1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue with 28,000 original miles

This is an all original 1987 Chrysler Pitt Ave. It was a garage find and even had the original tires on it until a few months ago.

[@jamesmyers9285]

My Dad bought my Mother a 1989 Fifth Avenue (last year for this body style) in Mink Brown, matching leather interior and Vinyl Top. My Mother still owns the car, 41,000 original miles, and in perfect condition. Not a mark, ding, dent, scratch, inside or out. The Dealer, Powell Chrysler, Escondido, California put Vogue Wide Whitewall patterned tires with a gold band and real Wire Wheels on the car before delivery. It has the same tires and wheels as we speak.

[@FlushinEm]

It must be stunning with the Vogue Whitewalls and real wire wheels.

[@marquiswilliams485]

I had one of these back in 1998! The dark blue and blue velour interior was the reason i got the car in the first place

[@DavidFlorida634]

Nice

[@NicholasCostas]

I just recently bought a 1987 Fifth Avenue for $1,000 with 50,000 miles. I LOVE this car!

[@luckysparkle738]

Just beautiful.. a special kind of beauty

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thanks so much

[@gbtriumph3216]

We didn't appreciate how handsome they were the new...very cool!

[@DavidFlorida634]

Agreed! Thank you

[@twobitsworth1556]

owned one, white/blue with leather interior. quiet, riding on a cloud

[@DavidFlorida634]

Nice

[@kevincostello3856]

Just gorgeous and super clean car . Subscribed Immediately, thank you

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thanks!

[@retroguy9494]

What a gorgeous car! My father had a friend who had one of these. My first job out of college in the 80's was on Wall Street in NYC. I remember walking from the WTC to my firm passing by all the major banks and brokerage houses. In the afternoons, waiting outside of them would be a whole bunch of Lincoln Town Cars, Cadillac Fleetwood Broughams (some of them limousines) and these Chrysler Fifth Avenues waiting to pick up the top exexutives. I always wanted one of these cars but sadly, by the time I was old enough and was making enough money to afford one, the didn't make any of them anymore. Well, I could have bought a Lincoln Town Car as they stopped production in 2011. But they were no longer available with cloth seats and by that time, they were mostly only used by livery companies so the awe and prestige had more or less vanished.

[@DavidFlorida634]

That’s great!

[@retroguy9494]

@@DavidFlorida634 Thanks!

[@veronicahawthorne3452]

Wow some lucky human owns this beauty. I love and appreciate cars from the 80s and 90s..even older. I'm almost 58 and I'd drive this beauty everyday and treat her like gold. These were made to last, unlike the garbage they make now. I have a 1993 Toyota Camry LE in really nice shape..light blue with dark blue cloth interior. 212K miles on it. People always compliment me on it..especially younger people. Runs like a charm. I've driven it since 2002. I'll drive it until I find something equally as reliable.

[@muckle8]

@veronicahawthorne the manufacture of reliable cars for the people ceased in the early 1990’s , the days before all these service lights and cars going into “limp mode” unless you drove it straight to the stealership - I’ve been lucky enough to own several Toyota corolla’s and camry’s and they have all been brilliant and 100% reliable - it’s normally rust around the suspension mountings that kills em - my late father who was a mechanic used to say you can drive a Japanese car to the scrapyard , you have to push all the others! - 😊

[@donaldcurtis9229]

I have an 82 Chrysler, New York or 5th Avenue. White burgundy leather interior 94000 miles show room condition. I take it to car shows. I won 20 awards last year. Very beautiful car was my parents card. I gave it to me. Fully loaded all the receipts sunroof everything has ever been done to the car. To the car. To the car

[@paulm6481]

Beautiful car ❤️🇺🇸

[@GodandGears]

Man that car is clean!!! 👍🏽 thanks for sharing!!!

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Very Beautiful Vehicle 😍 😊

[@philjimenez4874]

had a 84 same color but leather seats loved that car

[@tasaab]

I have always loved how Chrysler stepped up and hit one out of the park by taking a current platform and car, then executing a “Seville” clone almost perfectly, when clearly, there was still demand for the originally Seville size and shape. Great move by Chrysler.

[@chichi1982]

I sold these in the mid 1980's. Bring back velour seats!!!

[@olikat8]

Fun fact- if you stripped the cop car sway bars, steering box (& pump w/cooler), the cradle solid mounts,4-bbl set up, popped in the Walker 40430 Y-pipe and scrapped the lean-burn...these cars still rode great but handled better, more power, better fuel economy, and not worries about when the lean burn would die unannounced

[@michaelhungate7506]

We had one of these beautiful black with red stripes and maroon " corinthian" leather, not sure what kind that is but it was nice. The paint on that car was as awesome as this one. I'd use Wesley's mirror finish polish on it and it was so nice. I was about 16 when we had it. I'd wax it atleast once a week. We had that car for a few years and I remember it being a good car. I also remember it came with those slick when wet Goodyear Arrivas. I was admittedly going too fast just after it started raining, took a corner too fast and done a complete 360 in the middle of road. Somehow I managed not to hit anything or anyone.

