BUYING A 1 of 1 MOPAR CONCEPT CAR!?!?!

What your looking at is a Dodge Mirada/Magnum concept car that was custom built by Chrysler and Creative Industries in the late 70's for the 1980 International Auto Show. By taking ownership of the car and showing it to the enthusiast we hope to make a lot of interesting discoveries about Chryslers History and show how, where, when and why this car still exists. First things first I'll be fixing its dead battery and tending to other miniscule issues along the way.

[@lesd40]

Well it's interesting. The hidden headlights are unique, so is the "non-padded" roofline. The dechromed tail lights look nice too. I had always wished they made the car in a real convertible configuration.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Same here. I really Enjoyed a Cordoba I owned this body style. I always wanted a convertible version.

[@pearsooo6972]

Definitely beautiful car I would probably sell my 72 Olds Cutlass Supreme for that dodge Mirada. My parents used to own one black with red interior 360 engine under the hood

[@daviddickey1404]

The first Dodge Mirada I saw was on the cover of Motor Trend magazine in Taupo, New Zealand. I decided then and there that when I got home that was what I was going to buy. And that's exactly what happened. I loved that car wish I still had it.

[@mexicanspec]

You didn't show how the headlight doors work. Are they electrically operated or manual?

[@uchoward1ify]

I believe those are just covers. Who knows , maybe no headlights under there.

[@Spennyman10]

Such an awesome car. A real treasure.

[@landongendur]

That is so neat. I drove a 1980 Chrysler Cordoba from 2002-2003 & this thing looks like it's sinister "dark side" brother!

[@misaelrodriguez9370]

Well beatifull car chysler corporation innovatives vehicles very Nice

[@clevejason]

This car looks like the 6000 SUX from Robocop

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man what a time capsule! Beautiful car.👌😎👍

[@vietnamvet6726]

I saw it running around the Highland Park complex back in the day. Working there we were able to see all these cars at one time or another. I worked at Chrysler Engineering from 1965 to 2007.

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

My brother worked at mound engine and told me stories of Frankenstein cars in highland park.

[@alexanderkaternuk9552]

I had a 80 Mirada in my day .It had a slant 6 with a reworked distributor curve and Stromberg 2 barrel . I reworked the exhaust also. This gave me an incredible 42 mpg on the highway , 24 in the city , a huge improvement from the stock mileage . With the T bar roof , I could cruise those summer nights till dawn , cool-n-cheap . It is long gone , but I still have great memories and a spare T roof in my garage rafters if some is interested . It was silver also , without lean burn , which was a problem on the 8 cyl . Some Miradas became muscled up with 340 or 440's . Way back then , I had a 392 cross ram back up , but sold it for big bucks .

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

I had a 80 Mirada with a slant 6 loved that car.

[@alexanderkaternuk9552]

The 6 was no tire burner ( thank God ) but was very dependable and could not care less if I had a Hemi .

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

Miradas are cool I never knew this car existed.

[@ronnorman1367]

How the hell did you get that car ???

[@morelanmn]

How do you insure a car like that?

[@12yearssober]

Agreed value policy

[@brianturney3209]

My parents had an Aspen wagon for 30+ years (i owned it for a while). I've always had a soft spot for all the related F/M/J cars. Can't wait to see more of this car and more of what you uncover about it. Subscribed.

[@tomcat630]

I remember this at 1980 Chicago Auto Show, isn't called "International...", that's Detroit's. Pic was also in car magazines.

[@chipps1066]

I'd like to see it go across Mecum or Barrett-Jackson auctions.

[@StreetSceneMotorsports]

It’s currently jointly owned between a friend and I. Ultimately we’d part ways with it if we found the rite collection for it or a museum that would maintain and care for it and let me people see it and learn it’s story.

[@12yearssober]

One heck of a find!!!

[@victorvazquez7065]

Silly question, can i find conceal headlight cover for my 80 mirada?

[@brianbeswick3646]

You are probably right that it was supposed to be crushed because at the time Lee Iacocca was in charge and he hated anything real drive that Chrysler had and just put up with it and didn't improve or upgrade the rear wheel cars at all which was a shame because the Cordoba and Mirada could very well competed well with the Monte Carlos Oldsmobile Cutlas, Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougars of the day.

[@johndrake2729]

Where did you hear he hated rear wheel drive cars? Isn't this the same guy who created the Mustang and the Continental Mark III?

[@12yearssober]

I wouldn't say he hated rear wheel drive. He was there to pull Chrysler back from the edge of bankruptcy. He made decisions based on that. The future was in front wheel drive and he knew they had to follow the trend. Personally I despise front wheel drive however I understand why manufacturers went away from rear drive.

[@atomicorang]

Nice acquirement! Great interview with Lou at the show. You provide great care for all your cars ❤

[@mzaccagnini7179]

Beautiful car. I Would change the oil before you put to many miles on it. Your probably going to have to replace all the seals because it's going to leak like a seive.😊

[@keithalbright8971]

How in the world did you get this car

[@numjro]

I clicked on this video because I thought you had found the Dodge Mirada concept car that had a jet engine under the hood. I couldn't find any information about that car except for one image and a reference to it on the 10th page of google.

[@StreetSceneMotorsports]

There was 1 Turbine Mirada built and it was a production car from 1981 so no special body modifications. There was also an Aspen and a Satellite with a Turbine engine, also just stock production cars that were pulled from the line for a drivetrain swap. The only heavily modified Turbine “Concept Car” was the Turbo Silver 1977 Chrysler Lebaron with the flush bumpers and narrowed grill with concealed headlights. As far as I’m aware the Lebaron still exists however it’s not available for display and hasn’t been seen in years. It’s in a poor state and no longer runs. The other test vehicles had the motors pulled and were eventually crushed.

[@numjro]

@@StreetSceneMotorsports I'm making a list of every turbine powered road vehicle (although there are about 7 race cars.) and I've found some pretty neat and wierd stuff. Did you know there were fire trucks that made it into service, and even a vw bus? Pretty neat. Thanks for the info, I love your videos guys!

[@79tazman]

It has the 81 to 83 Chrysler Imperial front end on a Mirada. I thought it was a Imperial at first till I saw the rear of the car.

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

That Mercury xm in that photobook looks like a 1985-86 Toyota MR2

[@watzonda2b]

Nice find, You can see the influence it had on alot of the front wheel drive cars, especially the front end. It would have been nice if it had a Slant 6.

[@evansevans124]

That's a sweet looking car you have there

[@klavers]

UNIQUE MIRADA!glad that you save it.

[@billbowers268]

I've had my fill with Mopar but I have to admit that is one awesome car

[@jonathandickson4405]

I'll take it what do you want for it I put a 6.4 hemi in it with 5speed

[@jonathandickson4405]

It actually looks better than the factory one the factory one looks too stock

[@grahamnichols6430]

Nice smooth bumper on the 300!

[@jonathandickson4405]

All tires are tubeless

[@toothrestorer6588]

Not so.

[@oraleehighers8509]

☀️ Promo>SM!!!

[@antibowtie440]

Wish they kept the hide-away head lights. Owned my 1980 for the last 40.5 years. Has a gen 2 572 hemi set up for drags/street. Only one I know of with gen 2 hemi. No look alikes at car shows or cruise nights. Where did you find it at?

[@jonathandickson4405]

The production car suck

[@gimmesomesugar]

Thanks for the video!