1. 1970 Oldsmobile 442
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 442)

...ctory took a cue from the Hurst/Olds and gave all 4-4-2s a 455-cubic-inch V-8 as standard equipment for 1970. The engine was complemented by a facelift that shelved the 4-4-2's blackout grille in ...

2. 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Coupe
(Chevrolet/Chevelle)

...Super Sport." Armed with enhanced performance features and adorned with custom styling touches, by 1970, the Chevrolet Chevelle SS coupe had earned a deserved place among the top rank of the era&...

3. 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird
(Plymouth/Plymouth Road Runner)

...s they put on the track resulted in some extravagant muscle cars, and none was more outrageous than the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird. The 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird complemented the 19...

4. Peugeot 504
(Peugeot/504)

...oor saloon 504 Injection 4-door saloon 504 Injection 2-door coupé 504 Injection 2-door cabriolet 1970 The 504 received a new four-cylinder 1971 cc engine, rated at 93 bhp (carburated) and 104 b...

5. 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
(Porsche/911)

The Porsche Carrera RS 3.0 was an amazing performer by mid-1970s standards, and it's not too shabby even now. Journalist/race driver Paul Frere tested one for Road & Track and recorded a 124-m

6. 1971 Plymouth Road Runner
(Plymouth/Plymouth Road Runner)

...nly a few hundred orders a year. A more popular upgrade was the 390-bhp 440 introduced for 1969. As the 1970s began, steadily rising insurance premiums and changing tastes were cooling demand for perf...

7. The Lancia Stratos Story
(Lancia/Lancia Stratos)

...yle rallies. The firm’s standard-bearer, the front-drive Fulvia coupe, was becoming outclassed by 1970. The Stratos was developed to take over for it and make Lancia the outright world rally cha...

8. Carroll Shelby's Mustangs
(Ford/Ford Shelby)

...tock Mustang began changing in ways that Shelby didn't like, and he parted company with Dearborn in 1970. For the next 10 years, Shelby tended to various businesses, almost all of which succeeded ...

9. Aston Martin DB5
(Aston Martin/Aston Martin DB5)

...06, one of those cars was auctioned in Arizona for US $2,090,000. The same car was originally bought in 1970 for £5,000 from the owner, Sir Anthony Bamford, by a Tennessee museum owner.  Th...

10. Pontiac Ventura
(Pontiac/Pontiac Ventura)

...Pontiac Ventura was an automobile produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors.   1960-1970 full-sized The Ventura trim package was first introduced in 1960 on the Pontiac Catalina fo...

11. 1969 Dodge Coronet RT
(Dodge/Dodge Coronet)

... years, but that number dropped to 7,200 for the 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T. Sales then slipped to 2,600 in 1970 -- the car's swan-song season. But quantity is not quality, of course, and Dodge contin...

12. Shelby Mustang
(Ford/Ford Shelby)

...for sale at the 2006 Worldwide Group Auction held on Hilton Head Island. It sold for $258,501. 1969 and 1970 Carroll Shelby terminated his agreement with Ford in the summer of 1969. The GT350 and GT50...

13. Plymouth Road Runner
(Plymouth/Plymouth Road Runner)

Plymouth dealers gave away this promotional windbreaker in 1970. The "heart with an arrowhead at bottom" design was part of Plymouth's ad campaign that year. The Road Runner is holding a

14. Alfa Romeo Sprint GT
(Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo Giulia)

... GT 1300 Junior (1965-1977) - Tipo 105.30 (right hand drive: Tipo 105.31) & GT 1300 Junior Zagato (1970-?) Tipo: 105.93 The entry model to the Alfa Romeo Giulia coupe range was the GT 1300 Junior...

15. Oldsmobile 88, The Seventies and early Eighties
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 88)

1970 Only detail changes were made including a new split grille that no longer extended to surround the headlights and slightly revised rear section. Powertrain selections were carried over from 1969

16. Mercedes-Benz W113
(Mercedes Benz/Mercedes-Benz W113)

...er band. The 250 SL was also available with a ZF 5-speed manual transmission that was available through 1970. 280 SL (December, 1967−March, 1971) The 2.8 liter 280 SL was introduced in 1967 and ...

