Never owned a Celebrity, but I did own a 1991 Chevrolet Lumina that I bought new. What a great car. I always loved the feel of everything in it. Column gear selector was just so smooth going between gears. Same with the way the doors closed, and the windows crank by the way went up and down just so smooth. Drove it in the rust belt northeast until 2012 when I retired. It had one small rust hole about the size of a quarter in the left rocker. 3.1- liter v6 never failed to start in the coldest winter mornings sitting outside. And talk about a tank in the snow man it went so well. Miss it all the time.
My first car in 1997 was a White Chevy Celebrity 82 coupe 2.8L V6. I loved that car, it was a tank. I had giant speakers and thought I was the fastest car on the road. Then and 89 sedan with a 3.1L V6 fully loaded. Great cars that were easy to fix.
Wow, My first Car was a 1987 Eurosport RS Chevy Celebrity. I loved that Car, I was up in Reno, Nevada and back to the Bay Area back and forth with this car. Drove it to Mexico. The Car was used when I got it, only 16,930 Miles on it, then I put a 100,000 miles on it afterwards. It Broke down needing Head Gaskets and a new Transmission I got all things replaced and Sold it and got into a 1993 New Chevy S-10 Blazer with the 5 door Tahoe Package and the strong 4.3 L V-6. Now I'm into Fords I own a 2020 Ford Explorer and a 2018 Ford Fusion Sport. Chevy was nice back then, but I'm liking Ford Products now.
I had an '84 with the 2.8l V-6. Backing the early '90s I was living in Northern Minnesota when my hillbilly brother-in-law asked me, "hey Jimmy, you wanna know how to go sideways in that thing?" I learned to drift on the dirt roads and frozen lakes in that car. The most fun I've had on 4 wheels!
My dad use to have a 1984 2.8 V6 gas celebrity. He got it new in 84 it was a good and reliable car for many years. It was given to my sister when she learned how to drive she punished that car but it kept going and doing it’s job without any issues. It ended up being my wife’s car when she needed a car and once again my wife drove that think like if it was a bumper car. Car finally gave up in 1998 with about 300k miles. We knew that it was not worth fixing and decided to junk the car. Can’t say that I miss the car but it was definitely a good reliable car for many years.
Love that such a crappy car is parked out in front of such a huge McMansion. The kind of person who lived there would have a Jag or a Cadillac with the gold package.
This was most likely the plumbers car parked out front. Except this particular plumber, while good at his trade, was poor with money management, and this was the best he could do for a work truck. It’s passenger and back seats were filled with copper pipe, fittings, and well worn tools. He probably should have just taken a job with the county, but it’s all good, the celebrity serves him well.
Everybody knows that when you're old money and not some 21st century lamborghini dipshit, you have second, third, fourth, fifth cars that attract less attention because they're "commoner" cars with that presence of refinement and class that still looks right in your life, with all the options of course. But of course, if you're poor or living in the bad century you would be oblivious of how anyone else lives.
So glad they actually have some old films of these , I own a 87 celebrity eurosport 2.8v6 236k it's on my RUclips channel . an I used to own a 85 chevy celebrity 2.8 an I've also owned a 89 Chevrolet celebrity 2.54cyl 256k I love these cars it's just something about them
The bright new shape of Chevrolet!!!!! I have always called the Celebrity, along with its Buick Century, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, & Pontiac 6000 stablemates, GM's "Redemption Cars" as I feel that when they were first introduced in January of 1982, they fixed everything that was wrong with the X-cars which had been introduced in April of 1979. No, they were NOT perfect cars, but in terms of build quality & durability, they were orders of magnitude better than the X-cars.
Myself, I'd have scotched the 2-doors and put that money into more brand differentiation and having the wagons at launch in 1982 instead of delaying them to '84. I think basically everything that had been wrong with the X-Cars had been fixed by that time and the FWD A's benefited from proven mechanicals and a fresh reputation.
I totally agree 👍 these A body cars were miles ahead of the X body cars , and the A bodies looked more upscale compared to the Chevy Citations . CHEERS 🍻
GM would have had a much better chance at salvaging their reputation after the disastrous Vega and later X bodies if Cadillac had used this A platform for their entry level model instead of gambling on the J car
My first car was a 1982 2 door chev celebrity! 2.5 auto silver...was a turd on speed but i still like the looks of it, reminds me of 55-57 chev...memories!
Nope. I don't remember who it is, But I'm pretty sure it was a GM employee. I seem to remember this guy doing a lot of VO for GM sales videos back in the 70s and 80s.
In retrospective, the 1973 and 1979 oil crisis were the watershed moment for American carmakers in fuel economy matters. The Celebrity could have been a compromise between fuel economy and performance for customers who weren't considering to buy Japanese econoboxes.
@@oliverrojas3185 Considering the ridiculously low octane rating for gasoline in North America, 180hp on a 3.3L V6 would feel like "just nice" for the normal car drivers.
