Good point Nate, I do like how much of the surface area is glass, but I still do not want to sit in this. That back seat looks perilous!
Those original wheels really tie it all together, and it's great to not see one of these in beige. I'm enjoying the plentiful tiny-bland details the longer I look at it. But I still don't want to sit in it. Funny backup lights.
Good point Nate, I do like how much of the surface area is glass, but I still do not want to sit in this. That back seat looks perilous!
Those original wheels really tie it all together, and it's great to not see one of these in beige. I'm enjoying the plentiful tiny-bland details the longer I look at it. But I still don't want to sit in it. Funny backup lights.
Incredibly rare to see ANY Citation in this condition, let alone the elusive notchback.
These early 80s Chevy models carried over the brighter colors of the late 70s. It wasn't until around '84 that the muted beige/blue/rose-tinted metallic colors became very popular.
I had one of those cars, mine was a 1980 green notchback. My first two cars I bought with my own money. The first two cars I owned didn't pan out. This third car the Chevrolet Citation was a graduation gift. It was eight years old at the time and it was a four speed manual transmission. I learned how to drive stick shift on this car. It was actually a great car. Believe it or not it had pep & got good gas mileage. I remember the radio being vertical, it originally came with an a.m. radio. I wanted to get an FM radio so me a friend of my went to a junkyard and found another citation in there with an FM radio and we put it in my car. A lot of people myself included, didn't think to much of these cars at the time ,but looking back at it now I think they were neat cars. I think my favorite was the Pontiac Phoenix four-door hatchback. Think about it, during those years 1980–84 you could walk into a General Motors showroom & order one of these cars with a manual transmission. These days it's all utterly impossible to do that. On top of that you had a lot of variety ,Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Buick. It's too bad about the era when these cars came about. I have a feeling they probably would've made a convertible version in one of these models...
My Dad was looking at a Chevy Citation X-11 when they were new. He was interested in the dealer demo car because the dealer was getting over sticker for the others.
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how satisfying is that b-pillar?
Awesome find! There must be all of six, seven more of these still rolling nationwide.
The coupe was always a fairly rare beast
Honestly, nicely proportioned. Love the amount of glass and the kicked up rear window.
Good point Nate, I do like how much of the surface area is glass, but I still do not want to sit in this. That back seat looks perilous!
Those original wheels really tie it all together, and it's great to not see one of these in beige. I'm enjoying the plentiful tiny-bland details the longer I look at it. But I still don't want to sit in it. Funny backup lights.
Good point Nate, I do like how much of the surface area is glass, but I still do not want to sit in this. That back seat looks perilous!
Those original wheels really tie it all together, and it's great to not see one of these in beige. I'm enjoying the plentiful tiny-bland details the longer I look at it. But I still don't want to sit in it. Funny backup lights.
I really like this. I see a lot of the 2 door Skylark in it, which were much more common.
Love the way the rear side window slopes up-these Citation coupes are pretty sharp, and they're the rarest of the Citations by far.
Incredibly rare to see ANY Citation in this condition, let alone the elusive notchback.
These early 80s Chevy models carried over the brighter colors of the late 70s. It wasn't until around '84 that the muted beige/blue/rose-tinted metallic colors became very popular.
What a joke... those cars were GARBAGE.
A kid in our neighborhood had a gray one... the radio was mounted sideways in those Citations.
Those FWD X cars were the downfall of GM to the imports.
Probably the finest example of a Citation I've ever seen. Nice find!
I had one of those cars, mine was a 1980 green notchback. My first two cars I bought with my own money. The first two cars I owned didn't pan out. This third car the Chevrolet Citation was a graduation gift. It was eight years old at the time and it was a four speed manual transmission. I learned how to drive stick shift on this car. It was actually a great car. Believe it or not it had pep & got good gas mileage. I remember the radio being vertical, it originally came with an a.m. radio. I wanted to get an FM radio so me a friend of my went to a junkyard and found another citation in there with an FM radio and we put it in my car. A lot of people myself included, didn't think to much of these cars at the time ,but looking back at it now I think they were neat cars. I think my favorite was the Pontiac Phoenix four-door hatchback. Think about it, during those years 1980–84 you could walk into a General Motors showroom & order one of these cars with a manual transmission. These days it's all utterly impossible to do that. On top of that you had a lot of variety ,Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Buick. It's too bad about the era when these cars came about. I have a feeling they probably would've made a convertible version in one of these models...
Richard said: "I have a feeling they probably would've made a convertible version in one of these models..."
Some coach builders did on the other X-cars. Skylarks, Omegas and Phoenix.
My Dad was looking at a Chevy Citation X-11 when they were new. He was interested in the dealer demo car because the dealer was getting over sticker for the others.
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