Monday, November 5, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1983 Chrysler E-Class

We might as well follow up last week's Aries K wagon Junkyard Find with another member of the Chrysler-saving K family. I've been intermittently fascinated by the E-Class, so this Crusher-bound example in Denver caught my eye.
We laugh at the idea of a blinged-out K-Car with a vaguely Benzified name today, but the E-Class boasted a tremendous amount of interior space for its fairly small external dimensions, and the ride was much nicer than that of, say, the Diplomat-based '82 New Yorker.
The E was bigger and plusher than the mechanically similar LeBaron, but not quite as luxurious as its de-Diplomat-ized '83 New Yorker sibling. GM and Ford had nothing that could compare to the combination of fuel economy, interior space, and bling-per-buck of this car, though their rear-drive V8 machinery would obliterate the (non-turbo-equipped) Chryslers in a drag race.


No mention of Corinthian Leather, but it was an option on the E-Class.
Instead of the traditional Whorehouse Red Quasi-Velour™ interior seen in so many Detroit cars of this era, this car has Bodily Fluid-Friendly Blue Quasi-Velour­™, straight out of the pages of a custom-van supply catalog.
I might need to go back and buy this tasteful emblem.

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from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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  1. AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Very cool, I remember when the E-Class first came out it was all the rage with its Leather interior and what not. Shame they don't make classic cars like they used to.

    -David Enabulele
    Cash For Cars Atlanta

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