1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Crown Landau
A lot was fabricated from the truth that, as of 2019, battery-electric autos (BEVs) outsold automobiles geared up with handbook transmissions. And, should you’re of the save-the-manuals motion, this was distressing information, little question.
Right here’s some extra unhealthy information for conventional automotive aficionados: two-door coupes look like on their approach out as nicely. As soon as practically as widespread as sedans, coupes at the moment are exceedingly uncommon. It’s exhausting to get a deal with on simply what number of coupes are offered yearly within the U.S., because the definition of coupe varies by reporting group. Many coupe gross sales figures embrace automobiles just like the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang of their counts. Close to as we will inform, conventional coupes—two doorways, a rear trunk—now account for lower than three p.c of all automobile gross sales within the U.S.—and most of these now come from German manufacturers.
Collected listed below are a variety of print advertisements for conventional coupes, from a mannequin yr when 2-door automobiles had been nonetheless fairly in style. Take a look:
Extra traditional automotive advertisements
Coupes of 1976
Buick
1976 Buick Advert
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Opel Isuzu by Buick
1976 Opel Isuzu by Buick Advert
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Chevrolet Chevelle
1976 Chevrolet Chevelle Advert
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Chevrolet Monza
1976 Chevrolet Monza Towne Coupe Advert
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Datsun 710
1976 Datsun 710 Advert
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Dodge Aspen
1976 Dodge Aspen R/T Advert
Malaise Muscle: 1976-1980 Dodge Aspen R/T and Plymouth Volaré Highway Runner
Ford Granada
1976 Ford Granada Sports activities Coupe Advert
Evaluate Flashback! 1975 Ford Granada
Ford LTD
1976 Ford LTD Advert
Spring-Particular Insanity! 10 Traditional Restricted-Version Advertisements
Ford Torino
1976 Ford Torino Advert
Photograph Function: 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport
Oldsmobile Delta 88
1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Crown Landau Advert
The Final Oldsmobiles
Plymouth Volaré
1976 Plymouth Volaré Advert
Ahead Look Insanity! A Gallery of Traditional Plymouth Advertisements
Volvo 242 DL
1976 Volvo Advert
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Coupes of 1976 Gallery
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Coupes of 1976
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