In 1974 my dad (who worked for Delco/GM) had a '74 Camaro type LT (yellow/ white V top) and my mom had a '74 Nova SS (Golden brown), both 350-2v Automatic but still really cool to a 13 year old me. 😊
I learned to drive on late model, 4 speed manual Chevrolet Nova. Believe, that car was a tank. Cars are not what they once were and probably never will be, again.
My older brother sold his 68 Chevelle and bought a red 73 SS Nova with the black stripes like this one. The Nova and Chevelle would be my picks the 74 Camaros were bad to rust out in front and behind the back wheels I owned two they were both that way
I forgot if by 1974 if they had fixed the problems with the Vega?Or was it still considered dangerous? I would think those 74 Nova's would be the rarest to find nowadays. My gosh, everytime I watch one of these old videos, it just reminds me of when America and American cars were all that people drove back then. To me they were great cars and so much more fun to drive and looked a hell of alot better than these insect looking vehicles now. I drive a 2019 Malibu because I've always been a chevelle guy and I love my Malibu premier. It's an awesome vehicle. Will keep it forever.
Datsun Z's were far superior to a lot of the US offerings. As were several Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and even a couple Toyotas. Not everyone evaluates launching a car down a straight line as the definitive standard for performance. Some of us like to go zoom zoom down roads that have curves or even a corner here and there. Your pride is making you say silly things.
@@captianjolly Yeah right, they rusted and coughed just like anything else in the mid '70s. My dad's '76 Dotson was a complete rustbucket although it did run ok unlike the '70s Honda and Subaru he had...
GM laughed at Honda's CVCC engine design in 1973. Honda outfitted a new 1973 350ci engined Impala with the CVCC head design, ran it through emission's, passing it with better mileage. A 1974 Toyota Celica would out perform many of GM's offerings, not to mention a 1974 rotary engined Mazda RX2, 3, or 4.
Had a 74 Nova with the 350 Quad ... gutless ... maybe because it was a CA spec. The 69 307 2 barrel was a far better car. Both had the TH350 and tow package.
Oh my typical seventies flavor stick stripes and stickers on a car like a Vega and call it sporty now if GM actually stuck a V8 in the car it be something. Then again hot rodders did this to Vegas anyway boy did they move
Sorry, there was no such thing as a sporty car in 1974. Just look alike rust buckets. The engines were better suited as boat anchors. And I'm just getting started.
'Boat anchors", well said, this was also the beginning era of the "land yachts", as well! At that point, 1974, I knew that the Japanese cars were going to permanently erode market share from the American car divisions.
In 1974 my dad (who worked for Delco/GM) had a '74 Camaro type LT (yellow/ white V top) and my mom had a '74 Nova SS (Golden brown),
both 350-2v Automatic but still really cool to a 13 year old me. 😊
That ending with "When the wheel belongs to you, the road goes anywhere you say" is great. And, it's now stuck in my head!
The best years of Chevrolet of 1974
Everything was pretty much neutered by 1974.
I learned to drive on late model, 4 speed manual Chevrolet Nova. Believe, that car was a tank. Cars are not what they once were and probably never will be, again.
Why do American salespeople assume EVERYONE's IQ is 60?
Still?
GREAT video.
Thanks for posting it.
☮
For the most part, in 2023
60 is it.
The music in the beginning reminded me of watching John Holmes as a kid
The Z-28 had 245 hp in 74? I thought it would of been sub 200 hp.
Last year for Z-28 until 78
Last year for that engine. 4 bolt mains too.
Where was this filmed?
@John Cowell Thanks for posting this vintage video. I've subscribed and look forward to watching your past and future content.
Geez, right off the bat the narrator got the debut model year of the Corvette wrong!
My older brother sold his 68 Chevelle and bought a red 73 SS Nova with the black stripes like this one. The Nova and Chevelle would be my picks the 74 Camaros were bad to rust out in front and behind the back wheels I owned two they were both that way
The promotion of performance in 1974 - a year which gave us the death of performance - feels just as weird as it did in 1974.
You are correct! My same thoughts. Fun to remember though.
I forgot if by 1974 if they had fixed the problems with the Vega?Or was it still considered dangerous? I would think those 74 Nova's would be the rarest to find nowadays. My gosh, everytime I watch one of these old videos, it just reminds me of when America and American cars were all that people drove back then. To me they were great cars and so much more fun to drive and looked a hell of alot better than these insect looking vehicles now. I drive a 2019 Malibu because I've always been a chevelle guy and I love my Malibu premier. It's an awesome vehicle. Will keep it forever.
Engines were bad and rust buckets.
When these Nova cars were new, I thought of them as cheap cars bought only by less affluent retired people.
THE Z 28 MY BUDDY HAD ONE IT WAS QUICK AND GOING UP IN PRICE ,, GRAB ONE WHILE THERE HERE
There's a typo. Those dots after Vega should be question marks. So not "Vega..." but "Vega???"
Cars in 1974 SUCKED for everyone! But GM made the best of what they had to work with. Anything they had was better than any import in 1974.
Datsun Z's were far superior to a lot of the US offerings. As were several Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and even a couple Toyotas. Not everyone evaluates launching a car down a straight line as the definitive standard for performance. Some of us like to go zoom zoom down roads that have curves or even a corner here and there. Your pride is making you say silly things.
@@captianjolly Yeah right, they rusted and coughed just like anything else in the mid '70s. My dad's '76 Dotson was a complete rustbucket although it did run ok unlike the '70s Honda and Subaru he had...
GM laughed at Honda's CVCC engine design in 1973. Honda outfitted a new 1973 350ci engined Impala with the CVCC head design, ran it through emission's, passing it with better mileage. A 1974 Toyota Celica would out perform many of GM's offerings, not to mention a 1974 rotary engined Mazda RX2, 3, or 4.
The Corvette came out in 53, & you couldn't get those aluminum wheels
Not till 79 on the pace cars
78 not 79
this was a terrible year for cars,
😍👍
Had a 74 Nova with the 350 Quad ... gutless ... maybe because it was a CA spec.
The 69 307 2 barrel was a far better car. Both had the TH350 and tow package.
The decal package on that ‘74 Nova SS is atrocious! 🤢🤢🤢🤢
never seen a camero with a coulum shift automatic
They were out there for people who didn't want to spend for the center console. Most dealers ordered the console and floor shifter.
Oh my typical seventies flavor stick stripes and stickers on a car like a Vega and call it sporty now if GM actually stuck a V8 in the car it be something. Then again hot rodders did this to Vegas anyway boy did they move
Laguna SS sounds better
Sorry, there was no such thing as a sporty car in 1974. Just look alike rust buckets. The engines were better suited as boat anchors. And I'm just getting started.
'Boat anchors", well said, this was also the beginning era of the "land yachts", as well! At that point, 1974, I knew that the Japanese cars were going to permanently erode market share from the American car divisions.