Browsing the "1980s" Category

1988: 3-Series Blitz

December 3rd, 2018 | by BajaBusta

In the summer of 1991, North Americans got the first shipment of the all-new E36 BMW 3-Series.  The new baby


1987: Enter Project E31

August 27th, 2018 | by BajaBusta

Enter project E31, the world’s first production car that would be available with the choice of six, eight, and twelve


1986: Merkur III

May 21st, 2018 | by BajaBusta

The Ford Motor Company was planning to bring over its new European Sierra notchback for introduction to the States.  The


1986: DeLorean’s Firestar Dies

January 1st, 2018 | by BajaBusta

Dubbed the Firestar 500, the gullwings styling was similar to that of the earlier DeLorean, with wider front and rear


1981: Open-Top EXP

October 30th, 2017 | by BajaBusta

In addition to the optional high output 4 cylinder engine and close-ratio transaxle already on the books for 1982 versions


1981: S for Seriously?

May 1st, 2017 | by BajaBusta

Now that Cadillac had gone and built an interestingly packaged J-car, Motor Trend went a step further and loaded the



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