Although still a large vehicle by modern standards, the era of the land yachts was one where size really did matter. Our first port of call is Dodge’s short-lived Custom 880. 20 cars that rocked the vinyl roof lookġ963 Dodge Custom 880 – 214.8 inches / 5.45 metres.State of independence: American cars that broke the mould.We’ve unearthed 21 of these dinosaurs, and all of them stretch the tape measure to at least 214 inches (5.4 metres) in length. Bedecked in chrome and vinyl, wearing whitewall tyres and powered by huge, lazy engines, these land yachts were the biggest of the big. Table of Contents 1963 Dodge Custom 880 – 214.8 inches / 5.45 metres 1975 Dodge Charger SE – 216 inches / 5.48 metres 1970 Ford LTD – 216.1 inches / 5.49 metres 1971 Buick Riviera – 217.4 inches / 5.52 metres 1969 Dodge Polara – 220.8 inches / 5.61 metres 1959 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country Wagon – 220.9 inches / 5.61 metres 1980 Plymouth Gran Fury – 221.5 inches / 5.62 metres 1973 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe – 221.9 inches / 5.64 metres 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – 224.1 inches / 5.69 metres 1976 Ford Thunderbird – 225.7 inches / 5.73 metres 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco – 225.7 inches / 5.73 metres 1978 Ford Country Squire – 225.7 inches / 5.73 metres 1970 Buick Electra 225 – 225.8 inches / 5.74 metres 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – 228.1 inches / 5.79 metres 1970 Imperial Crown – 229.7 inches / 5.83 metres 1975 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – 230.7 inches / 5.86 metres 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham – 231 inches / 5.88 metres 1974 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight LS – 232.4 inches / 5.90 metres 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V – 233 inches / 5.92 metres 1975 Buick Electra 225 – 233.7 inches / 5.96 metres 1973 Imperial LeBaron – 235.3 inches / 5.98 metres Videosįrom the 1960s through to the early 1980s, giant beasts roamed the highways of America.
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