Never heard of that model Challenger. I'd heard of the Conquest and read about them but never saw one IRL, that 87 looks good in black though. All these cars were stylish for their time, with the integrated bumpers marking a significant styling change from the past. These were lean years for all the performance cars but the way forward was becoming clear with technology replacing raw engine displacement for power. 0 to 60in what would have been good 1/4 mile times for a really hot street car a dozen before is telling of what the EPA had done to engine power. The GLH and the GLHS was where the real fun was back then and a lot of folks got surprised with them at the stoplight rallys. You can see Iacocca's marketing background in these cars by them making more with less and a different model being offered to please everyone. Such diversity would fade out in time though and we now have fewer choices though folks seem OK with that. Though some of these are rare, I have to wonder if they'll ever reach the realm of being very 'collectible' as there's really little interest in these years of American cars; even the Mustangs and Camaros don't garner a lot of attention now. Maybe that too marks a change as much the same can be said of most cars since these times. We've got the "Brass era" and the "Malaise era"; maybe this marks the beginning of the "Appliance era" we're still in now where you don't fix and keep a car but use it up and buy another instead. Anyway another nice trip back in time- keep 'em coming!

80s Mopar turbo cars were the coolest cars in history IMO. So many dope designs.

You taught me something I never would've guessed! The Chrysler Laser outsold the Dodge Daytona in 1984 and 1985!?! That makes it all the more surprising that they cancelled the Laser after 1986....or maybe not, the 1987 LeBaron replaced it. It only took me 37 years to make that connection! =) My best friend had a '84 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo in 1990. It was brownish-bronze with tan leather and had over 150k miles on it. It had the digital dash, Electronic Voice Alert and the worst 5-speed manual I've ever used. There were a lot of days when 1st and 2nd gear weren't on the menu. The turbo made a lot of noise but very little power and the car had a bad habit of overheating when it wasn't moving. I remember that electronic voice, "Engine Overheating! Engine damage may occur!" It still haunts me 34 years later! In fairness, another friend had a '87 Daytona Pacifica. Once they had the pop-up headlights and smoothed out some of the odd creases and angles, they were pretty sweet looking!

I love the Daytonas and Lasers! My mom's boyfriend at the time had a black '86 Laser with black leather and loved it!! I wish they still made cars like this!!

I worked at a Chrysler dealerships in the 80's and 90's when these cars were new. Hard to believe how long ago that was.

I do still have a kit of the 86 Shelby Charger I built back in the day...

I did a model kit of the 80s Daytona back in the day.... I would love to find another one to build someday...

I had a 1993 Daytona ES IROC V6. Loved that car! First one I purchased brand new. The car held up well, had it for about 6 years. Fun to drive with lots of cargo space.

What I remember from working on the turbos was how the rubber vacuum hoses would become brittle from the heat and break by just touching them

A relative owned one of those Chrysler Lasers in the 80s. As a kid, I thought it resembled a contemporary Camaro. Those Lasers have all but went extinct from the automotive landscape. Great chatter!

I had a 1991 Daytona Shelby. I should have kept it. It was the best car. I still have a couple Shelby Chargers (one is a GLHS). Front drive turbo Mopars are great cars and the 2.2 is super dependable.

Another great video! Such awesome little Chrysler cars only the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s could have produced! 👍

When it comes to the Dodge Daytona, possibly the most famous one is Sgt DeDe McCall's ride on the 80's TV cop show "Hunter". She drove a red Dodge Daytona for many seasons, plus Stephanie Kramer, who played DeDe McCall, was also good looking❤❤.

Good video, as always. The Conquest with the wide body styling was awesome. Beautiful cars and a rare sight today. The Dodge Daytona was my first car at 17, in 1995. It was an 87, just like the one shown at 13:12, but in gold. I got it for $800 at an auto auction and it looked to be in beautiful shape. T-tops, pop up headlights, 5 speed manual, and a set of 12" subs in the back. It was on! I had the portable CD discman with the tape deck converter. You know what im talking about! I was disappointed that it wasn't a turbo, but it would still chirp them into second. And then everything broke. Chryslers famous (infamous?) build quality came knocking. You didn't need a key to start it, the wheel lock pin didn't work, the seat belts didn't work, the front shocks gave out, the battery ground wire rotted, the battery died, the engine seized, and on and on.... Everything that could possibly break on a car did, all in about a year. It was an amazing hunk of shit, but I did have some fun in it.

