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What I like about the 1980's was the abundance of coupes and convertibles that will most likely never be seen again. Although I'm not particularly a Chrysler fan, I recognize that company was in the forefront bringing back the convertible, and shortly afterwards just about every manufacturer had at least one in their lineup, even Yugo. Today it's mostly cookie cutter SUV and crossovers on the dealer lots once looking past the forest of crew cab pickup trucks. I also give Chrysler credit for their going full on with 4 cylinder turbos for most of the 1980's. That engine configuration nearly disappearing in the 90's due to emission complications, but is again very popular today.
The first car I ever bought for myself was the Dodge version of the Chrysler LeBaron convertible. It was a 1985 model that I bought in almost new condition in 1990. I decided I needed a 4 door sedan in 1992 and traded it for a forgotten car of the 90s (and the worst car I’ve ever owned), a 1992 Pontiac LeMans sedan. The little 4 cylinder sedan that was a badge engineered Opal. It was a very German looking car which was about the only good thing I can say about. I traded it in 1994 for a new V-6 powered Dodge Shadow hatchback which was a much better car.
We love the Town Car. I myself am looking for a 1996 in white. I thought that car looked the best. Thank you for watching and your comment! That is what this channel is all about!
I owned a exp . Got great gas mileage 40 + mpg. You could lift the rear floor up turn it around and reinsert it as a seat back . I used to haul four people all the time, no seat belts but we didn't care about safety back then lol. Great car for a young person loved it. Only problem I had was the car was so small and lightweight that on two lane roads when a semi passed you it wanted to blow you off the road and would lift the windshield wiper off the window.
This was an interesting topic. I enjoyed the video. I was shocked at one car on the list the Lincoln Town Car. No one has forgotten the Lincoln Town Car. They miss it too. I agreed with the other choices. I liked the footage and what was shared. You could do a video on GM's downsizing efforts of the 1980's( 1985-1989) that were later upsized in the early 1990's. That is a series by itself and the fact that Ford/Lincoln and Chrysler cashed in on this too. This was a good and informative video.
My buddy had a few of them so ill never forget them. Maybe the mercury mark 7. Those where a golden find to get a ford 9in with discs..... I bought my dad a citation. It was brown and $200..... not much else to say lol. I was thinking the cars on the list might be different like a ford tempo, aerostar, mercury topaz or chevy spectrum.
I know. Who the hell came up with this list? The Town Car was loved until it was discontinued in 2011. The boxy Town Car from 1980-1990 was a huge seller at the time and is still a top collector model.
The Chrysler minivan is awesome some has wood grain , and leather seats . Seats can be removed for more cargo . My favorite minivan is Dodge caravan because it has three rows and can fit inside a garage .
I had two uncles that loaned me cars to use and I can say both the Ford EXP and Citation X11 are pure gems I wouldn’t mind having today! And that Lincoln Towncar was a dream to cruise in as a young man. Plush interior and lots of power in that boat! Awesome video, Brothers!
My sister in law had a 80 or 81 Skylark with the 2.8 in it. That damn car hauled ass for what it was!! I was really surprised the power that car made. With some suspension upgrades? Could have been fun to race like 24 hours of lemons.
Great video, with some great vintage commercials. Some really cool cars with the Mustang SVO & Pontiac 2+2 (great name BTW) being my two favorites. The Cimarron aka Cavalier is the absolute worst. 🤮
In 1984 I bought a brand new Mercury Capri RS. It had the 'bubble back window' hatchback. The person who originally ordered the car planned to race autocross. It had the 302ci V8 with a 650cfm Holley carb, dual exhaust, 5 speed and a performance 'chip'. The car engine dyno'ed at 305 HP instead of the 'normal' 175 HP. It was incredible fun and yet with the hatchback, my wife could have a blast driving to the grocer/running errands. It had no air conditioning or electric windows so it was very light weight. Another car that comes to mind was the 1983 Dodge/Plymouth Colt Turbo, nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket". It was very quick when that turbo kicked in!
Jeez. I've had a TA GTA, T-Bird SC, Cimarron (better than you'd think), GP 2+2 and SVO 'Stang (loved that car). Bought all of them used and except for the TA paid next to nothing.
