62 different new cars for 1980!

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2015
  • Beautiful ladies! Groovy music! and 62 new cars for 1980! Here is a list of the cars shown in order as they appear in this video:
    1. Plymouth Volare
    2. AMC Concord
    3. Ford Fairmont
    4. Mercury Zephyr
    5. Dodge Aspen
    6. Volkswagen Dasher
    7. Chevrolet Citation
    8. Oldsmobile Omega
    9. Buick Skylark
    10. Pontiac Phoenix
    11. Honda Accord
    12. Chevrolet Chevette
    13. Renault Le Car
    14. Volkswagen Rabbit
    15. Fiat Strata
    16. AMC Spirit
    17. Honda Civic
    18. Datsun 210
    19. Dodge Omni
    20. Dodge Omni 024
    21. Maserati Merak
    22. Guanci SJJ1
    23. BMW 633 CSI
    24. Mazda RX-7
    25. Pontiac Turbo Trans Am
    26. MGB
    27. Alfa Romeo GT Sprint Veloce
    28. Chevrolet Camaro Z-28
    29. Datsun 280 ZX
    30. Chevrolet Corvette
    31. Chevrolet Corvette Turbo
    32. Cadillac Eldorado
    33. Pontiac Grand Prix
    34. Chrysler Cordoba
    35. Oldsmobile Tornado
    36. Buick Riviera
    37. Excalibur Phaeton Series IV
    38. Dutchess
    39. Clenet 2
    40. Avanti 2
    41. Cadillac Fleetwood
    42. Buick Electra
    43. Chrysler New Yorker
    44. Jaguar XJS
    45. Pontiac Bonneville
    46. Lincoln Mercury Versailles
    47. Mercedes 280E
    48. Ford LTD
    49. Plymouth Gran Fury
    50. Buick Century
    51. Chevrolet Caprice Classic
    52. Mercury Monarch
    53. Dodge Diplomat
    54. Pontiac Catalina
    55. Oldsmobile Cutlass
    56. AMC Eagle
    57. Toyota Corolla Tercel
    58. Subaru STD
    59. Audi 5000
    60. Ford Thunderbird Silver Anniversary
    61. Datsun 310
    62. Volkswagen Rabbit convertible
    63. Mercury Anster (Concept)
    64. Plymouth Turismo Spyder (Concept)
    65. Mustang I.M.S.A. (Concept)
    66. Lectric Leopard (Concept)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 746

  • @FerrariCarr
    @FerrariCarr 6 років тому +77

    So wild to see these cars literally BRAND NEW. I know it’s the lighting, but the chrome and accents on all of these cars really sparkle. It’s very rare to see most of these cars today in pristine condition. Whenever I see an old car in bad/fair condition, I always wonder about its backstory how it went from showroom, to owner, to condition it is now yet still able to run.

    • @AlejandroP1980s
      @AlejandroP1980s 3 роки тому +8

      Made in USA and no unnecessary technology

    • @dickritchie2596
      @dickritchie2596 3 роки тому +4

      That era was the worst of the worst. Many of those models didn’t last three years.

    • @bodybyfisher44
      @bodybyfisher44 2 роки тому +1

      Lights and wax

    • @bodybyfisher44
      @bodybyfisher44 2 роки тому +3

      @@dickritchie2596 was not. Worst era of cars were 1940s

    • @matthewbucher8954
      @matthewbucher8954 Рік тому

      @@AlejandroP1980s z

  • @jrichieander6832
    @jrichieander6832 6 років тому +91

    Give this woman an award cause she made shit sound like gold

  • @CJDiecast
    @CJDiecast Рік тому +5

    It's amazing how 70s this 80s video is. I know this is right at the start of the 80s but if I didn't know any better, I would've swore this video was made in 1975. All the bright vivid colors on the facades, the disco style lights, the funky music, the hair, the clothing, and the grainy video footage. It probably wasn't until 1983 when the 80s truly had its own identity. 1980-82 still looked and felt like the 70s.

    • @timothyhh
      @timothyhh Рік тому

      You could say that for every decade. 1990 looked very 80s, 2000 looked very 90s, etc. Ever heard the expression "The 60s really happened in the 70s?"

  • @hialeahsprings9805
    @hialeahsprings9805 6 років тому +22

    When they showed the ElDorado/Toronado/Riviera, I just wanted to go back in time and once again ride a smooth car with virtually no engine noise!

  • @rickster348
    @rickster348 6 років тому +32

    - wow, I need to get to my AMC dealer today!

    • @matadorman78
      @matadorman78 6 років тому +1

      rickster348 fuck you

    • @MrCarguy2
      @MrCarguy2 6 років тому +2

      Yeah ask the salesman why there is Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler dealership instead of AMC or better said, Renault

  • @devonnewest7990
    @devonnewest7990 6 років тому +22

    I can't believe I just found this! Lovelovelove this! Thank u so much for posting, my husband and I are such huge car show fans (of the NYIAS). Please don't take this down. I wish I could go back to 1980, boy this was great!

