8 '80s American Turbocharged Cars You May Not Know About - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JPxM0Dz · 05-10-2016, 03:03 PM

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1n6yO1Btp8"]8 '80s American Turbocharged Cars You May Not Know About - YouTube[/ame]

YukiHachiRoku · 05-10-2016, 07:04 PM

lol @ the drivers seat in the GN, shit looked like a rocking chair... rofl...

funwheeldrive · 05-11-2016, 12:02 AM

AKA 8 cars that would never pass California smog in 2016

Poodles · 05-17-2016, 01:41 AM

1) Really, you think people don't know of this car? Should have mentioned the T-type instead as it's basically the same damn car but didn't look as mean.

2) Conquest doesn't count as it's a badge engineering crap, not American.

3) SVO Mustang is quite neat. Heavily modified they're quite scary actually, though super rare and expensive to modify compared to a normal GT

4) Turbo T/A... It's a pile of garbage. I've seen exactly one clean on, and he wisely ripped the shit engine out and stuffed an LS motor in it. TERRIBLE car stock. It's also technically a 70's car so shouldn't be on this list... The 3rd Gen Turbo T/A should have been shown instead as it didn't suck and it's really an 80's car.

5) T-Bird turbo... derivative of the SVO Mustang just like most t-birds.

6) Calloway Vette... doesn't count as it's not a production car, but a tuned version. Ligenfelter would also count here...

7) Polished turd... Was universally hated at the time (WTF is a FWD economy car carrying the Charger name for Dodge?!?!) Shelby helped, but it was at the end of the production run.

8) Not really American either.

Gunman · 05-17-2016, 11:50 AM

What, no Consulier GTP?

Atropine · 05-17-2016, 12:06 PM

Syclone and Typhoon should be on list IMHO.

I also want to say the Dodge Stealth was the 80s (it was really a 3000 GT though)...it may have been 90s though.

roddy · 05-18-2016, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukiHachiRoku

lol @ the drivers seat in the GN, shit looked like a rocking chair... rofl...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poodles

1) Really, you think people don't know of this car? Should have mentioned the T-type instead as it's basically the same damn car but didn't look as mean.

How about the T-Type Limited? Basically a wolf in sheep's clothing. Same idea as the T-Type, but even less mean looking...looked like grandpa's car. If you think the front seat in the GN looked like a rocking chair, the one in the T limited looks like a leather couch, lol (and the shifter is on the column). Very rare car. A friend of mine has one.

xmadror · 05-18-2016, 08:51 PM

I had a '87 2.4L turbocoupe thunderbird, was a nice car, not that powerfull given the weight though.

I also had a '91 3.8L supercoupe thunderbird with a few mods that one was kinda fast with ~260hp and ~350tq iirc, was a really nice car.

(not my pics)

krayzie · 05-23-2016, 10:30 AM

This is probably more American than that last car.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8a5eQLhdRk"]1984 Pontiac Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

kmbkk · 05-25-2016, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Atropine

Syclone and Typhoon should be on list IMHO.

I also want to say the Dodge Stealth was the 80s (it was really a 3000 GT though)...it may have been 90s though.

Sorry, but all 90's cars.

Atropine · 05-26-2016, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kmbkk

Sorry, but all 90's cars.

You are right! I thought the Syclone and Typhoon were from 80s because of that body style, but they are 91's

kmbkk · 05-26-2016, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atropine

You are right! I thought the Syclone and Typhoon were from 80s because of that body style, but they are 91's

Yeah, iirc the body style didn't change until 93-94. I had a 91 Sonoma and drooled over the Symonds when the came out. I still wouldn't mind getting my hands on one either.

Drakezadrift · 06-04-2016, 04:15 PM

Dodge Omni GLH and Shelby Omni GLHS. Similar Motor to the 80's Charger, but in a lighter hatch.

The GLHS were very quick hatches for their day, though they were quite limited in numbers produced.

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Poodles Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2015 Series.Blue Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 88 Thanked 781 Times in 481 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1) Really, you think people don't know of this car? Should have mentioned the T-type instead as it's basically the same damn car but didn't look as mean. 2) Conquest doesn't count as it's a badge engineering crap, not American. 3) SVO Mustang is quite neat. Heavily modified they're quite scary actually, though super rare and expensive to modify compared to a normal GT 4) Turbo T/A... It's a pile of garbage. I've seen exactly one clean on, and he wisely ripped the shit engine out and stuffed an LS motor in it. TERRIBLE car stock. It's also technically a 70's car so shouldn't be on this list... The 3rd Gen Turbo T/A should have been shown instead as it didn't suck and it's really an 80's car. 5) T-Bird turbo... derivative of the SVO Mustang just like most t-birds. 6) Calloway Vette... doesn't count as it's not a production car, but a tuned version. Ligenfelter would also count here... 7) Polished turd... Was universally hated at the time (WTF is a FWD economy car carrying the Charger name for Dodge?!?!) Shelby helped, but it was at the end of the production run. 8) Not really American either.

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xmadror Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: BRZ Sport Tech 13 Location: Canada, Qc Posts: 118 Thanks: 25 Thanked 98 Times in 48 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I had a '87 2.4L turbocoupe thunderbird, was a nice car, not that powerfull given the weight though. I also had a '91 3.8L supercoupe thunderbird with a few mods that one was kinda fast with ~260hp and ~350tq iirc, was a really nice car. (not my pics)

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