Rich Santoro so true!

But that plastic wood is pretty hideous.

At least you won’t get mangled in a 30 mph head on

@@jayartz8562 I love plastic wood. It's the next best thing after real wood.

Yes, but at least the modern cars have way more power and (most) of them don't all look the same like these cars do.

Beautiful smooth riding car, but bad engine choices.

I do!!! I never had one of these cars but they all make me feel like I miss them so much. I don't know why, I am even not old enough.

The American cars of the 60 70 and 80s had the best colors and interior and luxury.. Terrible engines though..

@@melloyellow6375 Terrible engines?? When were they terrible?? The Big Block V8s of the 60s and 70s are the best engines ever made. A bygone era in Factory Street Cars.

@@extremedrivr Engines in the 80s were sub standard. But 60s-early 70s were powerful!

Yes Buddy I totally agree with you , todays cars and crossovers copy the Europeans and really have noo style and character . I would certainly take those cars listed above in a heartbeat today.

My 1980 Olds ninety Eight has pillow top velour seats that are still like new and has a rocket 350 for smooth driving with old school reliability.

That was theH platform with the dependable buick 3.8 v6 that Ford copied it in 1982 and called it the Essex v6. the ford had similar head gasket failures as GM. If you want your 3.8 v6 to last GM recommended head bolt replacement @80K Ford redesigned the gasket many times, They still use that engine today it is a substantially improved and it is called thec4.2 V6 that they use in the F150.@Terry Melvin

Cushy seats are all right if you like that sort of thing, but the German approach to luxury is different in that the Germans consider taut handling and firm seats as part of the driving experience. The Germans want to make you feel like you're in tune with the road and awaken every sense in your body. Lincoln took a smart approach in offering a traditional Continental Mark VII with modern styling for the American luxury approach but also offering the Continental Mark VII LSC for those who wanted German sport-style luxury. The LSC was called the Deutsche Mark from Dearborn. :-D

UGH! Tell me about it! When I had to get rid of my 2005 Yukon I found the new ones to be HORRIBLE! I have severe back and muscle issues and I am 6'1" with a football player type build. First off, I was "pinned in" to the cabin with the door and console right up against my legs forcing them to stay in a straight forward position. I need to move my legs when I drive to avoid pain and numbness. The seat itself is short and smaller and feels, like YOU said, like you are sitting on granite or as I like to call it, a 2x4 with a piece of leather stapled to it! I then tried the Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator. Same thing. I finally settled on a 2014 Cadillac Escalade I found with VERY low miles. Not as comfy as my old Yukon which was like sitting in your big easy chair, but it has more room and doesn't create pain. I also have a 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Now THAT is comfy!

Yea I was considering one for my first car but I’m thinkin a pony car of sorts

@@imnotverycreative9137 I'm either going to get an Imperial or a Seville for my first. I'll save up for a DeVille as my second.

I thought so also although did it come off as half-Seville, half-Mark IV.

I'd like a Signature in white, blue coach roof, white leather with blue piping and digital display.

@@drewburk6309 I forgot about that color combination. It was impossible to keep clean.

@@drewburk6309 I had an 85 Town Car Signature, gun metal blue. blue coach roof, red piping, burgundy velour interior, No matter how far you drove it never got uncomfortable

@@royschultz1377 Nice! Ultimate color combo. I prefer the velour over the leather. Especially today, nearly every car has leather. But that velour was so plush and rich.

@@drewburk6309 It was incredibly comfortable. Much better than the leather-interior 93 signature I replaced it with.

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I had an 1981 Imperial that I drove for a few years. Silver over maroon Mark Cross leather with the factory cast aluminum mags. It was a nice car. Everything worked including the original electronic fuel metering system. It had the factory moon roof too. The carpet was like a beautiful plush fake fur even in the trunk. It was pretty posh, people would always comment on it.

@@lancedukel3436 silver with maroon was such a dominant color combination back then, beautiful, try to get that color combination now on anything.

yep that Chrysler imperial was beautiful style car luxury ill love to own of those and it rare to find in good shape but 80s make beautiful cars 84 oldsmobile 98 in two door are beautiful car and Cadillacfleetwood

@@andydanko7074 I know right. Matter of fact there were a number of colors for the exterior and interiors. Even white leather. The only extra cost options were the Frank Sinatra edition and the moon roof. Wire wheel caps or the the mags were your choice. I believe they were built in Windsor Canada too. Cheers.

Ever watch Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul?

Just posted about the 5th Avenue,last new car my father bought for my mother before he got sick,we kept that car around in pristine condition as a memory of pops,my younger brother ended up with it until he sold it,still in very,very good condition.

I think that would make a good daily driver today, not too big, not overly complex, but very classy.

The Fifth Avenue was my first car. They don't make them like that anymore not expensive to maintain and easy to work on.

My grandparents, bought a new Imperial in 83'. They loved it.! So did everyone else.! I was allowed to drive it to my senior prom 85'. It was such a nice memory.!

The 93-96 Fleetwood was also nice. The newer stuff dont look like Cadillac's... I think and hope they would go back to making traditional luxury cars and not try to be BMW....

