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1970 Archive
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![Jeep made it easy for Buick guys to go four-wheeling for years to come, because for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it installed Buick V6s and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1970-Jeep-1-115x115.jpg "1970 Jeepster Commando Station Wagon With Its Original Toledo-Built Buick V-6 – And Its Original Paint")
1970 Jeepster Commando Station Wagon With Its Original Toledo-Built Buick V-6 – And Its Original Paint
Posted on October 9, 2026 | 16 CommentsJeep made it easy for Buick guys to go four-wheeling for years to come, because for several years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it installed Buick V6s and […] -
![The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is one of Mopar’s most cherished pony/muscle cars, and also one of its greatest mistakes; just when the pony car market began to deflate, here came […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/70-Barracuda-1-e1790425285720-115x115.webp "1970 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible: A One-Owner E-Body With A Slant Six")
1970 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible: A One-Owner E-Body With A Slant Six
Posted on October 1, 2026 | 22 CommentsThe 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is one of Mopar’s most cherished pony/muscle cars, and also one of its greatest mistakes; just when the pony car market began to deflate, here came […] -
![Posted to the Cohort by Tim Finn (Updated 9/20/2026) As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/50334787987_939cfe003a_c.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness")
Curbside Classic: 1970 Ford F-100 – A Celebration Of Old Age Usefulness
Posted on September 20, 2026 | 36 CommentsPosted to the Cohort by Tim Finn (Updated 9/20/2026) As time goes on I keep finding old pickups to be more and more appealing. No, I […] -
![Car shoppers who were looking for a big, conservative, luxurious sedan could have done a lot worse than stopping at their local Buick store in 1970, a model year when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/70-Electra-1-e1787488316174-115x115.jpg "1970 Buick Electra 225 Sedan: Big Buick Luxury From The Big Sky State")
1970 Buick Electra 225 Sedan: Big Buick Luxury From The Big Sky State
Posted on August 27, 2026 | 16 CommentsCar shoppers who were looking for a big, conservative, luxurious sedan could have done a lot worse than stopping at their local Buick store in 1970, a model year when […] -
![The 1970 model year was the last go-around for the C-body Cadillac convertible, offered only in the De Ville series. This low-mileage Bayberry convertible is the last of those final […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Cadillac-De-Ville-convert-Bayberry-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible: The Very Last Full-Size Cadillac Convertible Ever Built")
1970 Cadillac De Ville Convertible: The Very Last Full-Size Cadillac Convertible Ever Built
Posted on August 26, 2026 | 11 CommentsThe 1970 model year was the last go-around for the C-body Cadillac convertible, offered only in the De Ville series. This low-mileage Bayberry convertible is the last of those final […] -
![Although the 1970 model was not the last long-wheelbase Cadillac sedan to be called Sixty Special, it was the last RWD version, and the last without the ubiquitous padded vinyl […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Cadillac-Fleetwood-60S-Spartacus-Blue-Firemist-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-right-115x115.webp "1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: A Chauffeur-Driven Example Of The Rare Final RWD Sixty Special")
1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special: A Chauffeur-Driven Example Of The Rare Final RWD Sixty Special
Posted on August 21, 2026 | 7 CommentsAlthough the 1970 model was not the last long-wheelbase Cadillac sedan to be called Sixty Special, it was the last RWD version, and the last without the ubiquitous padded vinyl […] -
![In 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1970-Mercury-Marauder-Dk-Bright-Aqua-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-street-lede-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”")
1970 Mercury Marauder: Not An X-100, But “A Thriftier Approach To Sports Driving”
Posted on August 8, 2026 | 17 CommentsIn 1969 and 1970, Lincoln-Mercury took one last swing at the vanishing full-size sporty car market with the plush, big-engine Marauder X-100. There was also a base Marauder, which offered […] -
![Although buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1970-Chrysler-300-2HT-Mystic-Gold-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-3q-left-crop-115x115.webp "1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler")
1970 Chrysler 300 440 TNT: Dynamite Performance In A Slow-Selling Full-Size Fuselage Chrysler
Posted on August 4, 2026 | 24 CommentsAlthough buyer interest in full-size sporty cars had almost evaporated by the end of the ’60s, Chrysler continued offering its sporty 300 through 1971. A properly optioned Chrysler 300 like […] -
![Five years before it became Chrysler’s answer to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix, the Cordoba was a “Spring Special” appearance package for the full-size Chrysler Newport, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1970-Chrysler-Newport-Cordoba-2HT-Cordoba-Gold-Mecum-Auctions-S17-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1970 Chrysler Newport Cordoba: The Rare Fuselage Cordoba C-Body")
1970 Chrysler Newport Cordoba: The Rare Fuselage Cordoba C-Body
Posted on July 28, 2026 | 19 CommentsFive years before it became Chrysler’s answer to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix, the Cordoba was a “Spring Special” appearance package for the full-size Chrysler Newport, the […] -
![Walking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1032.jpg "1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!")
