Where have all the 80s/90s cars gone?
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Went to a local car show at the weekend, big contingent of US cars there. But very obvious that there are almost no 80/90s cars about. You don't see them on the roads or for sale either these days.
What has happened to them? Values were generally good enough I'd struggle to believe they were all scrapped.
At the show there was a very good contingent of 50's thru 70s( (early/mid 70s) and a reasonable spattering of newer cars (Mustangs/Challengers etc, all post 2005 or newer).
There was only one 80s car, a Camaro z28. And only 2 90s cars, a Ford Bronco FSB and my Camaro z28. Would guess there must have been 30-40 or more US cars in total at the show.
What has happened to them? Values were generally good enough I'd struggle to believe they were all scrapped.
At the show there was a very good contingent of 50's thru 70s( (early/mid 70s) and a reasonable spattering of newer cars (Mustangs/Challengers etc, all post 2005 or newer).
There was only one 80s car, a Camaro z28. And only 2 90s cars, a Ford Bronco FSB and my Camaro z28. Would guess there must have been 30-40 or more US cars in total at the show.
300bhp/ton said:
Maybe the lack of responses here is indicative of the situation.....
Don't forget a lot of 60s/70s classic muscle went through this very issue 20/30 years ago (look what you used to be able to buy a '69 Charger/Camaro/Mustang for). Alternatively we're just weirdos who like Yank tin. 
I think that era is in a bit of an anonymous zone.
I think if ask people over here about a typical American car they will picture something 40s-70s or 2000s+. There is definitely the impression that American car fans are stuck in the 50s. My local meet (where TGT came to be Americaland or wherever it was they were trying to get to) is always themed for the classics, live band playing old tunes, people dressed up in vintage gear, women with their hair and clothing 50s style.
Compared to my mates I'm fairly into my American stuff, having owned 2 now and worked for Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge. But I'm struggling to come up with anything particularly grabbing me from the 80s/90s. The good stuff that there is from that era is expensive. Both of mine have been 2004 models.
They are in that awkward zone to justify too. A few times when looking for a new daily I've browsed for "normal" American cars, saloons / station wagons etc rather than muscle or sports cars. They have always been in a zone where for the same price I could get something 20 years newer that is better in every way and these normal cars are not special enough a driving experience to justify.
I think if ask people over here about a typical American car they will picture something 40s-70s or 2000s+. There is definitely the impression that American car fans are stuck in the 50s. My local meet (where TGT came to be Americaland or wherever it was they were trying to get to) is always themed for the classics, live band playing old tunes, people dressed up in vintage gear, women with their hair and clothing 50s style.
Compared to my mates I'm fairly into my American stuff, having owned 2 now and worked for Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge. But I'm struggling to come up with anything particularly grabbing me from the 80s/90s. The good stuff that there is from that era is expensive. Both of mine have been 2004 models.
They are in that awkward zone to justify too. A few times when looking for a new daily I've browsed for "normal" American cars, saloons / station wagons etc rather than muscle or sports cars. They have always been in a zone where for the same price I could get something 20 years newer that is better in every way and these normal cars are not special enough a driving experience to justify.
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Aye, smog era cars are completely unloved by collectors in the US so there are less around in general.
90s cars were also pretty unloved even though there was some mechanically good stuff then. A lot of Camaros etc were gutted for sticking into something old and scrapped.
It’s a shame as it’s getting harder and harder to find cheap and accessible muscle cars.
If anyone has a V8 300c keep a hold of it
90s cars were also pretty unloved even though there was some mechanically good stuff then. A lot of Camaros etc were gutted for sticking into something old and scrapped.
It’s a shame as it’s getting harder and harder to find cheap and accessible muscle cars.
If anyone has a V8 300c keep a hold of it
TREMAiNE said:
Whilst technically a 57 plate, my daily driver is very much a 90s car.
Originally released in 1991 with the facelift arriving in '98.
Not sure if you'd consider this a valid entry.
Best example of a bullet-proof land barge ever? Maybe.Originally released in 1991 with the facelift arriving in '98.
Not sure if you'd consider this a valid entry.
Me, I’d kill for a 90s caprice wagon with the impala SS upgrades. In that dark metallic red/black colour they did (“black rose”, was it?). On Boyd billets, obviously 😁
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