My first car was a grey 81 Parisienne 2dr. Fun car and cheap to keep on the road. I had it for a year or two then sold it. It was a bit rusted when i got it.  My dad and i sanded down below the landau roof and over the rear wheel openings and just hand painted it.  Wasn't pretty but did the trick.  That car even had a block heater.  About ten years earlier a neighbour had a brand new 80 or 81 4dr diesel version.

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Oh no... anything but donks!! 

'85 parisienne brogham

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 For me, the nostalgia of learning to drive in one and remembering my Dad has made them attractive to me.  A lot of this hobby is formed around nostalgia and this is what does it for me.

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That is a great reason for liking them.

I owned a '77 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, it's not the worse looking car of that year, but I must have had a temporary lapse of reason anyway, and I'm a huge Olds fan.

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I rarely ever read a post about these cars here (except calling them "old man's" cars... lol), as understandably most people are into sixties cars on this forum. 

So... anybody into them?  Are parts easy to come by?  Any thoughts one way or another?

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I call them "old mans cars". (but you know that Mark)

For me, it has nothing to do with liking '60s cars ... I just like "cool" cars, period, and in my opinion these cars just aren't "cool"!

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 LOL!  What took you so long, Darryl? 

I know what you mean.  To tell you the truth, when these cars were new I hated the sharp-edged squared-off styling.  But now that they've aged and the automotive industry has taken a different direction in styling they don't look bad to me anymore.  For me, the nostalgia of learning to drive in one and remembering my Dad has made them attractive to me.  A lot of this hobby is formed around nostalgia and this is what does it for me.

I think my tastes are a little more eclectic than the mainstream anyways, as I'd be happy to cruise down the street in that neat old '67 Laurentian in BC that StriperSS posted about whereas a lot of people would think that it's an old person's car.  I remember the first time my wife's friend saw my old '71 New Yorker (440...  woo hoo!) in the driveway - she said "did somebody give this to you?".  lol

I do wonder sometimes what will happen with the cars from the mid seventies to late eighties as there seems to be little enthusiasm out there for all but some Mustangs and Camaros of that vintage, as well as a few "tuner" style cars (and yes, Donks ).  It seems like there has been a lot of nostalgia for 20s thru early 70s cars and then it dies off until you get into the 5.0 Mustangs and other more performance oriented stuff into the nineties.  I imagine that someday things like Chevettes and the like, which at one time you couldn't throw a rock without hitting one, will be the scarcities out there. 

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My very first car 77 Impala aerocoupe. Loved it, wish I could find a rust free one now. They were even rotten in 1986 wen I bought mine. LOL

I also owned 87 Caprice which I cloned into ghost car

an 85 Poncho

and now my 95 whale car....

You cant beat comfort,ride, size, that seats 5 with luggage vs an ecno box Bic Lighter that is disposable. I enjoy big cars,always have. A little off topic but have owned a coupel Crown Vics(another topic). I get many thumbs up to all the big rwd v8s I have owned.

Here was my cars

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 I think those are really sharp looking!    Thanks for sharing the pics!

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I owned a '77 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, it's not the worse looking car of that year, but I must have had a temporary lapse of reason anyway, and I'm a huge Olds fan.

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 Omigosh... you owned that and you admit to it??  The shame!  

Just kiddin' Darryl, believe me I've owned worse (but won't admit it )...

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Ya, I also LOVED the corduroy, pillow-back seats!

What was I thinking!

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 I remember the first time I picked up my buddy driving the aforementioned Parisienne (the one that I learned to drive in).  At first glance of the red velour interior, he said something to the effect of it looking like a brothel inside...

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My very first car 77 Impala aerocoupe. Loved it, wish I could find a rust free one now. They were even rotten in 1986 wen I bought mine. LOL

I also owned 87 Caprice which I cloned into ghost car

an 85 Poncho

and now my 95 whale car....

You cant beat comfort,ride, size, that seats 5 with luggage vs an ecno box Bic Lighter that is disposable. I enjoy big cars,always have. A little off topic but have owned a coupel Crown Vics(another topic). I get many thumbs up to all the big rwd v8s I have owned.

Here was my cars

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 I think those are really sharp looking!    Thanks for sharing the pics!

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           thanks....someone has good taste !

I agree though. These cars def need more of a following, i mean come on there SOOOOO easy to work on, and still easy to find parts for at your local yard

Here is my '77 Bonneville from N.C and my'85 coming back from Quebec in the Salt.

I have posted about my ultra base model Chevrolet Bel Air and being 27 years old I love these cars in almost any flavor. It would be sweet if we could start a section about the 77-90 B body cars on this site. As other members mentioned these cars are a great alternitive to the more pricey and rare 60's cars. I posted a pic of my rather clean 78 on another post.