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The first was a Cadillac XLR, the second an SRX V6 AWD. Different parts of town.
"So what?" you're probably asking yourself.
They were both painted in that ghastly Mary Kay pearlescent pink color!
I cannot begin to imagine how much MK product one would have to sell in order to qualify for an XLR!
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But it had a wide molding along lower part of the door with bright red script lettering on the molding--obviously a specially named model. I couldn't read it and don't know if it was Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler. The driver parked it in the driving lane on the two lane road near the stop sign and was getting out so at first I watched him to see if he was ill or what.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
One of my friends had an '86 LeBaron convertible, in that same cream color as the car in the link you posted.
One other possibility...could it have been a Dodge Shadow convertible, perhaps?
Or a LeBaron GTC?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Some of the fancier models might have had the model name written in the molding in a different color, like the GTC maybe?
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It's better than 20 years down teh road and he's still kicking - and still driving convertibles.
Be afraid, be very afraid. :surprise:
Now you have me wanting to fire up the Intellivision emulator on my Mac, to pass the time until I can go home and catch the old Newhart reruns I TiVo'ed the other nite. :P
Some of the 80s I don't wish to recapture...I have no plans to ever own a Ciera or a S10 Blazer like my parents had...but I like many German cars of that period, and even a few Japanese cars.
For the most part though, with domestics of the 80's, I can usually draw the line at FWD versus RWD. If it's RWD, usually I like it. If it's FWD, not so much.
I watched an episode of Newhart last night. George had quit his handyman job and gotten a job selling used cars at some sleazy joint. In the showroom they had a 1985 or so Cavalier. For some reason, they referred to it as a Plymouth! :confuse:
Oh yeah, I had hair then too, and weighed about 50 pounds less, but who's counting?
She moved down to North Carolina awhile back, and I think Grandmom lost contact with her. For all I know, she could still have the car! Before the Ciera, she had an early 70's Maverick, so she tended to hold on to cars for awhile.
I could live with having a pristine correctly-engined ca. 1980 Eldo or Seville - no vinyl top, wheels instead of hubcaps, nice colors - as an unusual toy, if I had a place to put one after I had the other cars I'd want. Not a lot of 80s domestics are endearing to me. Of course, something like a GNX could be interesting to have around, too. Some 80s T-Birds and Mustangs can be interesting in their own ways too...but they have to be very original and unmessed with.
I like the 82-85 Supra, and the Cressidas were interesting, compared to how boring Toyota has become.
In 1986 I was in 4th grade :P
I believe Bob Newhart has outlived two tv wives now. Didn't the lady who played Joanne die, in addition to Suzanne Pleshette?
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88
You're right. The 1972 model's taillights remind me of what Chrysler did in 1973.
I know it was starting to become a charade by that time, but I like the way GM was still able to differentiate their cars back then. A Delta 88 felt like it was more car than an Impala or Caprice.
My friend who had the Ciera coupe also had a nice Lebaron coupe before that. The ones that looked like a Diplomat. I don't remember seeing many of those. Were those kind of rare? I'm sure Andre knows...
The Lebaron coupes were somewhat popular from '77-79, less so for '80-81. My old car book doesn't break down 1977 production by body style, but that year they sold about 55K LeBarons...not too bad considering it was a mid-year introduction, and Chrysler didn't have the best reputation by that time. For 1978, they sold about 16K of the base coupe, and 37K of the nicer "Medallion" coupe. In 1979, they sold 11K base coupes, 18K of the midline "Salon" coupe, and 22K of the top line "Medallion" coupe.
For 1980, the LeBaron and Diplomat were given more squared-off styling, the look that continued through 1989. That year, the coupe models were moved from the 112.7" wb to 108.7", so that they didn't compete too much with the newly downsized Cordoba/Mirada, which were also on the 112.7" wb. In 1980, the LeBaron sold around 8K base coupes, 18K Salon coupes, and 10K Medallion coupe. My book doesn't break out coupe/sedan sales for 1981, but the LeBaron as a whole only sold around 42K units that year, so coupes I'd imagine accounted for maybe 15K.
Now these sales were nowhere near what the likes of the Monte Carlo, Cutlass Supreme coupe, Regal, Monte Carlo, and T-bird were pulling in. But for a company that was on the ropes, and hanging by a thinner and thinner strand as the 70's wore on, it didn't do too badly. And somehow, they actually managed to get the LeBaron/Diplomat more or less right from the start. The Aspen/Volare was a mess when it debuted in 1976, although by '78 it wasn't too bad. The '78 Omni/Horizon had teething problems as well. The '79 R-body full-sizers were thrown together pretty sloppy. I think the thing that saved them though, is that they were based on the older midsize cars, so while they didn't give a good first impression, they would soldier on, rusting, dropping trim pieces, springing water leaks, etc, long after equivalent Ford or GM products blew an engine, transmission, or something else. The 1980 Cordoba/Mirada were pretty bad, too. Good looking cars, but they rusted, trim pieces fell off, interiors disintegrated, etc.
Now, like the Aspen/Volare, Chrysler did manage to improve most of these cars after the first year or two. However, you know the old cliche about not getting a second chance to make a good first impression. So predictably, sales fell off quickly once word spread about how bad the first-year models were.
Those LeBaron and Diplomat coupes were nice. Back in the 1990's, I used to see a '77-79 style Diplomat in the parking lot at work. It was downright luxurious inside...leather interior, nice carpeting, etc. I think Chrysler should get some credit for bringing luxury to the masses. I don't think you could get leather in something like a Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, etc back then.
I wonder if they'd like me to take those old crocks off their hands. :P
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
A 356 by comparison seems like an advanced spaceship built by aliens. Also worth double or triple in price.
The Porsche lady however...she had a couple younger passengers in the car, I was guessing they were her kids, and maybe her other half had recently become unable to drive for whatever reason, and they were seeing if she could drive it, or teaching her. She was sitting very close to the wheel, almost over it, and looked unhappy. Maybe she could be convinced to sell :shades:
The TR3 was baby blue, and the 356 was white (of course) with 1963 year of manufacture plates.
I have a memory of those cars...when I was a little kid, maybe around 1982 or so, the neighbor lady had a yellow Fox body Mustang, with T-tops and all of the malaise sport trim. I remember I thought it was an awesome car, and she told me she'd take me for a ride in it with the T-tops off someday, as they interested me. Well, one day the Mustang was gone and in its place was a new 626 coupe, with "Luxus" badging - I remember it clearly. I didn't ever ask for that ride.
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Now that's a bizarre car.
I watched a Fiat Jolly go by on a Flat bed today
And an old blue haired lady crusing PCH in a beautiful 67 e type Jag Coupe.
A good day over all.
Really, really nice...
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Edit: A-H 3000 just drove by my window, steel blue, looked pristine.
2016 Audi A7 3.0T S Line, 2021 Subaru WRX
Lucky that Audi had a good basic design at the time, the A4/A6/A8 were virtual triplets, except for size. Audi didn't take much grief for it, it seems.
The SWB versions are especially like a larger A4.
I dunno; they're basically the same drivetrain as the AWD turbo Eclipse and there are plenty of DSM parts out there.