I just bought an old one that wasn't taken care of for $500. It's a 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic with a V8 5.0L. I plan to rebuild it and completely restore it. These kind if cars rock
@@_JoeMomma I was always jealous that you Americans had the opportunity to have these fantastic cars available in your market. Here in Brazil we only had 3 of them: Ford Galaxie/Landau, Ford Maverick, and Dodge Charger (your Dart with a Charger's style front). Now the world is being dominated by the European style. These European-style cars are very boring, tasteless, FWD, uncomfortable, fall apart, they have a feeling of being absurdly heavy, even though they are tiny. You will miss the "American Style" a lot.
@@pauloararaquara I 100% agree with you in that cars today are very boring and all starting to look the same in certain ways. There's no unique characteristic's to cars anymore and it went from cars getting really awkwardly smooth to no it's gotta be super sharp and pointy!!! I miss the look of older american muscle cars because each one had it's own style that set it apart from the others and just look so bad ass. Newer american muscle cars are still pretty neat looking, but to me personally I prefer the classics.
When I was a kid, one of my uncle had a Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham 1981 diesel. And yeah, at that time I think it was one of 5 that existed in Sweden. But remember that car, remember the diesel sound and I was hooked with that sound forever it seems. I was only 4-5 years old at that time. Then he got tons of problem with it, the engine, the transmission...so he sold it. But after several years, when I was 13-14 years old, he bought it back. Had it couple of months, then he sold it again. Never seen it anymore and now I am 36. But yes, when we talks about the car he is going into a depressed mode and always saying: "Damn, I regret I sold that car, because in the end, it was the best car I ever had."
Ill bet if it had a 350sbc he woulda never sold it. Those cars were super smooth. Growing up we had a 76 oldsmobile cutlass supreme with a 350rocket. Sweet car horrible on gas. We ended up getting a 1987 jetta turbo diesel, leaky ass car but it ran forever.
@@WeisCarl2000 The only problem with this engine was the early ones had weak head retention and some issues with the injection pump. They were sorted later on in the production run. You get one now, make sure it's got the updates fitted, and it's every bit as reliable as the gas 350 it was based off of. I kinda want one in a Caprice just like this, with a wide ratio 4-speed manual and 2.73 rear gears. Would be a great highway cruiser and a reasonable daily.
@@TestECull Better stud the upper-end (heads) while you're at it, as a safety measure... and a built 200R4 or a 4L65-E fitted with an older, all-mechanical or full-manual valve body and a bell housing to match the block's mating pattern would be better than rowing gears all the time around town. ;)
@@jeffer0987 Well, you got the Cummins tho. But it never entered the V8-stadium, only up to straight 6's. But it has a distinctive sound. Many people in Sweden acctually think it is a V8 because of the sound. I know one car as well that sounds like it, and it is a Swedish engine. The D24 made by Volvo, or well, Volvo Penta at first, it is a marin engine from start. Later Volvo took it and putted it in Volvo 240, 245 and even some 740 and 745's. But the sound of a GM diesel V8 from the 80´s, that's just eargasm when it comes to carengines. Too bad the american people didn't want the engine because of the knocking sound. transmission-problems all the time. Well, I guess it was the only 2 things that was the problem. My uncle I guess got a monday-ex. Because the engine acctually stood up for the task. Many engines haven't been started for years and years. They are like a Volvo B18 engine. Just put fresh fuel in it, a new battery, check the oil, turn the key, and it will start.
Wonderful video and absolutely beautiful car - thanks for sharing! Love those early ‘80s Caprices. My parents ordered a new one back in late ‘84 (my dad liked the wood grain dash appliqué and analog clock in the ‘84s but couldn’t find one on a dealer lot equipped the way he wanted). Eventually he grew to “tolerate” the faux stainless steel dash of their ‘85 but appreciated the electronic tuning AM/FM cassette over the previous years’ analog head units. He ordered it with the 305 and 4spd automatic (1985 was the last year you could order any GM vehicle in the US with a diesel engine but he wanted nothing to do them as they were very undesirable in cold climates like Minnesota) and it was essentially bulletproof. They generally used the car for trips, interstate travel and light towing and I remember him commenting on how it got about the same mpg on the highway as their previous car, a troublesome midsize Buick with a V6 and 3spd, while being vastly more comfortable. To this day he still says it was the best car they’ve ever owned (currently they have a Volvo XC70 and Subaru Outback in their garage). I saw much of the continental US from the backseat of that car during our summer vacations. Great memories!