Enjoyed the video. I bought a Daytona Turbo new back in 84'. Overall it was a very good car and had very few issues for a first year model. I've had several Daytonas over the years, all turbos and they were all great cars. My 87' Daytona Shelby Z was my daily driver for 9 years and went through the miserable northeastern winters like a trooper. Style wise I love the first gen. the most. I currently have a 84' Turbo Z, 5spd with 58K original miles I purchased from the original VA. owner about 20 years ago. It's my toy that I enjoy in my free time.

I loved the Daytona, had an 85 Daytona Turbo, loaded, black on black checkered cloth and an 87 Daytona Shelby Z, black on gray cloth. Both were fun cars. Both got mid 30s mpg highway, I got 38 in the 85 once! I almost bought an 87 Conquest TSi instead of the Shelby Z. I would have named it Tessi. I then traded for a 90 TBird Super Coupe but went to DSM for a 91 3000GT VR-4 followed by a 95 3000GT VR-4. You should do a video on the 3000GT and Stealth. They took performance and tech to the next level.

If you haven't already, you should make a video about the Diamond-Star models that Chrysler and Mitsubishi made in the 90s. Heck, I wouldn't mind having one of those AWD turbo models today!

Being in high school when these cars came out (graduated in 86), I prefered the Daytona and Laser"s looks over the Mustang and Camaro. Maybe not as fast, but so what. The Conquest and Starian I'm sure were better built. The Camaro's and Firebird's came from the factory rattling.

1:40 - 2.6L 4-cylinder, but it was a HEMI! 💪

I loved the '92-'93 model year Daytona design. But it is interesting to note that the Laser/Talon/Eclipse would be it's replacement in the '90s. But before Chrysler and Mitsubishi created the joint-venture Diamond Star Motors (DSM), it was very evident BOTH automakers had a really strong relationship back then. I think Chrysler Corporation really helped Mitsubishi Motors establish an American branch back then. By that time, they already brought over the Colt which IIRC, it sold not only under the Mitsubishi moniker, but it also sold under the Plymouth and Dodge nameplates.

Thank you. You did your homework with these models. I recall the Daytona, Laser, the Stealth, the Conquest and Challenger. We know the Challenger returned strong years later. There was a Plymouth version called Sapparo or something like that. Chrysler always had a Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler and Eagle version of a model. I do recall those engine upgrades they got over time. they needed the power. I recall the performance versions of the Omni also. Years later Chrysler came to the fight loaded locked( Charger and Challenger and 300). Thank you for the video.

Very nice 👌 thank you for sharing 👍

I did build a kit of a 94 Stealth RT turbo-( which more or less replaced the Conquest ) last fall and I believe it came out rather nicely.

Great video as always!! My mother was going to buy a Daytona but purchased a Turismo Duster instead. Still have the Turismo, its held up pretty good for being a 40 year old car!!

Good Stuff Chatter!!

Great episode man, thank you!

When I was very young, I thought that conquest TSi was the epitome of cool! I even ended up buying an older one as a young man. Cool, yes, but it turned out to be a money pit. At least the used example I bought did anyway. Still felt cool to drive though. And I felt cool sitting in it - with all of those classic 80s-style interior lights, including an equalizer and digital dash. What wasn't cool was the amount of repairs it needed and the staggered tire sizes between front and rear, which likewise looked cool but cost more. Sometimes I still think about buying one to restore and drive as my toy, but I'm not sure that the nostalgia trip and novelty would be worth the trouble and expense.

I had a '84 Daytona, one of the biggest pieces of junk I ever owned, that thing ate computer chips like candy.

Got my sub I remember when they came out the GT and the Z28 and TrannsAm every high school boys dream. I got my Z28 while I was in Army. Got me women and tickets

I've had a few Conquests and they are amazing cars.

