The combination of Ric_Ocasek and Benjamin_Orr created the perfect musical vehicle AKA, The_Cars.
The late 1970s sure had a new new soundtrack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_(album) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6xHnDAwHw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_discography#Albums
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_discography#Music_videos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Roll 1978 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G-qb1RRCo "If the illusion is real, let them give you a ride..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj-b3fWrY3w
It was Ear Candy extraordinaire.
The Cars perform Let's Go on the Midnight Special in 1979. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpA3NVafsdo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy-O#Track_listing
There was a Cars_reunion of sorts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Like_This (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NeD6m63CPQ , https://www.youtube.com/c/rollingstone/videos
"The Cars official acceptance speeches for the 33rd annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, featuring band members Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson in Cleveland. The band members are all new Inductees with the Class of 2018." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo9hbQn-EOI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars#Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_induction
https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/cars