@@dinkchow crank and head gaskets/bolts were the weak points. The blocks were fine. In fact, the diesel blocks are sought after because of their strength for high performance gasoline builds.
High mileage sure paid off in preserving this specimen. It's like a tune capsule. It would be nice to see these in Australia. I have seen only three with my own eyes. One like this, one pre 1980 and a Canadian built 1982 wagon. The owner have me a brief tour and I was blown away at it's solid construction.
These are a rare car to start, but even rarer to see one that’s still running. Most of these got swapped to a gas engine after the diesel blew up. Nice car!
This car is so sweet. I bought one just like this one in 1995; except mine had A/C. I bought it to put a gas burner in it. The seller got it running for me on gasoline fumes. I knew it ran too good & I figured out the glow plug system wasn't working. So I bought 7G glow plugs which are 12 volts. I wired the relay to a spring-loaded toggle switch. That fixed the starting issue & I made a daily driver out of it for a long time! I loved that sweet diesel
Nice car, I love classic American cars. We have an Oldsmobile Delta 88 2 door coupe in the garage, with the 350 Diesel. Runs great, and gas milage is good for this big car. In a hot summer we managed 7,8 Liter on 100 km Diesel, that's more than 30 mpg (US). Now we are going to restore the car with new paint and so on :)
James B hahahahaha I never realized that until now and I’ve been around these cars for a long time. I guess GM has always loved its shared parts bin. I remember at GMAD Janesville they’d give out the old badges to some selected employees and my dad got some of the last in the plants history
It's interesting that Chevy cars borrowed from other divisions for their badging. The Monte Carlo used the Buick "diesel" logo for that line of cars. All other GM divisions created their own look for diesel powered vehicles.
You dont see Olds diesels that often because they were poorly designed. They basically converted a gasoline engine into diesel. They couldn't take the high compression, and blew off the heads.
Chump Johnson so both of you are in some ways correct Olds designed the engine separately from the 350 gas engine however they used many similar parts to save costs and kept nearly the same 350 gas head / gasket / head bolt configuration which would be the engines downfall! I own a VT365 and they have similar issues with less than desirable head gasket / bolt problems it’s got 230k on it tho going strong so far! Diesel is certainly the way to go!
My high school friend's parents had a similar vintage 98 diesel and I remember seeing the soot on the light blue carpet on the transmission tunnel, coming out of the ventilation vent in the middle.
This was very interesting for me. I knew they built a Caprice with a V8 Diesel but haven’t seen one yet. I drove two 350 V8 Caprice from ‘78 and ‘79. I was still a student and could hardly afford the tax and gasoline. Everyone thought I am crazy driving such a gasoline guzzling American car. They were my daily driver from 1986 to 1991. In the video you can hear it is a diesel. I have to get a Caprice again... beautiful car.
I never liked the Caprice too much, but you have a very nice specimen there. Beats any other crap sold in Europe, then or today. You really can't get more car for the money. The motor sounds excellent. Great job!
I own a 84 Impala with the 305. Ripped out the quadra jet for a 4b Edelbrock, MSD ignition, Flowmaster muffler. And she runs pretty well. I never knew they built one with a diesel. I dig it. Box Chevy club brother.
Hello Netherlands! 🙋 This is truly a Rolls Royce of a Chevrolet with a diesel mill no less... I could only hope to find one so pristine. 🏆 Mustangs and Camaros enjoy almost guaranteed widespread appeal, however I feel that we are all collectively blessed within the hobby when less common and often underappreciated or misunderstood specimens are preserved and cherished, emerging as original survivors or showcasing well deserving mechanical or cosmetic restoration. 👍😎
I don't know if it was just me but this car sounds just like the Humvees I drove in the Army I never knew that I would find a caprice that sounded like this haha
Your video with the car remind me some good memories, I live in the North of the Québec province in Canada and I had a 1990 caprice as a second car. It was an old police with the 350. It was a very sturdy, very solid car. Surprising powerful too. It has the rubber mats and the plastic backseat and when my cousin came from France for a month with his girlfriend, they stayed at my house and they borrowed it as I made them some reservations for the place they had to visit, they even made a 3 days trip to Montreal and in the Maine state in the US, they wanted to see the city where Stephen King's stories take place, and they enjoyed it a lot. It was their first time in North America, so they got to ride in a car they see often in movies and got to visit some interesting places too, it was 20 years ago and they still talk about that car and the trip. Mine was the same colour as yours, it used to be a unmarked police car. There's some difference, the dashboard and some other details like the grill and the front light were not the same, I think yours is more beautiful.
