K-Cars galore! For 1983, Chrysler was stretching and tweaking the K platform into as many variants as possible. MotorWeek made the trip to Detroit to see what the Pentastar had to offer.
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@rizzlerazzleuno47335 жыл бұрын
This is fun to watch because you rarely ever see any of these 1983 cars "in action". Gone and forgotten even by those of us that were driving in 83. The blue K car wagon was just like one we had. Thanks for the memories MotorWeek. 🙂
@1986Honda4trax4 ай бұрын
I have a fifth avenue now, junk lean burn and spark control
@lilredexptsc7 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved our 83 New Yorker Fifth Ave with the 318. It survived my teenage shenanigans without fault. I miss that car dearly.
@wiibaron7 жыл бұрын
I got good memories of this lineup too. Learned to drive a stick in a brought home before they were on sale Omni[[Dad worked at Chrysler]. Took my last with-the-family vacation driving from Det to Tampa in a Aries Wagon with 6 people{!} Bought and ordered my first new car, an 81 024 black w/sunroof. Brother had a beautiful 2 tone Challenger. Always borrowed my Dad's 84 E-Class for concerts with friends. And his Lancer ES. Best friend HAD to have a convertible, so a Dodge 400 ES got a lot of 420 smell in it{!} Got a BIG ticket racing my buddy's Spirit R/T with my Shelby Charger. By the end of the 80's our family had probably 10 more K ish cars between us. My Shadow ES, Sundance for my little sister, Daytona Turbo Z and a Lebaron Coupe that brother had. My mom had a Dynasty LE that became the concert car[went to Blonde Ambition in that]and my Dad switched to Dakotas after we moved out of the nest, using it to move apartments all the time. Still a MOPAR and hopefully always will be. One day a 72 Roadrunner or a Cordoba will be in my garage...
@warrenny6 жыл бұрын
Wiibaron I vote you for the Cordoba - that rich corinthian leather
@AntoineMiller5 жыл бұрын
lilredexptsc those and mini vans were all they could make then in those days
@gry8ruth5 жыл бұрын
Yes! I had an 85 5th ave with pillow top leather seats. Had a 318 with the 3 speed torqueflite. That car was a tank
@chrisj1974384 жыл бұрын
Gary Ruth I learned how to drive on the same car. I used to lock the power windows and gas my friends on the way home from school.
@justinanderson87585 жыл бұрын
Boop boop boop “you’re fuel pump has given up.”
@carryfreak50593 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Our ‘81 Horizon had fuel pump issues. They always tended to fail while waiting at traffic lights.....or in heavy rush hour traffic...... good times.
@scdevon3 жыл бұрын
People always jump on the comments section and rave about how great these cars were, too. "All cars have problems", they'll say as if these things were even close to Honda or Toyota at the time.
@reggiedennis53313 жыл бұрын
Bah hahahahaaaa. Also true
@erickrobertson70893 жыл бұрын
@@carryfreak5059 Vapor lock or fuel pump failure requiring replacement? Just curious. Was it mechanical or electrical?
@carryfreak50593 жыл бұрын
@@erickrobertson7089 fuel pump
@johne60813 жыл бұрын
Our 1988 Aries wagon was very practical, reliable, easy to repair, and long-lived.
@undefinedname13987 жыл бұрын
This was when Motorweek was a good show now all they want are super cars that most people can't afford. The Chrysler '83 lineup is spectacular. Also a much better show when it was on PBS.
@dadgarage79662 жыл бұрын
The '83 Chrysler lineup was spectacularly bad.
@milfordcivic6755 Жыл бұрын
Also, look alike SUVS, crossovers and trucks. There's barely a difference between any of them.
@sunnohh Жыл бұрын
@@dadgarage7966 it was also relatively good amazingly, seems impossible but it was actually worlds ahead of chevy and ford crap and not way worse than honda and toyota of the time
@leonardoantonio87567 жыл бұрын
There's no secret chrysler has had financial problems every decade
@Lzrdman912 жыл бұрын
Yup
@rayyanalikhan9552 жыл бұрын
No not at all
@ScrotieJohnson2 жыл бұрын
Not too much in the 1990s it was mercedes pustlhing for that merger
@BeingMe23 Жыл бұрын
Chrysler did more with less! 💪
@ClassicTVMan1981X Жыл бұрын
@@BeingMe23 Including phasing out the Dodge big-block V-8s formerly made at their Trenton Assembly plant in favor of the 2.2L and 2.5L four-cylinders.
