Poll: Which '70? (9/21/2024)

Tough call. I prefer the look of the GTX, but the Chevelle's reputation as the top of the hill wins it for me.

Funny how time alters our opinions and attitudes.  Back in 1970, the year I graduated from high school, I honestly wouldn't and didn't give either car a first look.  I just wasn't interested in NEW cars back then. 

I got excited over the earlier 60s and of course the 50s and 40s cars.  It was almost as if the NEW cars didn't exist.  Flash forward 54 years and I'm all over both of todays 1970s offerings.  I honestly can't decide which one I'd prefer over the other, so for one of the rare times, I vote a TIE.  

No sleepers here, I voting tie.  ✌️

Back to your diabolical genius in picking immensely challenging choices, eh John? (God love ya) I was forced to vote tie. I'd rather own the 70 Chevelle SS but I like the looks of the GTX a little more. It might be the color rather than that of the Chevy. 

I am on the same boat.  Both are two of my favorites and a tough choice, but I have always been a Mopar fan and the 70 was one of my favorites.  So the GTX gets my vote by a very slim margin.

I don't know how the Plymouth stylists did it, but they managed to make the great-looking '68/'69 mid-sizers even GREATER looking with the '70 "refresh"!

Easy win for the MOPAR today!

Two interesting vehicles here. I'm still enamoured with the Chevelle SS so pick it once again.

Just an observation here.  I look at both these cars and wonder how America's love affair died.  These cars and many before and after them, represent excitement when they came out each year.  They were always different looking with new gizmo's and gadgets, not to mention the engines.  Now, we don't even hear mention of any hoopla when the new model year starts, it just happens. 

People don't talk about cars anymore...unless of course, they're old guys like us who remember when owning and wanting cars was fun.  Now all we have is our memories of those incredible brands, which when we talk about them to anyone under the age of 50, have no clue what we're all excited about and why. 

We lived in times when cars were EXCITEMENT.  Today, they're just transportation.  SAD!

Chevelle by the smallest of margins.

Posted by: @georgeschire

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Just an observation here.  I look at both these cars and wonder how America's love affair died.  These cars and many before and after them, represent excitement when they came out each year.  They were always different looking with new gizmo's and gadgets, not to mention the engines.  Now, we don't even hear mention of any hoopla when the new model year starts, it just happens.

My opinion - when 99% of the U.S. market was owned by the "Big Three" and a handful of "Independents", the automakers could afford to make annual styling changes and new model and feature additions. Once our auto market got flooded with lower-priced imports, our domestic manufacturers had to tighten the purse strings. Japanese cars in particular, might be known for reliability but definitely not for excitement!

Posted by: @moe-parr

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Posted by: @georgeschire

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Just an observation here.  I look at both these cars and wonder how America's love affair died.  These cars and many before and after them, represent excitement when they came out each year.  They were always different looking with new gizmo's and gadgets, not to mention the engines.  Now, we don't even hear mention of any hoopla when the new model year starts, it just happens.

My opinion - when 99% of the U.S. market was owned by the "Big Three" and a handful of "Independents", the automakers could afford to make annual styling changes and new model and feature additions. Once our auto market got flooded with lower-priced imports, our domestic manufacturers had to tighten the purse strings. Japanese cars in particular, might be known for reliability but definitely not for excitement!

 

 

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Hell Yeah !!

 

I think it might be better to look beyond our perspectives. Most of us are highly oriented toward cars from the fifties and sixties—I know I am—but I also see a thriving car culture out there that is not interested in the cars we're interested in. They know all the makes and the differences between the more recent cars

. They modify their cars, maybe not with traction bars and slicks, but with sophisticated suspensions, high-end audio systems, LED lights, custom wheels, and performance exhausts. You can see them hanging out in parking lots, drive-ins, and all over YouTube. 

For some time, I have felt it is a misstep to minimize these enthusiasts and tell them they're not really interested in cars. They are the future of our hobby. To them, all the cars we love look as much alike as the ones they love do to us. If we dismiss them, they will dismiss us. It's what happened to the mints and 1/24 scale. After a few decades of focusing on cars of the fifties and early sixties, as that market began to transition minor fixed incomes, the mints, rather than adapting to an upcoming and upwardly mobile clientele, got out of the business. 

I maintain that as long as there is transportation with wheels, a passionate majority will chase after them. When that first Neanderthal fashioned a wheel, you know his next-door neighbor made one. The very next thing that happened was a race! Sometime shortly after that, they added an 8-track tape player!!!

Both are beautiful but look very different. I prefer the curved styling of the Chevrolet in contrast to the straight lines of the Plymouth.