best part of these cars were those big comfy couch seats. you open the door and the seats just looked like they wanted to caress you in poofy pillowy comfort.
Oh yeah!!! The Chrysler Cookier Cutter Era... The good old F & M body platform was Chrysler one stop shop. You could opt for a cheap Dodge Aspen or a swanked out Chrysler New Yorker, but either way you had the same car...
This is an '89 not an '84. 1989 was the only year the vinal quarter roof went below the window trim and also the only year they used the "crystal" pentastar and laurel reef combo.
Yep- this is an '89. Before that the landau didn't hang down onto the rear quarter panel. Actually, '88 had that too, and some of the two tone cars back to I think '86. I have an '89 5th Ave as my daily driver (mine's maroonish, with subtle red pinstriping along either side) and I can't help but love the damn thing. I don't know where ^Justin heard that the later years were rubbish. I've heard the exact opposite (and my car has been good to me in the 4 years I've had it). The later years had superior rustproofing (which is useful living in western Massachusetts and I'd guess even more so in Oregon) and the suspension was supposedly a bit beefier... They may have been "cookie cutter" in their day, but nowadays they do make something of a statement. It's sooo anti-fashion. So grunge...<3
Come to think of it, you guys don't actually get a lot of snow do you? No snow = no salt = no rust = old cars = OLD PARKED CARS. **forehead slap** It all makes sense now! So I guess New England is worse for rust...
Yeah, how 'bout those seats! The rear seat swallowed my brand new Zippo pipe lighter! That happened in my BIL's '85 5th Ave. Chrysler did a good job stretching its limited resources. BTW, '85's also had that crystal pentistar too.
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How on earth did the Chrysler designers become so clueless?
There was no attempt to disguise the Dodge Diplomat.
318/A727 what a nice combo,as long as you can keep the carb in running shape.
I hear the last three model years for these are terrible. Very unreliable.
best part of these cars were those big comfy couch seats. you open the door and the seats just looked like they wanted to caress you in poofy pillowy comfort.
Oh yeah!!! The Chrysler Cookier Cutter Era... The good old F & M body platform was Chrysler one stop shop. You could opt for a cheap Dodge Aspen or a swanked out Chrysler New Yorker, but either way you had the same car...
This is an '89 not an '84. 1989 was the only year the vinal quarter roof went below the window trim and also the only year they used the "crystal" pentastar and laurel reef combo.
holy heck, how did i not notice that vinyl roof extending below the window and onto the door??? i want to see that rear door open so bad.
Yep- this is an '89. Before that the landau didn't hang down onto the rear quarter panel. Actually, '88 had that too, and some of the two tone cars back to I think '86. I have an '89 5th Ave as my daily driver (mine's maroonish, with subtle red pinstriping along either side) and I can't help but love the damn thing. I don't know where ^Justin heard that the later years were rubbish. I've heard the exact opposite (and my car has been good to me in the 4 years I've had it). The later years had superior rustproofing (which is useful living in western Massachusetts and I'd guess even more so in Oregon) and the suspension was supposedly a bit beefier... They may have been "cookie cutter" in their day, but nowadays they do make something of a statement. It's sooo anti-fashion. So grunge...<3
Come to think of it, you guys don't actually get a lot of snow do you? No snow = no salt = no rust = old cars = OLD PARKED CARS. **forehead slap** It all makes sense now! So I guess New England is worse for rust...
Yeah, how 'bout those seats! The rear seat swallowed my brand new Zippo pipe
lighter! That happened in my BIL's '85 5th Ave. Chrysler did a good job stretching its
limited resources. BTW, '85's also had that crystal pentistar too.
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