The 80's

How I rolled in 1985 .. shifted like a stick in mud puddle ..

Cool car. That little 4 popper with the manual trans was fun. Many a 1984/85 fire TURD with the 305 was surprised how quick the little Dodge was and how slow their firebird/camaro was.

How I rolled in '85...

I had a 84 Laser with turbo. Man, I ran the piss out of that thing. It was a cool little car.

How we rolled in the 80's, may she rust in pieces...

It just needs some of those double-bladed, neon colored, "rally" windshield wipers that were a fad for a year or two...

Guy down the street put a neon pink set on his Buick Grand National.

2 of my drivers in the 80's
Don't know why one is upside down

I had an 87 Lebaron GTC turbo back in 08' while in college. Really comfortable interior and that lil turbo would get after it. Flip up headlights too.

I never moved past the 70's, the 80's don't exist in my world. Cars, culture, hair, music- no 80's

ummmmmmm its not silver?

70s ? ... damn .. you’re a seasoned citizen!

I like the stuff in the 80s ... even though it’s been alleged I was born in 1980 ...

how i was rolling tho mine was a 2 door

wow, that song/video was hysterical

My first car, a brown version of the car in the video. Rust was about the same too

This one brought me, the family, and alot of stuff through the 80's...still has the CB, FM converter, and whip antenna that I put on at shows.

Car-wise, I was killin' it in the '80s...
'73 Z28 & '67 GTO
'73 1/2 911T
'89 Mustang 5.0
'68 Hemi 4 speed Road Runner
'68 383 RR - actually 2 including a parts car
'69 383 4-speed RRs (2)
'68 Charger 383 4-speed

Some came & went after a year, most hung around for many years, last of them until 2017...

For the most part, I'd go back if I could...

Ahhhh..... The 80s!
Machine repair job in the union factory, one of the top paying jobs in our town at the time!
A hot street racer 70 Road Runner.
An early 70s Ramcharger with a snowplow.
A mid 70s Dodge 4x4 to tow the car trailer.
A 78 Dodge Monaco, what a pile of crap!
A turbocharged Lebaron GTS, we drove it over 160K miles!
And an endless stream of Mopar dirt track hobby stock cars, all funded by a robust Mopar used parts selling operation.
Until about the last 15 or so years, it was about the best 10 years of my life! Gene

Couple of mine I bought in AZ. This was in 1984.

Heh heh heh...

This was my high school car. I bought it July 26th, 1983. This pic was taken after I got it home. 1969 Charger R/T, 440, 4-speed, F6, V21.

Here's a few other pics from the 1980s of my high school car. I still have this car today. It's in project state at the moment.

There was culture in the 80s ?? Ummm, madona wanna be mall rats is cultrue?

Picked this up 83 with 95k on the clock, daily driver for at least 15 years / 200,000 miles. Been parked in "I'll get back to it" condition for about 10 yrs. I tried buying a few things Detroit was pushing but just couldn't.

I had a few cool rides in the '80's, ordered a notchback 5.0 5-speed Mustang in '87, had a few other interesting cars in that decade, only a few Mopars and none of them all that noteworthy. It was really the decade I was working my ass off to get somewhere so not a lot of play money. I did buy & sell a lot of cars just to generate cash but I don't really count those. I've been rocking the '69 LeSabre since 1981 and still have it. A Gulf blue 1971 911 was my single-guy daily driver. Sold it when I got married in '84 to free up some money. My wife recently mentioned that I should get another one like it so I showed her what they are going for now$$$$. That won't be happening...

This was my ride for most of the 80's.

Nice!

How I started the 80's

How I finished the 80's...and dont even ask about the 90's

Had a 77 Streetvan to start the 80's, moved into a $100 77 New Yorker that needed a timing chain. Moved across the country in that beast and and then traded it for an 86 Charger

Haha, can't say I blame you. Not a whole lot to like. Some music, but not much.

Mid '80s I had a '76 Regal and my '72 Skylark that we'd put a 455 in. Still have the Skylark, traded the Regal for a '74 Nova.

