Automotive Fads From the '80s

[Passport1]

Some really stupid design fads here;

https://motor-junkie.com/extinct-80...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

 

[slacktide_bitog]

and some really awesome ones they hate for no reason

T-tops are awesome!
Headlight wipers are cool, and I wish all cars had them! Europe requires headlight washers, and the US should, too.
Digital Dashes are awesome
Those graphics need to come back, too

 

[JustN89]

I actually appreciate the paint jobs from the '80s. Sure, they're not great, but they have character. Seems like most new cars today are either blue, red, or fall somewhere on the grey scale.

 

[Vercingetorix]

 

[dogememe]

I actually appreciate the paint jobs from the '80s. Sure, they're not great, but they have character. Seems like most new cars today are either blue, red, or fall somewhere on the grey scale.

Ugh, yeah, on my commute the other day (one lane each direction for part of it, I was stuck in traffic, so I was not moving and it was safe to look around before anyone complains why I'm counting cars instead of paying attention to the road) I counted 13 silver/gray/related cars and crossovers in a row :'( the sad part is that's what I, too, drive currently. But if I could have picked the color I'd have gone with blue, white, or black.

 

[Tdbo]

Off hand, I would say my least favorite was the horn on the end of the turn signal stalk.

 

[Malo83]

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I had a set of those when they came out on my Silverado. Too Kool.

 

[Passport1]

I want to do my '92 940 turbo wagon just like this 740. Pure Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944)

 

[ron17571]

I don't remember any weird fads, just that the prices were a lot cheaper. My new 1980 Dodge pickup was 6800.00

 

[mightymousetech]

God **** Altezza tail lights, and headlight covers.

What were people thinking.

 

[addyguy]

I remember all the ‘call outs’ on vehicles back then - ‘DOHC’ ‘TWIN CAM’ ‘5-SPEED’ ‘V-6’ on the side or back of the vehicle because they were ‘special’ back then!

 

[GSCJR]

Don't forget "TURBO"!

 

[ET16]

There were some talking cars in the 80s.

 

[Vercingetorix]

 

[Malo83]

Don't forget "TURBO"!

Still going on.

 

[Passport1]

This makes me drive safer and pass me a diaper;

 

[OVERKILL]

I remember all the ‘call outs’ on vehicles back then - ‘DOHC’ ‘TWIN CAM’ ‘5-SPEED’ ‘V-6’ on the side or back of the vehicle because they were ‘special’ back then!

Legends never die:

 

[circuitsmith]

Ad-laden fluff like motor-junkie.com will be looked back upon as a fad one day.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

I want to do my '92 940 turbo wagon just like this 740. Pure Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944)

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"A whole lotta lovin' is what we'll be bringin', come on get happy."

Sir Keith Partridge

 

[aquariuscsm]

T-tops are awesome!

Absolutely!! T-tops were and will always be awesome!!