[@DavidFlorida634]

That’s great. And yes! This car actually had the original Goodyear Arrivas on it until three months ago.. they had a lighter white sidewall which I kind of regret not replacing. It does still have the original spare in the trunk.

[@michaelhungate7506]

@DavidFlorida634 yeah the white sidewalls complimented the styling of the car. The basic car dates back to mid 70s, I think. I also had a 79 Plymouth Volare, straight six, that's the same basic car, I think 🤔? I had that for about a year in the early 90s.

[@jonathanterrebonne]

Heavenly video!

[@Timbrock1000]

Now THAT'S a Chrysler!!

[@Travis_22]

Awesome!

[@mikeroberts8914]

Beautiful

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thank you

[@erikjohnson8031]

Beautiful car! Congratulations! Should you ever want to sell it... let me know :)

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thank you! Will do!

[@erikjohnson8031]

How is it to drive? I know thaat the acceleration is "non-existant", but how is the comfort and general handling?@@DavidFlorida634

[@erikjohnson8031]

How is it to drive? I know that acceleration is on the slow side, but how is the driving experience? Is it loud, or silent, when driving? How is the handling? (i am thinking about buying one, that's why I am asking). @@DavidFlorida634

[@erikjohnson8031]

@@DavidFlorida634Send a link, please?

[@erikjohnson8031]

@@DavidFlorida634Thanks! I just found it, and started bidding. :)

[@gyost8147]

Wow. I drove one back in the day and it was a good car. It's funny because it was neither my style the for older cars RWD cars and not new with FWD. Now that I'm older I really appreciate it more and time has been kind to the overall package (especially compared to some of the other "downsized" luxury cars in that transition period).

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

My god! Velour! This is what a reasonably sized land yacht should be.

[@retroguy9494]

Yea I love the velour too! So many luxury survivor cars from the 70's and 80's have leather which I don't like. As for being a 'land yacht' of the 'big three' auto makers top luxury models back then which were the Lincoln Town Car, the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham and the Chrysler Fifth Avenue, the Fifth Avenue was actually the smallest.

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

@@retroguy9494 Fifth Avenue is about the size of the 1976-79 Cadillac Seville.

[@charlesmcginness7214]

I remember learning to drive one of these. Carpet looked like fur.

[@DavidFlorida634]

That’s awesome and yes, it does look like fur.

[@milfordcivic6755]

My neighbor owned 3 of these. Silver/Burgundy, White/blue and White/burgundy

[@wgtzz]

Американское автомобилестроение всегда восторг.

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thanks very much!

[@JobyJoby-iw2wr]

Lovely car deserves an E58 powertrain.

[@caribman10]

Great home for a 450 hp crate motor.

[@robroy982]

Strange to see this without pinstripping. My 2,000 mile orginal '87 has double pinstripping on the hood and down the sides..................

[@user-lm2gh8du4q]

روعه ومتعه فريده من نوعها ❤ أتمنى أن تكون لي في المستقبل القريب في كوكب المريخ بعد سنوات ضوئية قليلة ❤😢 غسان من الأردن مواليد دولة الكويت العظيمة ١٩٧١.. لا يوجد عندك عينة مجانية ؟؛؛؛

[@pogr1960]

Que kilometraje tiene? Gracias

[@DavidFlorida634]

28k miles

[@gerardojerry5732]

Is it for Sale?

[@wjtinatl]

In laws had one. White over navy blue leather. This is a beautiful example of what was a very mediocre car in its day. A full-size GM product like an Olds 88 Royale Brougham or Buick LeSabre Limited was much nicer driving, roomier and comparable in price. The bones of the 5th Ave dated back to the Volare, which was a heavily updated Valiant. Plush yes, otherwise, better options abounded.

[@DavidFlorida634]

I agree with you as far as the Oldsmobile, Buick , and Pontiac of the early 80s. But by the time this car was built (87) the Oldsmobile 88 and 98 and other GM full-size cars were on a Front Wheel drive V6 platform. Chevrolet held out with the impala and Caprice, but the other GM cars did not ride near as nice as this one. In my opinion.

[@user-pw5km8jr6z]

Is this for sale

[@muckle8]

318?

[@DavidFlorida634]

Yes a 318

[@muckle8]

@DavidFlorida634 was it still the 3 speed auto or did they have 4 speed on this model ?

[@DavidFlorida634]

@@muckle8It was still a 3 speed.

[@muckle8]

Smooth as silk no doubt! Beautiful car , I’d love to own that .

[@brianandrews7099]

Give me a Pontiac Parisienne or an Olds Ninety-Eight over this thing any day! This was just a polished up Plymouth Volare which people hated back in the 1970s. The Diplomat and Grand Fury looked slightly better without all the tacky trim pasted on it.

[@DANIELFLORES-qd8ly]

Beautiful car, mud flaps need to go.

[@DavidFlorida634]

Thank you. And yes, I agree!

[@wandameadows5736]

Its a shame Government destroyed the idea of Craftsmanship in the Automotive Industry. Nowadays you have to jump through hoop after hoop to build a road legal vehicle.

[@jonathasfigaro4992]

Now we have cheap plastic and fake leather

[@retroguy9494]

Nah dude. My Cadillac Escalade has real leather.

[@igorest7122]

Mopar or not car 🤌