1970s Hot Rod
Rare hot rod footage from the 1970s — interviews, studio sessions, and behind-the-scenes clips. We're actively searching for footage — check back soon.
Music in the 1970s
The 1970s was a decade of contradiction for the car world — the fuel crisis, tightening emissions regulations, and the 55 mph speed limit threatened to kill automotive enthusiasm, but simultaneously Japanese imports began their quiet invasion of Western markets. The Datsun 240Z, Toyota Celica, and Honda Civic arrived as the American muscle car was being neutered by smog equipment. Meanwhile, motorsport thrived — Formula 1 entered its most dangerous and dramatic era, and rally racing produced legends like the Lancia Stratos. Footage from the 70s captures an industry in upheaval, adapting to a world that was suddenly hostile to horsepower.
About Hot Rod
Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock and roll associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental surf, distinguished by reverb-heavy electric guitars played to evoke the sound of crashing waves, largely pioneered by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones. The second is vocal surf, which took elements of the original surf sound and added vocal harmo...
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