My 80’s vehicle. Geez I loved my ‘79 Adventurer 150! 318/727 factory a/c. Here it is in high school parked next to the gym. 80's pic so not so clear.

The 80s started on an interesting note. March 1, 1980 I broke my back, but that one stupid move on my part led to my meeting my wife, moving to Silicon Valley, buying our '68 GTS convertible, having two sons, and making several lifelong friends.

Late in 1980 I bought my first Barracuda, a 1966 Commando, four speed, disc brake, and handling package car that was NOT a Formula S.
After we got married (May 1, 1982) we bought the GTS (January 26, 1983)
Bought our first new car mid-December 1985 (1986 Reliant)
Bought and flipped a 1964 300K (the only car I really wish I could have kept that I sold)

I picked up my Red in the early 90s, the RC came about a decade later.

Love those trucks Is the RC Sable Brown?

Those are some good looking trucks!

What happened to that young ladies' knees?

I dunno...spending too much time on them ? That picture was from a photo shoot for a tool company calendar that used my Buick as a prop

My high school ride was my mom's Aspen wagon and then had a '75 Newport in '82 and '83..then in '84 I bought a '69 300 convertible, from my dad's co-worker at Chrysler Corp. Used it as a daily driver for the first two years, then brought it to a local body shop for a restoration. Kept it until around late 1992. The rest of the 80's, I had a 1969 Dart, 1983 2.2 Turismo, a '79 300, and a '79 D250 2WD club cab long bed..."Big Green". My brother currently owns the '69 300.

My first car was a hand-me-down 64 Impala I got around 81. Step dad bought it brand new and the thing was cherry. It was also a 4 dr, 6 cyl, 3 tree. The worst part about that was no syncro for 1st gear which means ya gotta be at a dead stop to down shift it. Interesting on steep hills.

The Red is 94 Viper red. The RC is Sable Sunfire Metallic. Todays "driver" will be this one that I rattle canned Inferno Red:

I bought a LeBaron coupe new in '87, the only new car I've ever had. Fun with the 2.2T and five-speed.

in descending order

I bought this back in 1985. I think it's the only pic I have of the car.

I started driving in 1989. This was my first vehicle (not actually mine pictured but it was identical). Fun little truck!

Knew this guy in high school that had one of those that was a 2WD. Took it behind the local Kroger driving through ATV trails with Power Man 5000 cranked on the radio. Got it high centered on a hill when a couple of four wheeler guys found and laughed their asses off at us before leaving us to our stupidity. Had three guys with us and we were able to seesaw it to the point where the drive wheels got traction and finish driving over the hill. Ended up finally making it through the trail and meeting up with the four wheeler guys again who were shocked we actually made it out. High school was a blast.

The full list of 80's drivers...
in chronological order
72 Chevelle - Heavy Chevy
70 Monte Carlo SS
46 Willys CJ 2a
70 440 Cuda
74 Ramcahrger
74 Charger
67 440 barracuda
78 Omni
76 CJ 5
81 charger
83 Turismo
79 D100
76Volare
68 Powerwagon
79 Plymouth Van
85 D150
I think thats all of them...all owned and register by me.

I had a 1986 Plymouth Colt 4-speed. I am kind of digging on this, though: [img]http://static.wikia.nocookie.net/br.../revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/935[/img]

These two served me through most of the 80s

1977: mom wants a new car, it's a dodge family. Local shop is trying hard to peddle an Aspen. My 14 yr old ass goes and looks for something cool to sit it. Wanna say it was a 71 but am absolutely sure metallic blue Charger super bee air grabber 4 sp. No doubt a straight up bargain in the day and I did as good at selling mom on it as they did the Aspen.

Sunroofcuda, when I would ride my bike to middle school early mornings, there was an identical one always parked in the street in front of a house, just a few houses off one of the streets I rode on. I'd always look down the street to see it. The back end was facing me, and I loved seeing that car, and the dual exhausts, and just everything. Knowing it had the HP 360, I thought it was the best thing every! Still would love to have one to this day! I've had the pleasure of owning one E58 car in my A38 Aspen, and that only reinforced my love that engine!