"If the customer's HT4100 blows up, just tell 'em 'Hey.....mistakes happen...that's why pencils have erasers"....

You'd park it in a field too if you wanted no one to see you get out of it.

Mediocre 3.8 (229ci) V6 and a 4.4 (267ci) V8 were not for California due to dated leaded fuel engines. The 5.0 (305ci) and Z28 5.7 (350ci) V8 required regular and premium unleaded respectively.

They should have not used sealant 😂

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Yuck. Crappy cars. Pushrod, low tech garbage motor, garbage transmission, and front wheel drive. They couldn't have made a less competitive car if they had planned it

Glad the other truck got spared. El Camino was a classic. A shell over the box made it even better.

😂😂😂I'm laughing my ass off! This is so scripted. Cadillac Salesman cried at dealerships as to how they were going to feed their families while selling these subcompact nightmares.

AKA....."The Birth of General Motor's Demise" under the incompetent leadership of CEO, Roger Smith.

First thing when I'm thinking about my G20 is efficiency, lol. At least I'm getting 15 mpg.

I'd like to meet the engineers, if , still alive who ,designed those diesel engines, and the ones approved production., so I can tell them what a garbage of human, and crooks they are.. for building garbage ,and selling garbage.

These C body cars failed miserably in the crusher. The steering knuckles would shatter and lower ball joints would separate. The front struts would explode and oil would squirt out. The rocker panels would distort and buckle. The ‘89 models went to plastic fenders and would shatter thus making a mess inside the crusher.

i have owned both these trucks and i would buy another ford , i dont like changing engines every 3000 miles

I wouldn't buy a car from a meatheaded bearded liberal like that!

Never again. GM made a major decision to drop the brand.

Were they really painting the cars with another one of a different color just a few feet away on the production line? That seems like a recipe for overspray between cars.

Why do they test a Chevrolet G10 a ford E150 but a Dodge B250 ? Why they didn’t chose a B150

My first car was a blue '80, it was very worn out by the late '00s when I had it, wound up selling it and getting a '79 that I still have. They're sort of awkward step children G bodies but I love them, don't remember the last time I saw another one.

Your father,s Oldsmobile was better than the new generation of Olds

All of the hype in the world couldn't save these bouncy subcompacts. The year Cadillac truly died.

"The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year"...1980!!!😁

ok I know the HT4100 wasn't great and neither was the transmission, but as I kid I thought this was the coolest car ever. My grandpa got one in late 84 when they first came out and was so excited that it was smaller, he didn't have to push the gas to start it, and that the windows still rolled down after the car was off. I with the powertrain was better because I think these were really great.

"Provides years of dependable service."😂😂😂😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣.......... AKA........The engine that almost killed Cadillac.

So friggin cool! Did they still have this setup for any GM passenger cars in 1983-84?

my flavorite the hearse version deville fleetwood

Lol, aerodynamics of an 81 square body can't be much better than 80? I love my square bodies, own a 77 k10 but come on GM

Coolant leaks, bad camshafts. Great quality control.

There a few minor dilemmas with the EPA Fuel Economy Ratings. They were what you could achieve an not what was avarage. I had a 78 GMC C15 with the 305 2BBl and Th350. It averaged about 17 if I wasn’t in a hurry. It’d get around 15 if I was trying to go somewhere fast. Now in 1981 they had the Electronic Quadrajet that used the CCC commands. Which worked great when new but if the carb had to be rebuilt it was basically useless if the mechanic didn’t have the dwell meters. I could see the 81 C10s getting the 21 mpg. Also Chevy had a lockup torque converter and if I’m not mistaken the C4 in Fords F Series didn’t. 2mpg does add up, but by no means meant the Ford wasn’t any reliable. From my experience the Chevy Engines wore out faster and smoked more then Fords. Seeing a Ford smoke meant something was wrong but didn’t mean anything for a Chevy.

i owned one of each of these trucks and i would have paid double for the ford

“Sporty design”. Sure thing there sport

Hell of a referb man.. well done! The industrial Design is noteworthy too i think.

One of the best car ever made!

It sure was a great time to be a GM Diesel mechanic... I made $16.65 per flat rate hour in the 80's .. Min. wage was $3.35 back then. There sure was a ocean of cars to fix...$$$$$$$$$$$$ P.S. The EPA mandated EGR valves were and still are a total disaster for ANY diesel engine.... And yes a 5500LB land yacht of a car could get 30 MPG on a regular basis... Just remember CLEAN emissions has ZERO to do with Mileage.......... The government EPA scam...

i’ve got an 84 fleetwood brougham with 140k miles on the original engine, probably the worst engine i’ve ever had to deal with

The good old days of pouring antifreeze on the ground...

Had a 1981 custom deluxe with the 4.1 liter inline 6. I didn't dare try to pass anybody unless there was no one coming for at least 2 miles ahead. It was horribly slow. Put a 350 with a 700R tranny in it. Then it was fun to drive!

GM's sad attempt for the small car, fuel efficient, Honda and Toyota buyers back in the day. GM was never good at making small compact cars, and that's because midsize was the limit on small size with them over the decades.

Owned an 84. While in warranty 2 engine replacements, rack and pinion replacement and it was knocking again when I got rid of it.

One of the worst engines ever manufactured.

Mint KX!

Nice to see. I had both models in the 90's : '77 Impala 350cui 170hp and a '83 Caprice 305cui 150hp. The best way of driving!

'80 was the last year for the "LeMans" Grand Am. G-body cars like this still had full frame construction and rear wheel drive.

Can GM Please Rebuild this Exactly like this interior an exterior, with a modern V6 or a small block V8 motor. An AM-FM Radio. A power window an power lock feature. I do want that kind of renewed monte carlo being sold.

I wish i kept mine. . .

You’re kidding, right? What a shame.

I have one 86 Grand Prix brougham and my bro has a 1984 Grand Prix brougham 😎

This was the year they sloped the hood and fenders, it’s the best looking square body to me!

I love this car

I’m a heavy truck mechanic with 34 years experience and I don’t buy anything from the tool trucks anymore. Icon tools absolutely ROCK! This is all I buy now. Thank you Harbor Freight!!!

Even for 1981, those Chevy trucks still had the latest “technology and stuff”.