Sugar Hiccup

Based on the 1980 Chevy Citation “X-Body” platform, the front wheel drive 1982-‘90 Chevy Celebrity stole the “A-Body” nameplate away from the mid-size rear wheel drive Malibu / Monte Carlo, which were re-named the “G-Body” as a result. You didn’t know that? You’ll learn lots more in this fun video about the Slow-Lebrity.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

The repeating cancelled gag is funny every time. Great inclusion

[@SteveMagnante]

Just like holding a banana to your ear in a crowd and faking a phone call...it NEVER GETS OLD! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@lhaley9873]

The squealing door brings back memories of hunting parts in the junkyard.

[@johncholmes643]

Anyone from the 80s and 90s can remember the unique GM V6 sound that it seemed like every 3rd car on the road was....

[@SteveMagnante]

Yes, that narrow-Vee six banger had a nasty GROWWWWL. Sort of like a miniature GMC 2-stroke diesel! The "screaming Jimmy" as truckers called them. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@SuperOperator4]

Served it's purpose for the times....that's about it.

[@gordtulk]

Arguably did not. GM soured a lot of buyer loyalty with the lousy quality - both in terms of reliability and fit/finish.

[@golfy808]

Love the dog lol

[@billynapier7551]

I learned to drive in a celebrity wagon with the 3.1.

[@josephdipalma5989]

When we had our first child in 1994, my wife quickly got tired of stuffing the car seat in the back of her 1991 RS Camaro. So we sold the car, put some of the money towards our first home purchase, and used the rest to purchase a 1987 Celebrity Eurosport. I have to say the car was good-looking in its day, and is becoming nostalgic these days. The car was always a pleasure to drive, and I always loved the low back bench seat, which gave the interior an open feeling. It's a car I remember fondly.

[@johnmaki3046]

The Celebrities were GREAT cars! This is said by a Chrysler fan!

[@GreyRockOne]

Thanks Steve! You're the only "Celebrity" we care about!

[@gregkellow4723]

My wife and I used to deliver newspapers back in the early 90's. I'd pick up cars on their way to the boneyard to use on the route, squeezing the last life from them. One car was an '83 Celebrity with a 2.8 carbureted V6. That car took some serious abuse and I literally drove it until the wheels fell off ( passenger front hub broke off and I passed my wheel and hub as i drove into the ditch). It was a descent car to drive and it delivered papers in the blizzard of '93 and the flooding and freeze that followed.

[@johnmaki3046]

These were the BEST G.M. offered! I have TONS of experience with cheap (WELL used) cars, but these STOOD OUT!

[@hughmarloweverest1684]

“Celebrating” Steve Magnante and the expertise he offers us. Good name for a car, btw. Celebrity.

[@chriscadman6379]

Good Morning.

[@jeffclark2725]

The way to start a Saturday morning

[@chipper442]

Totally agree.

[@deanstevenson6527]

I'm just glad GM learned. They didn't miss a J, O and Z car. They obviously watched this---->"Sesame St Alphabet Episode" Oops, WaitER, where's the O?

[@jeffclark2725]

@@deanstevenson6527 well said

[@SteveMagnante]

@@deanstevenson6527 There's a FLY in my Fiero!!!! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

My mom had a Celebrity wagon with the 2.8 V6 and it was pretty peppy. Even with the extra weight of the wagon.

[@Sal834]

Wow, bad memories on this. We had an 86' we bought used in early 90's with low miles. Same color but 4 cylinder. The electrical problems were so bad we had to sell it. Next owner crushed it as not worth cost of repair. Those early engine control computers were a nightmare. Nice car otherwise and did not rust either.

[@tomwesley7884]

yeah, my neighbor had one back in the day, don't think they had much luck with it and it was troublesome, from what I remember

[@CompleteToiletGarage]

I got an 82 Buick Century... Its got the 4.3 v6 OLDS diesel. I love the car. 40 mpg with it. If my "a-body" didn't have the diesel, I wouldn't own it. The a-bodies all rotted out here long ago in NY. They were just econoboxes not meant to be held onto when they came out.

