From 1973 through 1977, Chevrolet let Chevelle Laguna buyers order front seats that rotated ninety degrees toward the open door — a genuine comfort feature bolted into a car built to chase GTOs and Road Runners on the street. Original Madrid grain vinyl upholstery has become so scarce that even rough, worn covers sell for hundreds of dollars, pushing reproduction manufacturers to start building exact replacements. Read on to find out why this once-overlooked option has become one of the most sought-after details on the entire car.
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Only two of these were ever built, and this 1957 Ford Ranchero hides one of the most unlikely muscle car secrets of the entire decade under its work-truck sheet metal. V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week goes looking for the story behind a supercharged engine nobody expected to find in a Ranchero, and the NASCAR connection that explains how it got there.
