1970 - Motorious

1970 Plymouth Duster

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The Plymouth Duster introduced in 1970 was all Valiant from the cowl forward, but the rest of the car's sheet metal, save door skins, was completely different. The design incorporated a semi-fastback roof and a special rear valance with twin horizontal taillights, unusual for having no bezels.

Aug 27, 2020

1970 Plymouth Road Runner

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The 1970 Road Runner arrived with new front and rear looks. Updates included a new grille, leather seats, hood, front fenders, quarter panels, single-piston Kelsey-Hayes disc brakes, and even non-functional scoops in the rear quarters.

Aug 25, 2020

1970 AMC Rebel Machine

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Following the release of the 1969 SC/Rambler “Scrambler, AMC came back in 1970 with The Machine. It was another recognizable muscle car as the first ones were painted white and featured bold red, white, and blue reflective stripes (made by 3M) on the body sides that wrapped over the trunk lid.

Aug 18, 2020

1970 Ford Mustang

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The 1970 Mustang changed little from ’69 and included dual-unit headlights instead of the quad-unit used previously. The 390ci was dropped and the 351ci Cleveland replaced the 351 Windsor. The Mach 1, Boss 302, and Boss 429 returned The Mach 1 still retained the 428CJ as top power plant.

Aug 18, 2020

1970 Chevrolet Corvette

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Gone was the 427, in was Chevrolet’s new pavement pounding 454ci V8! This was the biggest news for the 1970 Corvette. The four-speed manual transmission was made standard, replacing the former three-speed.

Aug 13, 2020

1970 Cadillac DeVille

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The 1970 DeVille received a facelift that included a grille with 13 vertical blades set against a delicately cross-hatched rectangular opening. The bright metal headlamp surrounds were met with more body color paint for a more refined look. Narrow vertical "vee" taillights were seen again.

Jul 26, 2020

1970 Chevrolet Nova

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1970 was the final year the 396 could be optioned in. The 350ci/300hp would become the top performance option, with only a handful of 396 Novas being produced in 1970.

Jul 26, 2020

Make 'Em Green With Envy In An Ultra-Rare 1970 Chevy Corvette

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Just 1 of 1,287 built, this matching-numbers muscle car is a five-time NCRS Top-Flight winner.

Jul 15, 2020

What Do You Think Of This Half-Psychedelic 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda?

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Documented for 'Big Easy Motors' on History, this muscle car is painted 25 colors on the passenger side while the driver's side appears completely factory.

Jul 7, 2020

1970 Dodge Charger

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The 1970 Charger was changed yet again and gone was the split grille that was introduced the previous year. New front fenders and a new lower-priced version with bench seats and a more modest trim package were added to the mix.

Jul 1, 2020

1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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The Monte Carlo was conceived by Elliot M (Pete) Estes, general manager of Chevrolet, with the help of chief stylist, Dave Holls.

Jun 30, 2020

1970 AMC AMX

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American Motors 1970 AMX advertising headlined, "We made the AMX look tougher this year because it's tougher this year". They were mildly face-lifted resembling the first two model years, but the changes were different enough to be a separate design for 1970.

Jun 29, 2020