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

I had a hideous brown Buick with the 4.3 diesel....same as you, the diesel was the ONLY reason I owned it! Lol! But, what a snappy little shit and the fuel mileage was awesome. The rattle rattle, stink stink was the cherry on top! It made driving that ugly grandpa car all worth it.

[@matskjellberg4793]

Its interesting learning about the history behind all this cars. Good job as always Steve😊

[@robbyd.4037]

my 1st car was an 86 2.8 V-6 Celebrity.... Loved that car! :)

[@frankjones4094]

Steve could do a segment on the history, development and marketing of a box of tissues and still be interesting.

[@chriscarlson3700]

My high school owned a black Celebrity Eurosport sedan with a 2.8 that we used for Drivers Ed. Nice car! Rode well, fairly quiet, decent power, good looking. Crazy how these cars were everywhere in the 80s and 90s, and now they’re gone. Disposable cars.

[@johnmaki3046]

They should NEVER have been "disposed" of!

[@KnuckleHeadGarage27]

I own 1 and have had 3 others I should have just kept for my self . My current is a 87 celebrity eurosport 2.8v6 with 240,000 miles 1 owner car that sat for 7 some years and I pretty much did everything and brought it back to life , it's all on my channel

[@annettesurfer]

Hmmm, a video over 10 minutes long posted 3 minutes ago and yet 3 comments.

[@KnuckleHeadGarage27]

I still own one and have had 3 . I have saved My 87 Celebrity Eurosport 2.8v6 with 240,000 miles 1 owner car that had sat for 7+ years for $500 bucks , put alot time into this car since i have revived it and put it back on the road . Everything about this car and others are all on my channel that's what im all about is these cars and saving them and others to be back on the road to keep or put in someone elses hands to keep . My 1st car was a 85 celebrity CL 2.8v6

[@KnuckleHeadGarage27]

Also there's a whole group of guys like me on Facebook in fourms that actually own these cars and still drive them as daily's or is fixing them up and keeping.

[@merr6267]

My dad had a celebrity wagon with a manual trans when I was a kid. I somehow managed to break something in the linkage while messing with the shifter while it was sitting (not running) in the garage. It rolled backward into the door and I was terrified. I tried pushing it back, but my kindergarten-sized carcass couldn't budge it. I still don't know what actually broke . . . I had 2 more shifter incidents with the family cars as a kid and maybe its poetic that I have spent the last 20 years developing shifters at an oem supplier.

[@philipstephan5451]

Great video as always, like how you know your stuff. Blows me away.

[@jamesthompson8008]

Funny how those 'traumas' can influence our lives, isn't it? Glad you made it work positively!

[@petesmitt]

Magnanteficent..

[@RonnN-gf8tm]

I remember these cars...alota girls were driving these in high school.. good cheap used cars at the time..find them $500-$1000 all day in 90s

[@tmc9525]

I remember fixing the rust in the 80s, many times it would be around the holes and only there, that were drilled and plugged by a rust proofing company. They often did not treat the bare metal they exposed when drilled.

[@jimc3688]

The big lie “That’s surface rust and not rusted through” resulting in many unhappy customers trying to make a claim. Rusty Jones quietly went away in a few short years. Thankfully, the OEMs got better at steel alloys and coatings.

[@iluvcamaros1912]

Yeah I did not like hearing about a hole being drilled in what was a brand new car. Ouch. No thanks.

[@rixkafer56]

Steve has a great way of putting a positive spin on the dark days of motoring 🥳👍Thanks for sharing !

[@johnmaki3046]

The "days" were NOT "dark" compared to 'SETTLING for SOLD CRAP 2023!"

[@chriss5010]

My parents bought a brand new Celebrity wagon in 1985,it was a big deal as a kid lol Mom n dad had it till about 1992,it had about 150k on it when they traded it for our first mini van. Lot of good memories in that wagon. Had a very strong 2.8L that never gave them any issues. Awesome video Steve,thanks for bringing back some childhood memories 😎

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

Steve truly knows more than Google!!! Amazing Guy!!!!

