6.2 Diesel Swapped: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice
At first glance, this looks like a clean, church-parking-lot Caprice Classic, but the surprise comes when you learn it is packing a swapped-in 6.2-liter GM diesel and a freshly rebuilt 700R4. That combo turns this big tan B-body into a torque-happy, long-legged cruiser that reportedly returns around 25 mpg on the highway, which feels wildly wrong in the best possible way. This was the Caprice that your mother warned you about. Find this 1980 Chevrolet Caprice offered for $8,500 in Berlin, CT via faceburn dieselbook.
From the seller:
1980 Chevrolet caprice classic Sedan 4D
$8,500
Listed a week ago in Berlin, CT
About this vehicle
Driven 59,300 miles
Automatic transmission
Exterior color: Tan · Interior color: Tan
Fuel type: Diesel
3+ owners
Clean title
This vehicle has no significant damage or problems.Seller’s description
Selling my 1980 Chevy caprice. I swapped a 6.2 diesel engine into the car with a Fresh rebuilt 700r4 transmission 5300 miles ago. It is my daily driver so those miles will go up. It’s a blast to drive. Turns heads everywhere it goes. 25mpg on the highway. It’s a solid car. Underside is freshly painted to keep rust away. It has vintage air unit for heat and ac. (Air conditioning is not fully hooked up yet) serious inquiries only.
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8500 bones for a vehicle that will probably outlive me seems like a good deal. Also, fun to see someone using 2×4 cribs to support a car. My son and I built a set of those a few years back to lift his 540i off the ground in a level position so we could fiddle with some setting on his suspension. Brings back some good memories.