    • @djdon60
      @djdon60 6 років тому +2

      Indeed, Mrs. West; I want to watch this multiple times!

    • @bobbywest7970
      @bobbywest7970 4 роки тому +1

      Devonne West Great isn’t it!

  • @Hitman-ds1ei
    @Hitman-ds1ei 4 роки тому +10

    I remember as an apprentice learning the fuel injection on the 280zx, it seemed to be space industry technology

  • @asd36f
    @asd36f 5 років тому +19

    0:25 - AMC must have blown the entire promotions budget for 1980 on those flashing light bulbs!

    • @mikemassino
      @mikemassino 3 роки тому +1

      Too funny

    • @matthewbucher8954
      @matthewbucher8954 2 роки тому +1

      True but you gotta admit those amc cars were tanks

    • @operator91210
      @operator91210 2 роки тому +1

      Knowing AMC They probably saved money by taking all the light bulbs from the factory

  • @jeffking4176
    @jeffking4176 6 років тому +24

    There is not one of these cars I don’t well remember.- I’m getting old!
    Thanks for posting.

    • @wendyokoopa7048
      @wendyokoopa7048 6 років тому +1

      Jeff King I remembered the omni my grand dad had one and I knew fiat was here in the 80s

  • @aeHyde
    @aeHyde 6 років тому +101

    OMG a list of every car I've broken down in.

    • @continentalaquatics2725
      @continentalaquatics2725 5 років тому +4

      a.e. Hyde That Mercury Zephyr in the beginning almost triggered a seizure in me. We had a ‘79 that we bought brand new for $6,500. Within 6 months, the car left us stranded over 35 times and just about every aspect of the car had failed. Things were fixed under warranty, but that thing was a nightmare. We sold it for practically nothing after a few years.
      The only vehicles we owned that rivaled the disaster of a Mercury Zephyr were a 1983 Dodge Aries wagon (it would be a shorter list if I were to tell you what didn’t fail) and a 1986 Buick Century (the car that was SO BAD, that there are members of my family who won’t buy American to this day based on that one car).
      I’ve since returned to American vehicles and I can tell you that GM and Ford Trucks are very good. I have a 2011 Ford Taurus Limited (brought pre-owned) that is as solid as a Toyota Avalon.

    • @AlejandroP1980s
      @AlejandroP1980s 3 роки тому +2

      @@continentalaquatics2725 did you make sure to add water and gas

    •  3 роки тому

      @@continentalaquatics2725 did you take care of them?

    • @peterp4876
      @peterp4876 3 роки тому +2

      so true... Had a 1980 ford thunderbird, always breaking down. K Car was another big disaster for me. Best car I owned was a Ford Mustang.

    • @revokdaryl1
      @revokdaryl1 2 роки тому

      @@peterp4876 What year was the Mustang? What engine and transmission?

  • @oregonian1966
    @oregonian1966 6 років тому +57

    She could find something nice to say about a hurricane.

    • @carlcushmanhybels8159
      @carlcushmanhybels8159 6 років тому +10

      Yes. 'A luxurious, quality, personal hurricane for special people. Optionally: Tornadoed.'

    • @yamahonkawazuki
      @yamahonkawazuki 6 років тому +3

      or a shop vac. this shop vac truly sucks, with the optional blow for truly special people

    • @dekelanson5280
      @dekelanson5280 3 роки тому +2

      She could make covid-19 sound good.

    • @darkmatter9726
      @darkmatter9726 3 роки тому +1

      A fantastic adventure of some of the greatest winds you'll ever experience! You don't want to miss it! You don't often get the chance to experience the incredible thrill of Cat 5 conditions!

  • @DavenHiskey
    @DavenHiskey 6 років тому +11

    Im an 80`s kid this is soooo cool!!!

  • @dadelives1
    @dadelives1 6 років тому +42

    This lady dam near could convince me to buy anything. HER VOICE 😩😩 where is she now?? Somebody find her!!! She needs to see this

    • @qrud
      @qrud 3 роки тому +1

      SiMP!

    • @jessesan2003
      @jessesan2003 3 роки тому

      Legend has it she is in a senior convelesent resthome

  • @LakeNipissing
    @LakeNipissing 7 років тому +30

    20:12 . . . AMC was 30 years too early offering a luxurious and capable SUV, that few buyers had an interest in between 1980 and 1985.
    The irony now in 2010 - 2017 !!

    • @blebhan8213
      @blebhan8213 5 років тому +2

      The Tab of luxury suv's

    • @solomongrundy1618
      @solomongrundy1618 5 років тому +6

      AMC would have been kicking everyone's ass now if they were still around

  • @dkt1976dt
    @dkt1976dt 7 років тому +18

    I was 4 years old in July of 1980 and i can remember some of these cars.

    • @TheOzthewiz
      @TheOzthewiz 6 років тому +3

      In 1980 I was 36 and I would LOVE to FORGET ALL of these cars. I'll probably get my wish soon when the alzheimers kicks in.

