5 Best American Luxury Cars Of The 1980s

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  • čas přidán 27. 07. 2024

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  • @American.legends
    @American.legends  Před měsícem +2

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  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 Před měsícem +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!

  • @owlnswan4016
    @owlnswan4016 Před měsícem +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.

  • @davidallen5776
    @davidallen5776 Před měsícem +5

    I still gravitate toward the Lincoln today!

  • @DavidPysnik
    @DavidPysnik Před měsícem +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.

  • @commandertopgun
    @commandertopgun Před měsícem +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  Před měsícem +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @commandertopgun
      @commandertopgun Před měsícem

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

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989 Před měsícem +2

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

  • @rovervitesse1985
    @rovervitesse1985 Před měsícem +5

    Kinda miss the 80-85 Buick Park Avenue

  • @auto-Insight-yt
    @auto-Insight-yt Před měsícem +8

    the Imperial was SO Sexy! ❤❤

  • @doug6191
    @doug6191 Před měsícem +2

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

  • @RomanJockMCO
    @RomanJockMCO Před měsícem +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.

  • @emreunal407
    @emreunal407 Před měsícem +3

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

  • @Romiman1
    @Romiman1 Před měsícem +3

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

    • @mistert7958
      @mistert7958 Před měsícem

      Actually, all the way back to Volare.

  • @wilsixone
    @wilsixone Před měsícem +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.

  • @arnesahlen2704
    @arnesahlen2704 Před měsícem +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.

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 Před měsícem +2

    Never heard of a Fleetwood "broom" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @bakemonomoke2642
    @bakemonomoke2642 Před měsícem

    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。

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker6806 Před měsícem

    I used to own a 1992 Fleetwood Brougham De-lagance

  • @stevenwolff6866
    @stevenwolff6866 Před měsícem

    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

  • @royperry2859
    @royperry2859 Před měsícem +3

    A broom eh!

  • @MillieJacksoncar
    @MillieJacksoncar Před měsícem

    good job bro

  • @JDeubel
    @JDeubel Před měsícem +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 Před měsícem +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.

  • @colonelsanders104
    @colonelsanders104 Před měsícem

    4:29 Vince Mcmahon it's you ?

  • @vanguy7810
    @vanguy7810 Před měsícem

    Buick Park Avenue, puts them all to shame

  • @mikevale3620
    @mikevale3620 Před měsícem +1

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

  • @motoxdudeNV-UT
    @motoxdudeNV-UT Před měsícem +2

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

    • @American.legends
      @American.legends  Před měsícem

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

    • @citibear57
      @citibear57 Před měsícem

      @@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'.

  • @giuliopedrali4794
    @giuliopedrali4794 Před měsícem +1

    Great cars except the 4 door Lincoln

  • @mikeperry6794
    @mikeperry6794 Před měsícem +1

    The 4100 was a piece of junk.

  • @townhall05446
    @townhall05446 Před měsícem +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.

  • @kerrypierre9494
    @kerrypierre9494 Před měsícem

    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 Před měsícem +2

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

    • @kerrypierre9494
      @kerrypierre9494 Před měsícem +1

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

  • @kingblake2490
    @kingblake2490 Před měsícem

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