[@PimpDaddyDisco]

I had an 87 Pontiac 6000LE 2.8L I paid $700 for it and drove it 5 years. Over 300k miles. Sold it for 300 to a friend who had a head on collision with a dump truck. He walked away unharmed It pushed the motor into the passenger seat

[@Red84GT]

I had a friend who had a Pontiac 6000LE. She fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the interstate and hit those big yellow sand barrels, walked away unharmed but car was totalled.

[@mikep.5517]

My 1988 Z24 with a 2.8L V6 was a crappy but lovable little car. I loved the burble of the 60-deg V6 so characteristic in so many GM cars -- Cavaliers, Celebrities, Luminas, 6000s etc -- of the era.

[@thomasharmon8877]

I still have a 88 Z-24 convertible 2.8 and it is in beautiful condition, still going strong at 122k.

[@patrickwayne3701]

Friends of mine had a 6000 that had the high trim package, and I remember thinking it would be a car I would tolerate considering it was GM and I was a GM tech at the time. Suede interior! Really presented nicely. White with offwhite suede guts, grey lower body with a red stripe breaking the colors up. Still sticks in mind as a sharp car for a 4 door road buggy.

[@AxiomRazor]

You'd think with so many having that engine that I could find a spare EGR for mine today.

[@pgtmr2713]

@@AxiomRazor Can you find one from a newer 60* V6 that will work for ya? Wait, what am I saying, plug the hole if it's beyond emissions inspections.

[@67marlins]

​@PGTMR2 Plugging the EGR smoothed-out my 1999 Honda Prelude just fine, and the gas mileage is still great.

[@willhorting5317]

I remember those cars. The first new car that my sister bought (after college), was a 1986 Celebrity 2-door. Kind of a light blue 🔵.

[@richarddavis5542]

My sister bought one of those. I was living on another coast at the time. Eventually, she would start reading magazines and doing more research before buying a car. She never bought another domestic car.

[@oldsledpurgatory3595]

I gave the "Rusty Jones" treatment to a lot of cars and trucks during my time at Wiscasset Ford back in the eighties. Not fun, and I always felt a little weird about drilling 3/4 inch holes in brand new rocker panels.

[@ph1l-1]

Junkyard Gold has been on Motortrend each morning this week at 6am.. great eay to enjoy my coffee in the morning.

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

I've never owned a Celebrity but, I did buy a mid 80s Cavalier off the back row of a used car lot back in the mid 90s. I only paid about $500 for it and used it as a winter "beater with a heater" just to get through. If I recall, it had the 2.2L engine and 3 speed automatic. It served its purpose well and I sent it to the junkyard when the timing belt broke in the spring. I definitely got my money's worth out of that little car because I was driving it about 50 miles round trip to work and back, mostly on county roads that were only plowed during daylight hours. Since I worked midnight shift at the time, that little guy went through snow drifts up to the hood on the way home more than once. There were some that took a few tries to get through but, we made it home every time!

[@ron8802]

Had a 89.....one of the best cars I have owned.....😊

[@emeyer6963]

Buick and Olds versions were carried over through 1996 model year.Very successful platform for GM!Early ones were junk but it became a very reliable platform by late 80's.

[@timothyhh]

Yes, I think even Consumer Reports had the Ciera and Century on their recommended list the last couple of years.

[@miked8027]

Man , this brings me back. As a kid my dad worked for GM and thus only bought GM products. We had a 73 2 door Malibu, a early 80s Malibu wagon. After that a Buick century and a Delta 88. Somewhere in there we also had my grandfathers hand me down 4 door early 80s Malibu. Everytime my dad started it he had to keep the choke open with a pen. Hahah

[@charlesduboise5198]

When I was in drivers Ed in 1983 the celebrity was the car we drove it was donated by our local Chevy dealership it was a brand new car at the time I was the first student to get to drive it the odometer read 67 miles when I got to drive it It didn't have 2 steering wheels but it did have two brake pedals one for the driver and one for the teacher and I remember him using it several times when the kids were driving he used that and a bottle of Tylenol to keep from pulling his hair out

[@HOCKENBERGER]

You are the ONLY other person I know of, who brings vintage literature to the junkyard!! 😂😂😂 I bring all my new brochures and mailers to my friend Larry's yard when I go visit my new 62 1 ton long panel project and scout out parts for it

[@85bigGMC]

I was surrounded by that platform throughout my childhood. We had a 85 Celebrity with the 2.8 that we drove across country for 4 days when dad retired from the Navy. I later learned to drive in it. After an accident it was replaced with a 86 Buick Century. Dad also had a 82 Celebrity as a work car at that time and a uncle had a Pontiac 6000 that had some sort of appearance package similar to the Eurosport. Our high school had a 6000 wagon for the bus drivers and it was used as a substitute for our drivers ed car once when it was in the shop. It was kinda old at that point and several kids thought the early-mid 80s design was strange but to me it felt like home lol.