@RADIUMGLASS2 жыл бұрын
I'm an 80s kid and I remember seeing these all over the place. They quickly replaced a lot of the 70s era cars in my neighborhood.
@VolkswagenGamer7 жыл бұрын
That floppy shift boot had me rolling. XD
@tedschmitt1783 жыл бұрын
Why?
@Rick-C-1173 жыл бұрын
Yeah, why?
@josephblackwood40012 жыл бұрын
I luv it lol
@zyxzyx30302 жыл бұрын
That was 1983 bro
@carroyo9113 жыл бұрын
My first new car was a 1983 New Yorker, and it talked. It was always reminding me that "a door is a jar." And then my second new car was a 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue. I originally wanted the Imperial, but just could not afford it. I love my 5th Avenue, and still drive it to this day. We have been together for 34 years, and I hope it will continue to work and outlast me....
@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste30103 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@life_of_riley882 жыл бұрын
A door is in fact, a door. Not a jar.
@mrj-charles63836 жыл бұрын
I have always been a fan of Chrysler and currently have 6 of them. Both of my 2000 Chrysler Mini Vans have been really reliable. Had a 85 Dodge 600 with the same body style as the Lebaron GTS. Really liked that car in the 5 years I owned it. I was a young man back then and always wanted a Cordoba or Imperial from the that time period.
@marks66633 жыл бұрын
I owned three K cars and loved them all. Got them all as used things for next to nothing and they never let me down. I knew nothing about cars yet was able to change the alternator and starter all by myself. Try doing that today. I loved that they had that boxy look so they looked like a small version of a dynasty which was a smaller version of an Imperial. I loved that big American boxy luxury car look. Could not afford one, but I could afford a used K car. Not only were the K cars real soldiers, but they saved the company.
@carroyo9113 жыл бұрын
I love that boxy luxury look too! Which is why I still drive my 1987 5th Avenue. It is aesthetically falling apart now, but I still love it and hope it will outlive me...
@Avalk97245 жыл бұрын
Chrysler Imperial was my favorite luxury coupe back then. Still looks great!
@adambeauchamp98857 жыл бұрын
That "reminder" voice sounds like an artificial larynx.
@4jp4 жыл бұрын
It was digitized speech so they would not need a voice synthesizer in the car. They digitized it and compressed it to save space so they could get all that information in the car. They lacked the memory to add other languages, so you had to pick the one you wanted when you bought the car.
@DiRF4 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm-it's coming right for us.
@lifesucks38354 жыл бұрын
I want that in my car
@danielfrancis77983 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a speak n spell
@Erebus-PCFX2 ай бұрын
@@danielfrancis7798 It uses the same type of chips from Texas Instruments (TMC0280/85). So yeah, its a Speak & Spell with extra steps.
@hyperlogos7 жыл бұрын
This review was truly masterfully written and delivered. This stuff is just killing me every way but literally. If you're going first class, you might as well go all the way. Yeah, go get the Mercedes they were trying (and failing) to copy
@BassicVIC Жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one who could see “cues” and “inspiration” from Mercedes-Benz here and there in the K cars !
@ZeeboLaywicker3 жыл бұрын
god i love to hear that car voice!! i remember that when i was a kid! gramma had a new 1984 chrysler new yorker and we tried to get it to say all the words it could
@chriscornelius25185 жыл бұрын
I don't know how good they were, but that imperial is absolutely stunning.
@ryansrides97144 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! It was pretty awesome seeing all those cool cars!! Thank you so much!!
@VARITHMS6 жыл бұрын
They robbed a speak and spell from Toys-R-US
@jorgeamchz69425 жыл бұрын
La plataforma Chrysler K de los 80s muy exitosa en México con sus motores 4 cilindros turbos y sus funciones electrónicas. Greetings from Mexico.
@BassicVIC Жыл бұрын
El “Magnum” turbo era la sensación! Jajaja. Aunque fuera la misma caja de zapatos que el Dart K pero sabían vender la idea de que era lo máximo. Me gustaban esos coches. Aunque se notaba que era la copia más barata de lo que según ellos copiaban a Mercedes.
