1984 Chevrolet Caprice Classic | Retro Review

Me as a European, if I close my eyes and think of "American Cars", this is the first thing I see: A Caprice Classic. And this is what I still admire. This is it.

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Bring out more of that 80s and 90s GM retro gold!

Nothing compares to a Box Chevy, definitely one of GM's greatest hits

My uncle past away last year at age 62. As a City Boy he didn't buy his very 1st Car till he was 27 years old. His choice was a Brand New 1985 Caprice Classic Coupe in 2 tone Blue. My Uncle Drove that Caprice his entire life tho it got 2 Repaints in those 36 yrs. In 2010 the 5.0 started knocking at 120.000 miles so He Put in a 5.7 300HP crate motor. 1 month Later the Tranny went so a New Turbo 400 with a shift kit got installed. 1 week later the rear went, so a Brand New Stronger geared went in. 2 weeks later New Stainless Tru- Dual Exhausts. Next He replaced the Springs but wanted Stronger Springs & surprised to find out Springs for a 1970 Chevelle fit perfectly into 80s Caprice. My uncle was old school. Worked same job his whole life & drove the only car he ever purchased. Dear uncle, may we meet again in afterlife. Miss You so much.

This car looks a thousand times more normal to me than any current offerings.

When I was growing up, my grandma's best friend had one of these in green with a green crushed velvet interior. Riding in the back seat of this thing made me feel like king for the day.

the retro reviews get way more views than some random crossover, it can literally be any retro review and i’m watching it, the numbers don’t lie either, keep the retros coming!

Still own my aunt who bought a 87 Caprice Brougham LS Maroon on Maroon with leather brand new. She passed away in 90 and my grandfather kept it in the garage with car cover over it for years. Only started it and drove it around a few blocks only in spring and summer. It's immaculate. My grandmother and grandfather gave it to me back in 96 I still own it and take very great care of it. Only thing I had done to it was rust proofing the undercarriage. Only drive it in the summer.

When I was in high school in the early 00s you could still get these for $500/$1000 as beaters and they would run, and super clean ones could be had for 2500/3000

Bittersweet one for me. Tons of personal history , as the Caprice was my grandparents car of choice for all of my memories of them. Flash forward to high school , and a few friends were driving used beaters. “ Seats six comfortably “is such an understatement! Thanks Motor Week for posting this one !

I remember these new on the lot. Always loved this style Caprice. Can’t beat the comfort of this car.

I'm a sucker for the Caprice of this era. Boxy, spacious, and handles like a boat in the best way possible. A shame that there's not really an equivalent of these large, floaty sedans in today's automotive world.

I got one of these 1984 Caprice Classics as a hand me down from my Grandma. It was old, creaky, slow, and probably my favorite car ever. I still miss it to this day.

It’s funny to think that folks in the mid-80s considered the death of the large V8 RWD car to be imminent. But the Caprice had 12 more years of life left in it in 1984, and would undergo a rebody 7 years later. It was canceled only because GM needed the factory space to build Tahoes and Yukons. Ford’s Panther cars would continue for another 27 years after this review aired.

The dude in the trunk though, and the throwback NBA tiny shorts... I'm here for both! 🤣

When I was a kid growing up in my neighborhood, one of our neighbors had a 1986 Caprice Classic coupe model with a 305 V8 in it originally. He turned it into a street/strip machine with a GM Chevrolet Big Block 502 Ram Jet crate engine mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. I only got ride in it a handful of times when I was a pre-teen. He kept it running good throughout the mid 90s up to around 2005 when he sold it. I miss that car. It was one heck of a ride.

The priorities back then were a comfortable ride and room for 6. “Handling” meant the steering wheel was easy to turn with 1 hand. We were happy with that for decades. The 141 ft stop from 55 seems dangerous.

Great video. I remember being a little kid in the 80s and these cars were literally in every other driveway.

It's odd seeing one of these without rust or 26" wheels.

Dad bought the Pontiac version of this in '83 new the Parisienne, had the 5.0 4speed o/d and The excellent F41 suspension with a Positraction rear end. At 3800lbs It was a very light car for its size, even by today's standards ( my Acura TL weighs 4000 ) it was really good on the highway and managed to exceed 22mpg Such a great car !