20 Cars Everyone Drove in the 1970s!

The 1970s changed the way Americans bought and drove cars. Two oil embargoes, rising fuel prices, the 55-mph speed limit, and new federal regulations transformed the American automotive market — but millions of familiar cars still filled driveways, highways, and high school parking lots across the decade. In this video, we look at 20 cars everyone was driving in the 1970s, from the Ford Pinto, Volkswagen Beetle, Dodge Dart, and Plymouth Duster to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Ford LTD, Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac Trans Am, and the legendary Oldsmobile Cutlass. These were the cars that defined what Americans actually drove during one of the most turbulent decades in automotive history.