    • @scott6504
      @scott6504 5 років тому +1

      Me too!! I was 4 and I still remember when the 80s began. The box rocks!!

  • @jamessawyer8889
    @jamessawyer8889 3 роки тому +2

    To watch this video over & over again, I was there, but I was looking at cars like the Regal, Monte Carlo, & others as a replacement for the gas guzzler Cutlass I drove, I ended up having a Chevette, that car is a story in itself

  • @dave1956
    @dave1956 Рік тому +2

    I was fortunate enough to attend the Chicago Auto Show every year from 1979-1988 at McCormick Place. It was magical. I went twice again at McCormick Place West in 2003 & 2004. It wasn’t nearly the same. Oh, how I miss the good old days!

  • @DavenHiskey
    @DavenHiskey 6 років тому +34

    I love these ladies know how with class

  • @PeaceBrotha
    @PeaceBrotha 7 років тому +24

    What a find! Thanks so much for sharing this.

    • @rubber20021
      @rubber20021 6 років тому +3

      Thanks for showing this part of irreplaceable automotive history!

    • @kennethcrawford7582
      @kennethcrawford7582 6 років тому

      Peace Brotha

    • @devonnewest7990
      @devonnewest7990 6 років тому +3

      I know!! it was posted 2 years ago, how have I never seen this? what a treasure :-)

  • @transrus1
    @transrus1 6 років тому +4

    I remember living in Toronto & my friends older brother bought a 1979 Le car sport 5 spd. This crazy "Pork chop" would put this thing on 2 wheels around corners ! I thought i was going to die.

  • @discerningmind
    @discerningmind 6 років тому +15

    Both women gave a flawless dialog. I don't how they did that without one mistake. Nice presentation that moved right along.

    • @anotherview9604
      @anotherview9604 6 років тому +1

      Cue cards and great eyesight. Wonder if they have a blooper reel?

    • @turowat
      @turowat 6 років тому +3

      discerningmind : because on that time they used to hire by the talent, nowadays they hire by the tits size.

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 6 років тому

      discerningmind Well, she miss pronounced Renault but so did most Americans.

    • @coiledsteel8344
      @coiledsteel8344 6 років тому

      +turowat Unless you research these hot women, ir as old as i am, you have no idea how sexy they were - check out classic porn to see!

  • @leemer1
    @leemer1 6 років тому +48

    Ah the Cordoba. I request nothing beyond the thickly cushioned luxury of seats available even in soft Corinthian leather.

    • @anotherview9604
      @anotherview9604 6 років тому +5

      Beautiful car. Used to rent them on business trips.

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому +6

      On another youtube video someone mentioned that Ricardo Montelbon was talking to a talk show host and said he had no idea what the hell fine Corinthian leather was. LOL. it's one of those who shot JR timeless mysteries. lol

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 6 років тому +1

      leemer1 Ok Mr Montalban!

    • @landyachtfan79
      @landyachtfan79 6 років тому +3

      "But it is on the road where Cordoba best answers..........my demands...........(music plays). I have much more in this small Chrysler than great comfort at a most pleasant price. I have great CONFIDENCE, for which there can be no price. In Cordoba, I have what I need!!!!!!"

    • @seed_drill7135
      @seed_drill7135 6 років тому +1

      So you can rest in comfort while waiting for your tow. My grandparents had a 1980 Cordoba. Apparently it didn't like the heat when they drove it to Florida.

  • @PhilOsGarage
    @PhilOsGarage 6 років тому +5

    That BMW 633 CSI looks absolutely fantastic!

  • @jonny5777
    @jonny5777 6 років тому +41

    I forgot how beige the 80's was

    • @TheOzthewiz
      @TheOzthewiz 6 років тому +1

      Should have been at Studio 54. Get down and boogie. Groovy baby!

    • @231mac
      @231mac 6 років тому +4

      Earth tones, baby. Earth tones.

    • @continentalaquatics2725
      @continentalaquatics2725 5 років тому

      Making a comeback!

    • @michaelconverse5127
      @michaelconverse5127 4 роки тому +4

      The early 80s. From 85 on it was very bright.

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 3 роки тому +2

      Hey. today is much better. don't you think? Light silver, medium silver, dark silver. Light gray, Medium gray, dark Gray. All topped off with a luxurious black hole interior.

  • @76calidude
    @76calidude 7 років тому +14

    would love to get my hands on that Caprice coupe

  • @turowat
    @turowat 6 років тому +43

    Nothing compares to the pleasure of driving a car with a long hood. Those were real cars!

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 6 років тому

      Like my Mustang... or the Studebaker Hawk I was driving in those days.

    • @buddymack9606
      @buddymack9606 6 років тому

      Or the BMW 3.0CS I owned for years then sold to help with grad school

    • @MrCarguy2
      @MrCarguy2 6 років тому +3

      if you think a car from 1980 has a "long hood" I invite you to see the cars of 5 or 7 years prior '80
      Cars from the mid to late 70s were known for having quality control issues but 1980 that was just the REAL rock bottom
      I would say a car from '75 is as far you could get, but if really push it, a full size from '78 and thats it

    • @Derek-tk4wf
      @Derek-tk4wf 4 роки тому +3

      The long hood gave plenty of room to lay down and rest on while waiting for the tow truck.

