Why These Were The 18 Fastest American Cars Of The 1970s

In 1977, the fastest car in America wasn’t a Corvette or a Trans Am. It was a pickup truck with wood paneling on the bed. The 1970s opened as the peak of American muscle, then collapsed under emissions laws, the oil crisis, and insurance rates. This video counts down the 18 fastest American cars of the decade, ranked by actual quarter mile times from period magazine road tests, Car Life, Car and Driver, Hot Rod, Motor Trend. Every car is stock, as delivered. You’ll see the Chevelle SS 454 LS6, the Superbird, the Trans Am SD-455, and the truck that beat them all. #ClassicCars #MuscleCars #1970sCars