It’s now almost 12 years (!) since I began posting on Eighties Cars. Over that time, my style of posting has changed, and I’ve discovered better sources for much of the information. Below are ten early posts from those first two years that I have significantly updated over time:
1985 Ferrari Testarossa coupe—in late 2013, this was my first post on a specific car. At this point, it is about 90% longer than it was initially, and, of course, the pricing guidance is more current—and far more stratospheric.
1988 BMW 750iL sedan—this was my fourth post about a specific car and introduced me to how hard it is to find specifics about options in high-end German vehicles from the 1980s. Much modified, it’s now about 76% longer than the original.
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo hatchback coupe—my first Porsche post was also quite an education. Writing about the 1986 944 Turbo led me to finding the superb source of data that is excellence, which I’ve used in every Porsche blog post since.
1985 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z hatchback coupe—this post from late 2013 was the seventh I made about a specific car. IROC-Z values and the information about them have gone crazy in the last twelve years, resulting in a current post that is just about exactly twice the length of the original.
1985 Buick Somerset Regal coupe—this early 2014 post got both Autoblog and Jalopnik references at a point when both of those sites were extremely popular. Welcoming readers from those two sites and making some other changes makes that post more than 40% longer than when it was first published.
1983 Honda Civic S hatchback coupe—this post was initially a “short take” because information about the first sporty Civic was tough to find. That’s changed to at least some extent, and the post is now two and a half times as long. No more short take …
1986 Ford Taurus sedan—at about 600 words, this might have been my first relatively long-form post, in part because Ford’s trim levels and options were so complex. What’s changed since is mostly the writing style.
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta hatchback coupe—this was another successful post about a car that is rarely written about (the attention goes to Z28s and IROC-Zs). Now over 40% lengthier than the original, it remains #2 overall.
1983 Pontiac 6000 STE sedan—this was an early challenge, as there were very few reliable sources for the STE‘s first year when I was writing in early 2014. Over time, that changed, resulting in a blog post that is now 50% longer and far more accurate than the original.
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme coupe—this post from mid-2015 is the single most popular post on Eighties Cars. It’s actually not too much longer than the original (a little over 20%), but the style is now far different.
Do you see other older posts about specific cars on Eighties Cars that need a revision or update? There are about 300 out there …
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Just a quick hit on the Cutlass Supreme…
It may be a regional thing, but in southern Ontario I do actually see what I’d call a decent number of them. As sales would have predicted, they seem far more common today than their contemporaries (Regal, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, even outdistancing Lemans and rivalling Chevelle/Malibu).
That said, I don’t think current owners really see them as ‘collectible’. They’re like a strange duck that way. I think they are fairly cheap and easy to modify, so they’re popular with the low-budget late-model hot rodder. But, they’re unlike Mustangs, Monte Carlo SS, Grand Nationals, TAs, Z28s and brother 442s in that those cars benefit (in terms of value) from being stock or well presented, whereas a stock-looking Cutlass Supreme is kinda plush, an old-man car without the hot rodder appeal. And in that case you may as well seek out an Eldorado or Riviera (though there are some really well-preserved CS that show up on various marketplaces).
Thank you for your comment.
These Cutlass Supremes are rarely seen on the east coast of the United States. You do see the Hurst/Olds and 442 variants at car shows, but they’re gone from the roads.
That said, my 1981 Cutlass Supreme post is my most popular overall, and it isn’t even particularly close—the 1986 Camaro Berlinetta is behind by 21%. Year after year, people view that Cutlass Supreme post in substantial numbers with no particular encouragement from me. Somewhat of a conundrum.