  • @tammyturbo2273
    @tammyturbo2273 4 роки тому +2

    I miss going to the Detroit Auto Show! I went every year until 1984,when we moved out of state. Thanks for sharing!

  • @chieftp
    @chieftp 6 років тому +16

    and to think 10 years earlier they had Chevelle SS454s, Mustang Mach I, Dodge Charger/Challengers, which by 1980 were practically worthless. geez.

    • @saxongreen78
      @saxongreen78 Рік тому

      The used car market in this era was ridiculously juicy - what a shame I was just a toddler. Though, I did have a collection of exotic cars...in _Matchbox!_

  • @TheSpritz0
    @TheSpritz0 6 років тому +8

    OMG if I could go back in a time machine I'd buy a brand-new FULLY LOADED Plymouth Road Runner!!!!!

  • @EricLehner
    @EricLehner 5 років тому +8

    All those magnificent whitewalls!

    • @hondotoo
      @hondotoo 3 роки тому

      another thing of the past

  • @darvillebo
    @darvillebo 6 років тому +21

    the alfa romeo wasn't supposed to be part of this car show, it just happened to break down outside the venue and the owner abandoned it in place

    • @frankez1975
      @frankez1975 4 роки тому +4

      Now that made me laugh!

    • @davegoldspink5354
      @davegoldspink5354 2 роки тому

      😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Sounds about right I was grateful here in Australia in ‘80s I was mostly working on simple V8 and 6 cylinder Fords, Holdens and Chryslers I had seen a few Alfas apart they were mongrel things to fix but what Italian car isn’t.

  • @gregt8638
    @gregt8638 4 роки тому +13

    Thanks for posting this video! This remindeds me of why Auto Shows used to be so fun to go to. All the cars were so interesting and different. Now they honestly are all of the same, and while the quality is good now, they are b o r I n g. It's also nice to see a young lady who speaks well, who is slim, with a nice complexion and no tattoos!

    • @azhurelpigeon
      @azhurelpigeon 3 роки тому

      This is such a boomer comment. Everyone thinks their era of stuff is the best. 1980 was the Malaise era, it couldn’t get more pathetic for power & quality. And for God’s sake modern day women aren’t all fat tattooed idiots. 🤦‍♂️

  • @johnnyballenatl
    @johnnyballenatl 3 роки тому +3

    Of all those 62 cars featured, only four of them are still being made to this day: the Honda Accord and Civic, Chevy Corvette, and Toyota Corolla.

    • @mattd9161
      @mattd9161 3 роки тому +1

      Mustang: '64 to present day.

  • @silverwings11035
    @silverwings11035 5 років тому +3

    Loved the cars from back then! Look way better than they do now!

  • @pimphand00
    @pimphand00 6 років тому +24

    The 1980 Turbo TA was and still is a handsome car. Too bad it and other cars of the era were strangled by all the emissions and low compression.

    • @operator91210
      @operator91210 2 роки тому +1

      Some cars are just meant to sit on a turntable, the thought of how it performs is often better than the reality.

  • @youtoobe169
    @youtoobe169 6 років тому +1

    Wow, what a cool video find! Thanks for posting!

  • @ProJanitor
    @ProJanitor 6 років тому +5

    Isn't it absolutely weird as fuck to see how shiny they all used to look?

  • @mgrella63
    @mgrella63 8 місяців тому

    I wish I could go back in time to this auto show and see all those beautiful cars in person

  • @hardyboy1959
    @hardyboy1959 6 років тому +7

    Can you imagine how hard it must have been to make these cars seem attractive?! Truly the dark ages for the automobile!

    • @davidgarris2513
      @davidgarris2513 2 роки тому +3

      It's relative to when you grew up. I grew up then, and their was nothing wrong with the cars.

    • @larkatmic
      @larkatmic 2 роки тому +1

      Ummm. It was 1980. It was a very unattractive time period….

  • @zoinks244
    @zoinks244 3 роки тому +4

    Why do I love this so much?

  • @Blog4Justice
    @Blog4Justice 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the upload! 🇬🇧

  • @nickrustyson8124
    @nickrustyson8124 8 років тому +8

    They got me sold on the Grand Prix.

    • @stepheng3667
      @stepheng3667 6 років тому

      I Had a 1980 Grand Prix. It was a good car. 4.3 265 V-8. Kept it for 7 years and and 115,000 miles. Looking back at them now they seem so square.

  • @turbofiat
    @turbofiat 5 років тому +4

    People 30 years from now will be saying the same exact thing about cars built after 2010!
    My first car was a 1981 Honda Prelude. Hondas seemed to have the worst rust problem of any car sold at the time. Mine was 5 years old and already had rust on. You couldn't stop the rust from growing on these things! The rust grew from the inside out.