[@howitusedtobe]

Mr Mags! Man i’ve been watching you since hot rod tv days … You did many great episodes on the L023 Dart .. It’s also awesome that you’re just up the highway from me . I was a kid when that came out . Thanks for helping shape my young mind! My grandparents had a couple celebrities in the late 80s they did the job .

[@johnmaki3046]

These were "GREAT OL' CARS"!

[@chriswheeler6092]

When I was a kid the majority of families that I knew had a celebrity or a very similar looking car. My family had a Black 4-door,but I liked the eurosport that my uncle had. It actually sounded pretty good and it was a 2-door.I didn't mind the celebrities because before that everyone had the huge station wagons. After the celebrities everyone started driving Mini vans including my family.Later when I was in high school my father bought a Eagle summit that my brother and I learned to drive in.

[@DeadInsideButStillSmiling]

I had an LTD II when I was a kid. You say only 20 more horsepower, but it was still more. Plus, the rear wheel drive. The kids that got Celebrities didn't worry me much. Performers they weren't. Any of then. But the LTD II, and the Mercury Marquis I had later would easily leave any of those front drive GM's and Chryslers in my dust.

[@kennelson3848]

Terrific presentation of course!

[@chipper442]

Coming up on 100k subscribers Steve….we’ll deserved for sure. I’m sure I speak for many when I say you are a wealth of knowledge and have a great way of passing it on. Thank you for all of the effort to share with us. Keep them coming. C442 FAHQ Racing Northeast.

[@MicroSoftner]

He's gonna get that weird KZbin plack lol

[@remko1238]

This is a automotive study class by professor Steve packed with info in just 10:22 minutes -- insane profound 👏🏽

[@MrEyesof9]

I've never given two $$ about old cars, makes or models but I love to learn, you are a great teacher and lots of fun to listen to/watch. Im fascinated with your videos. I intend to see if I can find you cancelled show. Thanks

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello Tim Elliott, Thanks for watching and writing. You can see my "Cancelled? Wadddaymean we're cancelled?" show on the Motor Trend channel (if you still have cable TV). Though we did 31 episodes over three years, the last new episode was done before Covid. What MT is showing now is re-runs. That's cool, but there will be NO MORE new episodes. I was under the impression the show was popular and was told "be ready for season 4" but it never happened. I waited NINE MONTHS for "the call" that never came. Eventually I called the Second Banana at MT who said: "nobody called you? The show has been cancelled". A lousy way to end a good show. But hey, it gave MT room for excellent shows like Motor Myth Busters and Muscle Car Crew which consistently get 1-out-of-5 -star viewer comments!!! Thanks for watching KZbin! -Steve Magnante

[@BigMikesHooptyBarn]

You know, even though I'm not really a fan of this particular product platform, thanks to Steve's delivery of the information regarding its origin and usage it is still interesting to learn about. Thanks Steve!

[@31847448]

Mike , did you lots of Chevy hoooptie cars of this type?

[@Fore-Four-Dee-Too]

I learned all about tow trucks when my mom and dad owned a Chevy Celebrity

[@jkusrbetter9519]

Rode in the back of my parents 86 Celebrity all the way across the country. Fun trip, thanks for bringing back the memories.

[@johnmaki3046]

I owned three Chevy "Celebrity" variations! The first, an '88 Eurosport wagon, and two '87 Celebrity "GL"s! They were all "iron duke" powered. Compared to MOST G.M.s "of the era", THESE WERE GREAT! Comfortable. good ride, and ENJOYABLE!