@Terry Melvin The b-body cars from 91-96 were the last traditional American full size body on frame V8 sedans from GM, I have had a 91 Caprice since 2009 it is a great car. But the 94-96 that got the LT1 was even better!

Cadillac brougham 1987 was a great car. Not much power to climb the steepest grades at highway speeds, but more than made up for driver's comfortable ride, fuel economy, 20 miles per gallon highway, dependability and best style of it's time.

They're "Plastillacs" now..☹☹

@@garyolivier792 Yeah I'm with you. Nobody makes great cars anymore, more money for more junk that breaks down then you start over with another new car to take your money over and over again.

I love mine!

My Aunt had an 89 TOWN CAR CARTIER.. I agree nothing was SMOOTHER than that cars engine.. Like driving a GHOST CAR!! Undescribable Quietness!!!!

I always wanted to drive one of those. I always preferred Buick Park Aves to Olds 98's. They had nicer interiors and dashboards.

Had an 86 Dodge Diplomat with the 318. One of the most reliable cars qe have owned

@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick - it's not the engine I was referring to, it's electrical problems, A/C problems, just way too many problems, compared to say the Chrysler Imperial or the Town car, that were quite reliable overall.

@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick Actually, the '82 sky blue Imperial that is the thumbnail for this video is the real head-turner - what a gorgeous classy car! (and I don't even like Chrysler vehicles!)

@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick Try repairing one and you will have a bias against them as well - just take a look at how much critical stuff is buried between the engine and the firewall, one of the dumbest designs for serviceability I have ever seen in 40 years as a mechanic! - I have worked on Lambos and Ferraris that were less frustrating!

Yes, reliability was reported to be poorer than in the 1st-gen Sevilles

Kurt Hirschfield looks like it was in a rear end collision to me.

@@Slideyslide guess you've never seen a car that was rear ended. It doesn't look like this !! This was a very cool design back in the day, and sold very well. I know. I was there. And I'm going to beat you to the response you'll give me....OK BOOMER!!! Lol!!

Ht4100, the worst engine to be had.

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I owned a 1987 Chevy Caprice and my Parents owned a Pontiac Parisienne back in the day and boy were they comfortable and spacious .

You Are Correct Sir.

flyonbyya ...yep...Park Ave....awesome car....

Wasn't the big Buick available with the 3.8 turbo engine for a while? That could be an interesting car.

@@MikeBrown-ii3pt I don't think it was ever available with the turbo 3.8, at least not the intercooled version that went in the Grand National. There was the Park Avenue Ultra, which used a supercharged version of the 3.8's successor, the 3800. My father had a couple of those - fun cars for the time and for being big luxury cars.

The 1980 to 1984 Electra Park Avenues were fantastic cars. Every bit as luxurious as their Cadillac counterparts and far better performing and more dependable.

The last real Caddy.

@Nick J I don't think so as far as I remember

Naaaah, Cummins and a six inch lift. (I kid)

@@MrJett1971 Now it must be done!

@Michael M. Agreed. Very sharp, the only problem as Old Car Guy noted was the engine and electronics. You never see these on the road.

tecums3h i would prefer a boxer 4 turbo from the sti. Way better motor and will fit better in this chasis

@@Elmamaguebo16 That would be very interesting. It would lower the curb weight, possibly some handling friendly front to rear balance. How about a Cummings turbo diesel I6? That Sti boxer would sound nice too!

IIRC in Cannonball II he drove a Chrysler Laser, basically a Dodge Daytona with a badge change.

@@JrGoonior Oh, ok. Thanks for the correction! 👍

@@JrGoonior Plymouth... not Chrysler.

pancudowny You’re thinking of the mid 90’s version built by Mitsubishi. Plymouth in the 80’s didn’t have a Daytona variant...

John Collins .......That was probably Burt Reynolds personal 81 Imperial limo that was in the movie....Burt also had that limo in his 1985 movie "Stick".....Burt had very good taste in his cars.

Orojugen ....Headliners are easily fixed.

Dad had one remember badge on it saying"Ride engineered by Lincoln Mercury"

Agree. I’ve ridden in many 80’s Town Cars and the ride was like floating on a cloud

@@authority5150 I agree with you. I have a 1985 & the ride is so smooth, I can drive over rough train tracks & hear the "thump-thump" sound made by the tires, but feel nothing. I've ridden in Rolls-Royce cars that weren't any better than my Lincoln.

When Ford downsized the Continental/Towncar after 79 they wanted to keep that Lincoln ride in the newer and did so very well.

@@socalltd I wholeheartedly agree with your statement, 100%. My '85 has that "pillow on a cloud" ride those big ones were known for.

yeah i remember when those 79 models came out too and then Lincoln copied that style with the Versaille

I agree. I always loved the 98, especially after 1985 when they restyled them, made the front wheel drive, and the 3.8 liter v-6 had a lot of power and very fuel efficient.

