If you were a computer nerd, 1975 was a big year for you. Featured on the cover of Popular Electronics magazine, the Altair 8800 made its commercial debut, heralded as the first “micro computer.”
Priced at $439, the 8800 was a relative bargain for home computing fans prepared to assemble their own unit.
Here, we celebrate the priciest sedans of 1975, the last time an Imperial would make the list. Though the Imperial name would reappear twice in the future, it would return first only as a coupe (1981-1983, again as a stand-alone make) and later as a much less prestigious K-Car-derived topline Chrysler sedan (1990-1993).
Note that we only include the priciest model from each brand seen below–this to expand the list to cars other than Cadillac and Lincoln models.
10 Most-Expensive American Coupes of 1976
5 Most-Expensive American Sedans of 1975
Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Sedan: $14,231
Engine: 190-horsepower 500-cubic-inch V8
EPA Est. MPG (city/highway): 11/14
Curb weight (lbs.): 5720