& this is what Replaced the Malibu? I Remember at One Time Chevy Briefly Sold it as a Police Package, but Stuck with Impala until 85, when Chevy Dropped Impala after the 85 Model Year & Moved the Police Package to the Caprice. Celebrity was a Good Car, bur B.S. Horsepower!
GM offered that many colors on an economy-mid range car?!? As much as I like the reliable durability of Japanese cars, we have to admit that they ruined character and choice with their lean manufacturing philosophies. In order to keep up, American manufacturers have had to make their cars as equally boring, mundane, and overall just as run-of-the-mill as the Japanese ones. Perhaps one day we will once again see exterior colors other than white, gray, and black, and interiors other than black, gray, or tan.
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There's something very soothing and reassuring about the voices of the narrators in these car promo videos.
Never owned a Celebrity, but I did own a 1991 Chevrolet Lumina that I bought new. What a great car. I always loved the feel of everything in it. Column gear selector was just so smooth going between gears. Same with the way the doors closed, and the windows crank by the way went up and down just so smooth. Drove it in the rust belt northeast until 2012 when I retired. It had one small rust hole about the size of a quarter in the left rocker. 3.1- liter v6 never failed to start in the coldest winter mornings sitting outside. And talk about a tank in the snow man it went so well. Miss it all the time.
I was 17 in 1982. Yes. I remember the ads.
My first car in 1997 was a White Chevy Celebrity 82 coupe 2.8L V6. I loved that car, it was a tank. I had giant speakers and thought I was the fastest car on the road. Then and 89 sedan with a 3.1L V6 fully loaded. Great cars that were easy to fix.
Aerodynamic design! Shaped like a brick.
Typical ugly 1980’s car!
Surprisingly the numbers said otherwise.
Wow, My first Car was a 1987 Eurosport RS Chevy Celebrity.
I loved that Car, I was up in Reno, Nevada and back to the Bay Area back and forth with this car.
Drove it to Mexico.
The Car was used when I got it, only 16,930 Miles on it, then I put a 100,000 miles on it afterwards.
It Broke down needing Head Gaskets and a new Transmission I got all things replaced and Sold it and got into a 1993 New Chevy S-10 Blazer with the 5 door Tahoe Package and the strong 4.3 L V-6.
Now I'm into Fords I own a 2020 Ford Explorer and a 2018 Ford Fusion Sport.
Chevy was nice back then, but I'm liking Ford Products now.
I had an '84 with the 2.8l V-6. Backing the early '90s I was living in Northern Minnesota when my hillbilly brother-in-law asked me, "hey Jimmy, you wanna know how to go sideways in that thing?" I learned to drift on the dirt roads and frozen lakes in that car. The most fun I've had on 4 wheels!
My dad use to have a 1984 2.8 V6 gas celebrity. He got it new in 84 it was a good and reliable car for many years. It was given to my sister when she learned how to drive she punished that car but it kept going and doing it’s job without any issues. It ended up being my wife’s car when she needed a car and once again my wife drove that think like if it was a bumper car. Car finally gave up in 1998 with about 300k miles. We knew that it was not worth fixing and decided to junk the car. Can’t say that I miss the car but it was definitely a good reliable car for many years.
Love that such a crappy car is parked out in front of such a huge McMansion. The kind of person who lived there would have a Jag or a Cadillac with the gold package.
It was a crappy car for sure
This was most likely the plumbers car parked out front. Except this particular plumber, while good at his trade, was poor with money management, and this was the best he could do for a work truck. It’s passenger and back seats were filled with copper pipe, fittings, and well worn tools. He probably should have just taken a job with the county, but it’s all good, the celebrity serves him well.
Maybe. Or maybe people who can afford nice houses don't waste their money on transportation.
Everybody knows that when you're old money and not some 21st century lamborghini dipshit, you have second, third, fourth, fifth cars that attract less attention because they're "commoner" cars with that presence of refinement and class that still looks right in your life, with all the options of course.
But of course, if you're poor or living in the bad century you would be oblivious of how anyone else lives.
@@zjones9876your mom is a waste of money
Just to think these were the future for GM then, and three years later Ford introduced the even more futuristic Taurus/ Sable cars.
Ah yes, the Taurus/Sable. 1st gen had so many problems with rust, head gaskets and transmissions.
The Taurus/Sable made this and every other GM product look instantly dated.
@@FerrariCarr still the best cars my family ever owned. Outlived my neighbors' Taurus by 5 years.
@@FerrariCarrYup, overnight all of sudden GM cars looked like antiques .
@@milfordcivic6755General Motors was no paragon of reliability during this period either.
This is back when cars were cool.
At the 10:11 mark - are my eyes deceiving me, or is the package shelf pulling away from the backseat?
My grandmother had a Celebrity and it was indestructible. It only rusted out after about 18 or 20 years
Just saw one of these on the road.
