In my random perusal of the internets, I ran across this '76 Fleetwood with factory airbags. The guy wants to turn it into a race car. I didn't even know they had airbags in the '70s.
-Red Sharon
The Air Cushion Restraint System was a very rare, $300 feature that was introduced in 1974 on Buick, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac models. The system replaced the tilt-telescopic steering wheel with a nonadjustable steering column, and the glove box was moved to the underside of the dash. The system was unpopular and GM discontinued it in 1976. In the mid-80's, Cadillac reintroduced a modified version of the Air Cushion Restraint system, called Supplemental Restraint, which has since became standard all passenger vehicles.
Another useless safety fact: Cadillac was the car to use ABS. In 1971, Cadillac offered a Trackmaster, rear-wheel anti-lock system, as a $200 option. The system again proved unpopular and was discontinued in '76, but was later reintroduced as standard equipment in the '80's.
From those pictures that car looks pretty bad. For some reason quite a few of them seem to have air bags and the ones that do always seem to be the ones in rough shape.
Yeah they were duel stage. It was primitive, but defiantly a head of its time.
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