[James Matthew Najera]

1970s Cars​

Credit: Facebook / Memory Lane - Growing up in Australia

Look back to the vibrant 1970s with this classic car park scene! This colourful collection of vintage vehicles, from iconic Beetles to stylish sedans, captures the essence of an era when bright hues and unique designs ruled the roads. Remember the days of cruising in these timeless beauties, windows down, and radio playing your favourite tunes? Share your memories here!

 

[Gunpark]

The colours of today's cars reflect the thinking of the buyers and they are about as interesting as last month's fish left on the back step.

 

[Mikev]

Yep the 1970s cast sure were classics in their own way. And now you see them on the road done up and worth thousands of dollars.

 

[Liz]

The colours of today's cars reflect the thinking of the buyers and they are about as interesting as last month's fish left on the back step.

It is like the unit complexes they are building here, all grey and white, They must have gotten discounts on the paint. They all look the same.

 

[Jo Piper3]

Love the bright colours of the cars!

 

[Pommyoz]

This reflects the way our lives are. Back then we had flower power, ban the bomb, hippy heaven and woopy weed! Now the world is doom, gloom, unemployment, homelessness, diseases wars and fifty shades of grey paint.

 

[PattiB]

Car parks these days are rather depressing, cars come in such horrible colours, various shades of grey with a bit of beige thrown in. We are upgrading our car next year & it certainly won’t be a dull, horrid colour! I’m thinking red!

 

[tabbycat2505]

what about houe roofs.the new fashion seems to be black or dark grey,Just like cars.I I would hate to live in a house with a black roof,just imagine the heat.

 

[starrysnan]

The car I learnt to drive in was a second hand EH Holden, white, column shift and heavy as lead. No power steering then! But I did love the front quarter windows you could open and get a nice breeze as you drove along. The other downside was the vinyl seats which were hot as hell if you didn't have seat covers (which I didn't ) and had to throw your beach towel over them so you could bear to sit on them. Most memorable drive in that car was driving to work in very heavy rain and the windscreen wipers packed it in. If anyone knows Pennant Hills Rd in Sydney in peak hour you don't stop. Thank goodness for the fluoro pink cement truck in front of me that I slowly followed until I could turn off the main road! Totally agree about the boring colours these days.

 

[Bezz]

A lot more colourful cars in those days, not like today when every second car is black, grey or white.

 

[Veggiepatch]

A lot more colourful cars in those days, not like today when every second car is black, grey or white.

My sentiments exactly!

It was a pleasure to see a bright orange Lamborghini Hurracan purring down the Canning Highway in Perth the other day.

Just about every dogshit Mercedes Benz and BMW is black!

 

[Penny4]

My first car was yellow. Loved it. I totally agree about today's sombre coloured vehicles. It's hard to spot a sedan on the road compared to popular SUV's as well.

 

[Frodo Bella1964]

This reflects the way our lives are. Back then we had flower power, ban the bomb, hippy heaven and woopy weed! Now the world is doom, gloom, unemployment, homelessness, diseases wars and fifty shades of grey paint.

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