Items tagged with: Eighties

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300 SD

From the seller’s description: 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD (5 cylinder, turbo Diesel), with original China Blau paint and only 128K kilometres / 80K miles (believed genuine). Meticulously maintained (fu...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT

Fully documented 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This totally rust free car has only 36800 original miles. A true survivor in excellent condition. I hav...

The $5,000 Challenge, lap of luxury edition

For years, the family car was a sure-fire way to inform the neighbors of a change in status. A tired Rambler may have been tucked away in the garage, out of sight, but the new Buick, Lincoln, or Impe...

Dundas, Ontario, 1982

Date: circa 1982 Location: Dundas, Ontario Source: Musee Steinberg’s on Flickr What do you see here?

Paris, 1981

Date: circa 1981 Location: Paris, France Source: via Ran When Parked What do you see here?

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1984 Lotus M90/X100

Prototype 1984 Lotus M90/X100 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 1984 Lotus M90/X100 is the only one produced in this color combination, and the only one with a manual tran...

Boss 6.0 – 1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0

Photography by Jeff Koch. Looking back over the course of hot rodding’s history, it’s easy to spot the standout cars, the ones that fueled the movement, inspiring legions of young speed-seeking gearh...

Four-Links – Mel Gould, never-was ZR-1, night owls, clown cars

Longtime Hemmings Daily readers might recognize Mel Gould as the man behind the Purple People Eater Crosley that appeared on the cover of the December 1961 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. Decades late...

Montreal, 1988

Date: circa 1988 Location: rue Jean-Talon est près Provencher, St-Léonard, Montreal, Quebec Source: Musee Steinberg’s on Flickr What do you see here?

Las Vegas, 1984

Date: circa 1984 Location: McCarran Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1988 Volvo 240DL

Original unrestored 1988 Volvo 240DL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Very rare 5-speed with 115,000 original miles that is a well maintained and much loved car by both owners...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1989 Chevrolet Caprice

Ex-CHP 1989 Chevrolet Caprice for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: True California Highway Patrol Car and has been professionally restored to original condition as when on patrol ...

Which one of these Hurst/Olds would you take home?

Photos by author. A guy walks into a car show’s invitational display building with a pocket full of cash and a craving to buy a Hurst/Olds. He’s immediately greeted by a pristine example of a ’72, a ...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z

Restomodded 1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I have had this car for almost 5 years and now that I have restored it, it is time to move on to some...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1980 AMC Concord DL

Original unrestored 1980 AMC Concord DL for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 258 ci “6” Automatic transmission, power steering, power front disc brakes, COLD A/C, tilt wheel, recl...

After unexpected death, club begins Checker restoration for cab driver’s daughter

Photos courtesy Internet Checker Taxicab Archive. Kaela Petkovits grew up in her father’s Checker taxis as he drove the streets of Seattle in the Eighties and dreamed of having her own to drive somed...

The $5,000 Challenge, adjusted for inflation edition

Let’s face it – a dollar, or in this case 5,000 of them, doesn’t buy what it used to. Often, the toughest part of penning the regular $5,000 Challenge series is finding cars from our classifieds with...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1988 Ford Bronco XLT

From the seller’s description: Up for sale is my 1988 Ford Bronco, 50,583 actual mile, 1 owner, Silver on Grey, 351 V8, that is by far the nicest bronco I have ever seen besides when they were new. T...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1983 Zastava 750

From the seller’s description: Here is a perfectly restored to new condition 1983 Zastava 750 nicknamed “Ficha” originally manufactured by Zastava in Kragujevac, Yugoslavia under license from Fiat an...

Four-Links – Ctrl-X, GM FWD platforms, Corvang, Metro camper

Perhaps not the easiest way to remove graffiti from a Moskvitch 412, but a group of street artists in Russia ingeniously turned it into a piece of “disappearing” street art with some clever paint wor...

Southampton, England, 1980s

Date: circa 1980s Location: Southampton, England Source: via Ran When Parked What do you see here?

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1980 Plymouth Volare

Glidden-ordered Pro Stock 1980 Plymouth Volare for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This is the car Bob Glidden order from Don Hardy Race cars to replace his NHRA wolrd chapion Ar...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1981 Chevrolet Malibu Classic

Restomodded 1981 Chevrolet Malibu Classic for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 350 ci (5.7L) V8 GM crate engine. 290HP, 335 ft/lbs torque 4 bolt main, 2 peice main seal Monster tr...

Randolph, New Jersey, 1986

Date: September 1986 Location: Randolph High School, Randolph, New Jersey Source: Jason Rosenfarb, who writes, “This photo is 17 year-old me on my ’66 GTO. The photo was taken by the school paper and...

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1984 Ford Mustang GT

Restored 1984 Ford Mustang GT for sale. From the seller’s description: Very nice ’84 Mustang GT, 302, 5 speed, T-Roofs, Cloth Interior, Air, PW, PDL. Michelin tires on TRX wheels. This car was restor...

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