[@richardcotten8789]

Steve, please stop helping me relive my 80's automotive nightmares 😂

[@toreygriffith1598]

If this title is a Cocteau Twins reference, you just became my favorite KZbinr ever.

[@Endraven_Prime]

My first car was a 1986 Celebrity two door with a 2.5 and bucket seats/console. Pretty fun car for what it was. Thanks for the content Steve!

[@johnmaki3046]

These cars WORKED!

[@mustangcircut]

From Massachusetts Boston area. My mom had a 1984 celebrity station wagon. Blue with blue interior. Bench seating. Lol it was an old government issued car with all stripped down “non features”. Am radio. No power windows and locks but had AC. Was carbureted and not a fast one. I got my license in that driving test. Achilles heel was the rust. Lower doors and floorboards. I can still remember that plastic interior smell to this day!!!! Great video.

[@johncholmes643]

I read SO many stories From Ro Mcgonagle!!! Great memories!!

[@SteveMagnante]

Ro is one of my Favorite People. I worked with him for about 5 years during my Hot Rod days. Funny and witty. -Steve Magnante

[@rustyjunkgarage1418]

I remember my parents bought one of these brand new back in 1988. Was a big deal as it had Air Conditioning, not commonly seen in my area back then. I remember my little brother cried on the dash and his tears stained the dash on the passenger side right in the middle.

[@jasonwaltrowski2315]

We had a 86 pontiac 6000 ste that was a pretty nice car back then

[@DanEBoyd]

I once had a 1981 Capri Black Magic with T tops, and a 200 I6 with a four speed, and it had a Rusty Jones decal on the window. It had the little rubber body plugs everywhere too. But it was the rustiest Fox Body I ever owned!

[@ddellwo]

Steve - you need to grease your hinges…….😂 MacPherson - how to turn a $100 afternoon shock exchange out in the garage into an expensive, all day repair full of cussing and cursing in one fell swoop! Had a college friend whose daddy bought her a new ‘83 two door Celebrity as her late-high-school-into-college car - for the era, it was a REALLY nice vehicle that in terms of sophistication and performance was light years ahead of the ‘77 Chevy Monza I was driving at the time! Not going to lie - I was a bit envious……..😂

[@tomwesley7884]

Those Monzas were popular for the V8 swap, weren't they?

[@ddellwo]

@@tomwesley7884 - Yes, I suspect that’s one of the reasons you rarely see a bone stock Vega/Monza around anymore. Well, ONE of the reasons……😂

[@elliottbutts153]

I’m guessing the Buick Century was also an A-body? Very late 80’s, possibly early 90’s my friends parents had a Century with a V6. Maybe a 3.0 or 3.3. Back in those days we thought anything that wasn’t at least a V8 sucked. But we were impressed at how fast that V6 Century was. Drove and rode well with decent gas mileage too. Plenty of room for 4 adults.

[@67marlins]

Yes, the Century was the same A body as this Celebrity. Same as Pontiac A6000 and Olds Cutlass Ciera.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[@pimphand00]

Growing up in the 80's i remember seeing these everywhere. Childhood friends parents had a white 4 door with red accents. I thought it looked okay.

[@steelwheels327]

I look forward to a car presentation every morning.....Your knowledge & passion for cars is off the charts

[@mattmaverick703]

My Dad had a charcoal grey metallic 1986 looked just like this car with those rear lights and interior! Was a good car he had it many years!

[@jamesonpace726]

Holy Crud 1982 was 41 years ago. Oh, my aching back....

[@VitoVeccia]

My sister had the Pontiac version of that car called the 6,000. At the time she was still negleful of basic maintenance. Motor eventually blew, and i found a cheap one out of an olds with 75k on it. It was 300 bucks, and the local boneyard dropped it off at my house. I was only 16 back in '99, and it was my first motor job. Hence why it took all winter long to get it done. Got the timing and firing order set right, but had no power. My father and late godfather looked at it, and found that i crossed the fuel supply and return lines at the mechanical pump. Ran great afterwards. Eventually that car got parked and then later turned into a tin can.

