When you think of cars from the 1970s, you're probably thinking about the Buick Regal shown here, a big bloated V8 boat with less horsepower than some modern three-cylinder economy cars. The thing is, cars from the 1970s are way better than you remember them to be. So let's see if we can't jog your memory with a trip through some of the era's greatest cars. Try to think of some truly great pieces of automotive history that were born in the 1970s. This thought exercise isn't for cars carried over from the 1960s that happened to still be made when the '70s hit, but new or substantially revised cars of the decade.