Awful Cars of the 1960's and 1970's and Their Reliability Issues

just to see how it would stand up they tried to make the Corvair roll over it wouldn't [Music] some of these awful cars simply failed to sell due to their terrible design While others were undeveloped and spiked with serious safety issues one vehicle would even explode upon impact if you own one of these bad boys let us know leave your comments below these are the worst cars of the 1960s and 70s it should be pretty clear by now that the 1970s clearly weren't the best for Ford Motor Company the debut of the Maverick Back in 1970 only seemed to make matters worse this awkward sedan was developed as an alternative to pricey European Imports unlike its premium competitors the Maverick lacked any kind of quality or high performance even the optional 4.9 liter V8 was incredibly underpowered the model was discontinued nearly seven years after its debut introducing the AMC Pacer the first wide small car the AMC Pacer the Pacer is perhaps one of the quirkiest American vehicles of all time while this compact car has accumulated a bit of a cult following in recent years it wasn't exactly the best car of the 1970s in fact many considered it to be one of the ugliest vehicles ever produced the Pacer was not exactly off to a great start though its awful reputation has changed dramatically Pacers quickly disappeared from the streets and became a rare sight today this quirky vehicle has become sought after by collectors don't expect good gas mileage though the Ford Mustang II even the biggest Die Hard fans of the Ford Mustang can agree that the second generation was a total miss the redesigned Pony car was nothing like its legendary predecessor it was neither fast nor exceptional in terms of design the questionable styling and utter lack of performance were only a small part of the problem unlike the original Pony car the second generation was actually based on another vehicle in fact it was built on the frame of the pinto it even shared the same power plant the folster family introduces Chevy's new little car Vega actually Vega is a family in itself I'm a Chevy Vega believe it or not the Chevy Vega was actually an absolute hit at first I should know our uncle bought two of them this subcompact went on sale back in 1971. General Motors offered the Vega in all kinds of body styles and a flat four beneath the hood the Chevy Vega was even named Motor Trends 1971 car of the year and it all went downhill from there a few months after the debut of the vehicle it became apparent that the Vega was nowhere near as good as everyone thought it suffered from a whole bunch of mechanical and reliability issues and was extremely prone to rust the model was eventually discontinued after 1977. here's something you really never hear much about it's the Dodge Omni clearly the American Auto industry changed quite rapidly after the 1973 fuel crisis buyers no longer wanted massive lanyards powered by enormous V8 engines the Omni was developed by Chrysler to satisfy the needs of the post-oil crisis buyers the vehicle went on sale back in 1977. sadly the Omni wasn't exactly ideal oh and don't forget the awful handling week breaks and a lot of other flaws despite all of its issues Dodge managed to sell over 3 million units of the Omni enjoying the list so far agree not agree leave us your comments below we want to know I know my own needs and what I need from an automobile I know I get from this new Cordova following the 1973 fuel crisis buyers across the U.S flocked to small fuel-efficient cars rather than enormous lanyards powered by gas guzzling V8 motors most American automakers were busy developing cars to satisfy the new needs of car buyers Chrysler clearly missed the memo the Cordoba was released for the 1975 model year in reality the Cordoba was the polar opposite of what buyers wanted at the time the Cordoba was a massive coup powered by a 318 cubic inch V8 motor with the option to upgrade to a 360 cubic inch or even a 400 cubic inch power plant [Music] [Applause] the Chevy Chevette General Motors unveiled this weird compact shortly after the debut of the AMC Pacer a quick peek at the Savant is enough to understand that the oil crisis clearly had a negative impact on the car world the price tag of the Chevette was low and that reflected in the build quality of the car the interior would fall apart even before leaving the assembly line the performance of the Chevette was equally pathetic this car needs almost 20 seconds to reach 60 miles per hour if you're like most people who are interested in the Corvair you want to know what it can do in action out on the road you want proof that the Corvair can deliver the goods give you more the Chevrolet Corvair don't let these spectacular exterior design fool you while the Chevy Corvair did look like a proper Cruiser from the 1960s it has gone down in history as one of the worst American Automobiles of that decade this was primarily because of its weird engine layout in fact the Corvair quickly became Infamous for its awful handling and performance mixed up the Mercury Bobcat wait a minute doesn't the bobcat look a little familiar well that's probably because this ugly Sub Compact is simply a re-badge Ford Pinto Ford Motor Company attempted to save the reputation of a pinto instead of fixing some of the vehicle's worst issues the automaker decided to re-badge it and call it a day the pinto in Disguise hit the market in 1974. both the Bobcat as well as the pinto were discontinued in 1980. few cars are designed with such uniqueness as a 79 Versailles the Lincoln Versailles the Versailles was easily one of the biggest flops in the history of Ford Motor Company the American manufacturer developed a gas guzzling luxury sedan that hit the market shortly after the oil crisis but timing simply could not have been worse despite the fancy name the Versailles was nothing more than a slightly redesigned for Granada the automaker's pathetic attempt hiding the roots of the seemingly luxurious vehicle failed right at its debut there was no explanation for the ridiculous price tag of the Versailles which was nearly three times higher than the regular Granada next up the AMC Gremlin AMC released the gremlin as Sub-Compact that double as an absolute eyesore just a few years before the debut of the infamous Pacer the gremlin was actually a shortened version of The Hornet another automobile produced by AMC introducing a mid-sized car in the Thunderbird tradition the new 1975 Ford Elite next is the Gran Torino Elite back in 1974 Ford Motor Company attempted to enter the personal luxury car market the oil crisis had just happened and the budgets to develop new vehicles were dramatically cut down instead of developing a brand new model from the ground up the American manufacturer took the easy way to despite the new name the Ford Gran Torino Elite was nothing more than a redesigned Mercury Cougar the vast majority of components used to build it were identical hence the Gran Torino Elite shared the same issues as the cougar last on the list is the AMC hornet AMC unveiled The Hornet for the 1970 model year shortly before the debut of its shortened sibling the gremlin The Hornet was essentially set up for failure even during its development it took the automaker three years and over one million man-hours as well as 40 million dollars to develop the vehicle the final product was rather underwhelming to say the least while the Hornet wasn't as bad as the Ford Maverick it was still far from a good vehicle what's more AMC promised to repair anything wrong with the car except for its tires AMC went out of business around 15 years later hey there you have it the worst cars of the 60s and 70s let us know what the worst car of the 60s and 70s that you think should have made it to our list let us know hey thanks to all of our subscribers for helping the Boca Brothers YouTube channel grow it's because of you guys that are you know we can continue making these videos Danny and I we we both have full-time jobs but we love doing this if you are not a subscriber and supporting us and helping us out you know it's easy to do it's free just hit the like button hit the Subscribe button and hit the bell for 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Length: 10min 5sec (605 seconds)

Published: Sat May 13 2023