Forget About Imports and Put On Your Dacron Bell-Bottoms: 1978 Olds Cutlass Salon!

We may earn a commission from links on this page.

More headroom than the Volvo 242! A longer wheelbase than the VW Dasher! Crypto-fastback styling!

Judging from the crazy diving under heavy braking near the end of the ad, it also had a bouncier suspension than a Wells Fargo stagecoach, but we still love the Cutlass Salon. Standard engine was the good ol' 231-cube Buick V6, but you could also get an Oldsmobile 260 V8 that churned out a mighty 110 Malaise horses.