At least we have beamng to play with, this car is modelled there with unbelievable accuracy, good for anyone who would otherwise never experience this beast
Note that said Diesel had been properly overhauled and, a lot of the design flaws were addressed. ca 1982-85, that Olds 350 was worlds away in better durability, etc.
Very cool and rare car !! . I used to own a 1985 Impala (pretty much the sister to the caprice) it had the rare option of a carbureted 2 barrell Buick 3.8 V6 . It had a rear end gear ratio of 2.73 . The car was really guttless off the line but highway it got decent fuel mileage for what it was . I've never seen another Buick V6 in a mid 80's GM B body
I had one of these. I had a real headache keeping the oil topped off. I had a new “engine” put in it thinking it would help. All that did was replace the block and pistons. That wasn’t enough...it STILL leaked. This model and the styling I thought were excellent for the time.
Such a beautiful yet POWERFUL car. I miss it my dad had one just like this an '84 gas version. What a cream puff it was and still is. Great video thanks for sharing...:)
lol ''powerful'' I think this engine was rated at like 120hp or 130hp, These cars were NOTORIOUSLY slow, even back then in the early days of high emission standards from the EPA when almost everything was slow and under powered, these diesel caprice's and Delta 88's stood out with how sssssslllllooooowwwww they were.
Definitely a lower tone growl than the Mercedes diesels of that era. Interesting to see the amber tail lenses in the taillights-that must’ve been a Canadian thing.
The Caprice was basically the only survivor of the ill-fated attempt at diesel engines by GM. (Detroit Diesels excluded, of course). They were the only ones to be found on the road years later.
I've never seen a caprice diesel in person. Those are super rare, most diesels were in Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs. They had a good ride quality because the engines are so damn heavy! But don't expect these cars to be peppy, that's for sure.
This is in the Netherlands? Odd how much like Florida it looks. The highway looks like I-95 going to Orlando haha. Anyway, nice video. A Caprice in pristine, stock condition like that is unseen here in the US.
OK for some reason this video has been on my recommendations for weeks now and I've finally clicked it. The car is just BEAUTIFUL and so are the roads of the Netherlands. And it's also a diesel, aren't those quite rare? I have no idea though, living in Russia I've never ever seen a car like this by my eyes, it's a car from movies for me.
Hey great car! Im suprised this car runs so great, i only heard bad Things about the Olds Diesel Motor. I have a 1980 Caprice pretty much like this one, this dark blue like this one is exactly the same, just no Diesel and a bit diffrent styling, like only Red Brake Lights
A lot of European countries had luxury taxes on specific options. In Belgium even a radio would get you hit with the luxury tax, so people would buy bare bones cars and install aftermarket radios later to avoid it.
@@MyerShift7 They also used to have these random surprise inspections where they would check that you had your fire extinguisher, first aid kit and warning triangle, where you would get cited if one or more were missing. I never got stopped, but always wondered if they found an aftermarket radio in your car, whether that would generate something that would cause you to later get a bill.
@@kennethsouthard6042 Sounds like a wonderful life. The cops in the US are pretty sneaky and not to mess with, but some Euro regulations and their enforcement are downright absurd. I usually go by "if we don't do it in the US, it need not be done."
No, Europeans do not love American cars in general - only the classic ones like this one. The newer ones are too big, too thirsty and with poor build quality. I see very few American cars wherever I’ve been in Europe. However, I’ve seen a lot of European cars when I’ve been in the US. Kinda makes you wonder..
The only thing wrong with this car is it isn't stickshift converted. Gorgeous piece and she runs like a swiss watch! Rare car too! Bet she rides like a cloud~
I'm just happy to see a Caprice that isn't cut up and jacked up on 30 inch wheels👍🏾
Yep
Amen. Shame what some people do to cars.
MyerShift worst part is most of the low riders and donks look pretty nice, delete the ugly ass wheels.
