Fuego It’s name meant ‘fire’ in Spanish. Introduced for model year 1982, the Fuego was a 4-seat, 2-door GT style coupe. Like the model 18i it was based on, it too was front wheel drive. Wheelbase was 96 inches and the overall length was 177 inches. The car weighed about 2400lbs. Two engines were available […]
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DeTomaso Deauville This car was made from 1971-1985, straddling either end of the smog-era by two years. Generally not much changed through its model run. Deauville was a mid-to-fullsize car. It sat on a 109 inch wheelbase, with a length of 191 inches, and the curb weight was almost 4300 lbs. The only body style […]
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Coupe By the time 1980 rolled around the think-tank at Chrysler was thinking about yet another run at the Imperial brand. But this time, the idea was ‘personal luxury car’… The platform under this generation Imp was based on the Chrysler J-body The Imperial Coupe finally came to fruition in 1981 with no model name […]
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300TD This car was a station wagon based on Mercedes’ W123 architecture. It arrived in the U.S. for Model year 1979. Powering it initially was a 3.0L Diesel I5. This engine was also known as OM617.912 . Horsepower was initially rated at 77, and torque was rated at 115. This engine stuck around until the […]
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Ferrari 308 GTB Ferrari’s 308 GTB arrived in 1975. Its fiberglass body was designed by the famed Italian design group Pininfarina. The basic platform was shared with the Dino 308 GT4. Wheelbase was just 92.1 inches, and the car weighed about 3100 lbs. Powering this two-seater exotic was a mid-mounted 3.0L DOHC 4-2bbl V8. The […]
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Toronado The 1973 Toronado had the same generational look as those made in 1971. Some modern day features included high mount stop lamps, and available airbags. The 1975 Toros received a revised nose featuring rectangular headlamps. A 455 V8 was standard and available until 1976. For ’77, the 455 was dropped, replaced by a 403 […]
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Cadillac Eldorado The Eldorado was in the third year of its generation as of 1973. The 1974 Eldos shared the same general appearance as the ’73s but received a new grille. Powering this heavy car until 1976 was the Cadillac 500 CID 4bbl V8. The car got a new nose with rectangular headlamps for 1975. […]
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