Most Iconic TV Cars of the 1960s and 1970s

Assassinations. Vietnam. Civil Rights. Watergate. Oil Crisis. Cold War. The 1960s and 1970s could be considered two of the most tumultuous back-to-back decades in American history, when all types of strife beamed into American living rooms via the television — and in color. Perhaps as an antidote to this daily barrage of the information age, increased TV programming promised entertainment and escape from life’s stark realities. Along with burgeoning TV show production came opportunities for automobiles to be viewed as more than props on a stage, but rather as characters adding to a show’s depth and dimension. Here’s a quick look at the most iconic TV cars of the 1960s and 1970s.