17. Oldsmobile Starfire
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile Starfire)

...lar engine offering 385 horsepower (287 kW). Sales of the 1966 Starfire coupe were 13,019. 1975-80 The 1970s Starfire was a rear-wheel drive subcompact sporty hatchback coupe introduced in the fall o...

18. Fiat 124
(Fiat/Fiat 124)

...asic 124 saloon also spawned the Fiat 124 Sport Spider and the Fiat 124 Coupé, both sought after 1970s classic cars. A stretched and more luxurious version of the 124 sedan known as the 125 was...

19. Fiat 124 Sport Spider
(Fiat/Fiat 124)

...39;s pushrod unit. It started in 1966 with a capacity of 1438 cc progressively increasing to 1608 cc in 1970 (although this reduced to 1592 cc in 1973), 1756 cc in 1974 and finally 1995 cc in 1979. Fu...

20. Lancia Stratos
(Lancia/Lancia Stratos)

...urer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity. The Stratos was a very successful rallying car during the 1970s and early 1980s. It started a new era in rallying as it was the first car designed from sc...

21. Lancia Fulvia
(Lancia/Lancia Fulvia)

...styled body with a longer wheel base.   Berlina 'S2 - Berlina Series 2 update introduced 1970 with the 1298 cc (818.302) engine and 5 speed gearbox. Larger Girling calipers and pads rep...

22. MGB
(MG/MG MGB)

...roduced to replace the previous pressed steel versions in 1969 and reclining seats were standardized in 1970. 1969 also saw a new front grille, recessed, in black aluminium. The more traditional-looki...

23. Buick Gran Sport
(Buick/Buick Gran Sport)

...3; small-block engine. Sales of the little-brother Gran Sport doubled, and were up to almost 10,000 for 1970. The Gran Sport 350 outlived its big brothers, lasting until Gran Sport production stopped ...

24. Ferrari 512 S Modulo Pininfarina Concept car
(Concept Cars/Ferrari Concept Cars)

That was a very wierd concept car from Ferrari. The one and only 1970 Ferrari 512 S Modulo Pininfarina Concept. because the wheels were incorporated into the bodywork, the car could only drive straigh

25. Chevrolet Bel Air
(Chevrolet/Chevrolet Bel Air)

...ramatic transmission as standard. US-market Bel Airs were all four-door sedans and stations wagons from 1970-75, but an attractive Bel Air Sport Coupe was sold in Canada from 1970-74. When the Biscayn...

26. Ford Mustang Second generation 1974–1978
(Ford/Ford Mustang)

...modifications. Although tepid by today's standards, the car's stock 302 performed quite well by 1970s standards. The Mustang II's 302 in³ engine became Ford's first officially des...

27. Ford Mustang First generation 1964–1973
(Ford/Ford Mustang)

...s unofficially dubbed the "pony car" as a tribute to the car that started it all. 1969–1970   1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Special Edition 1969 saw the introduction of the car's ...

28. Pontiac Firebird Fourth Generation 1993–2002
(Pontiac/Pontiac Firebird)

...inted white with a single blue stripe down the center of the vehicle — clearly reminiscent of the 1970 Trans Am. 1995 models were the same as that of previous years, but traction control (ASR: A...

29. Buick Skylark 1961-1972
(Buick/Buick Skylark)

... cubic-inch-displacement V-8 engines. The Buick Special name was dropped after the 1969 model year. For 1970 the mid-sized Buicks received new sheet metal again. The Buick Skylark name was moved down ...

30. Pontiac Firebird Second Generation 1970–1981
(Pontiac/Pontiac Firebird)

The Second Generation appeared for the 1970 model year as a mid-year introduction on February 26, 1970 — but was officially designated by Pontiac as a 1970 model, not a 1970-1/2 as many sources