Unless you get a sweetheart deal from a friend, relative or some kind heart who just needs a few extra sheckles, vehicle storage is expensive. And the owner of this 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Landau coupe is dipping their bumper into the market to see if they can heave-hoe it rather than sign a contract for winter accommodations. With an asking price of $14,500, they'd better get their trickle charger ready because this one's going to winter hibernation right where you see it at some shed in Elyria, Ohio.
What price would this move at? Half that, maybe? Hard to say. Rare and unique as these are, they aren't sought by collectors. Looks like someone dumped a buck or two too many into it and is looking to recoup their losses. I love this thing but I ain't payin' no 15-g's for it. Especially as hacked up as it is.
Poster of the ad claims the AC's been rebuilt and is "blowing snowballs", that wasn't cheap to do. Curiously, the dash has been "upgraded" to a Dakota Digital Dash setup, Summit has these for like $1,300 (good grief).
It has a new "thick" radiator and the engine's had some work done to it although, most likely, this is not the original till it was born with. Details are scarce on it other than it has headers, an Edelbrock intake and a four-barrel carburetor. Transmission? No details on that either, most likely a 200R4.
I'd guess this car came out of the factory with the "LG4", four-barrel, Chevrolet 305-cu. in. V-8. By '84, whomever did the modifications in the engine room would have had to deal with the finicky, "Computer Command Control". Mess with that or toss it altogether and you can get the car to run; you just won't have any gauges on the dash. Hence, I'd have to imagine, the pricey Dakota Digital Dash.
This car is part of GM's 1977 downsizing of their full-size lineup. The big boys got a fairly substantial styling update for 1980, the Chevrolet Impala and Caprice coupes in particular as some clear-headed designer had the good sense to ditch the funky, "hot bent" backlight for a more conventional and formal look.
Chevrolet sold a Caprice coupe through 1987, these "box" or "square body" Chevrolet's made it through to 1990.
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