    • @bullrunready
      @bullrunready 2 роки тому

      Right there going to cars back then looked like insects!

  • @phekwig
    @phekwig 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome! I have owned and driven several versions of many of these cars, having been a taxi driver starting in the early 90's when we were using cars produced in the 1980's, and cars from these times were affordable used vehicles.

  • @tonychavez2083
    @tonychavez2083 7 років тому +62

    please build a time machine so I can go back!

    • @ZEZERBING
      @ZEZERBING 7 років тому

      Tony Chavez as your self now, or at your age then?

    • @tonychavez2083
      @tonychavez2083 7 років тому +4

      hmm. had to think about that for a minute? My heart says back to my age then, but my logic says at my age now, financially I could be astronomically rich from stock market and professional sports betting. I would forgo riches to have youth. The money would complicate me too much.

    • @skmc6915
      @skmc6915 6 років тому

      I'm down with that !

    • @ZnenTitan
      @ZnenTitan 6 років тому

      As they say. "I wouldn't mind being 21 again if I can take my (Add age here) year old brain with me".

    • @beezertwelvewashingbeard8703
      @beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 6 років тому

      Wish I wasn't poor in 1993. Found a 68 charger for sale for $800 obo and a purple 74 barracuda 340 for the same price that year. Regrets.

  • @Steve-uw5bf
    @Steve-uw5bf 3 роки тому

    That is a real time capsule! Thanks for posting!

  • @stevethemechanic8099
    @stevethemechanic8099 6 років тому +3

    really like this video! interesting and nostalgic

  • @ThomasTalbotMD
    @ThomasTalbotMD 6 років тому +6

    1980-81 was probably the automotive low point for the US market

  • @alexlevy322
    @alexlevy322 6 років тому +2

    :15 seconds. Oh that Plymouth Volare RoadRunner. Gawd I wish I had bought one back then with the 4spd manual trans with the 318 Motor....Good old days !

  • @tonyfriend7413
    @tonyfriend7413 5 років тому +1

    I am glad that I found this video page! And Look back at The Cars for 1980! Since I graduated H.S. hat year I remember these cars Very well! Probably Be Hard Pressed To Find Any of them anymore except all rusted out and smashed in the old car dump! 3.06 p cst USA 1/18/19

  • @buzzcrushtrendkill
    @buzzcrushtrendkill 6 років тому

    Great vid, thanks for sharing.

  • @PFR1930
    @PFR1930 7 років тому +27

    Oh, the cars and women back then...

    • @funkmike
      @funkmike 7 років тому +6

      The women, yes. The cars, ....no.

    • @RADIUMGLASS
      @RADIUMGLASS 6 років тому +14

      Yeah, women were actually feminine back then and gave a shit about their appearance.

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 6 років тому +5

      Slow cars and hot women!

    • @GreatBirdOfHope
      @GreatBirdOfHope 5 років тому +5

      Social media killed it. Women have to much attention to focus on one man

  • @-fuk57
    @-fuk57 6 років тому +10

    The best laugh I've had all week: "You'll get a PILE of power"!
    Accurate.

    • @ZnenTitan
      @ZnenTitan 6 років тому +9

      Well, you got a "pile" alright.

    • @georgejacob3162
      @georgejacob3162 6 років тому +2

      And it was 'turbofied'!

  • @ScottDLR
    @ScottDLR 6 років тому +34

    Terrible time for cars but a great time for gorgeous women!

    • @bilalahmed2123
      @bilalahmed2123 6 років тому +7

      Times seemed great back then ! Women weren’t fake as they are today and were always down to get laid.

    • @boataxe4605
      @boataxe4605 6 років тому

      ScottDLR 😛

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 5 років тому +1

    Had '81 AMC Concord & 1982 Chrysler Imperial. '81 Lecar, 1980 Buick Skylark, 1982 Mazda RX7, 1981 4 door Accord by Honda. 1980 Cadillac Eldo , 1984 Maquis , '85 Grand Marquis LS, 1987, Skyhawk wagon, '87 Buick Estate Wagon, '87 porch 924 wrapping up the decade 1989 Lincoln Town car. Myself, wife and three teens back then. I am thinking from memory and may forgotten one or two. Thanks for sharing this. Good memories 👍 2018 down to just one. 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium 👍

  • @32rodrick
    @32rodrick 8 років тому +12

    More like the Cars giving away to Contestants on "The Price is Right", "Tic Tac Dough", "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Hollywood Squares"

  • @surferbri5346
    @surferbri5346 6 років тому +5

    my first car was a grandma hand me down 1979 ford fairmont. it was clean, 50,000 miles, and only 7 years old. for a high school kid, it had 4 doors and could seat 5. the only complaint would be it's total lack of power, I think it only had 88 hp.

