If this vintage commercial is to be believed while Americans were using the 1982 Toyota Corolla to commute to work our friends down under were using the compact cars to hoon and party in the outback.
Dreaming of someday with the 1982 Datsun 280ZX
Most car lovers are familiar with the sensation detailed in this 1982 Datsun commercial, even if the object of their "someday dreams" isn't a 280ZX.
1982 Toyota Celica Supra has the right stuff
It takes the right stuff to make a great performance car and that was exactly what the 1982 Toyota Celica Supra had—at least according to race car driver/designer Dan Gurney.
1982 Ford F-150 will take you to the top of the heap
Why did Ford build the giant pile of logs seen at the beginning of this classic advertisement from 1982? To demonstrate why the company designs it's 4x4s to "log" high mileage without sacrificing toughness.
Rare AMC Eagle Sundancer is ultra-weird fun in the sun
We aren't sure there is such a thing as a normal AMC Eagle, but we feel safe saying other models of the 4x4 car were a lot less strange than this Sundancer convertible model. These convertible Eagles were offered through AMC dealers as an expensive coach built option for only two years. The Eagle's notoriously rust…
The 1982 Datsun Trucks Cowboy Up
Saddle up and take a look at what the Datsun truck lineup had to offer for 1982. The little trucks were advertised as being rugged and thrifty, just like the unnamed cowboy spokesman who owns 3 of them.
Be Sure To Dress In Pleather For The Future: The 1982 Trans Am!
The movie Tron must have had a profound effect on GM's marketers, who apparently decided that the semi-computerized Quadrajet on the Firebird's 305 engine was really a time machine!
What a Small Car Can Be, When It's an Oldsmobile: 1982 Firenza
Say you're a banjo-pickin' young stud a-hankerin' for a nice new Cadillac Cimarron, but just can't come up with that fat inflationary Cadillac price tag? No problem! The General has an Olds-badged J Body just for you!
Sunroof, Great Mileage Can't Keep This Le Car Out Of The Junkyard
A few months back, I spotted this '82 Renault Le Car in the "fixer-upper" section of an East Bay wrecking yard. "How much?" I asked. "800 bucks!" was the reply. Nobody bought the little Renault, and now it's Crusher bait.
1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Alameda has quite a few Rabbit pickups seeing daily-driver service, so let's check one out today.
