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    Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport

    Do You Enjoy The Finer Things? The '85 Celebrity Eurosport Is For You!

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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/16/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    Only America could make a car that had Euro in the name that was never sold in Europe. #eurosport
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    Image of JohntheSaabowner JohntheSaabowner
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    Ah, the Chevrolet Celebrity manufactured in Framingham, Massachusetts at the last auto plant in the state. There was a law on the books that the state had to purchase cars from in-state plants. This meant lots of fleet Celebrities including the Governor's car.

    Remember our Governor in the 80's? Little guy, drove a tank, ran for President? Yes that's right Mike Dukakis drove a Celebrity. He had the pick of the plant and naturally chose a stripped down model that he dutifully never drove over 55 MPH. No Eurosport for him. The car was probably light blue too. #eurosport
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment JohntheSaabowner was starred JohntheSaabowner was unstarred
    Image of eurojulien eurojulien
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    The first mistake is calling any American car in the 80-90s "euro." even the opel shared platform cars were horribly bland/bleh/caca. But hey, it worked, someone must've seen this commercial and went "hmmmm chevy celebrity eurosport, exactly what I want in my life" #eurosport
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/15/09

    @eurojulien: There never was much love for the Celebrity, and most ended up in boring suburbs or fleets. They were mainly bland appliance non-cars. However, having driven a Eurosport-package wagon for several months in the late '80s, I can tell you that it had a surprisingly good handling/ride combination. It might have been FWD, but there wasn't enough power for serious torque-steer. Even the buff magazines gave the handling high praise. A small number of Eurosports had a Getrag five-speed stick along with the V6. Wonder how many of those are left?
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    Edited by tonyola at 11/15/09 2:52 PM tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of Zeusnemesis Zeusnemesis
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    Meanwhile, in 1988, across the pond in France, an automotive designer was creating a Peugeot 505 with whitewalls, vinyl landau roof, "brougham" emblems, pillow-top velvet upoholstery, curb feelers, and wire-wheel hubcaps.

    It was called the Peugeot 505 "Ameri - luxurique" special edition.

    #eurosport
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment Edited by Zeusnemesis at 11/15/09 2:08 PM Zeusnemesis was starred Zeusnemesis was unstarred
    Image of thehamsterman thehamsterman
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    I had a 91 Lumina euro. I think the 'euro' was the fakewood plastic trim peices being a graphite blue instead of wood color.

    that, and it had a console mounted shifter.

    It really doesn't get more european then that, does it? #eurosport
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment thehamsterman was starred thehamsterman was unstarred
    Image of ArildaCleopatra ArildaCleopatra
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    I just sold my 91 Lumina 'Euro'

    I think the only difference was the blue-tinted plastic-wood print trim and the center console.

    And maybe the spoiler?

    It wasn't a horrible car, It was the worst car.

    Got $4000 on my trade at the end of summer though. :-)
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment ArildaCleopatra was starred ArildaCleopatra was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    Uh, yeah. Of course. The exotic chick has never seen an automobile before, so she's startled when this dull, square, uninspired beast lumbers through her tropical paradise.
    Yeah, that must be it.

    Either that, or the driver is her Dad looking for her because she's SO in trouble for skipping school again. #eurosport
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Listen To Your Heartbeat In A 1988 Celebrity Eurosport
    The babe can haul on my lanyard anytime she wants. The Eurosport was way too little, way too late. I don't think I'll be returning that call. #eurosport
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