8 Cars Everyone Was Driving in 1982!

1982 was one of the toughest years for the American auto industry. Car sales collapsed, unemployment soared, and high interest rates made new cars harder to afford — but millions of familiar cars still filled American roads. In this video, we look at 8 cars everyone was driving in 1982, including the Oldsmobile Cutlass, Pontiac Firebird, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Ford Thunderbird, Lincoln Town Car, Chevrolet Caprice, and Buick Regal. These were the cars filling American driveways, highways, and high school parking lots during the beginning of a new era for American automobiles.