  • @steveferguson823
    @steveferguson823 2 роки тому +1

    Miss 1980 cars was class of 1980 who else was class of 1980. Wanna relive my 1980 prom 1980 had good music

  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 7 років тому +22

    I hope the Smithsonian has a copy of this for future preservation. Rarely has the "Malaise Era" been captured in such lurid detail. On the positive side, those elocution classes really paid off for the hostesses. It would be churlish to criticize the sheer quantity of rouge applied as the clarity of a 4K screen was not even on the radar in those days.

  • @mph5896
    @mph5896 6 років тому +20

    I had that 4 Door Honda Accord in the same color back in 1996. I paid $100 for it, there was not much left of it due to rust. The best part of it was the exhaust in which somebody fixed it by wrapping a soup can around it and using a coat hanger to hold it together. Gotta love being a broke kid.

    • @yamahonkawazuki
      @yamahonkawazuki 6 років тому +2

      worked for a guy that had an 81 accord. since new, it now had err then had,m( as of 2 years ago, 629k miles on it) was a bit of a bear to start, but once running she did decently. she was fugly with rust though lol

    • @roberturkevich3233
      @roberturkevich3233 6 років тому +7

      I had a 79 cordoba rusted so loud i couldn't sleep

    • @fordshojoe8080
      @fordshojoe8080 6 років тому

      My first car was like that but I loved that car more than anything I cherish my cars

  • @MrCarguy2
    @MrCarguy2 6 років тому +8

    You have to remember before that bashing those cars that:
    There was an oil crisis in 1979 that didn't settle until 1983
    in '79 also Gov't ruled that CAFE standards will go as that year, so the big 3 had to discontinue whatever they were doing good in the 60s and 70s, and this was the result
    That doesn't makes them anyless awful of course.

  • @JamesTomlinson2
    @JamesTomlinson2 6 років тому +1

    Great vid thank you!!

  • @TimLucasdesign
    @TimLucasdesign 6 років тому +1

    Wow - I didn't know there where that many retro 30's looking cars in the 80's!

  • @packardcaribien
    @packardcaribien 8 років тому +12

    Kind of surprised the brand new Lincoln Continental and Mark VI weren't shown.

    • @BBCHZ
      @BBCHZ 6 років тому +1

      Daniel McLean, I was just thinking the same thing given they were completely new for 1980!

  • @paulparoma
    @paulparoma 7 років тому +21

    The Buick Riviera from those years was and remains a masterpiece of timeless elegance. GM has not been able to produce design of this quality since.

    • @dannycarrington1601
      @dannycarrington1601 6 років тому

      The Riviera, Toronado and Eldorado were all beautiful cars. My only quibble is the rear roofline on these was a little too steep.

  • @creekhed1
    @creekhed1 6 років тому +2

    I had a 1980 Omni 024...SLOWEST car in the WORLD!!!! But... got AMAZING MPG! I was stuck in a snowstorm with no money and 1/4 tank of fuel...and hyper-miled the car over 140 miles to get home! Crazy Days!

  • @MrMenefrego1
    @MrMenefrego1 3 роки тому +5

    The 1980s were a very difficult time for 'The Big Three', (GM, Ford, and Chrysler), and even worse for 'The Little One', (AMC). In the 1950's you could look on the American roads for a foreign-made car all day and never find one. By the time the '60s rolled around Detroit was in a panic because foreign car imports went from 700 units per month in 1955 to 50-thousand per month in 1964. By the time the 1970s rolled around the situation was untenable. Then, good ole Uncle Sam stuck his nose into the U.S. auto industry yet again; First, there were the 'Smog-Control Devices' and minimum MPG which were choking the life, and horsepower out of the once-powerful, now detuned American V-8 engines. Then came the onslaught of foreign cars, 'Datsun', (now Nissan) Honda, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mercedes, etc., etc. right at the time when American automobile manufacturers were scrambling to figure out how to go from building massive 'Luxo-Barges', Personal Luxury Cars and Muscle Cars to building new, smaller, more fuel-efficient engines and cars of higher quality; they failed in almost every aspect of those assignments. I read an article back in the year 2000 or so which told of the closing of the very last American car automobile dealership in LA, California, a Chevrolet dealer who had been in business for over 80 years! I think we should have left Japan to their own devices and never helped them with their manufacturing processes after WWII, we did it to ourselves! Oh well, I've still got a few antique American cars, they will last for the remaining years of my life and beyond, so I'm all set.

  • @skmc6915
    @skmc6915 6 років тому +67

    The music in car commercials and porn was the same in the 1980s.

    • @turowat
      @turowat 6 років тому +2

      SKMC69 : yeah, I noticed that!

    • @leecanfil3066
      @leecanfil3066 6 років тому +4

      Car porn

    • @k.j.g.9601
      @k.j.g.9601 5 років тому +3

      So is the spokesmodel. It was the 80’s. She probably went from showing the cars to getting banged in them....

    • @johnbeer5242
      @johnbeer5242 5 років тому

      ahhaha😂😭

    • @76TomD
      @76TomD 4 роки тому +2

      Because someone is getting sloppily screwed in both

  • @northernrednecklife6268
    @northernrednecklife6268 6 років тому +44

    This chick could sell everything.

