Top 10 Longest American Cars of the 1970s (land yachts)

In this video, size does matter as I go over the top ten longest American cars from the 1970s. These, as many call them, “land yachts” are absolutely beautiful and will always be. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler competed against one another in this segment that is no longer around today. Of course, I am no expert, so if I miss anything, please let me know in the comments below.
Thank you all for watching, I do apologize for the lack of consistency these past few weeks. I have a lot more time to put into the channel now.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 -Intro
1:58 -Car 1
3:24 -Car 2
4:56 -Car 3
6:40 -Car 4
8:03 -Car 5
10:07 -Car 6
11:53 -Car 7
12:38 -Car 8
13:41 -Car 9
14:27 -Car 10

Music: by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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[sableminer]

Dude, u showcased not only my first car ('71 Olds Ninety Eight) but also the limo i drove part time one summer in the early '80s ('76 Cadillac stretch with divider window and full bar)! I got to drive a Lincoln stretch (late 70s) once but the Cad I liked better!
Grand pa bought the Olds 98 new out in Odessa, TX for my grandma to go to the Piggly Wiggly in Big Springs! Metallic blue with a white vinyl top, that car would go onto my mom until I turned 15 with a learners permit and she got a rad '80 Mazda RX7 when she got a better paying job (whence I learned to drive a stick also).
Thanks for the memories once again and yeah, Buick was on the higher pecking order back then. Olds was always at their heals with good looking, slightly more powerful "Rocket 8" engines I believe were used well into the late 70s but all the divisions designed their own engines.Buick was the doctor's car before he went all out on a Caddy!
Those were the days but the Olds was truly a boulevard cruiser and I got tons of respect in that car cuz I kept her clean and talked my way out of more than one speeding tickets with the fuzz😅

[TPOrchestra]

My mother's husband let me drive his mid-seventies Cadillac. I'll never forget what it dream it was to drive. It was so effortless it seemed smaller than it was. No modern Cadillac can compare. Thanks, Matt.

[marianmoses]

My mom had a 1976 Olds 98. It had a 455 Olds V-8 under the hood. Plenty of power and it glided down the highway as smooth as silk. You could drive over almost any crap on the road and you’d never feel it. Lol! We took a road trip from Texas to Colorado in it in the summer of 1976 and it was a joy. You just set the cruise control - popped in an 8-track tape of easy listening music - and chilled out as the miles rolled by. The damn thing was almost as comfortable to sit in as laying in your bed at home. Such plush seats. There will never be cars like that again. What an era!

[willbond]

I remember climbing in the backseat of my friends 1969 Buick Electra 225 4 door and I wouldn't have been surprised to see a fireplace.

[takemebacks]

We owned a 79 Lincoln Continental Mark V Cartier Series. It was by far the smoothest riding car I've ever driven. Plush seats and every amenity you could think of. The hood was about as long as the Toyota I drive now. Great memories of that Lincoln. Thanks for posting this video.

[jadeddragon]

Todays youth will never know just how smooth these cars drove. And the sounds, sights and feel of them. I miss it

[joannemcniff]

How gorgeous were the interior of these land barges. The seats in these things were nicer than my sofa!

[kevinw]

When I was 16, in 1972, my dad bought a 1972 Imperial LeBaron 4 door hardtop in chestnut brown metalic with a brown vinyl roof. It had almost all the option boxes checked including separate rear seat heating system, power vent wing windows, all leather, stereo with cassette that could also record. It didn’t have sunroof or surestop 4 wheel antilock brakes (the only 4 wheel antilock system in the industry at the time, the other guys were only 2 wheel). It was a beast and he let me drive it. It really had presence. On the highway, the comfort was unbeatable especially in 1972. You could have a family of 4 live in the trunk. I always loved old Chryslers. I bought a 1960 Chrysler 300F in 1980, restored it, showed it then sold it in 1985. I always missed the car until I was offered it back 3 years ago. The collector owner stored it in a warehouse for 36 years! She came home to me🤗. Now in my senior years, I enjoy taking her out to local car events.
Thank you for this, very informative!

[gerry]

When I was young and being from the U.K I only ever saw these cars on TV shows like kojak, starsky and hutch etc and I just thought they were fabulous !! The size of those station wagons are unbelievable.! You could live in one ! LoL 😆

[s.vancourt]

I had a friend in high school whose parents owned a '63 Imperial. On one occasion I saw them put a lawn mower and two bicycles in the trunk -- and close the lid!

[APBabyByU]

In 79, my father working for Boeing in Wichta Kansas, decided to take us on a family road trip before heading back to UK. He bought a 72 Le Baron Imperial..Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Ilinois, Holiday Inns, Howard Johnsons, taking in every major landmark on the way..never broke down, , maybe a fan belt..6-8mpg..the car was perfect.. and even then... everybody wanted to talk to my father about it..

[RandallFPS]

My Dad (born in '56) thanks you for this video.

[MaartenEnceladus]

Watching this video from acros the sea in the Netherlands. Seemingly ordinary cars for you Americans but almost every American car is special over here. Especially the ones from this period, not only a means of transportation but each and everyone a beautiful piece of art. Very nice videos, these kinds of lists👍

[bobc.]

Took my drivers license test in my Mom’s 67 Olds 98 in 1971. A year later she had a 1972 Buick Electra 225, later a 75 Ford LTD Brougham then a 78 Mercury Marquis Brougham. I drove all those cars at one time or another. The Marquis was my favorite, plush comfort. It was like driving a cloud.

[notanothershrubbery]

My dad bought a used 1973 Imperial LeBaron in 1975. In 1976 I had to parallel park that thing for my driver's license. No backup cameras or parking sensors on those things.

[kevincleek]

Ahh, the memories. I learned to drive in my father's 1968 Dodge Monaco, only 213" long and 80" wide. I really believe that learning to drive in those bigger cars made us boomers better drivers, as we had to learn to maintain our lanes and park with much less room for error. People who learned later, in smaller cars (due to gas prices) had less need to learn to thread a long, wide car through narrow passages. Now, these people have moved up to big SUVs and many can't drive or park for squat.

[afarangi]

I love these huge cars from the 60's and 70's, the good old days.

[dhillaz]

The longest production SUV in 2024 is the Cadillac Escalade ESV at 227"...yet still shorter than every car on this list!

[manualdidact]

Amazing to actually hear someone mention the Dodge Polara. I grew up with a 1973 Polara that my great grandmother owned but almost never drove, that ended up with my parents. Even in the 70s and 80s they seemed rare.

[aaronwilliams]

I feel blessed to remember those cars.