Best and Most/Worst Malaise Car You Can Find

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 09/23/2019 at 00:46 • Filed to: None

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Let’s see what you can find guys. The best Malaise car you can find, and the Most Malaise one.

For best I’ve got this 77 Caprice Landau Coupe. I’ve never seen one of these, but I dig it

Most Malaise tho. This dreamcicle Mustang II... with a 4 banger and 3 speed auto .

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 01:03

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The Mustang II is always peak malaise, but that Caprice coupe is kind of... Cool? 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 01:05

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Oh my God I was not expecting this when I looked for an LTD:

https://yakima.craigslist.org/cto/d/yakima-79-ford-ltd/6980145950.html

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 01:13

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Yeah it’s got style. The wheel and tire fitment Is right on as well

facw > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 01:17

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Hmm, I really don’t like American cars of this era in general but let me do this:

Best:

1981 Corvette - 4 speed manual $12500 (Rowley)

Not the fastest, but damn pretty

Worst:

1979 Mercury Marquis Broughm $1

Combine ugly with an Amazing 129HP V8 in a heavy car.

Alternatively, you could go with this basket-case:

‘78 Mercury Zepher - RESTORE $1 (Arlington)

That will get you an Amazing 89HP, but if cleaned up would probably look a bit cooler (plus there’s a doggo in the picture), so it can only be a runner up.

Also as an aside, the wikipedia page for Malaise E ra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaise_era (I wanted to get a definitive date range), claims that the term originated from Jalopnik, but that seems unlikely to me? The whole article is a mess of [citation need] and the like though. 

Shift24 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 01:17

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Mopar’s version dodge magnum

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/590366361370939/

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > facw 09/23/2019 at 01:25

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I want a Mercury Zephyr/Fairmont Futura

I want to build one into a Bosozoku car

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Shift24 09/23/2019 at 01:26

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I love those

facw > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 01:28

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Take all you want, I certainly don’t need any.

gmctavish needs more space > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 03:12

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Best

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rds/cto/d/langley-camaro/6983633418.html

My favourite

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/cto/d/gloucester-1980-scout-ii-4x4/6980042186.html

Worst

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/cto/d/vancouver-81-olds-toronado/6980886755.html

Ssfancyfresh > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 08:08

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I really dig that Caprice

diplodicus forgot his password > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 08:17

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I was attempting to do this challenge until I got distracted by this cheap rusty square body https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/wayne-1980-chevrolet-stepside-pickup/6982396200.html

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Ssfancyfresh 09/23/2019 at 08:38

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I know right. Looks like it would be the  D etective’s car if someone made a Nior film set in the 70’s. Stylish but subtle.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 09:43

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Best:

https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/greenacres-1979-lincoln-coupe-royale/6984516890.html

worst:

https://missoula.craigslist.org/cto/d/lolo-1988-ford-tempo/6980066399.html

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/23/2019 at 09:45

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That fake spare tire gave me cancer.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 09:46

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T here are two of them!

AestheticsInMotion > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/23/2019 at 10:02

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Warm take: they're all awful

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AestheticsInMotion 09/23/2019 at 11:29

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Well yeah, that’s why it’s a challenge to find the best and worst ones, because they are all so mediocre 

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/23/2019 at 15:10

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Hmm, the Tempo is certainly not the best car, but I would call it post-Malaise.

SpeedSix > facw 09/23/2019 at 15:45

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That’s a mess of a Wikipedia article.

Murilee Martin coined the term in his writings across various websites, and eventually made the term common among automotive descriptors.

Funny enough that the Wiki article mentions random sources, all except for the one documenting its origin.