Best looking and best performance has to go to the conquest.... I mean beautiful....

Amazing video. I had an 85 daytona turbo z. Hoping to get another one very soon

Turbo Lovin I used love headin down to the block and laying some rubber in my Turbo Z. Gold and black turbo used to whine the car talked and it was fast. I was 25 and in heaven. I lost the car due to speeding 8 tickets 12 points. then the little white ford escort.

Miss my conquest. But I just painted my 280z conquest Fuji blue in remembrance.

I bought a brand new 1985 Dodge Daytona turbo, wish I still had it

The Daytona and Laser remain from the day I first saw one in 1983 to now, my favorite car. I'm still obsessed. I own a 1990 Daytona ES V6 with the 5MT, I've owned it since 2000 and I'm the second owner. I love it! I'm always looking however for a 1984-1989 turbo to buy, every now and then there will be one out there, I just haven't done it yet. The sticker from my 1990 ES states a MSRP of $17,849 which doesn't quite seem to fit into your pricing for that year, curious.

I had a black Chrysler laser with the Swiss cheese wheels..lol

My 83 l69 ho z28 on a cool evening when new would run 14.95 which was unheard of then considering the Corvette was high mid 15s

I had a real Challenger.... a '74 with a smogged out 360... but it had a 4 speed so it was fun to drive if not overly quick. Top speed I ran it to was just over 120 mph so not too bad. I also had one of the fake Mitsubishi ones.... mine was a '79.... gutless, of course, but not a terrible driver. It was the Malaise era after all. I wasn't a fan of Chrysler, really, but had several of them.... mostly shitboxes for winter cars... pretty dependable but uninspired. Thus ends my comment and my offering to the algorithm gods.

16:11 look at those tail lights, basically the same on the Durango today 😅

I actually preferred the Camaro/Firebird in the 80s, hope I get to keep my Mopar card.

I don't think its nostalgia glasses, I still think these models are sharp. They look pointy and like they'll cut you

Nice Mitsubishis

The challenger was a 70s galant. I would love to find one . Same with a starion conquest. I want one bad , if I get one the plan would be to 4g63t swap. I have had many dsm's.

Now do the Hornet. The real Hornet.

How did dodge make equal length drive shafts

I always liked the Daytonas. I just wished Dodge had made it rear wheel drive and put a V8 in it!!

3:39 - Not sure how much "courtesy" was part of the deal. Poor Mitsubishi. 😔 I wish they were able to grow more like Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. Those brands didn't have a US brand acting as a leach. Wonder what Mitsubishi could have been here.

Speaking of brands that relied heavily on Mitsubishi engines, have you done a video on the Hyundai Pony/Excel/Accent? Mitsubishi was such a crucial part to Hyundai's success, too.

I never owned one but always wanted one. I think if Chrysler would have kept the DSM coupes out of their own dealerships and gave the Daytona a proper next generation version on a new platform (loosely based on the LH platform), using updated engines, It probably would have sold better. If this was done, the company would have had potentially more flexibility to have a more diversified coupe line up powertrain wise catering to different divisions for different customers. For eagle, they could offer a DSM competitor using the Neon engine family, for Plymouth and Dodge, they could pick between which division would work better offering a 4-cylinder base engine and Chrysler's more powerful 3.5 making a more competitive car than what the Avenger ended up being and the other having rear wheel drive using the 3.3 V6 and a 360 V8 since the LH platform was designed with the capability of being switched over to rear wheel drive.

Parts cars for GLH Turbos

Looks wise, the Daytona is similar to the Mustang from the same time. Not my favorite body styles.

hmmmm Japanese dodges

Before watching the video: My guess is that the Conquest would compete with the Camaro and Mustang, while the Daytona looked like the Rx7 and compete with the corvette.

I owned a 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger that I bought new. That thing was balls out fast, but that's about all. Build quality was horrible. The materials used were not the best quality and that ugly steering wheel!

I worked on this trash when I was a mechanic in the late 80's. Absolute crap.

These cars are shit.