Most people believe that during the 1980s, nothing really exciting to drive was built by any of the three major American car manufacturers. High performance just didn’t seem to be at the forefront of any car maker’s priorities. Many of them had more serious issues to deal with, such as increasing mileage ratings and correcting quality issues. Ford had seemed to put out the downsized pony to early pasture, while anything wearing the Pentastar was facing extinction.
Only one automaker was really trying to raise the bar on performance and muscle during the early to mid-1980s. Even as rear-wheel-drive cars were on their way out, that unsuspecting automaker kept building muscle cars: B-U-I-C-K!
During the late-’60s and early-’70s high-performance race, Buick stood out with its performance and torque. By the 1980s, even those familiar with Buick’s muscle-era days didn’t expect it to still be at the forefront of performance with mid-size performance cars.
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