top,from Buik i have a lesabre 71 with black hardtop in vinil ,manual and the colour is a dry shade of green metalic Paint not sure what is called in english or maybe soft green and gold metalized paint, most of the cars i have are from 59 to 74 this U.S. cars i have a lot others mainly mercedes, bmw´s ,alfa-romeus , lancias and porshes(who were in late 80´s hated ,don´t know why ,have 7 that costed me in mint condition around what today is 500€ except a 911 turbo from 83 that cost me in 91 what today is 2.500€ also have some fords but european models till 91, this was cars that i paid almost next to nothing or what today is almost 100€ ,the cars were given to me or sold by families friends of my family as their sons didn´t want old cars and they didn´t had a place to store them, also have some separates that are one from it´s brand like the inocenti detomaso or the fiat 131 coupé or the peugeot 504 coupé from 1972 ,also a citroen DS21 with 2.273 cc´s(or close) engine like in the DS 19 GT model, also have a more modern 3.0L V6 of the citroen XM ,early 90´s, this last car was one of those everybody should try it, it lights up at night like a christmas tree and it starts to lift of but doesn´t fly only extremelly confortable, and off road capable as it as several heights positions (it as the same hidraulic system as the DS),my main hobby either than hi-fi components and music, some colect stamps and coins ,i have them also but were from my father and they sure are big
Great vid, I love these old beasts.👌🤘👍🔥🔥🔥
Thank you, me too!
Same. Love the cars and the videos!
Thank you brother😎
5-mph bumpers were mandated in '73 for front only (2.5 mph for rear). In '74 the 5mph mandate was set for both ends, continuing to this day.
The 5 mph bumper standard was subsequently dropped as the 2.5 mph front and rear was permitted in the 1990s and continues into the 2024 models.
I wish they had continued to this day, then we wouldn't be driving cars capped with plastic at both ends that shatters at the slightest impact...
I saw a rerun of Rockford the other night, and a mid-70s LTD smacked into a dumpster hard enough to push it back 10 ft, and the front end had no apparent damage.
The bumper requirements were reduced to 2.5 front and rear in 1982.
@@marko7843
One nice thing about the old chrome bumpers, especially with the rubber bumperettes, was that you could push a stalled vehicle out of the road. Nowadays nobody will risk cracking/scratching their plastic bumper.
@@AFTER_MIDNITE My oldest sister t-boned a cop cruiser who slid thru an intersection in the middle of a snow storm. Totaled the cop car, but only tweaked sideways one of the bumperetts, which I straightened out easily by hand.
The '72 Cadillac Eldorado's back seat - with no hump in the floor - was bigger than my bedroom back then. The drummer in our band had one and he was everybody's best friend...
I had a cherry 1973 Marquis with a 429. What a beautiful tank that was. The 70’s aircraft carriers are so under appreciated, but they are some of my favorite cars ever. When I was a kid my old man had a ‘77 Eldo and a ‘75 Olds 88 2 door and I can still remember riding in them. They seemed so enormous.
Thank you for this enjoyable video! I love these land yachts.
Miss our 75 T-bird bronze edition with the 460 drove it in H.S. it was bigger than my Grandpa's 63 Chevy Impala which I still have. Great video!
I owned a 1969 Buick 225 Electra which was an awesome ride in comfort, quiet, and fast (125 MHP). No wind noise which I found amazing at high speed. Think of it as sitting on a cushy couch floating over the highway.
Don't apologize or second guess yourself, your doing an awesome job my friend! 👌✌
Thank you as always man
I remember helping my cat dealer friend move some cars frrom one dealer to another. I was the luckiest guy in the group as I got to drive a '76 Fleeteood Brougham 2 door with the 501 V8. To this day I have never driven a car that was so silky smoth aand quiet inside. Gettinging on the accelerator the car picked up effortlessly, yet barely a sound was heard from the revving engine from the inside. Such an impressive car. IMO the mid-70's was the golden age of the American automobile. The big Fords, Mercury's, Lincoln's and GM cars were all built well and safe to ride in. I enjoyed your unbiased approach in the video which is refreshing given that many video's I have watched on this subject show disdain for these awesome land yachts.
There were no 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood 2 doors, the Fleetwood coupe didn't come out until 1980 - 84.
This is like a ride down memory lane for me. My Father had a 75 Electra Limited. It was the ultimate highway cruiser. Our neighbor across the street bought a 76 Olds 98. Our other neighbor across the street and two houses up bought a 74 Cadillac Fleetwood. My Fathers Best friend was going to trade his 67 Coupe De Ville in for a 77 Coupe De Ville, but he didn’t like how they cut them down, so he bought a leftover 76. We also knew people who had Chrysler New Yorkers and Lincoln Continentals. I had a chance to ride in all of these huge land yachts. They look ridiculously big now, but back in the 70’s they were so common, they looked normal.
