If the sad-sack 1970s marked the end of the postwar performance boom, the '80s signaled a fresh wave of original thinking. So, cue up some New Wave, crack open a Bartles & Jaymes, and scroll through this gather
Today the Countach, in all its angular 80s glory, has been rediscovered. Cars from the 1980s sell for more than $300,000. The earliest ones, the LP400 (of which less than 200 were made) sell for more than $1 million. You could have had one in the mid-2000s for about $150,000...
Our panel sets out to find the "best"—or at least the most significant and awesome—used cars from the 1980s.
The F40 was named in honor of the make's 40th birthday, and it screamed in a way no previous Ferrari had. Riding exceptionally low to the ground, with a nose sculpted to cut air like a chisel and a huge tail spoiler to keep the car from taking flight, the F40 was unrelenting in it...
Yes rallycross but this applied to the 2L engines. Unsure if the 1.6 can do 500hp+ The S1 E2 had no restrictors and … well this was the late 80s 550hp is batshit insane even today for a rallycar on a backroad 04/12/2016 - 16:13 | Anonymous In reply to by Freddie Skeates ...
From the thunderous roar of the Dodge Challenger to the sleek, sci-fi aesthetic of the Lamborghini Countach, 1970s cars weren’t just modes of transportation, they were statements. This was an age where performance was still king (at least in the early years), and style meant going big, ...
Cars from the ’80s, ’90s and early 2000s will always need to be maintained, often with unexpected issues that arise as a consequence of regular use. So you have to ask yourself if, just to save a few hundred dollars in the short term, is it worth selling the car you love for ano...
At $15,000, this mid '80s Spider is priced well above the average. While it is well equipped, I suspect this car might change hands for around $13,000. The black trim around the rear clip always made this particular Spider's looks a bit heavy handed, but with the hardtop, alloy whe...
RM Sotheby's Turbollection features exotics from the '80s and '90s Wed, Aug 14 2024 If you have even a passing interest in cars, there's little doubt you know a thing or two about Porsche, whether the topic centers around a classic name like 911 or the more mainstream Cayenne and Maca...
sides. It also helps hide the aerodynamic extensions and general heft of the SM Tribute's flanks compared to the original. The interior is arguably a bigger departure from the original than the exterior. There are still echoes of the original, such as with the shape of the dash top and ...