@shome12895 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, that New Yorker looked like it was going to tip over lmfao How far we have come
@maddogmcrae3 жыл бұрын
What a sloppy piece of FWD crap!
@ecbcbm7 жыл бұрын
If I find a 600 or Charger that still talks... I'm buying it lol. And that Imperial looks awesome 😍😍😍😍 I'd park it next to my 300.
@jamesslick47906 жыл бұрын
If you find an Imperial, Get a Cordoba/Mirada/Fifth Avenue drive train to put in it. The Imperial was LOADED with computerized gear, EARLY 80s computerized gear! Low production means those components are not an easy find.
@brettcannon745 жыл бұрын
The New Yorkers are the easiest talkies to find
@barnabyjones69955 жыл бұрын
@@jamesslick4790 or drop an old 440 V-8i in it.
@jamesslick47905 жыл бұрын
@@barnabyjones6995 Yeah, I guess one COULD put a B.B. in an M body too!, My original post was mainly a simple "drag and drop" thing, But hey, Any mod that keeps these fairly rare Imps afloat, I not gonna complain! 👍😊
@teaeff88983 жыл бұрын
My first car was a Dodge 600 in shit brown lol. Bought it off my dad after he bought it used. It was 11 years old when I sold it. Great first car, but as a teen… not a chick magnet. 🤪 Funny story, as it had the shifter in the center console my buddy thought it was fun to put it in neutral when I stopped at a light. Ha ha! Watched him close after a couple times lol.
@TheMultiGunMan5 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1983 Chrysler Cordoba. Man, I miss that car! I've been thinking of looking for another one and doing a restoration on it.
@nadiraslam7432 жыл бұрын
We used to have a 1976 Chrysler Cordoba. It was so luxurious.
@TurboMan9427 жыл бұрын
Me walking into a Chrysler dealership in '83.. "Do you have anything that is currently not starting to rust?"
@CamaroAmx7 жыл бұрын
DaleDenton69 had 2 (turismo and Daytona) and neither one had a speck of rust on them even after 16 years of pa winters.
@alexcintas87925 жыл бұрын
No worst than gm and Ford.
@mrHoppedupford5 жыл бұрын
Better ask if they have anything without electrical problems.
@davidmeyers68844 жыл бұрын
It's the salt that ruins metal.
@melrose92523 жыл бұрын
Do you have anything that actually works?
@DizzyMan247 жыл бұрын
That white Fifth Avenue is really nice. Same goes for that Challenger. Would love to have either one.
@pkranz9375 жыл бұрын
Challenger ?
@MrMenefrego14 жыл бұрын
My wife and I had both the K-Car's wagon and the 4-door too, they were both wonderful family cars. Although you had to be right on top of the maintenance, or else! But, All-in-all great American cars.
@mcn11277 жыл бұрын
the IMPERIAL...yes please!!
@sneakerfreak20025 жыл бұрын
I agree. Love the imperial. My first one I owned was identical to the car shown here
@barnabyjones69955 жыл бұрын
They should have issued a 5.9L 360 CID V-8 exclusively for the Imperial from 1981-1983. It probably would have sold better.
@fhowland4 жыл бұрын
Hahahah the K car limo... omg I’m dying 🤣
@carryfreak50593 жыл бұрын
That was a nice car
@nutz4gunz4577 жыл бұрын
mid 70's till late 80's was a very dark time.
@dvamateur6 жыл бұрын
The darkest times are right now because everything is made in China.
@oliverdelgado69526 жыл бұрын
How about all the recalls in recent years ?
@scdevon5 жыл бұрын
It's a miracle Chrysler even survived the dark ages from 1974 to 1990. Ford and GM were barely hanging on at times and they were building better cars than Chrysler.
@Tapinbirdie735 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon The minivan saved them
@WorldwideWyatt5 жыл бұрын
The stuff now is nowhere near as bad as 73-88. Those cars were awful in every way.
@bortflong57347 жыл бұрын
I bought an '83 E-Class for $900 in 1994. I sold it for $60 in 1996.
@darraghmcgrath17546 жыл бұрын
I guess you both got a deal lol!