Great video! In response to your question about the hierarchy of Olds 98 vs. Buick Electra, many considered Buick to be the more prestigious. Buick's slogan decades ago was to call them "The Doctor's Car." Thanks for the enjoyable video.
Thank you man. What an interesting slogan, at least from my age, it’s so fascinating learning about yalls past
Im 65 years old. My uncle was an old car daddy, long deceased...but he owned many buick lasabres.
One of their slogans also used to be "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick"
Had 2 1973 Olds 98 ( 2 years aprt ) in the late '70s. Loved driving those up the coast ..
I remember, years ago, seeing a Chrysler New Yorker parked next to a Renault LeCar from a window of a second-story stairwell. Talk about size comparisons. My mom used to own a 76 Chevy Caprise when I was in college. Now, that was a land yacht. My coworkers at the time called it " Battlestar Galactica. "
Splendid walk down memory lane!
Lincolns NOT $100,000 in late' 70s; $12,000 to 14,000 range. *Careful research please* - and state if you're factoring for inflation. Buick was seen as a step below Cadillac, the banker's luxury car.
You're right about the prices at the time. In today's money, they would be very high.
More than that in the 70s man, at least the Mark V😂
I think you would be clear that it meant in today's money but you're right he probably should state "in today's money" that would be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
One day back in 1975, Dad flew over to Atlanta from Charleston and drove back with a used silver Cartier edition Mark IV. It had a red interior and was loaded. I remember him telling me it had about 3000 miles on it, and he wrote a check for $15,500.00. He even ordered two small metal plates that were about an inch and a half square with his initials embossed in ceramic that we stuck on the doors. I was a goofy teen, and I put them on too quickly and one side was about an inch lower than the other side. He was excited to have the car and told me he didn’t care about the misplacement. I thought the initials were tacky, but he liked them. He had a Mark III before this car and also had about 4 or 5 Mercedes. The Lincoln was his road car while the Mercedes were better around town with their balanced handling. Across the street, my schoolmate’s dad had a New Yorker. I rode in the back and enjoyed the stereophonic sound. Another classmate had a Continental. Later on, mom had several Volvos. Carwise, we were spoiled.
totally awesome,I had a 1959 caddy sedan deville in high school
What time frame?
Me too, almost 20' long by tape measure, 2 Dr coupe de ville
Amazing to actually hear someone mention the Dodge Polara. I grew up with a 1973 Polara that my great grandmother owned but almost never drove, that ended up with my parents. Even in the 70s and 80s they seemed rare.
The Buick Deuce and a quarter was the car. i had 2 of these cars. 1977 Marquis and 1976 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Both Broughams.
I TRULY APPRECIATE THIS VIDEO ❤
all are beautiful❤❤❤
I still gravitated toward this sort of thing no matter how anyone else looked at it!
Definitely my favorite car channel of late good work!!!👍🏿
Thank you man😎
Excellent vlog sir! You spent a lot of time finding those printed and filmed imagines, many of which I have never seen and the rest hadn't seen in over 40+ years! Thank you, as a teenager, I drove some of these whilst parking cars during college.
Thank you man, glad you liked it:)
As a teenager in 1984 i bought a 1969 Cadillac Sedan Deville. What a beast. 470 cubic gas sucking inches of power. I could lay down in the back seat and not touch either door with my head or feet. I am 5'10"
Great comments - One addition, the interior of the limited edition’72 98 Regency changed the game. Even Cadillac did not have an “over-the-top” loose cushion interior for a few years after ‘72. My Grandfather had a ‘73 and it was incredible. Buick eventually introduced the Park Avenue which had an upgraded posh interior. The 1972 Olds 98 Regency “Tiffany edition” created the loose- cushion look for this category of stately sedans with over-the-top interiors for two decades or more. I don’t recall how many were built in ‘72, however, the Tiffany clock on the dash was icing for this beautiful interior.
Great video! You really do a great job on these, keep 'em coming!
I appreciate that man, thank you
Very interesting video on these beauties I remember so well. Thank you.
Thank you for watching
Great video. Its got 2 of my favorite things, cars and statistics. Well done.
I appreciate that man
My first really good car was a 74 Lincoln Continental Mark IV. 395 BHP high compression engine with a switchable positrac rear end. Every luxury option except for a swivel seat. It was a dragster disguised as a land yacht.
Great images and video inserts! Its a time capsule! So cool to watch! Im 29 and ive always been a fan of the land yachts! So its cool to see other people that like old cars that didnt grow up with them
Thank you man! I agree
Good video and great pics. Don't let people trouble you picking apart some of the little things you got wrong. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate that man. Thank you for posting that out.
