1973 Volkswagen Beetle convertible

 Summer's almost gone.

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1975 Lotus Elite Type 75

This may be the only one of these I've ever seen. Lotus built about 300 of these per year from 1974-1982. A big departure from its usual vehicles, the Elite Type 75 was available with air conditioning, power steering and automatic transmission. I can't imagine how the owner gets the parts to keep it running.

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1974 Toyota Corolla

1974 was the year the Corolla became the best-selling car in the world. Although little known in the US at that time, a series of gas crises combined with the inability (and just plain lack of interest) of American car makers to build a quality compact car would mean we'd be seeing a lot more of this car. Here's an even older Corolla I spotted in Queen Anne.

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1966 Plymouth Barracuda

This Barracuda looks like a full-size Hot Wheels car.

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