Wow roll down rear windows??? SOLD!
Believe it or not, this updated GM's prior shitbox platform that literally had fixed rear door windows.
Interesting how this body style led to the larger 85 Deville and Olds 98 platforms. Great looking back then.
Interesting thought.
A popular choice of car for serial killers in the 80s
So glad they actually have some old films of these , I own a 87 celebrity eurosport 2.8v6 236k it's on my RUclips channel . an I used to own a 85 chevy celebrity 2.8 an I've also owned a 89 Chevrolet celebrity 2.54cyl 256k
I love these cars it's just something about them
The '82 had a strange shaped steering wheel. In '83, they had the same 2 spoke wheel as the other models.
RW defroster now standard on every car.
I noticed that right away! I’ve never seen that wheel on any other GM product
The bright new shape of Chevrolet!!!!! I have always called the Celebrity, along with its Buick Century, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, & Pontiac 6000 stablemates, GM's "Redemption Cars" as I feel that when they were first introduced in January of 1982, they fixed everything that was wrong with the X-cars which had been introduced in April of 1979. No, they were NOT perfect cars, but in terms of build quality & durability, they were orders of magnitude better than the X-cars.
Myself, I'd have scotched the 2-doors and put that money into more brand differentiation and having the wagons at launch in 1982 instead of delaying them to '84.
I think basically everything that had been wrong with the X-Cars had been fixed by that time and the FWD A's benefited from proven mechanicals and a fresh reputation.
I totally agree 👍 these A body cars were miles ahead of the X body cars , and the A bodies looked more upscale compared to the Chevy Citations . CHEERS 🍻
GM would have had a much better chance at salvaging their reputation after the disastrous Vega and later X bodies if Cadillac had used this A platform for their entry level model instead of gambling on the J car
@@303nitzubishi4 Agreed that the A-Bodies, are greatly improved cars that meet average performance standards.
These are great cars! The GM A body goes forever, and they're very comfy for what you're getting.
Miss my blue 1986 celebrity 😭
My first car was a 1982 2 door chev celebrity! 2.5 auto silver...was a turd on speed but i still like the looks of it, reminds me of 55-57 chev...memories!
Wasn't the 2.5L the "Iron Duke"?
@@erikbunty2016 Yes, it was very agricultural...
Under the skin it was basically the same as a Citation, but by '82 most of the bugs were worked out.
1:20 look at those celebrities!!
Never seen a Celebrity with orange in the tail lights ever! Was that only for 1982?
Is the narrator James Garner ?
Nope. I don't remember who it is, But I'm pretty sure it was a GM employee. I seem to remember this guy doing a lot of VO for GM sales videos back in the 70s and 80s.
In retrospective, the 1973 and 1979 oil crisis were the watershed moment for American carmakers in fuel economy matters. The Celebrity could have been a compromise between fuel economy and performance for customers who weren't considering to buy Japanese econoboxes.
They are definitely competitive, especially once they were optioned with the 3.3 V6 making a 160HP and 180 LBS of tourqe.
@@oliverrojas3185 Considering the ridiculously low octane rating for gasoline in North America, 180hp on a 3.3L V6 would feel like "just nice" for the normal car drivers.
Didn’t know they were pushing the diesels way back in the early 80s…
Available in any color so long as its RUST
If you pronounce ‘pleasure’ this way, you’re probably a serial killer
Ahh that’s a great lookin car
The Japanese must have died with laughter when GM was releasing all this junk.
yeah too bad Japanese cars of that era were made from tin foil.
& this is what Replaced the Malibu?
I Remember at One Time Chevy Briefly Sold it as a Police Package, but Stuck with Impala until 85, when Chevy Dropped Impala after the 85 Model Year & Moved the Police Package to the Caprice.
Celebrity was a Good Car, bur B.S. Horsepower!
GM offered that many colors on an economy-mid range car?!? As much as I like the reliable durability of Japanese cars, we have to admit that they ruined character and choice with their lean manufacturing philosophies. In order to keep up, American manufacturers have had to make their cars as equally boring, mundane, and overall just as run-of-the-mill as the Japanese ones. Perhaps one day we will once again see exterior colors other than white, gray, and black, and interiors other than black, gray, or tan.
I love the GM A-bodies but if I had to pice it would the Pontiac 6000 and for 1983 I would pice the 6000 STE 😍
A cars were the perfect sized 🚗 cars
Reliable too
Looks like young Charlie Sheen driving lol
Does this car support Android Auto or Apple Carplay?
You were lucky to get an FM Radio in 1982. 😂
Absolutely it even has auto start
Oh yeah, someone who lives in a mansion would drive a Celebrity!
how to hide the terrible Citation 101!!
Say Rental car
An “ am radio 📻 “! 😕😐
AM radio was still popular then.
What an ugly car 🚙! 😕😐