[@joedepoto]

Steve my parents bought a brand-new 1986 Celebrity Eurosport Wagon with a carburetated 2.8 V6 from Earnhardt Chevrolet in Danbury, CT! It was then traded in a decade later for a 1996 Lumina at Hayes Chevrolet-Buick in New Milford, CT.😮

[@Brewinsgoalie1989]

We love Steve mag's. He's the best guy on TV

[@lonnyjaw]

Yeah Steve, my wife had a 4 door '87 Celebrity with a 4 banger, and that's ALL it was - for back and forth to work and occasional trip but not too far, nothing to look at that's for sure.

[@dj1111s]

Bought a 1985 Celebrity in 1992 for $3500 with only 50,000 miles on it. Drove it for 13 years with very few problems that I couldn't fix myself. While on vacation leaving the Badlands of SD we were moving at around 50 mph when my 3 year old son, in his car seat between my wife and I, woke up from a nap stretched his legs (he was a big boy) and kicked the shifter into reverse. We were on a dirt/gravel road, the front tires skidded for a few feet the engine stalled and all the dash lights were on or flashing with bells ringing. I remember looking in the rear view mirror expecting to see transmission fluid/parts all over the road. Came to a stop, restarted the engine, put it in drive and drove away. My wife and I looked at each other and thought holy crap what just happened. The thing was no worse for wear and we drove it for 10 more years with no trans problems. Our other two older kids slept through it all in the back seat.

[@Iowa599]

I have never seen a Celebrity 2 door, so if you spot one, please show us! (I might have seen a 2-door A-body, if there was a Pontiac version)

[@KnuckleHeadGarage27]

I've seen them just Google it and there's pic's but there's Facebook groups for guys like me that actually still own these cars and drive them and fix them up

[@letsgobrandon5814]

Interesting how that particular car became the old Cutlass Ciera!

[@michaelnazaruk4100]

The Cutlass Ciera and Buick Century were definitely steps up from the Celebrity and Pontiac 6000. Did a brief stint at a Hertz Rent-a-car, and the Cieras and Century's were always favored over the lowly Celebrity and 6000. And all of them were favored waaay over the "K" cars.

[@deanow3631]

I remember these early to mid 80’s times and seeing the avenues just full of the gray, black and red trim cavalier, celebrity, monte carlo ss, and later- luminas! Goodwrench was alive and Earnhardt was about to be in the drivers seat for them.

[@mross302]

My parents had 3 celebrity's when I was a kid, a teal 2.8 Euro sport that they got wrecked in when I was 1 year old, I still remember when I was 3 and they had it hauled off to the junk yard, my earliest childhood memory 😁. A grey 2.8 Euro sport that replaced it both of those were 1989's and a black one my dad flipped to my uncle, it was an 84 2.5 Euro sport 😁

[@SP-vq8ml]

I had an '85 Celebrity was a great little car back in the day. Glad I found your channel missed watching your shows on TV.

[@sawdustandcigarettes]

I was 17 back in 85. Worked for Sheridan Chev/Olds Cadillac in Pickering Ontario in the parts department. In my spare time I would take sold cars for gas ups. Got in a orange Z24 hatch with a 2.8 and manual, revved it up and dropped clutch and experienced torque steer for the first time. Damn near took out a row of work vans. Lol

[@daryllynhutchins8459]

Watching and loving all these in Australia, where we have alot of these cars

[@golfy808]

Do we ?? I never see them

[@daryllynhutchins8459]

Not this model, but yank cars in general

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

How many cars?

[@tedium37]

My sister had a black Eurosport in the late 80s that was pretty cool at the time. The evolution from rear wheel drive squared off boats to front drive jelly bean meets right there at the Celebrity. I surely remember these.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! Good morning to all ! ☕️☕️🍩 It was junk ! 👎 Very good video Steve !

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

Junk? That must be why they sold almost 3 million of them in less than 10 years.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@xfactorautomotive1496 Mr, B . ! Sales is not quality ; most of us who worked on these vehicles 🚗 called them junk ! Sorry !

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

@@debbiebermudez5890 I worked on em. I didn't like them, but they were good, reliable cars that were relatively easy to work on. Good car and nice car are two totally different things, but certainly not junk. Now a head cracking, POS escort on the other hand.....

