America was a great place to live in the early 1970s, representing the golden age of excess for the American automobile industry. This was a time before fuel economy became a thing, the oil crisis made everybody think twice and downsizing mandates cramped the US style. Vehicles back then were tuned to float along an Interstate, and drivers would deal with any curving off-ramp drama whenever they got there. Nobody needed any trick suspension for everyday use and, as the space underneath the hood was so cavernous, manufacturers like Cadillac would routinely fill it with the biggest V8 they could find. So, this was the age of the colossal cruisers, with sumptuous interiors, chrome wherever you looked and zero in the way of aerodynamics. Here are ten of the largest and most luxurious land yachts from the early seventies, as we take a look back at these times of indulgence.
