12 Cars Everyone Was Driving in 1972!

1972 was a defining year for American cars. Gas cost about 36 cents a gallon, classic muscle cars still offered powerful V8 engines, and full-size cars dominated American roads just one year before the oil crisis changed everything. In this video, we look at 12 cars everyone was driving in 1972, including the Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Dart, Ford LTD, Chevrolet Chevelle, Ford Torino, Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Pinto, Chevrolet Nova, Plymouth Duster, Ford Maverick, and Pontiac Bonneville. These classic American cars, vintage cars, family cars, compact cars, and muscle cars captured everyday driving in the final days before the 1973 oil crisis.