I drove many towncars and other high end cars of that era for a living, late 1980's to late 1990's. The 1989 Chrysler New Yorker 'Mark Cross Limited Edition' was my all time favorite and I bought a fully restored one for myself. Had style, comfort, luxury yet wasn't too big to have great handling. If you never drove one, you missed an experience. The Pontiac Parisienne for instance was nice, but it drove like a boat by comparison.

I thought they also put 360s in the 5th Avenue? Guess not

@@richardbutton1179 I think the 360 was dropped after 1980 or 81

I own a 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 today and boy does she float like a magic carpet ride .

The Town Car and the Imperial were the best looking of them all, however.

What's the purpose of posting your title here?

@@giggiddy I know, right?

My father had a friend who had one of those and he LOVED it too! The only reason he got rid of it was the gas mileage when gas prices soared around 2007. I've had a couple panther bodies. A 1986, 1988 and 1996 Lincoln Town Car. They are pretty awesome! But if you want something even better, get yourself a 1994 to 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. I have one. They are AEWSOME. Biggest regular production car in the 1990's. And they get AWESOME gas mileage, about 27 on the highway. It has the Chevy 350 engine (the same one used in the Corvette) with an Opti Spark distributor. Its SO comfy and roomy inside and it floats down the highway!

​@retroguy94 yeah those are running on collectable car tier zone. $20k+ when you find one

Lol

Really

Stephen Velden why? Front wheel drive is better in snow

Agree!

@@ephraimfink9010 but way worse on ice which you're more likely to encounter on the road

@@ephraimfink9010that’s true, but Americans just never made them fun.. I’ve had 3 Hondas in my life that I use in the snow.. Americans knew how to make a RWD car, and everyone else knew how to do everything else.. 😅

I don’t think so Frond Field drive is always better.

You forgot the Bonneville

@@markueberschaar6855 The Bonneville was a yawn. The Olds and Buick counterparts smothered it. I think people just looked to Pontiac for sportier autos.

Alain Bourassa it still runs? I rarely see any in Southern California

@@authority5150 it stills start and move it need a new suspensions, tires and brakes it and a fuel leak need to be fixed before it is road legal again , you rarely see them in So Cal imagine in rusty Quebec province !

authority5150 Doubt it would be “street legal”.

No. Its Broam. There's only one syllable.

broh-uh m....accent 1st syllable. (source: dictionary.com)

😂 all the bro-hams from the hood loved these second hand monsters in the 90’s

Brougham, like Gotham city..;-)

@@BT_aka_PET_ROOSTER sup brohammie😛

81 was the first year for that Imperial. That's the one I had.

Yes Buddy they certainly were great cars , I wish I could find a mint one today I would certainly buy it .

U must be crazy the 80s was when they had their foot in the grave by the 90s they were buried.. The town car and the Fleetwood was the only thing worth buying from the 80s.. The 80s belonged to Mercedes And BMW

@Jayson Argonaut Not really. Outwardly they shared only doors and the front fenders. Not even the same roof! If they weren't so rare you could line them up and compare how different they really were...inside and out.

Sharp turns In my 89 crown vic make the body want to hop over the front wheels 😂, but I will say, I threw some aluminum heads, a .505 lift cam and some more top end goodies and headers and it’s nowhere near fast, but it gets up and goes

1983 last year;)

I had a lovely 79 D'Elegance with the 7.0L (425)

@@briankeller3249 D'Elegance. Back when they gave cars sexy names. Now they are a letter and a number or two. So sterile

I've read that the most reliable of the three Cadillac disastrous engines was the V-8-6-4 if the cumbersome engine management software was disabled.

@@drewburk6309 Hi Drew, yes Cadillac made the 368 cid V 4 6 8. It was reliable, when the solonoids that controlled the valves were deactivated. Seen only one if thoes engines in a Cadillac Eldorado. So I can't argue with that. Have a good day.

@@drewburk6309 Also forgot to mention, the last true big block V-8 engine Cadillac manufactured, was the 425 cid. Had one in my 78 Eldorado.

every single 350 diesel GM made was a lemon, didn't matter which vehicle it went in

you're right, I had no experience working on that engine 30 plus years ago, in a car or a truck. There's a reason that engine had a short production run, a shorter street life and wouldn't survive if a turbo was mounted. What could go wrong with a gas block converted to diesel with new heads and intake of typical 1980 GM quality. That engine was great if you had a gravel driveway, it kept the dust down. For Chris L - That means it leaked fluids like a sieve.

I had a 79 Eldorado diesel, triple white. Gorgeous. I looked so glamorous, sitting at the side of the road waiting for the two truck. Worst car ever. Bulletproof Lincoln Continentals after that. Never had a problem.

David Hall I had a ‘79 Eldorado with the fuel injected 350 cubic inch gasoline V8 (Oldsmobile sourced and same engine as the ‘76 - ‘79 Seville). That car was bulletproof. You should’ve gotten the gasoline engine.

And Mirada- Magnum!

Yeah the 80-83 Córdoba was almost as beautiful as the Imperial, such beautiful cars!

They were just under nineteen thousand in 1981.

Nice cars but far from hand made and far from 30k.

21K for the Mark Ross edition

@@MR-xm4ib all Imperials with leather were Mark Cross, no cost option was velour.