@jacobjohnson32005 жыл бұрын
About 10 years ago, in undergrad, I bought a 1986 Lebaron from an old lady that had bought it new and garaged it all those years. It had 60K miles on it and was the most mint POS ever, haha.
@EmersonCollie7 жыл бұрын
These are great car's. I remember when these were brand new. A lot of them are still around with over 400,000 miles on them. Although, the 2.6L Mitsubshi was problematic. On the plus side. The 2.2L Chrysler Engine is sweet. Then later on, came the 2.2L Turbo and the 2.5L Chrysler engine options. Good running engines.
@WAQWBrentwood7 жыл бұрын
Emerson Collie Yep. Every surviving K car I've seen has the Mopar motor, not the Mitsubishi. So much for "Superior Japanese" quality!👍
@EmersonCollie7 жыл бұрын
Yep, and you know what's pathetic? Many people in this comment section, will say that "Wapanese r bettah deez carz sux lol" Yeah,..
@skylinefever6 жыл бұрын
The problem is where you get your Japanese car stuff. While Mitsubishi sucked, Nissan/Datsun was doing well.
@fantom58945 жыл бұрын
Emerson Collie Had the 2.6L Mitsi in an 86 Voyager. Other than needing a new timing chain (chain, not belt) never gave any real trouble. Ran rich when cold (dark smoke) and was slow revving (very slow revving after 140k or so) but it and the tranny both behaved. AC crapped out and headliner was shit.
@Sl1pstreams Жыл бұрын
Nope, the Ks were very reliable and hard to kill. Japanese cars of the era tended to rust away to nothing within a few years, whereas you still often see 2.2 and 2.5L K-bodies to this very day.
@rgii63744 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the voice from the Nike jacket Marty wore...."Your jacket is now dry"
@smithraymond090293 жыл бұрын
6:45 who wouldn't love to pull up to the Academy Awards in that beauty!?!
@feelthereaper17577 жыл бұрын
My step dad bought an 83 reliant bran new, drove it for 11 years without any major problems.
@notablynova5 жыл бұрын
That wagon is seriously giving me chills, it is the exact twin to my first car. 1983 Plymouth Reliant Custom painted Glacier Blue Crystal with optional wheelcovers and no luggage rack. 1999 I was given a 135000 mile K car at 16 and managed to get it to 160k before I blew a head gasket on the interstate in 2001. Strange enough I replaced it with a 1980 Dodge Aspen coupe with a 1 bbl Slant six lol
@robertroberts97825 жыл бұрын
I had that exact charger
@CarlSmith-dr7fh4 жыл бұрын
I had both an 83 dodge 600, and an 89 Plymouth horizon both with the 2.2 with tourqueflite 3 speed. They were both reliable and economical automobiles. The Horizon was the best car I ever had in the snow. The 600 rode very smooth and was quiet. It is a shame that they have to sell that FIAT crap now.
@terrymeadows18272 жыл бұрын
We can thank Teleprompter Head for that (Obama).
@manthony2257 жыл бұрын
The Chrysler E class : "Built to the style of the best handlers from Europe." Cut to a clip of Bambi on Ice .
@nathanventura5486 жыл бұрын
Long live the K cars!
@ClassicTVMan1981X2 жыл бұрын
In Canada, there was also the Plymouth Caravelle E-body sedan and K-body coupe; while the coupe didn't make it over here in 1985, the sedan did to fill the void left behind by the Chrysler E-Class sedan. I think the Caravelle K-coupe was not brought over here since our Chrysler-Plymouth dealers already had the Chrysler K-LeBaron coupe.
@davenhla81957 жыл бұрын
The Mirada is going to be a collection worthy classic very very soon. They drive and ride nicely, and had V8 power available, which of course means the ambitious can beef them up to their hearts desire to make quite a retro muscle car. Chrysler corp made some REAL CRAP, but they also at the same time made a few cars that were really quite well built and lasted. Being all over the place on design ideas and quality control is what put them in trouble in the first place, and then again years after this. It's great to offer a variety of products for people, but they all had to be good to retain a reputable brand name, and Chrysler has had perpetual issue with that.
@ClassicTVMan1981X6 жыл бұрын
Production totals for 1983: Chrysler Cordoba: 13,471 Dodge Mirada: 5,597 The 1983 Mirada CMX would be totally collectible these days!