[@tomwesley7884]

Morning LOL@junk

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@tomwesley7884 Mr. B. Here ! 😂🍔🍸👍

[@zoefaith120]

Watching this makes me smile. My mommy had 1987 4 door . Sage green on sage green interior. It was my first real car I drove to high school. The seats was so comfortable. She was not fast but . She did her job.. huge trunk........ 2.5 iron duke 2.

[@scottbeegle9291]

My grandma had an 87 Eurosport in gold with a tan interior. I learned to parallel park in that car. And, I loved the sound of the exhaust from a stop.

[@Mudsuitable]

My first car was a euro sport wagon, light blue and a way back rear facing seat, I loved that car and I miss it very much.

[@jimdean7335]

Oh man, I had an 83 Celebrity as a company car. Making me feel older seeing it in a salvage yard…..😂

[@a1veedubber]

The day you posted this video I had my antique-registered 85 Celebrity Eurosport sedan at a Back to the 80's car show. I've also owned my 86 Eurosport coupe since 1998. It kinda feels weird that these are old cars now! 😆

[@davenhla]

Friend's Ma had a 1990 wagon with the 3.1 multiport(one year only) I am not going to say it was fast. But it would leave a stop sign and go up to about 50mph in a hurry. All it took to roast them was turning the wheel about half a turn. That was a RARE thing in that era. The Buick and Olds version of this car was actually really nice, the early ones rode like a heavy car and had nice seats and leg/head room.

[@jeffrobodine8579]

The small rear wheel drive Ford LTD LX had an optional 302 V-8 for 1984 and 85. Only 3260 were produced.

[@SteveMagnante]

Yes, the LTD LX! Too bad Ford didn't put the hot Mustang GT-spec mill in it but rather a throttle body-type EFI 302. But it did have cool alloy wheels, blacked out graphics and nifty split exhaust tips! A hot rod 4-door! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@bikingD]

A body GM's between amount sales each year sold, time on the market, versions available and durability maybe one of the greatest GM's ever built.

[@u121921]

79 and 80 I remember mopar dealers had a TV and video tape player set-up in showrooms to knock the X bodies (and the problem remained in the A bodies ) for their brake systems being unstable in hard braking and panic stops . They pushed the F M and R bodies as being safer for towing stuff and if you really wanted front drive it was better to wait for the K cars . The GMs were later on the news for doing 180s during panic stops since they were to cheap to use a rear relief valve like VW/Audi and the Taurus twins .

[@peterantonopoulos2572]

Morning Steve... drove quite a few of those over the years, sorta descent cars as long as they didn't have an iron duke powerplant.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Granny had a Celebrity with the 2.8. It was a good car.

[@googleusergp]

You were better off with the Iron Duke until the 2.8L got fuel injection. The carbureted 2.8 was a nightmare.

[@LongIslandMopars]

​@@googleusergp In 1987 my parents bought a 1984 Celebrity. It was owned by the bank that my dad worked at (it was part of a fleet of cars that were leased from Avis for managers and higher ups). The "nice" cars would be offered for sale to employees when the leases were up. It was a 4-door CL with a velour interior and the carbureted 2.8. Our first GM car and it's where I learned how nice GMs drove compared to the dump truck ride and handling of our Volare (the Coronet, though, actually rides very nice for being torsion bars and leaf springs). Issues with the Celebrity that cropped up over time were the clear coat peeling (dad had the hood, roof, and trunk repainted); the rack got morning sickness (replaced that); the TCC solenoid went bad after we figured out it wasn't the transmission like so many shops wanted to tell us. My genius idea was hooking up a kill switch inline with the brake pedal switch to disable the TCC. We went to a local Chevy dealership service department and showed them our diagnostic procedure (i.e. the switch) and they agreed to replace the solenoid for $186 plus tax. It was fine after that. The carburetor gave us trouble once and it frustrated dad because it wasn't a simple BBD like those on the Coronet and Volare. I remember being out in 10 degree weather with him in the driveway trying to service that thing. He was very mechanically inclined and so we eventually did whatever it was to get it going again (I still remember when he ordered the service manual from Helm). It was bigger than a phone book. If there was one thing I never liked, it was the brakes. I read later on that they were undersized for the vehicle. However, driven normally, it was a very nice sedan. We enjoyed it for many years. It was still around after my parents passed away and I donated it to Kars 4 Kids. It actually made me sad, because they truly enjoyed the comfort of that car.

