Showing posts with label 1981. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1981. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

1981 Ford Semi Fast II Truck Hot Wheels 1:64









From Fandom
  • Semi Fast II
  • Debut Series All Stars
  • Produced 2008 only
  • Designer Larry Wood (Truck)
  • Phil Riehlman (engine)
  • Number M6921

Saturday, March 7, 2009

1981 Dodge Diplomat Police Motormax 1:24












The Dodge Diplomat is an American mid-size car that was produced by Dodge from 1977 to 1989. It was built using the same design as the Plymouth Gran Fury in the U.S. market and the Plymouth Caravelle in Canada. It was also sold in Mexico between 1981 and 1982 as the Dodge Dart, and in Colombia as the Dodge Coronet. The Diplomat was initially offered in a coupe and a sedan. In 1978, station wagons were added as replacements for the discontinued full-sized C-body wagons.

The Diplomat was offered with a 225 cu in (3.7 L) straight-6 engine a well as optional 318 cu in (5.2 L) and 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8s. The Diplomat, along with its Plymouth Gran Fury/Caravelle twin, were popular police cars both in North America. The three-speed Torqueflite automatic transmission was most popular, but a manual transmission was available until 1981 only on six cylinder and 318 V8 models.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Barn Find For Sale 1981 Pontiac Trans Am Revell 1:25













In the final year of the second-generation Firebirds (1981), Trans Am still used the same engines as it had in the previous model year, with the only change being the addition of a new electronic carburetion system.

The assembly plant code for Norwood, OH is "N" (from 1972 to 1980 this was the fifth VIN digit, for 1981 it is the 11th digit), and for Van Nuys, it is "L" (for Los Angeles, of which Van Nuys, Los Angeles is a district). In the later second-generation cars, Norwood used lacquer-based paint (there is an "L" on the cowl tag), and Van Nuys used water-based paint (there is a "W" on the cowl tag), due to California's tightening pollution regulations. The water-based paint often failed and delaminated during the warranty period and subsequently, cars had to be repainted.