Favorite car of the 80's?

Pick just one?? Impossible. But I'll try....first are honorable mentions:

Buick GNX
Mitsu Starion
Suzuki Samurai
Honda CRX
Camaro IROC-Z (make it black with red letters please)
Merkur XR4Ti
Lambo Countach
Subaru XT
Lotus Esprit
early-mid 80's Celica
early Supra
Tons more I'd list, but my top spot will go to:

That I have personally owned: 89 SHO......I've only had 3 of them pass through my hands now.

That I have personally driven: 87 or 88 930T slant nose cabriolet w/RUF 325hp package

That I just want: R32 GT-R
BMW M1

So many great cars have been mentioned. Spooky thing is how many of them I would choose over many of the "modern" cars that are available.

Zomby Woof wrote:

petegossett wrote: I'd have to go for these.

I see those and I think of these They look to me like they were designed by a group of 10 year old boys.

You say that like it is a bad thing...

In reply to 93EXCivic:

Exactly. That's probably why pictures of both cars were on my wall then. 8)

I didn't post Miata . . . but technically it qualifies.

I also love this:

I nominate my cars

If its an 80s thread, and you mention Prime, dammit, show the correct one.

Any turbo Regal; Callaway Corvette; BMW 635CSi; BMW 535iS (e28); IROC Z28 Camaro

Oh (insert deity of choice here) this is a hard one.

Race cars. 1988 was the zenith of race car design to me. MP4/4 XJR-9 Le Mans winner 962 Leyton House March F1 881, one of the prettiest F1 cars and colors ever Lotus 100T, again 1988 Williams FW11b, back to 87 for this, I never like the 88 FW12 car. 1989 Ferrari 640, beats even the Layton House March.

Rally cars Lancia 037, this is the Stradale road version though RS200 Sport Quattro There’s also the 6R4, Delta S4, 205 T16 Evo 2 etc etc, but they never had the visiual appeal of these.

Road cars 288 GTO one of the few Ferrari’s I like 951/952 1980 Lotus Esprit Essex Turbo E30 M3 here in BTCC form Sierra Cosworth, specifically the RS500 Series 1 Escort RS Turbo Capri 2.8injection, specifically the 280 Brooklands edition Peugeot 205GTI 1.9 (see the wheels Vs the 1.6l) Scirocco 16V Series 1 Scirocco Storm Saab 900 Turbo Reliant Scimitar SS1 (it was the 80’s OK?)

Loads more, it was a great time to be coming of age.

If money is no object:

If I actually have to pay for it:

RexSeven wrote: America: 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT. Which I guess says a lot about how I feel about 1980's American cars.

Apparently, mine needs some work.

Drop dead favorite.

AE86
S12
FC RX7
G Bodies
E30 M3 Supra
DMC-12 S10 Star/Quest twins

mostly in that order

It makes me misty eyed to see all the MK1 MR2 love in this thread, sniff.

It also reminds me that I MUST own a Pantera before I die, if even only for a little while.

Will wrote: If money is no object:

Arent these supposed to be awful cars? Like really unreliable and expensive to maintain even by Ferrari standards?

'Murican car:

80's? Mine were all trucks mostly.

and then I have a sweet spot for this:

I had a GTA back in the day. Kinda sluggish and fat, but made me so happy to drive....you know, back in the day.

Oh if a Trans Am is good enough for Randy Travis, A TA is certainly good enough for me

+1 on 80's B-bodies!

Make mine a wagon, please. . .

Travis_K wrote:

Will wrote: If money is no object:

Arent these supposed to be awful cars? Like really unreliable and expensive to maintain even by Ferrari standards?

I don't know. It wouldn't surprise me, but it was the first car I fell in love with. All the other kids wanted the Countach. I loved the Testarossa. I still think it's gorgeous, even if a bit dated in design.

Will wrote:

Travis_K wrote:

Will wrote: If money is no object:

Arent these supposed to be awful cars? Like really unreliable and expensive to maintain even by Ferrari standards?

I don't know. It wouldn't surprise me, but it was the first car I fell in love with. All the other kids wanted the Countach. I loved the Testarossa. I still think it's gorgeous, even if a bit dated in design.

10-years ago when I worked at Autozone part-time, I had a customer in his mid-30's come in asking to rummage around the back aisles looking for a ball joint. I asked if it was something I could look up for him & he said "no" and explained it was for a Maserati Merrak. We got to talking, and he also had a Testarossa - said it was only $30k or so, and that if you're willing to dig in and get your hands dirty, that ownership wasn't too bad.

Had one:

Colt RS. . . 8-Speed

rebelgtp wrote: I don't know why I was thinking about this but I got thinking about my childhood growing up in the 80's and some of the cars I remember seeing as a kid. I have always been into cars and I can specifically recall certain cars from my childhood and how they looked at the time and in some cases the first time I saw one in person. I would have to say that my favorite is still the GNX, especially for an 80's American car. For Japanese I would have to say the Corolla GTS and for European I would say the Porsche 959. So how about you guys any favorites from back then?

When I saw the topic the GNX is what I thought of. I remember trying my best to convince my mother to buy an 87 Grand National, but she couldn't be convinced. I had to make due with the Monogram 1:24 replica of the GN and the GNX. I wish I would have been smart enough to appreciate the Corolla GTS when it was new, however at the time I lusted for the Dodge Conquest Tsi and the Lincoln Mark VII LSC, clearly proving that there should have been some kind of intervention before I was old enough to buy my own car.