Another co-worker had a red coupe as his daily driver with a late 60s Barracuda as his “fun” car.I hadn’t realized/forgotten that these were produced for such an extended period of time. Sadly, the observations in the article are pretty spot-on. A co-worker had a 94 or 95 (?) Start following a car and get notified when the price drops!Last serviced at 89,802 miles in Somersworth, NH on 07/12/19 • Vehicle serviced Last serviced at 10 miles in Columbia, SC on 08/12/20 • Vehicle serviced Last serviced at 79,873 miles in Orland Park, IL on 07/06/20 • Vehicle serviced 1st owner purchased on 10/26/94 and owned in FL until 02/02/12 • 2nd owner purchased on 02/02/12 and owned in NC until 08/29/14 • 3rd owner purchased on 08/29/14 and owned in FL until 09/29/15.1st owner drove an estimated 1,978 miles/year • 2nd owner drove an estimated 0 miles/year • 3rd owner drove an estimated 557 miles/year • 4th owner drove an estimated 0 miles/year • 5th owner drove an estimated 0 miles/year.Last serviced at 40,724 miles in Palm Beach Gardens, FL on 09/14/15 • Vehicle serviced 1st owner purchased on 04/26/94 and owned in KS until 08/01/16 • 2nd owner purchased on 08/01/16 and owned in KS until 06/03/20.1st owner drove an estimated 4,926 miles/year • 2nd owner drove an estimated 0 miles/year.Last serviced at 95,906 miles in Salina, KS on 07/13/13 • Vehicle serviced Last serviced at 71,452 miles in Vernal, UT on 06/23/14 • Vehicle serviced Last serviced at 35,444 miles in Chesterfield, MI on 06/08/19 • Vehicle serviced The value of used vehicles varies with mileage, usage and condition and should be used as an estimate. He drives a Grand Cherokee now.The drop top version had something of a (limited) following in Austria as a sort of an sanely-priced alternative to the M-B, Jaguar and BMW offerings. Other people (which is usually most) want something that’s just going to be reliable, no matter what.Copyright 2011 - 2020 Curbside Classics. Mine had been kept in amazing shape, but the driver’s door had still sagged over the years, causing the frameless window to not seal properly with the fabric top when it was up. I also didn’t keep it long enough to have the Ultradrive grenade or any other significant repairs, which helps color my fond memory. But, as is well known, the body wrote a check the mechanicals couldn’t cash.A co-worker of my Dad’s bought a red LeBaron convertible around 1989, which was quite a nice car for the time. Always changed oil etc. In the early 80’s every Ford car was a Fox except for the Escort and the Crown Victoria–Fairmont, Mustang, LTD, Thunderbird–to say nothing of the Lincoln Continental and Mark VII. Pristine, and it got lots of compliments, even in the late-2000s. If this car had debuted, say, in 1982, the review would have had a different tone. Now you could argue that it wasn’t Chrysler’s intent to compete with those vehicles, but that’s just not how this reviewer saw it.By 1987, the K-car platform was past its sell-by date. Someone must have a copy of the magazine stashed in the back of their mid 80’s minivan.I had a 90 convertible, and I still think it was one of the prettiest cars to come out of the 80’s. Great looking cars in their day, and a better fit for Chrysler than the outgoing Laser. From a modern point of view, I was reveling that Chrysler was willing to spend so much on the tooling on these different bodies. His family thought that he had made a mistake in giving up the newer car. The accompanying photos included a LeBaron Coupe parked in front of a Burger King restaurant. Talk about something for everybody.This car really did fall in the middle of the pack in terms of size and demeanor. Who here has ever cross-shopped a Thunderbird and a 200SX, ever?Known as a Chrysler Phantom R/T in Mexico. It was a great reasonably reliable first car. Please refer to the CARFAX Terms of Use for more information.CARFAX Vehicle History products and services are based only on information supplied to CARFAX. )The article gives a taste in how diverse the definition of “mid-size” and “personal luxury” had become in 1987.They mention the Chevy Beretta, Mazda 626, Ford Thunderbird, Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, and Nissan 200 SX as possible competitors. Yeah, the steering column shuddered at stoplights, the dash trim panels creaked and groaned against each other in cold weather, and those pretty little eyelids on the front clanked open and shut like last weeks recycling on it’s way to the curb (while they were still opening and closing, that is). Body flex was terrible in the convertible, the suspension crashed over rough roads, the steering was lifeless and the car still felt very heavy and ponderous despite the harsh ride. This wasn’t no Avanti – but it was the closest thing I felt to a modern interpretation of one – based on proven mechanicals, to boot.This slanted, biased, pithy road test is a prime example of why “Car & Driver” was my favorite car magazine in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. I mean c’mon, everybody KNEW they really were just K cars with pretty faces.


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