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible – Son, That’s Plum Crazy!
Posted on June 20, 2026 | 11 CommentsWalking across the parking lot at the hardware store, I heard a deep “thumpa, thumpa” and smiled as I looked up. Seeing any Dodge Challenger on the street is a […] -
![Lincoln-Mercury hadn’t had much luck with its senior full-size Mercury models until 1969, when they made the big Mercury Marquis look a lot like a Lincoln Continental. For 1970, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1970-Mercury-Marquis-Brougham-4HT-Dark-Ivy-Green-Met-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-inset-115x115.webp "1970 Mercury Marquis Brougham Four-Door Hardtop: The Budget Continental")
1970 Mercury Marquis Brougham Four-Door Hardtop: The Budget Continental
Posted on June 20, 2026 | 19 CommentsLincoln-Mercury hadn’t had much luck with its senior full-size Mercury models until 1969, when they made the big Mercury Marquis look a lot like a Lincoln Continental. For 1970, the […] -
![If 1970 was the peak of the original muscle car era, these four offerings from General Motors must be considered some of the best muscle cars ever. All of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1970-GM-Intermediate-Muscle-Cars-115x115.jpg "1970 GM Muscle Cars: Which One Looked The Best?")
1970 GM Muscle Cars: Which One Looked The Best?
Posted on February 24, 2026 | 52 CommentsIf 1970 was the peak of the original muscle car era, these four offerings from General Motors must be considered some of the best muscle cars ever. All of them […] -
![When I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1971-Chrysler-Newport-Royal-07-Small.jpg "1971 Chrysler Newport Royal: Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Underachieving Fuselage Years")
1971 Chrysler Newport Royal: Chrysler’s Deadly Sin #6, The Underachieving Fuselage Years
Posted on January 23, 2026 | 38 CommentsWhen I started at CC I would not have argued that this car was a Chrysler Deadly Sin. But I have gotten to the place where I believe (much as […] -
![The Cadillac Eldorado was one of America’s preeminent automotive status symbols, an expensive and much sought after personal luxury car. Yet, the center spread of this 1970 Car and Driver […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Car-and-Driver-1970-04-34-35-joined-Humphrey-Sutton-3-115x115.webp "Vintage C/D Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Was Powerful, Pricey, and Prestigious – So, Why Did They Photograph It Outside A Check-Cashing Place?")
Vintage C/D Review: 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Was Powerful, Pricey, and Prestigious – So, Why Did They Photograph It Outside A Check-Cashing Place?
Posted on January 10, 2026 | 21 CommentsThe Cadillac Eldorado was one of America’s preeminent automotive status symbols, an expensive and much sought after personal luxury car. Yet, the center spread of this 1970 Car and Driver […] -
![For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the winter solstice, which means the start of winter and the shortest day of the year. As the days have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1971-Lincoln-Continental-Mark-III-Ivy-Moondust-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-with-trim-tag-115x115.webp "Can This Ivy Green “Moondust” 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III Chase Those Winter Blues Away?")
Can This Ivy Green “Moondust” 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III Chase Those Winter Blues Away?
Posted on December 21, 2025 | 23 CommentsFor those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the winter solstice, which means the start of winter and the shortest day of the year. As the days have […]