Real shame
Amen...nothing says stupid like bulldozer tires on a classic..
Got mine on 15in torq thrusts looks pretty good
That's one nicely preserved Caprice, period.
Too bad it has that loud, obnoxious, shit-diesel engine...
@@cardtrix1970 lol
@@cardtrix1970 you can fill it with eco-diesel. diesel by default is better than gas.
@@cardtrix1970 nothing an LS swap cant fix lol
@@anisena16 is this a v8 ??
It's so odd seeing a Caprice and a Peugeot 206 estate in the same video.
True.
Yeah lol
Crossover episode that almost never happens.
No matter were you are in the world everyone loves a CAPRICE CLASSIC !!!!! From the USA here
I just bought an old one that wasn't taken care of for $500. It's a 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic with a V8 5.0L. I plan to rebuild it and completely restore it. These kind if cars rock
Agree. From Brazil! 👍🏼
Got a 86 sitting on jack stands in my garage. Everyday when I come home from work and see it on my garage it makes me happy
@@_JoeMomma I was always jealous that you Americans had the opportunity to have these fantastic cars available in your market. Here in Brazil we only had 3 of them: Ford Galaxie/Landau, Ford Maverick, and Dodge Charger (your Dart with a Charger's style front). Now the world is being dominated by the European style. These European-style cars are very boring, tasteless, FWD, uncomfortable, fall apart, they have a feeling of being absurdly heavy, even though they are tiny. You will miss the "American Style" a lot.
@@pauloararaquara I 100% agree with you in that cars today are very boring and all starting to look the same in certain ways. There's no unique characteristic's to cars anymore and it went from cars getting really awkwardly smooth to no it's gotta be super sharp and pointy!!! I miss the look of older american muscle cars because each one had it's own style that set it apart from the others and just look so bad ass. Newer american muscle cars are still pretty neat looking, but to me personally I prefer the classics.
When I was a kid, one of my uncle had a Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham 1981 diesel. And yeah, at that time I think it was one of 5 that existed in Sweden. But remember that car, remember the diesel sound and I was hooked with that sound forever it seems. I was only 4-5 years old at that time. Then he got tons of problem with it, the engine, the transmission...so he sold it. But after several years, when I was 13-14 years old, he bought it back. Had it couple of months, then he sold it again. Never seen it anymore and now I am 36. But yes, when we talks about the car he is going into a depressed mode and always saying: "Damn, I regret I sold that car, because in the end, it was the best car I ever had."
Ill bet if it had a 350sbc he woulda never sold it. Those cars were super smooth. Growing up we had a 76 oldsmobile cutlass supreme with a 350rocket. Sweet car horrible on gas. We ended up getting a 1987 jetta turbo diesel, leaky ass car but it ran forever.
@@WeisCarl2000 The only problem with this engine was the early ones had weak head retention and some issues with the injection pump. They were sorted later on in the production run. You get one now, make sure it's got the updates fitted, and it's every bit as reliable as the gas 350 it was based off of.
I kinda want one in a Caprice just like this, with a wide ratio 4-speed manual and 2.73 rear gears. Would be a great highway cruiser and a reasonable daily.
@@TestECull Better stud the upper-end (heads) while you're at it, as a safety measure... and a built 200R4 or a 4L65-E fitted with an older, all-mechanical or full-manual valve body and a bell housing to match the block's mating pattern would be better than rowing gears all the time around town. ;)
That’s when America made competitive things, this was Chevy, but this much success in diesel ⛽️ would crushed European markets
@@jeffer0987 Well, you got the Cummins tho. But it never entered the V8-stadium, only up to straight 6's. But it has a distinctive sound. Many people in Sweden acctually think it is a V8 because of the sound. I know one car as well that sounds like it, and it is a Swedish engine. The D24 made by Volvo, or well, Volvo Penta at first, it is a marin engine from start. Later Volvo took it and putted it in Volvo 240, 245 and even some 740 and 745's. But the sound of a GM diesel V8 from the 80´s, that's just eargasm when it comes to carengines. Too bad the american people didn't want the engine because of the knocking sound. transmission-problems all the time. Well, I guess it was the only 2 things that was the problem. My uncle I guess got a monday-ex. Because the engine acctually stood up for the task. Many engines haven't been started for years and years. They are like a Volvo B18 engine. Just put fresh fuel in it, a new battery, check the oil, turn the key, and it will start.
