Favorite cars from the 80s
 

what was your favorite car from the 1980s?

for me it was the r32 skyline gtr
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...2_GT-R_001.jpg

and the e30 m3
http://www.corradocentral.com/images/m3/DSCN0062.JPG

Iroc-Z's...

http://www.chevyworld.net/thirdgen/c...s/C4018BKF.jpg

http://www.iroc-z.com/1988pics/1988gallery/19883-1.jpg

F40

Prelude

http://www.scirocco.org/photos/16v/KSullivanSa.jpg

http://novellatte.com/951msports/For...ralPark951.JPG

Good thread!

Merkur XR4Ti
http://www.carlustblog.com/images/20...01/merkur1.jpg

I almost bought one of these used ~1984/1985. At the time I thought they were gorgeous.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...e-carlo-30.jpg

Kinda wish I would have pulled the trigger. Ended up with a 75 base Camaro.

Supra.

I'm biased because I have one. In late 1985 I was driving a Mustang SVO. A fun car that was pretty quick at the time. One early morning during a spirited drive on a secondary highway I was passed by a black beast. A black, whistling dragon that I could NOT catch.

A 1986 Buick Grand National
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...n/P1010335.jpg

Bought it new. It now has slightly over 10 000 miles on the clock.


Terry

78-83 Porsche 911 SC or a 1987-1989 Porsche Carrera... in black.

http://www.idee.demon.nl/carrera32/b911-27.jpg

I love the GNX or regular Grand National

WOW!

20 years and 10,000 miles on a GN? That's impressive.

It's also in the same bloodline as the car I posted. :thumbsup:

I like that.................

The flip-up headlight Preludes always looked very elegant to me.


Terry

the King of the 80's. The slant nose turbo. :bow:

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-pq...odified-st.jpg

Thanks. I've had three other GNs, but I will never sell this one. I take it out a couple times a year when the evening air is cool. There's something magical about laying down long, wonderful black marks during a summer evening.

The G-bodies are such a classic design, aren't they? Whenever I see a nice mid-eighties Cutlass, Monte, or Regal I always do a double take.


Terry

Yup.. I love my '91 its white too and in very good condition.

wow very nice!!! props to you terry!!!!

i also agree with the 2nd gen camaro, the convertibles look so nice.

fixed :D sorry I couldn't help it

I also do a double take whenever I see ANY of these cars - in good condition - mentioned in this thread so far. However, it rarely is the case.... most of them are neglected, rusted to all hell or other. The rarer the car, the less likely that is to be the case though. Slant-nose 930s and GNs especially. The F40 is a given....

I really like IROCs too but when I drove one I didn't like it. :shrug: The ones I've driven were in below-average condition though, plus one of them was a V6....

I really like 944s too, I almost picked one up a while back since the car is so affordable (for a Porsche) OEM Porsche parts on the other hand.... not so much.

87-93 Mustang:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ordMustang.jpg

Can't believe that nobody mentioned the BEST car from the 80s...the Delorean.
http://www.ohiodeloreans.com/images/delorean_img.gif

:thumbsup: :nod: That's the 88-89 model, which did not have that ugly biwing spoiler as in the 85-87 model. I still have the brochure that I picked up after my test drive of one back in 1989.

That said (and except for the Scirocco), I like all of the above. But my favorite of the 80s (even more than the E30 M3) is this:

https://www.thirdgen.org/tech/images...rboTransAM.jpg

The ultimate of the F-bodies for that generation. Trans Am body with the heart and soul of the Grand National. :toocool:

I'm always on the prowl for the 1987-88 model just to have one, as I've always wanted that generation GT.

86 rx7
I love FC's

buddy used to have a Turbo T/A though his was a 2nd gen.... sadly some DUI wrecked his car while it was parked in his neighborhood :( he loved that car

http://www.backtotheeighties.net/ima...-countach1.jpg

I always liked this Lamborghini, especially after I saw Speed Zone. :racing:

FIXED :whistle:

My Dad had an '82 GT be bought new and eventually made a weekend show car. He threw dual carbs on with some original Ford piece he found at a swap meet and completely went over the engine; cam, heads, full dual exhaust, '88 GT wheels, repaint to metallic blue, etc. I literally dreamed of driving it one day, but it never happened. He sold it before I gained his trust to drive it I guess. :rolleyes: :annoyed:

https://www.shnack.com/photopost/dat...edium/82gt.jpg

My personal favorite was the '85 GT, the last year of the carburated GTs. I always wanted a black one just like this:
https://media.motortopia.com/files/2...my_stang_2.jpg

Ah, the 80's were my car days: 85 Mustang GT & 89 240SX were nice but my favourite was my 1987 RX-7, exactly like this artic silver GXL:

http://media.motortopia.com/files/31...7ee9/crop2.jpg

That reminds me a bit of Sam Kinison.....only Sam was killed in his TTA wreck. :sad:

I think one can argue the '82 GT was the first car from Detroit to represent the performance resurgence of the eighties. Remember opening the hood of an '82 GT and seeing that aluminum air cleaner cover sitting over the carburetor with twin snorkels attached to it?

Terry

Before the economy tanked, that car could have probably went for almost $25k. Hang onto it!

I'm also biased. I've always been a big fan of Turbo Regals and was lucky enough to get a low mileage one for a decent price.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...rontDriver.jpg

Actually, it has been appraised for quite a bit more. Looking at the car it appears quite odd for a GN. No t-tops. No power windows. An AM radio. No other options other than the G80 limited slip and body side mouldings. I bought the car as a demonstrator in Texas, and later found out exactly how it was "demonstrated". It is one of six, documented by GM, to be used as a law enforcement demonstrator vehicle. I bought the car with 700 miles and brought the car to Canada. It was never registered until 1998 as I drove it on a dealer tag for twelve years. It wasn't until it's first appraisal in 1996, when the appraiser had difficulty understanding some of the trunk codes, when I found out it's interesting history.

Terry

jeez i feel young in this thread

i got to add the 80s landcruiser though. loved this car since i first saw it.
http://www.coastal4wdhire.com.au/fle...ser78troop.jpg

haha i was going to post it, i want to get one just to have it...and open the doors like that

That's quite a history. I can believe it would be worth a bit more. Just being a "light weight" car makes them more valuable. I looked at one T Type with similar mileage with no options except the limited slip and it sold for $22k a few weeks later. The color wasn't too great either. It was dark blue with the W02 package.

I didn't know there were demonstrator GN's. Sounds like you came across a nice little gem.

DAMN! i hit the 2 instead of the 3 and didnt even realize it... :( i feel like a dumb ass... the major flaw with the camaro's are that there weren't a whole lot produced with manual transmissions, so in this day in age they are pretty hard to find. the 350/5speed combo is real hard to find, i usually end up finding 305/5 speed combos which are ok but still suck because the 305's are tbi, 305 with the 4speed auto trans was the popular combo and they are slower then shit..

1st generation integra.
the best looking one made.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6...red25uihp2.jpg

+1 for the fox body, the 85 gt is also one of my favorites... but im more of a notchback guy, i really want to buy a 93lx notch as a project car, but it would require me to sell the tl since i no longer have a job.. before i got laid off, i was trying to save up for one.