    • @davehak2880
      @davehak2880 6 років тому +1

      What the fuck are you saying?

    • @MikeyRB77
      @MikeyRB77 6 років тому

      So, Americans don't even try to pronounce French words? Just PHONETIC?

    • @CaptHollister
      @CaptHollister 6 років тому

      Well, she did have the ability to recite the manufacturers' ad copy for the camera.

    • @TimLucasdesign
      @TimLucasdesign 6 років тому +1

      Mike I believe it's the Brits who pronounce Filet phonetically.

  • @MaestroTJS
    @MaestroTJS 7 років тому +5

    Amazing old footage! Any idea where this car show was held? Maybe they said it and I missed it. I'm surprised certain cars weren't shown, for example the Cadillac Seville.

    • @obc1500
      @obc1500 7 років тому +4

      1980 Chicago Auto Show

  • @jamesvradenburg3712
    @jamesvradenburg3712 3 роки тому

    Chevy Monza and Vega!! My first cars i ever driven. Wish I had them yet. This is such a cool video.

  • @zzdakota
    @zzdakota 2 роки тому

    Wow, the old McCormick Place was a great place for the auto show back in the day.

  • @MillerMeteor74
    @MillerMeteor74 2 роки тому

    I never even heard of #22 or #38, or any of the concept cars at the end, and I was at the New York auto show that year. Pretty cool old video.

  • @mikejsretroarcade4612
    @mikejsretroarcade4612 6 років тому

    I was 6 years old in 1980 and I remember my parents bought the Aspen coupe and station wagon that year, and Get this... they bought both cars brand new the same day and paid $5,000 each ($10,000) total for two brand new cars!! Unheard of now. We use to sit in the hatchback of the aspen wagon all the time as kids, great memories for sure!!!

  • @lm7bird680
    @lm7bird680 6 років тому +9

    They called the rotory engine economical i couldnt stop laughing for about 2 minutes

    • @bones007able
      @bones007able 5 років тому +1

      they are economical.... when they are not runnng

  • @doug9066
    @doug9066 4 роки тому

    I remember alot of three cars which I was in JR. High School at that time. Those were the days which I had a 1980 Mercury Zephyr which of course bought used when I got my drivers license later in the 80's which was my first car. I've always liked this Buick Skylark which I wanted one until redesigned later on. My grandparents had a Dodge Aspen wagon which was the model year with the round headlights which I liked that car plus had the wood grain option.

  • @Mr.Preston3991
    @Mr.Preston3991 6 років тому +2

    What cars could look like in 10 years. 20 years later and I'm happy my car has a CD player.

  • @JDYOUNGEARTH777
    @JDYOUNGEARTH777 Рік тому

    Just here to check out the cars put out the year I was born. Pretty cool.

  • @eldo59
    @eldo59 6 років тому +1

    Love the Grand Prix! Today I drive an '81 Regal.

  • @stainedroof5217
    @stainedroof5217 6 років тому +5

    "... with reptile green padded vinyl roof. An quality car from Chysler." That really happened! Great video, thanks!

  • @Mirror1973
    @Mirror1973 3 роки тому

    We had a Volare growing up, it had an eight track player! I loved it, 1979 !,

  • @hydraulics
    @hydraulics 5 років тому +1

    I remember the Volare doors freezing open in the winter. We had to wrap the seatbelts around them.

  • @fordmavericksosx3569
    @fordmavericksosx3569 4 роки тому +1

    Very cool! So many beautiful cars (Well, except for the GM X-bodies) Do you have any more old auto show footage?

  • @peterzebot1795
    @peterzebot1795 6 років тому +1

    I had a 78 Accord hatch. I was a great little car. They should bring it back!!

  • @2bitrasputin793
    @2bitrasputin793 5 років тому +2

    AMC Concord/Eagle looks great.

  • @EddieFly00
    @EddieFly00 3 роки тому

    Wow! Front wheel drive! That’s 𝘭𝘢𝘢𝘢𝘮𝘦.

  • @landyachtfan79
    @landyachtfan79 7 років тому +2

    Do you have any more of these presentations from the '70's &/or '80's?!!!!!

  • @davegoldspink5354
    @davegoldspink5354 2 роки тому

    I really miss the 80s back when I was young and my hair was thicker and wasn’t grey and I could move without pain or clicking. Didn’t have a lot of these cars here in Australia but I wish we did.

  • @markmarshall39
    @markmarshall39 8 років тому +18

    loved this video, my era of cars, but I do have to say that the speed limit was 55, not 70 like today, so the mpg's of the economy car's would be different of course

    • @LoganLavery
      @LoganLavery 7 років тому

      My era also...70mph? What state?

    • @aaronries9307
      @aaronries9307 7 років тому +1

      Ohio is 70.

    • @powerwindow2
      @powerwindow2 7 років тому +2

      fastest highway in the us...us 130. 85 mph....which means you can run close to a hundred without being noticed. check out the hennesey test run when it opened in austin texas. drive safe.