@johnj.baranski655311 ай бұрын
@@ClassicTVMan1981Xit is
@elonmust74705 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget the hemi big tire aries i saw back in the 90s
@adamtrombino1067 жыл бұрын
I had an 82 NY 5th Ave w the 318. It was an extremely good car that was on the road 20yrs in my family. It did eat 1 computer, and a set of diff bearings, but the engine was never apart, everything still worked, the interior was perfect, and it had very minor rust when I sold it. And when I did, it was because the trans was worn out and the $1,400.00 quote I got for a replacement seemed too high for a car that age.. However, the guy I sold it to, for a paltry $700.00, put a used trans in it and sold it for $2,200, to a lady that drove it 3 more yrs after that before she took on a telephone pole, and lost! Chrysler made a lot of $ on the M body platform through 89. It still is 1 of my favorite cars that I've owned.
@randymorobitto54536 жыл бұрын
Adam - $1,400 to rebuild or replace a (probably) 904, or (maybe) 727? That seems high...
@fiber9m7 жыл бұрын
Red green would love these K cars
@Cubcariboo Жыл бұрын
Aaaaaaw memories of my 83 Diplomat ex RCMP hwy cruiser. Horrible in traffic in Winnipeg 1989. We were truckers that looked like cops so everyone in front of us drove slow! 😂😅
@zyxzyx30302 жыл бұрын
I've always rooted for three underdog Chrysler.
@christhomas8352 жыл бұрын
When I take a gander back to 1983, this goose was relieved to be only half wrong
@deanspanos82107 жыл бұрын
Digging that background music.
@CoastalAutoReactionCAR7 жыл бұрын
Awesome can we please see the AMC lineup for 83!!!
@TurboMan9427 жыл бұрын
Beep beep beep, "Your car is already rusting"
@CamaroAmx7 жыл бұрын
DaleDenton69 my turismo was rust free when I owned it 16 years after it was built and after 16 years of pa winters. Guess I shouldn’t of neutral dropped the auto trans into oblivion and junked it.
@jamesslick47906 жыл бұрын
Actually K cars aren't all that rust prone compared to any other car, In fact vastly superior in rust resistance versus most 1980s Japanese cars.
@LamborghiniBrotha15 жыл бұрын
Faux Craig Singhaus sad but true😂
@ce41005 жыл бұрын
I laugh at this every time I read it
@Channel-cm7yc5 жыл бұрын
James Slick I would agree I lived with them and noticed it.
@carlo11325 жыл бұрын
Horizon was the car we took driving lessions in HS, with a full load, I remember having to floor it up the hills, was such a dog lol.
@carryfreak50593 жыл бұрын
Our 81 Horizon with the 2.2 ran great. It wasn’t meant to be a heavy hauler.
@Pavel.22.3954 жыл бұрын
I am from Ukraine. I want to say that in 80s journalists talked much better than now in USSR as well as in USA.
@christopherbowen18365 жыл бұрын
My first car was my dad’s 1989 Dodge Omni, which was very similar to my dad’s 1981 Dodge Omni. Beast of a car - felt indestructible. Felt cozy but only got 25 mpg. Thought I was going fast in it, but wasn’t actually - there was just zero sound insulation.
@teaeff88983 жыл бұрын
My Dad bought an E Class new in 1984, first new car we ever had. It had the Mitsubishi 2.6L, and yes it had the voice lol. After the timing chain went after 8000km and had a new engine dropped in under warranty, there was never a problem with it, till after 13 years and a hell of a lot of kms on it, a rod went. Wasn’t even rusty!
@bigbean784 жыл бұрын
I still like that Chrysler New Yorker. Comfy seats and cushy ride never goes out of style.
@geye00026 жыл бұрын
I had an '86 Caravelle e-body wit the 2.2 turbo. On 94 octane it was a rocket!! What a sleeper it was, I could blow any 80's v8 away at the stoplight track and did:-)
@aarongranda78255 жыл бұрын
Love the RWD offerings.
@JulioLopez-xz5kx5 жыл бұрын
😔
@supersupra89t7 жыл бұрын
I lol'd at that floppy ass shift boot at 2:00 lol
@tedschmitt1783 жыл бұрын
Why?
