Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 ! My parents owned a 76 Aspen sedan ( saloon ) here in Canada . I have great memories of that car back in the 70s and early part of the 80s . The car was fairly reliable and comfortable . 😊
Being an Aussie I don't know anything about the Dodge Aspen. However it's good to see what was offered in the Aspen range. Very practical station wagons, and interesting coupes. They look like they were similar in size to the Aussie Chrysler Valiant range in the seventies. By 1979 there were no coupes in the Valiant range. Seeing the 5.9 litre R/T Aspen coupe with 4 barrel carburettors reminds me of the Valiant Charger R/T E38 model in the first half of the seventies. "R/T" stood for "Road and Track", and they were usually sold in order to homologate the model for production car racing. The Chrysler Valiant range in the early seventies (from 1971 to 1974 in particular) in Australia would make an interesting video.
I think these more obscure brochure episodes that us Europeans haven't heard of are great! I must admit I've never heard of the Aspen. I was even in two minds whether to watch this one as I'm completely unfamiliar with the model. However I'm glad I did. Education of unknown cars is a great thing. I hope you do some more North American brochures from this era. Thanks for posting.
I agree with some others on here, it’s great to see some cars which I’m not familiar with. I enjoy expanding my knowledge of some of the American brands. Great vid.
I'm in the US but I'm in my 50s and my family/brothers owned some British cars when I was a kid. Austin/Morris Minis, MG 1100, Austin America, MGB, and a Plymouth Cricket (Hillman Avenger).
I quite like the idea of seeing brochures from other countries outside the UK as I might not have seen them before so its good to see how other countries cars were promoted. This is a nice brochure and does show it off nicely I think. I don't know if it was actually a good car though. These were also used as a base for the Monteverdi Sierra which was a custom car made in Switzerland
My best friend's family had one.....the rear end lasted about 20k ...they replaced 3. It stalled without warning, usually while trying to merge onto the highway or busy street..It also did not like to start on cold days, hot days...rainy days...starting fluid and electrical drying spray were a full time necessity..The best feature was the self opening back doors....yes faulty rear door latches.....we had a friend fall out the back door at a stop light......we went back, picked him up....My best friend's Mom said "well next time make sure it is shut."......yup ....it popped open 2 more times while she was driving, she then believed us and it was fixed...and yes it did up being a safety recall about 2 years after the problem was fixed on theirs. These were just a few of the problems. They owned it for maybe 4 years and 70k miles MAX. By the end trim was falling off in peoples hands and in the driveway. The Plymouth Volare is pronounced as "Voe lar ay". I am from Boston mass and now live in Dracut Ma...and yes it is pronounced "Dray-cut" I have been a long time subscriber
I take it that this was one of the Chrysler K car designs? But as you say, not that we saw them in Britain. However, I bet that even a backyard mechanic could take a spanner to the thing, and it still looked like what we think of as an American car. All with an 8 track tape player too! In this time of EV's and SUV's, I honestly despair. There is no longer much on the market that someone like myself would choose to buy.
How does an anti-corrosion warranty work? "Oh, I can see that rust. The rest of the car is probably fizzing away. Here, have a new one." Decimetres^3 = litres. Only ever seen it used in a scientific setting.
My experience of this is when my dads 1983 Triumph Acclaim started rusting under the front bumper after about 2 years - the solution was that the dealership ‘fixed’ the issue and repainted the effected section - of course the rust came back when the anti corrosion warranty ran out. Never heard of a new replacement - always lots of get out clauses.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 ! My parents owned a 76 Aspen sedan ( saloon ) here in Canada . I have great memories of that car back in the 70s and early part of the 80s . The car was fairly reliable and comfortable . 😊
Aw thank you nice to hear your experience
The Aspen was smaller dimensionally than the big cars but styled/trimmed like the big cars. It also rode and drove smoothly like a bigger car.
Being an Aussie I don't know anything about the Dodge Aspen. However it's good to see what was offered in the Aspen range. Very practical station wagons, and interesting coupes. They look like they were similar in size to the Aussie Chrysler Valiant range in the seventies. By 1979 there were no coupes in the Valiant range. Seeing the 5.9 litre R/T Aspen coupe with 4 barrel carburettors reminds me of the Valiant Charger R/T E38 model in the first half of the seventies. "R/T" stood for "Road and Track", and they were usually sold in order to homologate the model for production car racing. The Chrysler Valiant range in the early seventies (from 1971 to 1974 in particular) in Australia would make an interesting video.
I think these more obscure brochure episodes that us Europeans haven't heard of are great! I must admit I've never heard of the Aspen. I was even in two minds whether to watch this one as I'm completely unfamiliar with the model. However I'm glad I did. Education of unknown cars is a great thing. I hope you do some more North American brochures from this era. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for watching
I agree with some others on here, it’s great to see some cars which I’m not familiar with. I enjoy expanding my knowledge of some of the American brands. Great vid.
Thank you
I'm in the US but I'm in my 50s and my family/brothers owned some British cars when I was a kid. Austin/Morris Minis, MG 1100, Austin America, MGB, and a Plymouth Cricket (Hillman Avenger).
Aw interesting
I quite like the idea of seeing brochures from other countries outside the UK as I might not have seen them before so its good to see how other countries cars were promoted. This is a nice brochure and does show it off nicely I think. I don't know if it was actually a good car though. These were also used as a base for the Monteverdi Sierra which was a custom car made in Switzerland
Interesting
My best friend's family had one.....the rear end lasted about 20k ...they replaced 3. It stalled without warning, usually while trying to merge onto the highway or busy street..It also did not like to start on cold days, hot days...rainy days...starting fluid and electrical drying spray were a full time necessity..The best feature was the self opening back doors....yes faulty rear door latches.....we had a friend fall out the back door at a stop light......we went back, picked him up....My best friend's Mom said "well next time make sure it is shut."......yup ....it popped open 2 more times while she was driving, she then believed us and it was fixed...and yes it did up being a safety recall about 2 years after the problem was fixed on theirs. These were just a few of the problems. They owned it for maybe 4 years and 70k miles MAX. By the end trim was falling off in peoples hands and in the driveway. The Plymouth Volare is pronounced as "Voe lar ay". I am from Boston mass and now live in Dracut Ma...and yes it is pronounced "Dray-cut" I have been a long time subscriber
Thank you for commenting on a car I really know little about
I like the american cars but that is certainly not small. I love a trans am
I take it that this was one of the Chrysler K car designs? But as you say, not that we saw them in Britain. However, I bet that even a backyard mechanic could take a spanner to the thing, and it still looked like what we think of as an American car. All with an 8 track tape player too! In this time of EV's and SUV's, I honestly despair. There is no longer much on the market that someone like myself would choose to buy.
Is old mate in the blue sweater holding a shottie?
How does an anti-corrosion warranty work?
"Oh, I can see that rust. The rest of the car is probably fizzing away. Here, have a new one."
Decimetres^3 = litres. Only ever seen it used in a scientific setting.
My experience of this is when my dads 1983 Triumph Acclaim started rusting under the front bumper after about 2 years - the solution was that the dealership ‘fixed’ the issue and repainted the effected section - of course the rust came back when the anti corrosion warranty ran out. Never heard of a new replacement - always lots of get out clauses.