That is an absolutely gorgeous Caprice! I've loved these since I was a teenager, but never knew they came with a diesel!
Wonderful video and absolutely beautiful car - thanks for sharing!
Love those early ‘80s Caprices. My parents ordered a new one back in late ‘84 (my dad liked the wood grain dash appliqué and analog clock in the ‘84s but couldn’t find one on a dealer lot equipped the way he wanted). Eventually he grew to “tolerate” the faux stainless steel dash of their ‘85 but appreciated the electronic tuning AM/FM cassette over the previous years’ analog head units.
He ordered it with the 305 and 4spd automatic (1985 was the last year you could order any GM vehicle in the US with a diesel engine but he wanted nothing to do them as they were very undesirable in cold climates like Minnesota) and it was essentially bulletproof. They generally used the car for trips, interstate travel and light towing and I remember him commenting on how it got about the same mpg on the highway as their previous car, a troublesome midsize Buick with a V6 and 3spd, while being vastly more comfortable.
To this day he still says it was the best car they’ve ever owned (currently they have a Volvo XC70 and Subaru Outback in their garage).
I saw much of the continental US from the backseat of that car during our summer vacations. Great memories!
If only GM hadn't cut so many corners on this engine, it would've actually been a huge success.
They got great fuel mileage for that era and they were smooth and torquey. Great idea that was poorly engineered and executed. Normal for GM.
@@scdevon yeah it is pretty typical of GM. The bean counters ruin just about every good idea.
Yea if they properly tested it before pushing it out the door so fast and working out the bugs it would have been great
The block was too weak to be a Diesel.
@@dinkchow crank and head gaskets/bolts were the weak points. The blocks were fine. In fact, the diesel blocks are sought after because of their strength for high performance gasoline builds.
High mileage sure paid off in preserving this specimen. It's like a tune capsule. It would be nice to see these in Australia. I have seen only three with my own eyes. One like this, one pre 1980 and a Canadian built 1982 wagon. The owner have me a brief tour and I was blown away at it's solid construction.
These are a rare car to start, but even rarer to see one that’s still running. Most of these got swapped to a gas engine after the diesel blew up. Nice car!
I enjoyed this video....it’s a neat old car, and like the fact that it’s made to European specs....speedometer, turn signal lenses, etc.
This car is so sweet. I bought one just like this one in 1995; except mine had A/C. I bought it to put a gas burner in it. The seller got it running for me on gasoline fumes. I knew it ran too good & I figured out the glow plug system wasn't working. So I bought 7G glow plugs which are 12 volts. I wired the relay to a spring-loaded toggle switch. That fixed the starting issue & I made a daily driver out of it for a long time! I loved that sweet diesel
What kinda fuel mileage!?
Nice car, I love classic American cars. We have an Oldsmobile Delta 88 2 door coupe in the garage, with the 350 Diesel. Runs great, and gas milage is good for this big car. In a hot summer we managed 7,8 Liter on 100 km Diesel, that's more than 30 mpg (US). Now we are going to restore the car with new paint and so on :)
What country are you in?
7 POINT 8***** not 7 COMMA 8
@@allentoyokawa9068 In Germany, we use comma for decimals. 😁 Point is only for ending a sentence. 🙂
@@allentoyokawa9068 some places use commas instead of decimals for numbers. Latin America does that practice.
We had 1981 Caprice Classic Station Wagen….with this engine Loved that car!
Look at how smooth the thing is. A well balanced engine right there
Love how "Diesel" is written in the Olds typefont on the badge.
James B hahahahaha I never realized that until now and I’ve been around these cars for a long time. I guess GM has always loved its shared parts bin. I remember at GMAD Janesville they’d give out the old badges to some selected employees and my dad got some of the last in the plants history
the Diesel 350 was designed by Olds
It's interesting that Chevy cars borrowed from other divisions for their badging. The Monte Carlo used the Buick "diesel" logo for that line of cars. All other GM divisions created their own look for diesel powered vehicles.
yup GM crapyness at its finest
Pretty certain that's because many Oldsmobiles also came with this engine. In typical GM fashion they probably shared the badge between the cars.
