In the final year of the Malaise Era, truck shoppers could still get a Chrysler SUV that wasn’t trying to be a tall New Yorker. Because the echoes of the vans-and-Quaaludes ethos of the 1970s were still quite loud in 1983, this Ramcharger came equipped with groovy earth-tone stripes. (Read More…)
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AMC_CJ - Wish there was a car like this out on the market now. Hell, I was really considering holding out for the Pontiac ST until they killed it.
olddavid - In the 1980′s, I felt that an MBA would be a necessary addition to my bona fides for my career to continue. I took an International Business...
philadlj - I was always convinced the car was called “Golf” not because of the Gulf Stream, but because...
brid1970 - Can’t tell you how much this old guy enjoyed reading this thread. I’m from the carb generation but graduated to fuel injection...
korvetkeith - My 2000 XJR ittermittently goes into “engine failsafe mode”. And throws a code indicating abnormal throttle pedal position sensor range. For the...
Summicron - “driven by a plebe” That saddens me. I previously assumed only the affluent were being punished by those ergonomics.
CJinSD - Is that so your video stops when you have to take your eyes off your phone to look at the road?
toplessFC3Sman - I still see a number of these (or at least regular contours with the body kit) around the metro-Detroit area. I think about...
Land Ark - I’ve always liked these. I enjoy when manufacturers take a boring car and make it exciting. And for the time these were out,...
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