Used Car lot circa: 1980

[TripleBlackGator]

Check it out. A well known "performance" car lot in my area. Pictures we taken by me in the winter of 1980. If you look close you can see other Mopars in the background along with Chevelles, GTO's, Mustangs, Trans Am's, Torino's etc. I was going through some old photos and found these. I know I have some pictures from a North East Hemi meet from 1978. If and when I find them I will post them as well. Enjoy!

[TripleBlackGator]

Can only post 4 at a clip it seems. Here is another.

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

Very cool pictures. Looks like $100,000 AAR Cudas were a dime a dozen back then. Pick the color.

[tan top]

this is awesome stuff    ,  when i see pictures like this of years gone bye ,  i always wonder were the cars are now ( junk yard in the sky probably )  thanks for sharing them (TripelBlackGator ) 

[xs29j8Bullitt]

GREAT PICTURES!  Thanks for posting them... I hope you find more to post.

XS

[Shakey]

Coolest pics I've seen in a while.   

As a matter of fact, I think I'll right click and save those.  Thanks.

So, where was/is that place?

[TripleBlackGator]

this is awesome stuff    ,  when i see pictures like this of years gone bye ,  i always wonder were the cars are now ( junk yard in the sky probably )  thanks for sharing them (TripelBlackGator ) 

And some have the nerve to call me names! Go figure. 

[dads_69]

I remember seeing cars like that at car lots back in the early 80's. My dad and I went to this car lot here in town back then named Gold Rush auto sales. They had two chargers on the lot. Triple green '68 w/a 383 and a '69 SE 383, we bought both of them for less than 3 grand. Those were to days......Thanks for the photos.
Mark

[Charger1973]

Awesome pictures...   

[694spdRT]

Those are awesome pics! Thanks for sharing them. 

[Brock Samson]

stock wheels too,.. too cool! 
THANKS

[TripleBlackGator]

Ok I found the 1978 Northest Hemi Owners meet pictures. I need to scan them first though. There is a blown 1971 Cuda, a 1969 Blown Hemi Dart (owner installed of course) a first generation Charger and a few more Mopars. I will post them later tonight or tomorrow. LOOK FOR IT KIDS!    

[69bronzeT5]

Tap the red shoes three times and say "Theres no place like that car lot, theres no place like that car lot, theres no place like that car lot". 

[65post]

Great pics.The 80s were the best.Great music,great parties and Muscle cars were cheap and were built to each owners liking.I am not saying that I don`t like factory correct original cars but when I was growing up it was rare to see a stock muscle car.Every mopar had there fenderwells full of after market wheels and tires. Some with a supercharger sticking through the hood .Thats the way I remember the MUSCLE CAR.

[Brock Samson]

i agree it was really unusual to see stock rims on the performance cars.

[bull]

The black AAR looks killer. Nice find.

[HITMAN 149]

anybody have a TIME MACHINE we could borrow?!?!?!?!? 

[Mean 318]

Thanks!

[mopar1]

That made my day.

[41husk]

Can you imagine how much money is on that lot at todays prices.  Not BJ prices just your average decent sale price?

[Charger_Fan]

when I was growing up it was rare to see a stock muscle car.Every mopar had there fenderwells full of after market wheels and tires. Some with a supercharger sticking through the hood .Thats the way I remember the MUSCLE CAR.

At least 80% were modified in some way, usually at least wheels & tires.
In 1981, I found a really sweet Chally T/A on a small lot much like those in the pics. I took it for a burn around the block too...DAMN that was fun! At 17 though, I couldn't afford the payments. I think the asking price was $2,800. It may as well have been a million.


Thanks for sharing those, they are awesome!! 

[notstock71]

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought the AAR hoods didn't line up well with the fenders (look at the green car). Now look at the copper car, appears to fit nice.

I always understood the original AAR cars fit bad on the hood and collectors want to see the bad gaps.

Thoughts on this?

Lewis

[Charger_Fan]

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought the AAR hoods didn't line up well with the fenders (look at the green car). Now look at the copper car, appears to fit nice.

I always understood the original AAR cars fit bad on the hood and collectors want to see the bad gaps.

Thoughts on this?

Lewis

The push from the hood springs on the hinges usually bows the hood, that copper car may have it's springs removed from the hinges. That's sure what I would have done back then, I wouldn't want my hood bowing in the middle.

[MichaelRW]

Thanks for the memories when the now extremely expensive cars were just used cars.

[hotrod98]

When I graduated high school in 1974, these cars were everywhere. In 1972, I bought a low mileage 69 Chevelle SS396 for $1600 that looked brand new. Between me and my brother we must have owned a million dollars worth of cars at today's prices. We were always buying a different musclecar to drive. Didn't realize how lucky we were at the time. Our feeling was that the cars would just keep going down in value until they were scrapped out or crushed. We just couldn't grasp the concept of these cars ever being valuable. Just like everyone else, we would take the stock parts off and either sell them or throw them in the dumpster. When the gas embargo occurred and prices shot throught the roof in 1979 and you couldn't even get gas sometimes, we quit driving the gas guzzlers altogether. We weren't sure if gas would ever be available in premium grades again so the big motored cars were being bought by only the die-hard car guys as collectibles. In the early 80's, I couldn't buy premium gas for my 69 Camaro SS RS 396 car or my 1964 Corvette 427 convertible so they sat around until people would ask if I wanted to sell them. I was glad to get rid of the hassle of maintaining and insuring them. Old habits die hard I guess because even today I drive my small block cars a lot more than my big block cars.