Thanks for sharing, used to drive a '77 Impala for 20 years still missing it
It’s weird seeing a Chevrolet Caprice in another country, but it’s still cool!
i drive an 89 F150 in England
It’s weirder to find one that’s a diesel.
It's like a beast walking on the dutch roads! Loving this car.
Wow, that is a beautiful Caprice! And the 5.7 diesel is something you don see every day.
You dont see Olds diesels that often because they were poorly designed. They basically converted a gasoline engine into diesel. They couldn't take the high compression, and blew off the heads.
Yeah Because they all blew up a long time ago!!!!!!
James B
That’s not true. It was designed as a diesel from the ground up.
Chump Johnson so both of you are in some ways correct Olds designed the engine separately from the 350 gas engine however they used many similar parts to save costs and kept nearly the same 350 gas head / gasket / head bolt configuration which would be the engines downfall! I own a VT365 and they have similar issues with less than desirable head gasket / bolt problems it’s got 230k on it tho going strong so far! Diesel is certainly the way to go!
I've never seen a European spec caprice of that vintage with the orange signals on the rear. USA here.
Orange signals, diesel engine and km/h speedometer. That's totally bizarre and charming.
@@luidhi you’ll find it in Middle East gulf region but not Diesel though.
Caprice sedan. Diesel.. not bad, and sound very good
Шикарный, классический Chevrolet Caprice Diesel! Diesel sound is super!
Только не дай бог наебнется запчастей хрен найдёшь)
@@ilichanell8116 з/ч как говна и стоят недорого!
Недостаток, время доставки, 2-3 месяца
My high school friend had a ‘78 Olds 98 Regency with the diesel motor. You could hear his car all the way down the block.
My high school friend's parents had a similar vintage 98 diesel and I remember seeing the soot on the light blue carpet on the transmission tunnel, coming out of the ventilation vent in the middle.
Definitely a Canadian car, KPH speedometer and no air conditioning. Nice car.
Pure luxurious! That’s a very nice car! Love that color! Navy blue!
I love the sound of that engine
Reminds me of the purring of a Barreiros Diesel
8 months later I come across this video again and still love the car I wish to someday live in the east and drive a car similar to yours !
Engine is very responsive to throttle input. Lovely car overall. You should be proud
This was very interesting for me. I knew they built a Caprice with a V8 Diesel but haven’t seen one yet. I drove two 350 V8 Caprice from ‘78 and ‘79. I was still a student and could hardly afford the tax and gasoline. Everyone thought I am crazy driving such a gasoline guzzling American car. They were my daily driver from 1986 to 1991. In the video you can hear it is a diesel. I have to get a Caprice again... beautiful car.
I never liked the Caprice too much, but you have a very nice specimen there. Beats any other crap sold in Europe, then or today. You really can't get more car for the money. The motor sounds excellent. Great job!
I own a 84 Impala with the 305. Ripped out the quadra jet for a 4b Edelbrock, MSD ignition, Flowmaster muffler. And she runs pretty well. I never knew they built one with a diesel. I dig it. Box Chevy club brother.
Beautiful! It's so nice to see an older vehicle in excellent condition...especially a less-popular vehicle.
Hello Netherlands! 🙋
This is truly a Rolls Royce of a Chevrolet with a diesel mill no less... I could only hope to find one so pristine. 🏆
Mustangs and Camaros enjoy almost guaranteed widespread appeal, however I feel that we are all collectively blessed within the hobby when less common and often underappreciated or misunderstood specimens are preserved and cherished, emerging as original survivors or showcasing well deserving mechanical or cosmetic restoration. 👍😎
Just a wonderful awesome piece of art from America 🙂🥰
I don't know if it was just me but this car sounds just like the Humvees I drove in the Army I never knew that I would find a caprice that sounded like this haha
Your video with the car remind me some good memories, I live in the North of the Québec province in Canada and I had a 1990 caprice as a second car. It was an old police with the 350. It was a very sturdy, very solid car. Surprising powerful too. It has the rubber mats and the plastic backseat and when my cousin came from France for a month with his girlfriend, they stayed at my house and they borrowed it as I made them some reservations for the place they had to visit, they even made a 3 days trip to Montreal and in the Maine state in the US, they wanted to see the city where Stephen King's stories take place, and they enjoyed it a lot. It was their first time in North America, so they got to ride in a car they see often in movies and got to visit some interesting places too, it was 20 years ago and they still talk about that car and the trip. Mine was the same colour as yours, it used to be a unmarked police car. There's some difference, the dashboard and some other details like the grill and the front light were not the same, I think yours is more beautiful.
