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Here's a fact. The Avenger was so bad that it was recommended by the dealer that the buyer should not fit an aftermarket sunroof due to the weakness of the roof structure.
They could've closed the hood before the took these "glamour shots". Ha. Sorry, things like are just too noticeable to me.
Lou, those 2 attributes shout early model Japanese cars, in particular, Datsun S30s and PL510s from the 60s and early 70s (where applicable). I plan to run 15" Konig Rewind wheels on my 510 because they are period correct classics.
Description: This was the car which made the Ford Pinto and Chevy Vega look good by comparison. American carmakers had all but conceded the small car market to imports like the Volkswagen Beetle during the Sixties...
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I thought the vega and pinto looked good anyways. Pinto was cool, it just had problems. Big problems.
Description: Ford would respond with the Pinto, a car which is more than forty years old but still famous for bursting into flames at the slightest provocation. So Plymouth had an idea which actually had a certain...
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Hahahhaha "optimistic engine bay" hahhahahahhhah I'm still laughing at that. So true. Hahahhahha
Description: So Chrysler decided to rebadge the Hillman Avenger model for the American market, but only after first giving it a much, much worse name. Thus was born the Plymouth Cricket, a car so terrible that you...
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Yeah Clay that's me! I saw you commented on something, and I had just gotten off CarBuzz so I was like oh no shit?? Saw it was the same guy haha small world, especially since that page is so small!
Is it just me or is top gear literally the best show ever? @Aaron- are you and admin of the Mopar Man Facebook page?
No I do too. But it's probably because Top Gear has had an episode on horrible cars lol
Description: Hardly difficult to see how Japanese brands gained a foothold in the American market at the time. The name Cricket was chosen for the American version of the car because it was decided that Americans ...
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That isn't how the author meant that sentence. He meant it like..."cricket was chosen because an aggressive name would have been absurd and an insult"
Dashboards (and indeed cars in general), were so very simple back then. Much like the engine shown on the next picture.
Description: The British version was available with either a 1250cc or 1500cc engine, but the 1500cc mill was the only one available in the US, as Chrysler knew Americans wouldn't care for the smaller engine....
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60-0 stopping? Or did it not have brakes, just a metal anchor the passenger tossed out to stop?
Description: As such, cars designed for the UK market were intentionally made not to take advantage of anything new. The car was such a disaster that shortly after the Cricket debacle, Chrysler sold off much of Ch...
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I'm hoping CarBuzz will do an article on the Plymouth Champ. I had an '81 with the dual shifter and it was a great car. Light, relatively fast, and nimble.
Description: It's easy to laugh at Chrysler's perceived incompetence when it comes to the Cricket, but the car genuinely didn't seem like quite such a terrible idea at the time. The car was actually...
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Haha gotcha David, great point. Never made a distinction with post 70's Plymouth, which obviously killed it.
Haha did they really market the cricket with a psychedelic mushroom in the ad?
Dodge may not do the MOST rebadges. But when Oldsmobile re-badged a blazer and called it the "bravada". At least they changed the front end so you can tell them apart. Dodge don't give a darn. Slap "Plymouth" on the same exact car!
When I say dodge is the biggest offender,I mean for example: the neon. Ever seen a Plymouth neon? If you remove the badges there is nothing to distinguish it from a dodge neon. No leather interior or even different hubcaps.
Sorry again. Don't know what the heck I was thinking. Seriously. Wow
Couldn't disagree more David, GM has always been and still continues to be the rebadging king. Six brands that eventually had a form of the Trailblazer...among other examples.
Crap sorry. They weren't true rebadges. Disregard my statement and feel free to call me an idiot.
Kyle what are u talking about, the Tiburon was 100% developed and built by Hyundai... wasn't a rebadge
And before anyone asks that was in reference to the add they have up as the cover pic
When your car is making a chirping sound that usually means it needs a belt, lol
I can see the Mercury Cougar and Hyundai Tiburon as next, off of the Celica. Granted the Celica didn't sell that well anyway but still.
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IN my opinion, Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler; Biggest offenders of rebadging.
During its lifetime the Avenger was badged as a Hillman, Chrysler, Plymouth and finally a Talbot.
Lol Alex, you should probably go ask your dad why he let you do that in the first place. Haha.
This was all while my dad was driving. That is a testament to both how large these things were, and the lax seatbelt/carseat laws of the time.
Anyhow, these 4 rides were virtually identical. On an unrelated note, I remember as a kid moving from lying on the dash, to jumping on the front bench, hopping over to the middle bench, and then ending up lying down on the rear facing bench-for-2.
My old man has a couple of them. The first was a Buick Elecktra wagon and its successor was a Chevy Caprice wagon. Pontiac had the Parisienne, and I forget the name of Old's offering.
Now that this series of articles has taken a turn down Old School alley, do you guys remember GM's full size sedan/wagons from the late 70s/early 80s?