5 Best American Luxury Cars Of The 1980s
The 1980s marked a significant change for American cars. During this time, many American cars shifted from being rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive. Cars were getting smaller, and their engines were becoming smaller too. Instead of big V8 engines, more cars started using 6-cylinder engines, and 4-cylinder engines became really popular. This change also affected American luxury cars.
At the beginning of the 1980s, luxury cars were often large and powered by V8 engines with rear-wheel drive, but by the end of the decade, they had become smaller and used V6 engines with a front wheel drive. Even though it was a tough time for American luxury cars, U.S. automakers still managed to create some really impressive ones.
Here’s a list of the 5 best 1980s decade American luxury cars.
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00:00 Intro
00:10 1980-1985 Cadillac Seville
02:20 1981-1983 Chrysler Imperial
04:24 1985-1989 Lincoln Town Car
06:29 1984-1989 Chrysler Fifth-Avenue
08:44 1980-1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
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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!
I still gravitate toward the Lincoln today!
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.
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.
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
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@commandertopgun
Ай бұрын
@@American.legends I am happy you made this amazing video as well, you are welcome. Thanks for the 'love' & likes'.
I'm nostalgic. I remember wanting that Seville. And I was only in my teens and early twenties in the 1980s.
Kinda miss the 80-85 Buick Park Avenue
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.
@aaronwilliams6989
Ай бұрын
I loved that Fifth Avenue and Town Car.
Town Car is fine, but the Mk VII Continental was the bee's knees for the decade. Nothing else was close.
the Imperial was SO Sexy! ❤❤
Knowledge: Yes I Had This 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham's Brochure:))
About the Fifth Ave should be mentioned, that is based on the late 70s LeBaron.
@mistert7958
Ай бұрын
Actually, all the way back to Volare.
Imperial also suffered from being built on a midlevel Chrysler platform. Its ride was criticized for non-luxe standards of comfort and driving ease.
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.
Never heard of a Fleetwood "broom" 🤣🤣🤣
A broom eh!
good job bro
@American.legends
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the visit ❤️
I used to own a 1992 Fleetwood Brougham De-lagance
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.
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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
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
4:29 Vince Mcmahon it's you ?
Buick Park Avenue, puts them all to shame
The mechanical voice is improving…but it still has its faults.
Do NOT love the Digital Voice... why not a Human?
@American.legends
Ай бұрын
a human voice over artist would cost me as much as my mortgage for a video like this 🙃👀
@citibear57
Ай бұрын
@@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'.
Great cars except the 4 door Lincoln
The 4100 was a piece of junk.
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.
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
Ай бұрын
I hated em, too, at first. Then they grew on me.
@kerrypierre9494
Ай бұрын
@@aaronwilliams6989 Haha, I know what you mean. I used to not like 4dr cars and station wagons, now I really like them 👍😁
That 80-85 Seville is still one of the ugliest Cadillacs ever produced.