Honestly, people give the J-car a bad name for seemingly no reason. I’ve owned my 84 Pontiac sunbird, turbo motor / 3-speed automatic, for a while now and drive it whenever I can. It handles and stops just fine and has a nice and loud turbo spool. Good car.
@@spod2998 My Cimarron got me to and from work and school every day in comfort. It had the V6 and was relatively quick. But to be honest the nicer interior wasn't worth the large premium over the other J-cars. I wouldn't have bought it new. But a few years old they were a rolling punch line and sold for next to nothing.
@@nucleargrizzly1776 And that "premium" is what I got to skip. I bought my Sunbird (a pretty much fully-loaded model, at that) for just $3,500 a couple years back. It needed some new stuff, like rear shocks, brakes needed TLC, sway-bars needed replacement, fluids changed. All in all, I'd say maybe 1.5k in repairs. In hindsight, the fully loaded tier-7 package would definitely not have been worth however much the previous owner paid, seeing the amount of money I had to put into preventative maintenance (which people didn't know about when the J-body was new), but for only 5k for a car this reliable, yet fun, I'd say the second-hand ones are worth it IF found in decent shape.
The 1981-1983 Imperials were good cars....But the fuel injection had it's problems.....When they were running good they got very good fuel mileage....I have an "83 model now, it's still fuel injected and it gets 28 mpg....The majority of them that you see now have been converted to carburetion.
Great video of some forgotten cars from the 80s. I have a few honorable mentions. 1. Merkur xr4ti/scorpio. 2. Chevrolet celebrity Eurosport. 3. After the merger, the AMC/Renault alliance/fuego. 4. Yugo. And 5. I know this is a truck but still wish they were made, the Jeep j-10 full size pickup. Somehow you can envision the big ram pickup with Jeep design features since it's the same company. And while I'm at it maybe more 1990 was the Dodge Dakota convertible trucks.
citation was always like a mini Malibu to me. and I love some gbody Malibus, it can take any gm engine , but lighter than the caprices, I guess that's why people loved novas also. smaller than a Malibu, can take almost any engine. (big blocks I have yet to see in a nova). but I'm sure it's possible.. I don't think it's necessary tho. a good 383 or 400 would be perfect. or a LS /LT swap.
I used a 1980s Malibu Interceptor as a police officer one year. It was a monster. Also, because of the size, you couldn't transport, so it never smelled like a bathroom.
Yeap, I had my mom's old '86 Lincoln Town Car, made it pretty, and fixed it all, then, didn't have a use for it so, it had to go! I miss it. Comfort driver!
The fiero? You mean the fire arrow! I picked up one of these in 1989 every bad laughed at me. Had a four-cylinder ran fine. I paid $500 for it. Is on the news how they catch on fire. They almost did not want to sell it to me because she's afraid it's going to burn me alive. I told her to make a good fire box for the front yard. I drove for a little bit. Parked at the end of my driveway, something I learned. Here comes This lady knocking on my door asking me how much I want it for the car. I said what that I said they catch on fire. She gave me $2,500 bucks for it. The car is 3 to 5 years old. I forgot an exactly what year it was but it was late 88 to mid 89 when I sold it
I had an ‘81 X11. Worst car I ever had. Bought it new and it was in the shop for most of the first three months I owned it. First, when the engine warmed up, the engine would stall and it could not be restarted for several hours. It would go through the same cycle of stalling and could not be started again. Finally the service manager took it out and it stalled in rush hour traffic. He was not amused. That issue was finally repaired. The service writer told me the issue was caused by “a cracked pole piece”. After that, I had trouble with the car overheating. When it would reach the point of boil over (according to the temperature gauge” the fuse for the interior cooling fan would blow, disabling the interior fan but the engine cooling fan would work great and the car would run at normal temperature. They never did get that fixed and fortunately I was in a position to trade it in on a used Dodge Charger. After having a new 78 Pontiac LeMans, a new 80 Grand LeMans and the 81 Citation. All being horrible cars, I finally had a car that ran and performed flawlessly. To this day, I’ve never bought another GM product and never will. I’ve had many New and used Chrysler vehicles over the years and have never had a problem.
