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Another Broughamish artifact from the late ’70s\/early ’80s? You betcha!<\/p>\n

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I work for a great company. As a result I have been off since 1 PM Wednesday. This has given me a lot of free time to go to Mexican restaurants, do a little shopping and have a fine Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

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So today I was lounging at home perusing Marketplace and ran across this Chrysler, from when Chrysler Corporation still existed and wasn’t a sad, soon to be electric humping only offshoot of Fiat. (Buy that 300C now, while there’s still time!)<\/p>\n

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And here we have a next to last year ’80 LeBaron. 1981 would be the last year for them in this iteration; come 1982 the LeBaron would become a Del Griffith-approved, Broughamed out K car compact.<\/p>\n

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The basic car would continue, becoming a New Yorker with giant padded landau top (another Klockau favorite) in 1982 and last way, way, wayyy to 1989, with a driver side airbag, believe it or not.<\/p>\n

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But in 1980, it was Chryslers kinda-sorta Seville competitor, though much cheaper than the Caddy. ’80s got a facelift front and back with new headlights, signal lamps and more formal grille, but retained the “upside-down” headlight treatment with the turn\/parking lamps situated above them.<\/p>\n

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Of course, Chrysler was still in pretty piss poor shape that year and buyers were still shy, waiting to see if Iacocca could turn things around or not.<\/p>\n

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As a result, around 80K were sold, down from about 125K sold in 1979.<\/p>\n

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This one is currently for sale.<\/a> As the seller related, “Everything is original on this car. It has 66,000 original miles, Leather (Narrator: it was not leather) seats are good, no rips. Original vinyl top, no rips or scratches. Rides like a boat in water. Message me if you need more pictures and video.”<\/p>\n

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Seems like an honest car, though I wish it had power windows. From a time people were less obese and didn’t buy combovers, lol. Hope she finds a good home. And only $2500, such a deal!<\/p>\n

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