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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5529702, member: 18157"]During the oil embargo, the only used cars I could afford were large "Land Barges" no one wanted. In the '70s and '80s, I had a 1972 Chrysler Newport (440/4bbl carb), 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1973 Chevy Caprice, and 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham (my Dad's old company car)...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.favcars.com/chrysler/newport/chrysler_newport_1972_images_1_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/fl0118/fl0118-321832/images/u140-1515600777649@2x.jpg?1515600655000" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1973-Chevrolet-Caprice.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/e-7OgTCObUqK3f8uOne70taJPU2DJPOGivYprrCV4bmQUBjlHBhIbZkuUC3NtVfh89wxInlnp7MpZQZ1bx3SqhseiQGC9kALpt22I_Ubpzvly-clv3Ai9n6oDdTcGUBllrCQ6CwR87VVyPv1dkQAT57Szjtcs4cmSmYugAO1b0U5rV1COO3y4lqUd2ABafMT3FkzGG_TC8K178gaEUlximYT0A" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are just internet images...not my actual cars. These look much nicer than the cars I had. They got between 9-12 MPG...and they all leaked oil. You just can't find rear seat leg room like that anymore! I really miss the Newport. It had amazing performance for such a large car and I still love the styling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5529702, member: 18157"]During the oil embargo, the only used cars I could afford were large "Land Barges" no one wanted. In the '70s and '80s, I had a 1972 Chrysler Newport (440/4bbl carb), 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1973 Chevy Caprice, and 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham (my Dad's old company car)... [IMG]https://img.favcars.com/chrysler/newport/chrysler_newport_1972_images_1_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/fl0118/fl0118-321832/images/u140-1515600777649@2x.jpg?1515600655000[/IMG] [IMG]https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1973-Chevrolet-Caprice.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/e-7OgTCObUqK3f8uOne70taJPU2DJPOGivYprrCV4bmQUBjlHBhIbZkuUC3NtVfh89wxInlnp7MpZQZ1bx3SqhseiQGC9kALpt22I_Ubpzvly-clv3Ai9n6oDdTcGUBllrCQ6CwR87VVyPv1dkQAT57Szjtcs4cmSmYugAO1b0U5rV1COO3y4lqUd2ABafMT3FkzGG_TC8K178gaEUlximYT0A[/IMG] These are just internet images...not my actual cars. These look much nicer than the cars I had. They got between 9-12 MPG...and they all leaked oil. You just can't find rear seat leg room like that anymore! I really miss the Newport. It had amazing performance for such a large car and I still love the styling.[/QUOTE]
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