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Being a child from the 80s I remember all these vehicles. I think I would have went with: 1989 Ford Taurus Aero GT wagon 1988 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport VR 1980 & 1981 Plymouth Arrow Pickup truck 1983 Plymouth Scamp pickup 1989 Chevy S10 Pickup with cameo package 1986 Buick Century Grand Sport Coupe 1980-1982 Ford Durango pickup truck 1980 & 1981 GMC Indy Trucks 1989 GMC Safari GT
1987 to 1989 Pontiac 6000 S/E 1988 to 1989 Pontiac Bonneville SSE 1989 Pontiac 6000 STE 1983 to 1984 Dodge 600 ES Sedan 1985 Plymouth Caravelle Sedan 1987 to 1988 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe 1987 to 1988 Buick Grand National Buick GNX
Nobody that grew up as a teenager or older in the 80s would have forgot the Thunderbird SC. There was nothing else in the domestic category as well thought out an engineered as this car was. It was even available with a manual transmission and it definitely was faster then mentioned here. Many magazines and auto Publications reported 0 to 60 in the mid 6-second range with the manual . Still a very nice looking car but near impossible to find it seems
I’m glad you had a good experience. My X11 was the worst new car I ever bought. The next new car I bought was an ‘85 Chrysler Laser Turbo. I still have it.
I saw a pontiac aztec on the thumbnail. That wasnt an 80s car but the built in tent option I thought was cool. My neighbor had one and they had the tent.
aztek??? lmao that was not a mistake, @thumbnail the awd reincarnated dust buster, built on a gen 3 dust buster chassis, with a updated dust buster engine, so yea it counts..
I daily drive an 88 Trans Am GTA, 88 Fiero Formula and 91 Camaro RS. In good weather of course. All low mileage. Try to find a mint Trans Am GTA for under 30k in 2022.
I Loved the 1981 Imperial. However, I was in the minority there! It looked a bit too much like a K-car. When you see them now, they look cheap. Too much plastic. But I'd still have one!!! I test drove an EXP when it first came out. I loved the exterior...hated the interior that was lifted straight from the Escort. It had so little power that at the end of the test drive I said, "no thanks." BUT, I'd love to have one today!!! Okay, I'm totally crazy -- but I loved the Cimmaron then and now! I'd love to have one!!!
If they had offered the 2.8L V6 with a 4 speed manual transmission, I would have bought a new Cimmaron. But they only offered the 4 speed manual with the underpowered 4 cyl engine.
@@uncletoby- I agree Uncle Toby...they never got it quite right. In the end when they had the chance by offering a 4 Speed with a manual transmission..they didn't do it. O h well. I still like the way they look and I would have one today!!!
The Thunderbird could have been a great car had it not been killed from within Ford by then Ford president Red Poling, who was disappointed in the minor shortcomings in final cost and weight - a meager 250 pounds and $900 which ate into Ford's precious profits; he ripped into the development team in their faces and called the car a failure regardless of awards and accolades. The development team leader retired in disgrace and the car was relegated to the dustbin of disappointment when it really could and should have been a fantastic, if not heavy contender with the plethora of sporty cars from Japan that were popular at the time, even if it were in no position to take on anything from Europe (but I believe it could have been competitive there, too). Shame about the anemic pushrod V6.
Wow, I never seen one of those Grand Prix's ... never seen one rolling down the road. What a shame! It's obviously a Monte Carlo, from 1st glance. I've not ever seen one
That's because it's only purpose for existing was to comply with NASCAR Homologation rules. Pontiac only built it so the body could be used in NASCAR, same with the Monte Carlo SS Aero.
I'm not from the 80s. I was born in 2001. The first 2 cars are not forgotten and the fiero was NOT a sports coupe. I was a fuel efficient commuters car. It LOOKED sporty and people abused the car doing things it wasn't meant to do.
X-11 was a flop and the 2.8L GM was a great big let's say a boat anchor. The 3.1L was way better and if not over revved was a great little and reliable power plant.
except for the lincoln, the others are cars in plastic without chrome and with absolutly no interest like all the plastic, misshapen and computered boxes of today. from france
shame you guy's forgot my Car from 82 or any of the cars that use it's platform, but instead of saying what it is right away I think it would be more fun to play 20 questions so start replying with questions :)
Nope it's a dodge and next clue is there were also a few Plymouth versions as well although not many so those are extra rare but that's it no Chrysler version was ever made.
