"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
07/01/2014 at 13:49 • Filed to: Daily Turismo
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"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
07/01/2014 at 13:49 • Filed to: Daily Turismo | 1
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The third generation Chevrolet Caprice Classic was introduced in 1977 as a lighter and leaner version of the previous full sized Chevy sedan. The reduction in weight was in response to fuel economy concerns but it brought with it a better vehicle the dynamic sense. Unfortunately the Caprice is still a pretty horrible car to drive when compared to the cheap and depreciated German/Japanese sedans you can pickup from the mid 80s, but today's example is not the average Caprice. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! currently bidding for $7,001 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go.
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This baby blue classic just screams grandpa car and the 33k miles on the odometer seem to be verified by the cream puff condition of the sedan....however...it is a 1984 Caprice Classic, so unless your idea of fun is getting a perm and working out to a Richard Simmons video, driving this thing will be a miserable experience.
Under the hood is a Chevy 305 V8, known as the unloved step child of the Chevy small block family and vehemently defended by a die-hard cadre of Miami residents — 305 for life yo! In the Caprice, the carburetor fed 305 is rated at 155 horsepower. This engine bay is oiled up like it is ready for professional wrestling match, but otherwise looks in good shape.
An entire smurf village died to cover the seats, doors and floor in this malaise era boat, but the faux wood on the dash has the wackiest swirl pattern. Compared to most Caprice Classics that I've been in (and they are typically in Junkyards...) this one is very nice.
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Image credits: ebay.
Jcarr
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 13:54 |
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I can smell the inside of that car just looking at it. Smells like riding around with my grandpa listening to some Glenn Miller Band.
Nibby
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 13:56 |
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lol @ Smurfs
area man
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 14:00 |
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It's a clean, clean CP.
Jedidiah
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 14:01 |
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If you care about vehicles dynamics, why are you looking at a Caprice Classic in the first place? This car was never intended to be a perforer in the slightest—it's goals were to be comfortable and relatively cheap, which it did.
It is a shame to cut up an original car, especially since this one has survived so long. This Caprice doesn't need an LS1, it's already fine for what it was intended to do.
Sorry if I sound like grandpa, but the only cars that need an LS1 swap are sports cars whose original motors are beyond repair.
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DailyTurismo
> Jcarr
07/01/2014 at 14:31 |
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I can see that!
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DailyTurismo
> Jedidiah
07/01/2014 at 14:33 |
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While I agree with you in premise (leave clean condition classics alone...) I just think that this one would be much happier if I looked like this .
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Jedidiah
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 14:43 |
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Sleepers are always cool, but I think sleepers are better when they are ugly, rusted-out heaps that you expect a tight-wad old man in his 80s to drive—not when they are clean survivors that grandma only took to church.
I would be all for it if it was an unloved car that someone made into a badass. However, in order the survivors to turn up, someone must have taken good care of it. I can't stand the thought of chopping up someone's car especially after they took a good effort to maintain it. It doesn't matter whether it drives like a bowl of jello, doesn't look too great, or has anemic motor—it was special to someone at some point. Drive free or die.
ranwhenparked
> DailyTurismo
07/01/2014 at 18:22 |
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Man, that is clean. The 1977-1990 B-bodies were excellent cars. Smaller than the 1976 models on the outside, but with actually more room in the inside thanks to intelligent packaging. Amazingly smooth ride and comfortable seats too. Horsepower wasn't that great thanks to primitive emissions, but was "sufficient".
My parents had an '87 Caprice Classic Brougham in the same color that they still admit was the fanciest car either of them ever owned, as a kid I loved it. Unfortunately, GM's build quality in that era was variable, and even the supposedly bulletproof BOF big cars weren't immune.