Awesome job kid, a thousand thanks!
I appreciate that man thank you
born 1960... I loved the land yacht era , all my friends wanted muscle cars ,I wanted a huge car ,,,,w a big back seat!!!!! 74 Eldorado conv was my first , dad gave it to me at HS graduation in 78 .... I loved that car . Firmest blue ,white top and interior
My dad had a 1973 Lincoln and I loved to drive it. It was the only thing that I had to remember my dad with, but I had to give it away and it hurt like heck when I watched it being taken away on the back of a tow truck. Love from Marysville California
I’m old enough to remember these vehicles and have driven many of them since many were still on the road when I turned 16 in 1980. And I worked with my dad at his auto repair shop. My brother Owned 1973-1975 Thunderbirds which were similar to the mark IV. He also owned a 1977 Lincoln Continental
My 5 foot tall mother drove a big Oldsmobile. One day she accellerated onto the freeway and said "Well, there goes three gallons of gas." I bought my wife an old Plymouth with a V8 and a 2-stage carberator. We had a winding uphill road to our house. I would keep the speed at 20 mph but at one particular turn, the 2nd stage would kick in and it was like we had jet-assist. Lots of fun and it rode like a cloud. It had a big butt (rear end) so we called it Bertha.
My grandfather got a 73 olds ninety eight and i was with him when he got it at the dealership. After that we visited family two hours away and put my dirt bike in the trunk so i had something to do. I didn't want to sit with the old people and talk about medical problems and the toilet. Now its the greatest thing!!
These videos always having me hopping on Hemmings to do some window shopping
I had a 76 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham. 455 4 barrel. All the options. Level ride. Sweet car. Gas hog . I miss it
1973 Chrysler Newport two door 230.1 inches long and road so smooth. We used to take it to the drive inn with half the group in the trunk.
We had a 1972 Buick 2-Door Electra 22, boy that big car could fly the down freeways
I owned a triple black 1969 Buick Electra 225 convertible. Beautiful car and fast for a big car. That 430 V8 would move. I currently own a 1973 Buick Riviera GS and a 1973 Cadillac Deville. The Buick and Cadillac engines run great. I raised the 455 from 260 hp up to 465 hp. Pulls the heavy Riviera just fine. All of these cars mentioned in this video were great vehicles.
Great video. Beings back childhood memories. Loved the land yachts they were so luxurious and smooth. The good old USA.
Thank you!
I started driving in 1966. The Buick Electra was considered more prestigious by most than the Oldsmobile 98. The very similar Pontiac Bonneville (used the same size body shell) was less prestigious. Some of this probably had to do with history, in the 30s and 40s the big Buicks were clearly more costly and more powerful than the largest Oldsmobiles. The 1947 Olds 98 had 110 hp, the Buick Roadmaster had 144 hp. Olds caught up with Buick in the 1950s but buyers continued to consider Buick the prestige brand.
When I was a kid, our family car was a Mercury Marquis station wagon. I did an audio install on a Mark V Bill Blass Edition, 2 JL 15W0 powered by a Directed 600.
I love it that you like the Mark V. Personally I want a Givenchy with the canopy roof. Thanks for including the luxo wagons.
I learned to drive in a 78 Colony Park with all the options and a 77 LTD Landau that was also loaded.
You've got to ride in one of these. You float.
When growing up at that time, The Mercury Marquis was the car that seemed prestigious to me until my Aunt bought a 1976 Pontiac Bonneville coupe dark blue with the white landau top that car was so sweet as a 11 year old kid I thought it was the most beautiful car I had ever seen at the time. I loved the looks of that car.
Electra 225 all day long❤️ Mercury Marquis awesome vehicle❤️ My Polara was a beast❗️Owned all three back in the day😊
My very first car was a 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham in Firemyst Blue with a 501ci V8, white vinyl top, opera lights and foot rests with a 1941 Cadillac flying lady hood ornament. It belonged to the owner of the Cadillac dealership. I can't say anything about the time I had it at over 140 miles per hour, or the time I had 13 people in it at college orientation, but that was 30 odd years ago and I have dreamed of still owning or rediscovering and buying back that car many times.
The old couple leaving the silver mark 5 were ellie and jock ewing of dallas fame.
And if by chance you actually read all the comments, another friends grandmother had the same red 74 Chrysler, I grew up in El Paso Texas, not a big ford town. But land yachts were awesome, my particular 76 all I had to do to get over 300 horses was put an Edelbrock torquer 2 and dual exhaust now with that you ain't gonna win a quarter mile but with 308$ I could get 110 when most people in 93 were lucky to hit 85
Thank you for the insight, I appreciate it man
@2:16 That is the Australian LTD developed from the XA/ZF platform.
