14 Cars Every American Teenager Wanted in 1970!

Apollo 13, the first Earth Day and a dollar sixty an hour at your summer job. In 1970, American muscle cars hit their absolute peak, and these fourteen cars were the ones on every teenager's bedroom wall. We count down from number fourteen to number one with the 1970 prices, engines, production numbers and the story behind each car: Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Maverick, Plymouth Duster, AMC Javelin, Datsun 240Z, Ford Torino, Pontiac GTO Judge, Plymouth Road Runner and Superbird, Dodge Challenger, Plymouth 'Cuda, Firebird Trans Am, Camaro Z28, Chevelle SS 454 and the Ford Mustang. Which one did you dream about in 1970? 0:00 1970: Moon Shots, Earth Day and the Muscle Car Peak 1:56 No. 14 and 13: Beetle and Maverick 5:35 No. 12 and 11: Duster and Javelin 9:20 No. 10 and 9: Datsun 240Z and Torino 13:03 No. 8 and 7: GTO and Road Runner 16:56 No. 6 and 5: Challenger and 'Cuda 20:38 No. 4 and 3: Trans Am and Camaro Z28 24:15 No. 2 and 1: Chevelle SS vs. Mustang 28:07 Which One Was on Your Bedroom Wall? Stock footage and photos: Pexels (pexels.com). Archive photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors — full list of authors and licenses in the pinned comment. Some images are AI-generated illustrations. #ClassicCars #1970 #MuscleCars #AmericanCars #CarHistory