This 1978 Ford LTD IIcomes to us from a very confusing point in the North American automobile-naming era. In MY 1977 Ford’s mid-sized models morphed into this LTD II, replacing the both Torino and Elite nameplates with a name usually associated with Ford’s full-sized models; while its cousin, the Mercury Montego, moved all of its cars (including four-doors and station wagons!) under th
This AMC Matador, c1977, features the posh Barcelona package, which was available only on the coupe until MY 1978. It included the two-toned paint you see here, as well as individual reclining front seats in your choice of tan or black Knap knit fabric, color-keyed 24-oz. cut pile carpeting, and other unique trim bits, badges, etc. to set the Barcelona off from other Matadors. We came across this
In my mind, this is what a 1969 Plymouth Road Runnershould look like — post coupe and no fancy wheels. That’s what the original Road Runner debuted as for 1968, but for some reason Plymouth added a 2-door hardtop before the model year was done, and then a convertible for 1969. If you wanted fancy you could buy a GTX! — the Road Runner was supposed to be a no-frills performance ca
You’d think that the1941 Fordwould have been one of the last before wartime production of cars ground to a halt. But no, there actually was a 1942 model, and 160,500 of them were built before Ford shifted over to production of war materiel. (Sometimes we forget that the new models are introduced in the fall before their model-year designation.) The next new Fords were 1946 models (which were
This 1978 Volkswagen Scirocco, bought new from Don Laks VW in Orchard Park, was my own personal ride from 1978 through the winter of 1981. The Scirocco was a sports coupe based on VW’s Golf (which debuted in North America as the Rabbit [see below]) — but the Scirocco actually was introduced six months ahead of the Golf, in Europe 1974 and in the U.S. a year later. Sporting front-wheel-
An ad for the 1975 Dodge Dart Hang10 called it "…a sensible car of a distinctly different stripe.”Yes, there was that “wave” stripe which ran down the sides of the Hang 10, but a peek in the windows would reveal even more stripeyness. We didn’t get an interior shot that day in Cheektowagaback in 2012 when we came across this RealRide,but we didrecently find the shot
Seeing that this 1991 Firebirdis not wearing a lot of the extra plastic cladding seen on many Pontiacs of the era, we’re guessing that it’s either a base model or a Formula. A couple of things here are throwing us off the scent: a lack of Formula decals anywhere to be seen, and those exhaust pipes. The decals could be chalked up to a respray at some point; the pipes could have been add
When we first came across this poor Buick Reatta, seen a few years ago in the Town of Niagara, we wondered if itmight have beenthe victim of a divorce court judge taking the community property laws a bit too literally.Jim Corbran, RRofWNYGot a RealRideyou'd like to see featured here? Drop us a line atRealRidesofWNY@gmail.comThe post “RealRides of WNY” appeared first on Buffalo Cars
If you’re in the mood for a disco-era downsized GM mid-size, this 1979 Chevy Malibu Classic Landauseems to be up for sale in the Black Rock neighborhood of Buffalo. Back in ’79 the Malibu was offered in a few different two-tone paint combinations, but I don’t believe this is one of them. That silver portion of the roof would have come standard with a vinyl covering on the Landau
Came across this 1977 Chevy Monte Carlo Ssport coupe a few Junes ago at a cruise night held on the grounds of the Lt. Col. Matt L. Urban VFW-AMVETS Post 7275 in Lancaster. Over 224,000 S coupes left the factory for 1977, in addition to another 186,711 Landau Coupes. This one has the optional Landau vinyl top, but the actual Monte Carlo Landau model also had dual body-color sport mirrors, Turbine I