Living Large in 1974: Mercury Monterey & Chevrolet Impala

These were the dinosaurs, already rolling off assembly lines when the 'oil crisis' hit with the Middle East war in October 1973. and pump prices started going up. The Merc is an extraordinarily clean car, looks like everything's original, and it's for sale. The Impala is not quite as pristine but appears solid and original. Probably these were grandparent cars. A road trip in either would be like driving your living room cross-country.  Found them within a couple blocks of each other, in the Patty Jewett neighborhood on Colorado Springs.