5 Best American Luxury Cars Of The 1980s

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  • Опубліковано 6 січ 2025

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  • @American.legends
    @American.legends  6 місяців тому +2

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  • @davidallen5776
    @davidallen5776 6 місяців тому +6

    I still gravitate toward the Lincoln today!

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 6 місяців тому +3

    Had new in 1981 , Chrysler Imperial. Top of line. $23K back then. It truly was a beautiful automobile. Had the all new EFI. That was very bad. Chrysler paid to have converted to carburetor at $2,000.
    We kept the car until 1985 and traded in on the new Chrysler 5TH Avenue. ( Had zero issues) Lee Iacocca was chairman of the board at Chrysler Corporation. Thanks for the memories!

  • @commandertopgun
    @commandertopgun 6 місяців тому +5

    WHAT A LIST, A PERFECT ONE AT THAT, I LOVE ALL 5 OF THESE INCREDIBLY STUNNING CARS-WOW-GREAT VIDEO REVIEWS/SHARING. THANKS FOR POSTING

    • @American.legends
      @American.legends  6 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @commandertopgun
      @commandertopgun 6 місяців тому

      @@American.legends I am happy you made this amazing video as well, you are welcome. Thanks for the 'love' & likes'.

  • @DavidPysnik
    @DavidPysnik 6 місяців тому +6

    The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (just Brougham starting in 1987), and the d’Elegance version in particular, was the true king of the road and ultimate luxury car in the 1980s.

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989 6 місяців тому +2

    I'm nostalgic. I remember wanting that Seville. And I was only in my teens and early twenties in the 1980s.

  • @owlnswan4016
    @owlnswan4016 6 місяців тому +11

    I would argue, strongly (while still having love for the Town Car), that the Mark VII LSC was the best American luxury (or any type of) car of the decade. Especially the 1988 model.
    The white Town Car you stated to be a Cartier model is not correct...that is a 1989 Signature Series.

  • @rovervitesse1985
    @rovervitesse1985 6 місяців тому +5

    Kinda miss the 80-85 Buick Park Avenue

  • @emreunal407
    @emreunal407 6 місяців тому +3

    Knowledge:
    Yes I Had This 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham's Brochure:))

  • @RomanJockMCO
    @RomanJockMCO 6 місяців тому +4

    I would have exchanged the Mark VII for the Fifth Avenue. First with composite headlights, first American car to offer ABS and would do doughnuts around that Diplomat in drag. Also the Landau top wasn't exclusive to the Fifth Avenue. It was also on the New Yorker. Buick reintroduced it on the Riveria for 1989, Cadillac offered it on their Coupe de Villes, Brougham Coupes and Eldorados. Lincoln offered something similar but it was more of a half cabriolet top with a cross bar spanning the B-pillars. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @doug6191
    @doug6191 6 місяців тому +2

    Town Car is fine, but the Mk VII Continental was the bee's knees for the decade. Nothing else was close.

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 6 місяців тому +2

    Never heard of a Fleetwood "broom" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @auto-Insight-yt
    @auto-Insight-yt 6 місяців тому +8

    the Imperial was SO Sexy! ❤❤

  • @Romiman1
    @Romiman1 6 місяців тому +3

    About the Fifth Ave should be mentioned, that is based on the late 70s LeBaron.

    • @mistert7958
      @mistert7958 6 місяців тому

      Actually, all the way back to Volare.

  • @arnesahlen2704
    @arnesahlen2704 6 місяців тому +2

    Imperial also suffered from being built on a midlevel Chrysler platform. Its ride was criticized for non-luxe standards of comfort and driving ease.

  • @MillieJacksoncar
    @MillieJacksoncar 6 місяців тому

    good job bro

  • @stevenwolff6866
    @stevenwolff6866 6 місяців тому

    The 81-83 Imperial was one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Unfortunately its EFI system was crap. Even Sinatra himself got stranded by his own one & that was the end of it

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker6806 6 місяців тому

    I used to own a 1992 Fleetwood Brougham De-lagance

  • @wilsixone
    @wilsixone 6 місяців тому +2

    I waited all the way to the end of the video to see if you corrected the last featured vehicle, which you stated was the full-size 1980 to 1989 Cadillac (Fleetwood) Brougham. The model ran from 1980 to 1992! 1990/91/92 had updated front header panel to include euro-style one-piece headlamps being the only major difference. The Chevy Caprice came out with the one-piece design for the 1989 model year, FYI.

  • @bakemonomoke2642
    @bakemonomoke2642 6 місяців тому

    一部の日本人にとっては、クライスラー・インペリアルといえば1957年式。子供の頃に憧れたTV番組の車の、ベース車両でした。

  • @royperry2859
    @royperry2859 6 місяців тому +3

    A broom eh!

  • @michaelpfaff6009
    @michaelpfaff6009 3 місяці тому

    Brougham is not pronounced "broom." The5th Avenue had that 1/4 vinyl top because they extended the roof line to make the rear windshield more upright and formal by adding a fiberglass extension. It was simply a LeBaron with a longer roof.

  • @JDeubel
    @JDeubel 6 місяців тому +1

    My parents had one of those Cadillacs when I was younger they had a diesel one and was comfortable and decent on the inside but the diesel motor was horrible and Idols way to rough

  • @Renovatio2
    @Renovatio2 6 місяців тому +1

    All I can think of when I see these cars is mafia. Goodfellas, Casino. Traces of Billy Batts are probably still in one of the trunks.

  • @motoxdudeNV-UT
    @motoxdudeNV-UT 6 місяців тому +2

    Do NOT love the Digital Voice... why not a Human?

    • @American.legends
      @American.legends  6 місяців тому

      a human voice over artist would cost me as much as my mortgage for a video like this 🙃👀

    • @citibear57
      @citibear57 6 місяців тому

      @@American.legends What's wrong with your own voice? I am sure it would be just fine, plus, it would give your video the 'human touch'.

  • @mikevale3620
    @mikevale3620 6 місяців тому +1

    The mechanical voice is improving…but it still has its faults.

  • @vanguy7810
    @vanguy7810 6 місяців тому

    Buick Park Avenue, puts them all to shame

  • @Nic_odd
    @Nic_odd 6 місяців тому

    4:29 Vince Mcmahon it's you ?

  • @giuliopedrali4794
    @giuliopedrali4794 6 місяців тому +1

    Great cars except the 4 door Lincoln

  • @townhall05446
    @townhall05446 6 місяців тому +1

    Are you kidding?! The 'Imperial' was a steaming pile. As delivered the first batch barely even ran so got converted back to a carburetor and a pathetic 140 net hp. The entire car was bumper to bumper junk, the kind of car that almost put Chrysler out of business.

  • @mikeperry6794
    @mikeperry6794 6 місяців тому +1

    The 4100 was a piece of junk.

  • @kingblake2490
    @kingblake2490 6 місяців тому

    That 80-85 Seville is still one of the ugliest Cadillacs ever produced.

  • @kerrypierre9494
    @kerrypierre9494 6 місяців тому

    Cool vid, well done.
    Everyone likes what they like, with that being said, to me , the second generation sevills are just plain ugly. The shape of the rear end just doesn't fit the rest of the car.

    • @aaronwilliams6989
      @aaronwilliams6989 6 місяців тому +2

      I hated em, too, at first. Then they grew on me.

    • @kerrypierre9494
      @kerrypierre9494 6 місяців тому +1

      @@aaronwilliams6989
      Haha, I know what you mean. I used to not like
      4dr cars and station wagons, now I really like them 👍😁