    • @nlpnt
      @nlpnt 7 років тому +1

      Early EPA "highway" mileage estimates were really more a "steady 50 mph" figure because that's all the dynos of the early '70s when the test protocol was written could take. They've been revised downward twice - starting in 1985 this was done mathematically, and starting in 2008 they ran the test at faster speeds with the a/c on.

    • @TheOzthewiz
      @TheOzthewiz 6 років тому

      Wisconsin is 70

  • @Free_Samples
    @Free_Samples 6 років тому +41

    Man... life was just better in everyway in the 80s

    • @NVRAMboi
      @NVRAMboi 6 років тому +10

      Other than automobiles you are exactly right.

    • @CaptHollister
      @CaptHollister 6 років тому +5

      The motorcycles of the era were very good, some of the cars were great (this is the era that saw the introduction of hot hatchbacks), but most were mediocre at best and many were downright terrible. The only reason I would go back to the 80s is that I was a young man back then.

    • @2010BLACKNISSAN
      @2010BLACKNISSAN 6 років тому +3

      Except for the internet and UA-cam.

    • @231mac
      @231mac 6 років тому +2

      jim_iddy_kriket I dump it in a second to go back. Times were much better then.

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 3 роки тому +1

      @InfiniteMushroom At that point the wound was barely infected, today
      the USA is literally in the last stages of MERSA before death.

  • @jgilbert589
    @jgilbert589 7 років тому +20

    the rabbit got 42 city and 55 highway, wth, I'm not a mechanic or an car/engine buff but why didn't this sort of activity continue?

    • @snowrocket
      @snowrocket 7 років тому +22

      It did, and still does. Those cars were maybe 2300 pounds and had no more than 55 HP. 0-60 MPH was like 18+ seconds. Standard equipment was very little compared to today. They would NEVER pass today's crash tests or emissions tests. Most importantly, the EPA has revised the fuel economy numbers posted on the window sticker at least twice since then. That same car, tested today would likely post 37 and 48 MPG. Today's cars are better in every way except they are heavier and cost more.

    • @cujet
      @cujet 6 років тому +5

      Because they really only achieved about 40mpg in real world use and were incredibly underpowered with a top speed around 75, sometimes. I still have a Rabbit diesel engine in my shed! I've owned a few of them.

    • @georgee.williams1449
      @georgee.williams1449 6 років тому +1

      The BE rabbit was a tin can deathtrap. You could save money, but only if you drove it all the way to the center and crashed it there.

    • @davidkruse4030
      @davidkruse4030 6 років тому +2

      volkwagon are lying pieces of shit. They tried claiming that shit a few years ago and have been sued. They have a volkswagon graveyard in Pontiac Mi.

    • @jessesan2003
      @jessesan2003 3 роки тому

      Most were manual transmissions with high mpg, automatics were gutless

  • @saxongreen78
    @saxongreen78 3 роки тому +2

    '...the Oldsmobiles are in _early,_ this year!'

  • @jackhoule579
    @jackhoule579 2 роки тому

    I had a 1980 Plymouth volare station wagon with a slant 6 four speed on the floor I was so embarrassed to drive it to school . But it was the best $300 car I've ever bought. Dang I wish I still had that station wagon.

  • @solomongrundy1618
    @solomongrundy1618 5 років тому +5

    Cars looks so much better back then and they're more reliable in my opinion or at least easier to work on my aunt still has her 1980 Honda Accord that she bought in high school yes it still runs

    • @franki3Ru550
      @franki3Ru550 2 роки тому

      Really? I feel like cars look futuristic and cool now especially the electric cars, I love it

  • @operator91210
    @operator91210 2 роки тому

    Man that firebird pace car special edition is to die for 😱

  • @Doobie1975
    @Doobie1975 7 років тому +2

    For the 1980 VW Dasher were automatic's far rarer than the 4 speed manual's? At 1:45 I'm surprised they've shown a VW Dasher with automatic transmission instead of a 4 speed manual.

  • @928gto
    @928gto 3 роки тому

    Very cool

  • @revokdaryl1
    @revokdaryl1 2 роки тому +1

    The 633 CSI is one of the best cars BMW ever built. They were very fast for their time too. Still a quick car today.

    • @RedBud315
      @RedBud315 2 роки тому

      When I was 16 my aunt had a '73 2800 CSI and I loved that car. She had to have the tranny rebuilt and then later the motor blew(I think her son raced it a bit too much) so she sold it without me knowing. I wanted the car to do a small block Chevy swap that I could take to Tune-Up Masters but, ride in style. Search for those cars today and people are asking as much as $70K or more.

  • @chuckster3629
    @chuckster3629 5 років тому

    In 1980 I could have bought one of those small rice grinders, but I bought a new Ford Pinto hatchback with the all glass rear window. I really enjoyed that car. It was fun to drive and with the manual 4 speed, it had plenty of power, but still got great gas mileage. I wish I still had it.

  • @joshuac4772
    @joshuac4772 3 роки тому +1

    Man I would love to have that 6 series today