Were 1980s cars really that bad?

[black69]

Read this ad, and ask if you remember it the way it was written! I do remember the show more than the go back then when the 80s hit. I do remember how girls dug my brothers T top transam when I borrowed it when he was traveling out of the country (mom looked the other way). How good your stereo sounded would be more impressive than how fast the car was to some passengers.

A fast 1980 camaro? That would mess with my memories...

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto...212007097.html

[Mr70]

The hey day for Fantastic plastic on cars & high hair on us.

[Lee Stewart]

If you call all show and no go "that bad" then the answer is . . . yes

[bbbentley]

80's? That bad? Yes, emphatically yes! The cars were lousy, the times (what we got away with) was great!!!

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Best car from the 80's
Grand National or GNX
They were fast enough!

[markinnaples]

Great ad.

[danachevroletfor1967]

I still own my bought new in July, 1978 Z28. I loved it then and still love it now. It was a great handling car for that time. I think it was "Car and Driver" that did a comparison test back in 1978 and rated the 1978 Camaro Z28 ahead of the same year Corvette and Trans-Am for driving pleasure. When you floor the accelerator it will still throw you back in the seat; it just runs out of oomph at about 85 mph. A great cruising car. I wasn't very successful picking up chicks with it back in the day. I actually think it gets more attention now than it did back in the late 70's and thru the 80's. Ahh the memories.

[markinnaples]

danachevroletfor1967, got any pics of your '78?

[drdave69]

I agree with all. With the exception of the turbo Buicks, the Mustang GT and the late 80's turbo Trans Am the cars were generally crap. But, the decade was a whole lot of fun (of what I remember).

[carnut4life]

That ad was hilarious! My mom bought a near new bright blue 81 Z28 in the fall of 83 when I was 11 years old, I thought it was the coolest car I'd ever seen at that time..lol.. The car was pretty quick back then for what it was and handled like it was on rails but compared to the 60's and 70's muscle cars I've owned since then(70 Chevelle SS 396, 71 Monte SS 454, 71 &72 Ta's, 69 COPO Camaro) it was a slug. Looking back I find it ironic how similar the 80-81 Z28's were to the 70-72 TA's(functional hood scoop, fender vents and spoilers everywhere), to bad they didn't run them though.

I've owned Mom's Z28 for 19 years now and am in the process of having the car restored for her 70th birthday later this year so she can see it looking like new and drive it again while she's still healthy and know I'll keep it as long as I live. It's the slowest, least desirable, highest production car I've ever owned but every time I look at it, it reminds me of my Mom and Dad and I consider the car to be a dear family member, I'm sure most of the people on this site understand.