10 Bizarre ’70s American Cars That Collector Culture Left Out In The Cold

The 1970s were a decade of reckoning for American automakers. An energy crisis, tightening emissions standards, and a wave of nimble Japanese imports forced Detroit to rethink everything — and not always successfully. Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and the former AMC all scrambled to adapt, churning out cars that ranged from the genuinely innovative to the spectacularly misguided. Even the Ford Mustang wasn’t immune: the Mustang II remains one of the most debated entries in the nameplate’s long history.