Best of Show? 1980 Chevrolet Citation
Honda has sold the Civic since 1972, but in that time Chevrolet changed the name of their compact car from the Nova to Citation to Cavalier to Cobalt to Cruze and now Bolt. Changing the model name was (is?) a feeble attempt to wash the taste from the last pile of junk out of your mouth, but this next car is different. This Citation is one of the few that survives and has only 19,000 miles on the odometer. But….best of the breed, is still a dog. Maybe? Or could this be an inexpensive way to cruising around in something vintage and unique? Find this 1980 Chevrolet Citation offered for $6,500 in Parker, SD via ebay.
From the seller:
- 2nd Owner
- Vehicle purchased new in 1980 by a husband for his wife. It was parked after his wife could no longer drive and sat in storage for 28 years!
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*An absolute time capsule from 1980. Like new in every way. - Original 2 -tone factory paint. Sharp!
- No rust.
- Because the vehicle sat for so long with gasoline in the tank, the Gas Tank was removed and replaced. A new fuel pump and fuel filters were installed.
- Drive anywhere.
- Excellent fuel economy.
- 2.5 L – 4 cylinder, Auto Transmission, A/C, Power Steering, Power Brakes.
- New Tires, New Battery
- Factory AM Radio
This is a true gem. You won’t find another vehicle like it!
Item specifics
| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1980 |
| VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | 1X685A6219556 | Mileage: | 19386 |
| Make: | Chevrolet | Transmission: | Automatic |
| Body Type: | Hatchback | Model: | Citation |
| Drive Type: | FWD | Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Number of Cylinders: | 4 | Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
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God that’s hideous! I want it.
If it were mine I’d get a custom plate with “Please” on it.
My dad was ‘issued’ one of these in that awful “dark urine” gold metallic as his company car when he worked for Procter & Gamble as a junior marketing exec. His office was in Braintree, MA and at the time, we lived in mid-coast Maine. He used this vehicle approximately one time… to get it from the P&G office in Massachusetts, to just about the end of our driveway in Maine before it crapped out & refused to start.
P&G wouldn’t foot the bill to tow it to the dealership for a repair, so it sat there, immobile, at the end of our driveway for 2 years while my dad used his perfectly reliable Celica to not only commute, but drive throughout his entire territory – from Maine to Connecticut.
When we moved to MA, last I remember looking in the mirror of the moving truck on the way out of our street, that awful X body Citation was still sitting there, on 4 flat tires, looking pretty sorry for itself.
One like this was my first car. A 2x hand-me-down and I used it in high school and college. Mine was all red over tan vinyl and had the V-6.
It’s claim to fame was beating my friend’s ‘66 Mustang 6-cylinder 3-speed in a stoplight drag. It was a narrow win, but still a win.
I don’t remember it being a bad car, but I’m sure I would have been happy to be driving any crapcan at 16.
I know these have reliability issues, but they’re from the era where there was more steel than plastic on economy cars. It felt solid, but I also had the advantage of not living in a place where rust eats cars.
I haven’t seen an X-body on the road in years. This one isn’t cheap, but for what it is, it’s not expensive either. You’re not likely to find another in this shape. I’d buy it.
Simultaneously too nice to drive and not nice enough to drive.
If I owned a museum with a staff that was paid to take the cars out for just enough use to preserve them, well maybe.
Even with it much of a survivor…. I have to wonder how it would do with the later 3.9 V6 and a 6 speed swap.