Malaise Monday
October 26, 2015
1973 and ’74 were big years for Chevrolet, as these were the years that set the tone for the majority of the next two decades. Debuting in mid-1972 as a ’73 model, the redesigned C/K line of Chevy trucks was like no other pickup truck that the world had seen before. GM called the styling “Rounded-Line”, and […]
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September 28, 2015
Interiors could be done up in eleven genuine leathers, five plaids, velours, and knits. Outside you could choose from eight different color accent stripes, thirteen new paints, and padded Elk grain material for the vinyl top. I think it's fair to say that the Calais went out with a bang, and Cadillac wouldn't be the same without a brash entry level offering, until the debut of the ATS in 2013.
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September 21, 2015
What is the Ford Pinto to you? For many people who were adolescents in the 70s, it was a ticket to freedom, nightmare on wheels, love shack, hot rod, the list goes on, and on. To me, it was the first car that I ever knew as a bringer of fiery death. My dad explained […]
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September 14, 2015
When the Impala nameplate is mentioned, it usually conjures up images of either the early 1960s models that are popular with the lowrider community, or the brutish SS version offered in the 90s. However, the ’71-’76 Impala deserves as much recognition as its older, and much younger relatives. It was the best selling car in America […]
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September 7, 2015
With summer “officially” ending today, I thought it appropriate to salute the ultimate summer vehicle, the Malaise Era wagon. It didn’t matter which of the Big 3’s brands you went with, all of them offered a long roof option that could fit the whole family, including pets, and cousins. The classic quintessential American vacation, as sold […]
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August 31, 2015
I can only imagine how happy automakers, and the general public, were to leave the 1970s behind. It was a decade of rude awakenings, wait, we have an impact on the environment?!, and major social upheaval, All In The Family, disco. Sure there were bright spots, Scorcese, Zeppelin, Trans-Am SD-455, but for the most part the 70s were […]
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August 24, 2015
Think of it as a mashup of Rod Stewart and Elvis. A half baked idea to bring together two things that are fine on their own, but really weird when stuck together.
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August 17, 2015
While many larger, more absurdly optioned cars can be labeled as the absolute embodiment of the Malaise Era, the 3rd generation Mercury Cougar gives them a run for their money. For 1974, Mercury took the Cougar away from the performance car segment and moved it into the personal luxury car market. This was standard across the industry as […]
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August 10, 2015
When you look at this 1977 Dodge Monaco, does you skin begin to itch? Mine does. This thing is practically the automotive manifestation of a guy in a polyester suit, complete with a comb over and bad pickup lines. The Dodge Monaco is an easily overlooked malaise era car. It didn’t have any particularly innovative features […]
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August 3, 2015
Regardless of body style, the New Yorker has an oddly beautiful look for such a behemoth of an automobile. It's striking from any angle, the pointy chrome bumpers and thick chrome trim around the taillights see to that. I'd go so far as to say that a well kept example of New Yorker Brougham would be at home in a Baroque or Victorian art museum. Too far? Ok, too far.
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