@rikkee51576 жыл бұрын
Beautiful boxy comfy machines.
@McVaio5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that Imperial and Fifth Avenue.
@carroyo9113 жыл бұрын
I still drive my 1987 Fifth Avenue and love it too...
@blahmooblah7897 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! Thank you for uploading more line up videos!
@superapple4ever7 жыл бұрын
I I hope to see the 83 lineups for American Motors and General Motors as well!
@TheLexy1313132 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha the handling of those things. That suspension! 😂
@hutchcraftcp7 жыл бұрын
My first new car was an 1982 Dodge Mirada 318. Best American car I ever owned. Zero problems for the six years I owned it. I traded it in on a new 88 Thunderbird. Biggest mistake I've ever made. The Ford was in the shop all the time and suffered head gasket failure at 32K miles resulting in a cracked block. I can still hear the squeaking ball joints that Ford said were lifetime lubed.
@WinkelManBearPig6 жыл бұрын
My first car was an '87 Plymouth Reliant wagon 2.2 auto. A perfect first car, I could have rebuilt it myself with hand tools in my driveway.
@Snake-ms7sj4 жыл бұрын
Yep. I had a 1984 Dodge Aries wagon. Could even change the timing belt out right in the drive way without even jacking up the car.
@tomanderson63357 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting these, though it should be noted that the optional V8 for the M-bodies (New Yorker Fifth Avenue, Diplomat, etc.) measured 5.2L (318 c.i.), not 5.7.
@gentle2857 жыл бұрын
What are you on about? The fastest Diplomats had a 0-60 time around 12-13 seconds with a top speed of 121. In comparison: Corvette: 0-60: around 7 seconds, top speed of 150mph, base model 911: 6.1s and 152mph.
@gentle2857 жыл бұрын
There was no 1983 Corvette, so I don't know what you are talking about. However you are right, I was looking at theoretical specs, official top speed is 140mph for '84, 0-60: 7.0 secs. On the other side, the Porsche specs are right. Any 930 911 (even from 1975) could do 150. '83 and '84 930s could do above 170mph.
@ClassicTVMan1981X6 жыл бұрын
Right, the 1984 Corvette went on sale in March 1983!
@ouch10114 жыл бұрын
The body roll and 1970s tire squealing on those old Chryslers is hilarious! I was waiting for a hub cap to roll off 🤣 Sadly those old tanks are substantially better built than even the best FCA product today.
@SparklingSilverCurls3 жыл бұрын
That dodge 600 gear shifter looks like a giant Atari controller!! The first car I ever drove was an 84 Chrysler E-class, it was such an easy car to learn to drive on. However, it never talked, and it had the sad 2.2l 4 cylinder engine (not the turbo)...poor thing barely made it up a hill.
@llib906307 жыл бұрын
the electronic voice guy sounds like he's drunk
@skylinefever6 жыл бұрын
I always thought he sounded like a very old cigarette smoker.
@barnabyjones69955 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my Texas Instruments Speak & Spell I had when I was a kid.
@alexcintas87925 жыл бұрын
More like high on dope.. Oh I forget, dope is sacred.
@Doobie19754 жыл бұрын
i didn't know you could get an E-car with manual transmission, I always assumed they were only available with automatic.
@ClassicTVMan1981X2 жыл бұрын
The turbo 2.2L was available for these starting in 1984, but that was also the last year for the E-Class sedan since buyers balked at the very sight of a lower-cost Chrysler-brand sedan; it was then replaced here for '85 by the formerly Canada-only Plymouth Caravelle, though just the sedan made it over here but not the coupe version since we already had the Chrysler LeBaron and Dodge 600 coupes.
@thetreblerebel3 жыл бұрын
Dodge Rampage are highly sought after and damn rare!!
@Trance887 жыл бұрын
Aww man. I briefly had a dodge Aries wagon a couple years ago. Needed too much work to keep on the road, but the few times I was able to drive it, it handled like a mini Lincoln Continental. Also, my parents in the early 90's had a 1985 LeBaron GTS with the voice alert system and digital dash.
@MrZdvy7 жыл бұрын
5.7 Litres? The stock Chrysler passenger car V8 back then was the 318, which is 5.2 litres. Some models could be had with the optional 360/5.9L.