Beautiful car , love the color and upholstery , magnificent .
At least we have beamng to play with, this car is modelled there with unbelievable accuracy, good for anyone who would otherwise never experience this beast
Beautiful car ! You kept it in good shape !
So clean. I love the eurospec taillights.
Thank you for preserving it! it sounds great.
This is really cool. the sound alone is nuts! But i am very amazed about the displacement to power ratio 😂😂
Wow 😮 this is a good one I’m impressed to see one with a Diesel engine 😎😎
Note that said Diesel had been properly overhauled and, a lot of the design flaws were addressed. ca 1982-85, that Olds 350 was worlds away in better durability, etc.
It has nice chilly V8 sound... 105bhp from 5.7L V8 natural aspirated diesel as I recall... 7.8L/100 km? Wow
What a gorgeous looking car. Just super clean.
Cool :) My family had a 1980 Buick Electra Estate Wagon diesel till 1984 when the engine broke, we got a gas powered after that
Broken crankshafts and blown head gaskets is all I remember about these. Oh. And stuck timing advance on injection pump.
Very cool and rare car !! . I used to own a 1985 Impala (pretty much the sister to the caprice) it had the rare option of a carbureted 2 barrell Buick 3.8 V6 . It had a rear end gear ratio of 2.73 . The car was really guttless off the line but highway it got decent fuel mileage for what it was . I've never seen another Buick V6 in a mid 80's GM B body
Cool,I had one,same year same color,same engine!!,plus I had a 1981 Olds Cutlass with Diesel ,both were great cars.
You know how time flies when an 80s caprice has the classic badge on it from the factory
Wonderful roads and beautiful countryside.
I had one of these. I had a real headache keeping the oil topped off. I had a new “engine” put in it thinking it would help. All that did was replace the block and pistons. That wasn’t enough...it STILL leaked. This model and the styling I thought were excellent for the time.
No sabía que existía un caprice diesel, gracias por compartir My friend...
Wunderbar, das sehe ich zum ersten Mal. Ich hatte um 1985 eine 350er Caprice Bj. 79, ca. 2 Jahre lang. es war ein tolles A
uto.
Such a beautiful yet POWERFUL car. I miss it my dad had one just like this an '84 gas version. What a cream puff it was and still is. Great video thanks for sharing...:)
tomtalker2000 not a powerful car lol not even a little
lol ''powerful'' I think this engine was rated at like 120hp or 130hp, These cars were NOTORIOUSLY slow, even back then in the early days of high emission standards from the EPA when almost everything was slow and under powered, these diesel caprice's and Delta 88's stood out with how sssssslllllooooowwwww they were.
@@nathanmcdonald610 Maybe even less. The later, more reliable DX engines were rated at around 105 hp if I remember correctly.
These were economy engines
The car is a beast I took the whole ride with you
Nice sound! Thank you!
really nice all original chevy! nice going!
Definitely a lower tone growl than the Mercedes diesels of that era. Interesting to see the amber tail lenses in the taillights-that must’ve been a Canadian thing.
Export-spec as per European regulations.
Amazing. That was my first car in 1991, but run on gasoline. Same color
An absolute gem of a box Chevy.
I should have bought the one I seen a couple years ago it was grandma clean
I love the looks of late 70s and early 80s American cars.They have an elegance and a grace present day cars lack all together.
Wow I never knew such a thing existed cool.
I love this era of cars
Wow this Caprice is the best sounding that I've heard .
Congratz for the nice video and wonderful car! I've always wanted a Delta 88 with the 350 cid Diesel.
The Caprice was basically the only survivor of the ill-fated attempt at diesel engines by GM. (Detroit Diesels excluded, of course). They were the only ones to be found on the road years later.
Best Caprice Era👍
One of the most beautiful vehicles ever made.
Truly a magnificent vehicle
I've never seen a caprice diesel in person. Those are super rare, most diesels were in Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs. They had a good ride quality because the engines are so damn heavy! But don't expect these cars to be peppy, that's for sure.
Вот это дороги! Конечно состояние машин хорошее, когда по таким дорогам они ездят.
