The One-Year Garage: 1980

About this episode

The hosts discuss their top five vehicles from the model year 1980, exploring the cultural significance and variety of cars from that transitional period.

It's malaise time—or is it? This week, Alex, Cam, Tyler, and Beck choose their top five vehicles from the model year 1980 in an impromptu, nearly unprepped episode. Spoiler alert: you've heard Tyler talk about bikes, but it's a widely known "secret" around the halls of BaT that his taste in cars is...well, weird. The crew talk about their surprisingly fun research, skin-deep beauty, and the wide variety of cultural ways in which 1980 was a transitional period They also narrowly avoid a prolonged version of the usual "what is a supercar" debate; slightly cheat with Euro cars; spend a surprising amount of time on the Dodge Ramcharger and Plymouth Trail Duster; stump Alex (again) but allow him out of perpetual loserhood; talk about the various trips one might take in a Vanagon; discovered all sorts of eagles glee; recount a worse "learning to drive stick" story than most of you have, thankfully; and take an unexpected but welcome diversion into the land (sea?) of Boston Whaler center consoles. Mentioned in this episode: 8:42 Ex-Steve McQueen 1952 Chevrolet 3800 Pickup with Camper and Husqvarna CR250 9:45 Ex-Steve McQueen bikes on BaT 17:42 1980 BMW M1…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Cam, Tyler, Beck

Topics covered

• 1980 vehicles
• car culture
• automotive history
• supercars
• Dodge Ramcharger
• Plymouth Trail Duster

Keywords

• 1980 cars
• automotive podcast
• Dodge Ramcharger
• Plymouth Trail Duster
• car reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Whaler

Products: 1980 BMW M1, 1980 Honda CBX Super Sport, 1980 Ferrari 512 BB, 1980 Ferrari 308 GTBi, 1980 Plymouth Trail Duster, 1978 Dodge Ramcharger Top Hand 4×4, Ex-Steve McQueen 1952 Chevrolet 3800 Pickup with Camper, Husqvarna CR250, Euro 1980 Porsche 930 Turbo

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