@ExtremelyOCD6 жыл бұрын
Actually the 318 was the only passenger car Chrysler V8 left starting with 1982. But yes, guess he was thinking of the wrong automaker.
@ClassicTVMan1981X6 жыл бұрын
1981, actually; 1980 was the last year for the 5.9 non-Magnum V8 in anything but the Dodge trucks!
@pkranz9375 жыл бұрын
The Slant Six was standard through 1983, the 318 2bbl optional. In 1984, the 318 2bbl was standard across the board. The 4bbl ELE Police 318 was not available on retail cars. The E58 360 V8 was only available in 1980 on certain Chrysler Cordoba and Dodge Mirada cars. It was not available on any sedan, retail or fleet, nor was it available from the factory after 1980.
@dadsc105 жыл бұрын
back in 1987 I purchased my first new car, an 87 Plymouth horizon 4 door hatch, very pretty little car, black with red interior, fit and finish for the time was good, lots of mechanical problems from day one, it had the 2.2 American made 4 cyl, carb problems, clutch problems on the 5 speed manual trans, finally got everything straightened out but was a pain in the ass,
@dadsc102 жыл бұрын
@japanwatchconnection if i could go back i def would have, i was young and the price was right but big mistake
@bsmack666 жыл бұрын
Had a 1982 Plymouth Reliant and 1988 Horizon. Horizon had electronic carb problems. The air-fuel mixture was so lean, it would stall or surge. And the steering rack would leak. A coworker gave me the Horizon. What a rust bucket. The plastic headlight trim cracked up. the water pump vanes corroded away. The engine finally over heated and knocked holes in the pistons. The car was money pit. It may have been free, but I paid for it through repairs.
@matte84415 жыл бұрын
I want that voice alert system. My BMW doesn’t even have that feature.
@doug90663 жыл бұрын
My grandparents had a Dodge Aries K Car wagon in white which they had a Dodge Aspen wagon with woodgrain trim before trading in for a brand new K Car wagon.
@doug90663 жыл бұрын
I've liked the looks of the Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue especially with the wire wheel covers as the Chrysler Imperial & the Dodge Diplomat. Chrysler had better looking cars in the 80's even though in 1983 I was in high school I've always loved luxury cars the best.
@carryfreak50593 жыл бұрын
Too bad wire wheels are history now. Personally I love them. Total class
@itstherealsethallen7 жыл бұрын
I saw a pretty mint Dodge 600 for the first time yesterday. I have to see a talking LeBaron every single day.
@ZeeboLaywicker3 жыл бұрын
hot damn! performance division!! 94 horsepower! be still my beating heart.
@davidp86275 жыл бұрын
A Charger with a four cylinder is the ultimate sacrilege.
@Sl1pstreams Жыл бұрын
The Charger Turbos (especially the Shelby Charger) were faster and handled better than the old iron Hemi chargers of yore. They smoked the Camaros and Mustangs of the era as well.
@jeepthing987 жыл бұрын
Got the 84 line up? Probably be interesting since it includes the minivans...
@aerowing737 жыл бұрын
And Daytonas and Shelby Chargers!
@ClassicTVMan1981X6 жыл бұрын
And, of course, the 2.2 turbo!
@pnwvibes_5 жыл бұрын
I have a 1983 Chrysler lebaron mark cross town town and country I love that baby
@AnyBodyWannaPeanut3 жыл бұрын
2:00 That shift boot!!!! How was that considered acceptable back then?? lol
@tedschmitt1783 жыл бұрын
Because that’s the way shift boots were back then. Not sure why it’s so amusing.
@DA900276 жыл бұрын
I've had a few K convs. All were smooth quiet great on gas and comfy. Ten times prettier than the ugly plastic bubbles they make now
@calebproductions59704 жыл бұрын
Your lucky.i want a Chrysler fifth Avenue
@carroyo9113 жыл бұрын
@@calebproductions5970 You can't have mine that I've had since 1987 and I love this car...
@DA900272 жыл бұрын
@japanwatchconnection driving anything old makes me feel better driving some modern over computerized plastic bubble would depress me😂😂😂
@rucker225 Жыл бұрын
I remember all of these vehicles for that year. The turbo engines hadn’t come out yet. I knew of the Chrysler executive sedan but never seen one, but I came close to buying a Chrysler executive limousine.