[@howardfletcher7206]

So many fond memories. Our family had an 83 Aries wagon with the 2.2 and automatic. Keeping up with traffic merging especially when loaded was always pitiful and often a scary experience due to the lack of power. One day my teacher gave me a ride home in his new 85 celebrity with the 2.8 and I was shocked how quiet smooth and strong that popular 80s sedan was. My drivers ed teacher had a white with dark red plush velour seating 85 ciera sedan with the 2.5. Engine was gruff but fairly well muted ride was smooth felt yet not too mushy. Over the years I owned and sold many GM a body cars. The later 2.8 fuel injected ones proved extremely reliable. Example of GM success. The Buick century and cutlass ciera stayed in production thru 96 many years after celebrity and Pontiac 6000 were retired.

[@LongIslandMopars]

@@howardfletcher7206 I remember renting a 91 Century in Florida. White with burgundy velour. 3.3 V6. It left many a patchmark on the streets of Orlando. ..

[@PhredMacmurray]

Steve, what were some of your favorite cars you owned in the past and what cars do you drive today?

[@SteveMagnante]

I've had a bunch of cars over the past 40 years. My favorites were a 1968 Hemi Charger, a '64 Dodge Max Wedge (a clone I assembled from real Stage III parts) and the three altered wheelbase Match Bash cars I built. These were the Wilshire Shaker '63 Nova, Rampage '63 Dodge Dart and Funny Fairmont '81 Fairmont. You can Google any one of these cars and probably see a story I wrote about them - with pictures. Today my favorite car in the driveway is a 1987 Corvette 4+3 coupe I just bought. I'll make some videos with it soon. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante

[@advilshenk]

I had a 84 or 85 (memory is fuzzy). It was maroon exterior with beige interior had the iron duke. That car was super reliable took a beating. It had sporty steel wheels that almost looked like mid 80s cutlass supreme rally rims. Id take that car today if it were around

[@marioncobaretti2280]

A body was a major improvement over x body

[@dougvanallen2212]

Great stuff Steve we had Z Bart back in the day it was a Rusty Jones equivalent

[@xfactorautomotive1496]

I still remember the very unique smell of Z-Bart! My dad bought a GMC van brand new and had it Z-BARTed. For years, when ever it was parked outside in the hot sun, you could smell it. Loved it

[@quicksilver462]

"I dont want that TRUCOAT Mr Lundigaurd!"

[@Hyrev1]

Another great video Steve! 👍👍💯🇺🇸

[@rustyshacklenuts357]

Hey Steve! I’m from the same area and this car donated it’s front clip to my Chevy Celebrity!!

[@captaindew3106]

a friend of mine that is still a friend of mine for 34 years and he got a 1984 Chevy Celebrity in butter cream white tan color and he put the 13inch Ford wheels on it from a 1969 Plymouth Valiant Signet model that my dad had for a few months came with a 5lug 4inch bolt pattern with a Ford hubcaps put on his Chevy and took off the cat and muffler and run a long straight tube pipe on the car and he still drive it.

[@notchback93]

My mom had a celebrity when I was a kid

[@chuckeecheese162]

I just saw one on the road a few months back. They usually disintegrated within 3-5 years

[@Red84GT]

Just a couple years ago there was a guy that visited our local library that daily drove a Eurosport that still ran and drove

[@chuckeecheese162]

@@Red84GT when you see one, your brain scrambles for a second. Just to make sure it’s not a flash back to 1995 lol

[@WildBill236]

No wonder I get looks when I take my minty 86 celeb out...complete with whitewalls & wire caps!

[@talfacprez]

When my 2nd son was born we bought a 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity station wagon that had the 3.0 fuel injected gas burning V6. It was a great car until my 3rd son was born then we had to go to a minivan.

[@MrGlenferd]

I had a 4 cylinder Celebrity with over 300 k on it when the rust finally clamed it. Was a good car.