That was my mistake, I couldn’t tell the difference
@@GreenHawkDrivesurely u jest! The U. S. version has hidden headlamps, bloated body with rear "skirts" and a baroque applique in between the taillights! I much preferred the other makes to Ford back then as their style was too formal. I mean, have u seen the Mustang II?😅
As I remember, the GM line went from Chevrolet to Pontiac then Oldsmobile, Buick and at the top, Cadillac. My dad was a Buick man, loved those Roadmasters.
I loved my 78 newport. Was a pleasure to drive. Even though it wasnt the best of shape and i was 20 or so when i had it in the late 90s
Nice to see my car in this video - Buick Regal TourX wagon.
GM’s “hierarchy of brands” used to be Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac.
This is the correct official answer but Oldsmobile and Buick were so similar, and in many ways the Oldsmobiles seemed "fancier".
I can understand the confusion especially when Oldsmobiles had rear tail lights that often mimicked Cadillacs and had some unique innovations like tufted pillow Vellore seats before Buick did that often people saw them as more prestigious.
Then in the tragic downsizing in the late 70s and even more through the 80s the cars came nearly identical clones with identical features and often same engines, which feeds the confusion of what's the difference.
Dimension the prices for almost exactly the same for comparable models which shared many parts.
But you are right, Olds was technically below Buick, and it is because of these confusing overlaps is one reason that GM got rid of Pontiac and Oldsmobile although I do miss many of their cars .
I love land yachtes!! I'd love to have any car on your list.
Ive had 2 '72 Polaras, a 68 Fury III, 73 Newport, 75 Newport, 72 LTD, 74 Torino wagon, 77 Mk V, 76 LTD wagon, 76 Grand Marquis, etc
You didn’t mention the Pontiac Bonneville. In 1971 they were 226.2” long and a good foot of that was the protruding nose. My mother had one and it was the first car I drove on a date. Like the rest of the land yachts it was a beast. The suspension was extremely soft and body roll was terrible. The only advantage to that was if I had a back seat passenger I could change lanes and move them from one side or the other, if they weren’t wearing a seat belt.
Great video
Thank you man😎
I drove a used 1977 Mercury Marquis Brougham 4 Dr.
Lincoln Brown with color matched Vinyl Roof .
Optioned to the Max .
Ended its days as a Demolition Derby Queen .
I had a Bill Blass Mark V. It was an amazing car.
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In the late 90s and 00s my dad had an old Dodge polara that he daily drove to work. However the mk5 Lincoln is by far and away my favorite car on this list.
In the Buick vs. Oldsmobile debate I'd say the Buick's were marketed towards young executive types who wanted "sporting luxury" where the Oldsmobile's were for "Establishment Types."
This generality led to Old's marketing strategy decades later "This is not your father's Oldsmobile."
From experience, my dad (a young engineer) had a '71 Riviera that got pancaked in an accident. After that he got a Lincoln Mark IV and a Mark V (Givenchy) right after each other. He wanted the "Bill Blass" but that was the most popular one and he didn't want to wait for delivery. However my elementary school principal had the Bill Blass.
I miss the Land yacht. My first car I could afford as a teen. $750 bucks, I could haul 8 of my friends and gear to the lake in land yacht comfort. Just make sure to add a quart of oil every 100 miles. Lots of room to do teen aged stuff haha. Back seat of a Firebird no way ;)
Right on man😂
Nice video!
Thank you!
The very first car I went on a date with was a 1970 white landau over red body Olds 98. You really had to learn how to judge distances in that car. My dad was a construction contractor in Chicago and it was his company car. I loved that car.....it had a back seat nearly as big as our family couch.😉 Dad allowed me to take it to the prom when I graduated.
I eventually got ahold of a car of my own, a 66 Galaxie, it was quite roomy also. Ahhh, those were the days.
I owned a78 Mercury Marquis in Highschool. Loved that car
I'm thankful and luckily enough to own a car. That's on this list. The second Generation mercury Mine is a 77. And I love driving that big ass car
The suspension on my 75 Marquis was so forgiving it would swallow up speed bumps at any speed without even the lightest jostle, just a blip blip noise.
I had a 1972 Buick Centurion convertible pure yacht
Back in the day, the Olds 98 was a very fine car, but the Deuce (Electra 225) was considered to be a bit more prestigious. My Dad had a 74 Caddy and the thing was so long that he had a tennis ball on a string set at about an inch from the back of the garage that he would drive up to until it touched the windshield. This was so he could close the garage door which barely made it past the rear bumper.😂