@mikeyfisher42567 жыл бұрын
See, these cars seem FAR better to me as a Brit, than the shit my country produced from the 70's till I'd say the 90's.
@CarlosFlores-xf2sn5 жыл бұрын
Capn Autismo As a American, I object lol most of these are non existent here. I see more foreign cars from the era on the road than these turds
@jamesziegler2763 Жыл бұрын
I owned several of these fine autos.😃
@oda95305 жыл бұрын
All of these cars actually saved Chrysler from dying. Think about that. Btw this is targeted towards the people saying they are junk. And in some cases I agree with. But nonetheless love and will never stop loving these 80s boxes.
@fantom58945 жыл бұрын
Minivans were Chrysler's real salvation. In the mid-80s nobody did them better. And yes, I know they were built on K/E platforms.
@JulioLopez-xz5kx5 жыл бұрын
They were garbage when they came out and still are (if you even see one on the roads these days).
@carroyo9113 жыл бұрын
I also love those 80s boxes. That's why I still drive my 1987 Fifth Avenue. We've been together for 34 years and I hope it eventually outlives me...
@Sl1pstreams Жыл бұрын
They were great because they represent something that’s hard to find now… reasonably reliable, simple, economical basic sedan, coupe and hatchback transportation. A Reliant K automatic from 1983 had a street price of around $6K, or around $19K in today’s money. They had a standard 7 year/70K mile warranty. A 2023 Civic is about the same size (they’ve grown) and the street price is about $30K. That’s 10 grand more, or what you could have gotten a loaded luxury rear drive New Yorker V8 for back in 83 (adjusted for inflation). Tech, safety, economy, power and reliability are all significantly better today, yes. But the Ks were a screaming deal that you can’t really find in the modern automotive market anymore.
@matt.6042 жыл бұрын
Would love to get a Dodge Diplomat in police spec.
@MrHeem947 жыл бұрын
The big 3 made some real SHIT, with GM leading the way.
@ramoncarter65857 жыл бұрын
Voice recognition in the early 80s WOW!!!!!!
@skylinefever6 жыл бұрын
It doesn't recognize your voice, it just makes a voice instead of an alarm when something goes wrong. Getting good voice recognition technology would take several years.
@atomsmash1005 жыл бұрын
Arguably Chrysler was incredibly innovative during the 1980s and these boxy sedans helped to restore their finances and pursue more stylish products. Their reliability was also better than GM and Ford for most of the decade. Going into the 90s Chrysler was successful and had an admirable lineup.
@tonychavez20837 жыл бұрын
Love that Imperial!
@1997DanielFlores5 жыл бұрын
I like the Chrysler e classes
@teresapflaumer5717 Жыл бұрын
I love the background music!
@Pisti8466 ай бұрын
Loved the Cordoba, Imperial and Diplomat. Sad that Chrysler is gone.
@Porsche996driver6 жыл бұрын
Those little rwd Challengers were pretty cool. Made with Mitsubishi I guess.
@johnnymason2460 Жыл бұрын
Right idea, wrong name. The Challenger name was almost tarnished by that fiasco. Thankfully that won't happen again.
@fantom58945 жыл бұрын
The CV boots on those K/E cars tore if you looked at them funny.
@dodgeguyz7 жыл бұрын
I'll take a 5th Ave with the Diplomat cop spec suspension and a new Hemi and 8 speed auto! Actually that would be a badass build project!
@ussenterprise53646 жыл бұрын
dodgeguyz I had a Diplomat police car with a high output,240hp, 318. That old car was a lot of fun to drive.
@pkranz9375 жыл бұрын
@@ussenterprise5364no you didn't. The '81 - '84 model used a 165 hp/240 lb-ft 318 with a Carter ThermoQuad. The '85 - '89 Fury/Diplomat AHB used a 175 hp/250 ft-lb 318 with a Q-Jet. Installing a newer SMPI 5.9 Magnum or 5.7 Hemi changes the equation considerably.
@realgone2224 жыл бұрын
That aries logo brought back nightmares. The K car was such garbage, I still remember accelerating up hills in that thing while losing speed.