This is in the Netherlands? Odd how much like Florida it looks. The highway looks like I-95 going to Orlando haha. Anyway, nice video. A Caprice in pristine, stock condition like that is unseen here in the US.
Right, this is the Netherlands and it looks really like the I-95 to Orlando. I've been there once! I love it!
Thanks for sharing! How many liters it needs on 100km?
Nice car! I wouldn't mind to own one of these.
OK for some reason this video has been on my recommendations for weeks now and I've finally clicked it.
The car is just BEAUTIFUL and so are the roads of the Netherlands.
And it's also a diesel, aren't those quite rare? I have no idea though, living in Russia I've never ever seen a car like this by my eyes, it's a car from movies for me.
American here. you never see the diesels around anymore
Hey great car! Im suprised this car runs so great, i only heard bad Things about the Olds Diesel Motor. I have a 1980 Caprice pretty much like this one, this dark blue like this one is exactly the same, just no Diesel and a bit diffrent styling, like only Red Brake Lights
You know dude is car magican if he can pull that thing under the hood and car goes wruum wruuum
A lot of people in this country often wouldn't drive past 45mph on the freeway, but the faster you drive the car the less fuel it burns.
The "WAIT" light remain on until today...
Are those the glow plugs?
I Love it! Motor runs strong and sounds good. Rebuilt - Factory parts are OK, but, aftermarket parts is even better. I like Edelbrock..
Can't put edelbrock on a diesel.
Wow no air conditioning! I figured that was standard on the Caprice Classic.
Ac wasn't really a big thing in Europe.
A lot of European countries had luxury taxes on specific options. In Belgium even a radio would get you hit with the luxury tax, so people would buy bare bones cars and install aftermarket radios later to avoid it.
@@kennethsouthard6042 thank you for a great example of why European taxation and regulations are not to be admired or desired.
@@MyerShift7 They also used to have these random surprise inspections where they would check that you had your fire extinguisher, first aid kit and warning triangle, where you would get cited if one or more were missing. I never got stopped, but always wondered if they found an aftermarket radio in your car, whether that would generate something that would cause you to later get a bill.
@@kennethsouthard6042 Sounds like a wonderful life. The cops in the US are pretty sneaky and not to mess with, but some Euro regulations and their enforcement are downright absurd. I usually go by "if we don't do it in the US, it need not be done."
Nothing's lazier than an American V8 ...apart from an American V8 diesel ...love it :-)
I love these and the crown Victoria of the same era
nooit geweten dat er een caprice diesel was...
vind het wel leuk dat er een in Nederland rijd;)
What a gem. A truck that can’t be used
Diesel:
**exists for better fuel economy and performance**
Americans with diesel:
What is yours "fuel economy"?
These diesels got significantly better fuel economy than the gas engines of the time
In US videos I read in the comments for the 5,7 diesel 30mpg what is about 8 l on 100km. So far better than gasoline.
Where did you find piston and a crankshaft? All I can find is old stock gasket rebuild kit. No master kit
I remember riding in one around 1984.
Props on owning that caprice cLAssic 👏
Absolutely stunning motor
Is that the infamous 5.7 Diesel engine? That’s an awesome blast from the past you kept up.
By 1984 mostly the bugs had been worked out but damage was done reputation wise
American Car In Europe those Europeans love our American cars
79tazman every place but UK 🇬🇧 our roads too narrow and that everyone else’s driving on the wrong side
only the old ones, the new ones are trash.
I don't see many American cars here
No, Europeans do not love American cars in general - only the classic ones like this one. The newer ones are too big, too thirsty and with poor build quality. I see very few American cars wherever I’ve been in Europe. However, I’ve seen a lot of European cars when I’ve been in the US. Kinda makes you wonder..
@@pilskadden Sometimes i see American cars. Mostly its a Dodge Ram
Good video, i like vintage cars. It would have been nice to have done an acceleration from zero to 100
The sound is impressive, but performance is not. Almost 20 sec to 100kmh. It has only 106 HP
This is awesome. I bet that thing is commmmfy!!
Prachtige wagen! en een geweldig geluid.
The only thing wrong with this car is it isn't stickshift converted. Gorgeous piece and she runs like a swiss watch! Rare car too!
Bet she rides like a cloud~
Absolutely gorgeous!