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1978 Pontiac GRAND SAFARI

By 1974, 5,000-plus-pound family cars were suddenly as impractical as the ol’ muscle car had been to newlyweds holding a freshly printed mortgage and a newborn baby just a few years earlier. Detuned as they were, the large-displacement — still a prevalent means of motivation within the market segment — remained incredibly thirsty. As a result,

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