Chad normally handled the Would you drive it? items but he’s in the middle of traveling from Wisconsin to Los Angeles by ox cart or some other means of transportation that is slow and painful so I am commandeering this sucker today. Thanks to BS reader Aaron Lesniewski we have this unique and interesting 1984 Chrysler 5th Avenue to share with you. For sale on a Wisconsin Craigslist ad, the car certainly reflects the tastes of the builder…which we actually cannot discern. Here’s the rundown. We’ve got:
- side pipes
- yellow letter tires
- some 1990s spec American Racing Wheels
- a small spoiler on the trunk
- a luxurious and rockin’ leather interior
- a 1990s “car phone” mounted on the transmission hump
- some weird shit under the front bumper
- a “blowed up” transmission
- a “built” 318 with a tunnel ram that is topped with two fours and a bug catcher minus the throttle blades
- pretty decent paint
- no discernable rust
- a hood ornament that could be busted off and used as a throwing weapon if necessary
- we’re guessing a radio that’ll handle 10 pre-sets bitches!
- a rear end most likely packing a 2.56 or 2.73 rear gear
We’re not currently aware of another car on the fact of the Earth that offers both luxurious leather and a tunnel ram. We’re not even mentioning the car phone because then we’d be jumping into Bugatti Veyron territory and that’s a place we’re fearful to tread.
Take a walk with us here and picture this. You throw on the aviator shades, the members only jacket, plunk down in the car, crank the Jan Hammer tape up to 11 on the volume dial, pump the gas a couple times, flood the hell out of the motor, pick up the car phone, call your woman and tell her that you’re going to be late for the Eddie Money concert, watch some Max Hedroom in your pad, fire the car up a few minutes later and lay some slab as your ass settles into the leather seat. That dream can become a reality people. Scroll down and hit the link to learn more about the car.
NOW, WE WANT TO KNOW — WOULD YOU DRIVE IT?
CL AD LINK: A VERY UNIQUE 1985 CHRYSLER 5TH AVE
Yeah I’d drive it. Straight to y shop for some work. Like a 3rd Gen Hemi with a blower, and getting rid of that crap under the bumper.
Yes. I’d want to remove those things under the bumper – are they VW heat exchangers by any chance? And yes, a new Hemi with a blower through the hood would be even better. As long as it’s sorted reasonably well (I’ll bet it needs some sorting), I dig the combination of a mint, cheesy ’80s luxury interior and over the top engine work.
I’m not so concerned about being late to the Eddie Money concert from flooding the carb as I am about the “blowed up trans” Going to need more horsepower to get the blowed up trans moving.
Sure I would drive it if the other choice is walking!!! Oh wait!!! You WOULD be walking with this car, or worse yet, pushing the junk. Lol.
Good grief, this belongs with the ugly dog contest. It looks like it was shot at and missed and shit at and hit.
with no fan on the rad I’m guessing it won’t go far before the engine is “blowed up” too.
Yeah, right after I pulled that bumper thing, side pipes, spoiler and crappy 90’s wheels. I would replace the, with 80’s mopar cop car wheels, lower it a bit and shit can that bug catcher for 2 small rout cleaners….
Methinks that what is under the bumper is grille sections from a mid 50’s car.
Anyway, there is not too much damage here which could not be fixed.
Finally, compared to that rat rod thing that “graced” this site a few days ago, this car is the epitome of refinement and good taste.
Death before rat rods.
Under-bumper atrocity gets shitcanned, one nasty 408ci stroker with a worthy through-the-hood piece in it’s place, thinking a GV’d 727 to back it, 3.73s out back, and anyone who knows me knows the first thing I’ll do is kill off the tires so I can shove something MUCH more substantial under there. Hell yes!
the poor mans pimpmobile!
NO , NO , NO
NOPE, NADA , not a chance !!
I drove a stock one and what a peice of poo poo
Why would you pimp out a 5th ave !
maybe sleep it ! but my god turn it in to a goddie piece of poo poo
Beats walking!
The under-bumper “thingies” appear to be parts of a ’55 Dodge grille (the driver’s side one appears bent a bit between the vestigal teeth and the parking lamp).
It’s certainly ecclectic . . . and compared to the Rocket . . . urp . . . gag . . . rat rod inflicted on us this week . . . well it’s still bad but not the worst thing that’s appeared on these pages this week.
First off,I’d lose the under bumper crap, lose the side pipes and slots, yank the mighty 318, replace the hood.
Then I’d replace the engine with a stroker small block and 727, have a stock hood, and replace the slotted rims with stock rims with the rears widened.
And it will have a 8 3/4 with some 3:91’s in it.
I would be a hell of a sleeper with a corinthian leather interior.
if by “drive it” you mean destroy it in a fiery explosion then yeah i’d drive it
The day was hot, the Beer was cold, but he still couldn’t find a pepboys, so, He desided to give Summit Racing a try.
He hit every isle of the store to get that custom look, And left with a smile on his face.
He got home to his crib and said, hold my beer and watch this..
The outcome you see here is what happens with a Pepboys racer gets lost in a Summit Racing store.
I swear, not one damn bit of imagination, not one…
Uh, that be a big hell no!
Damn ghetto cruiser.
Over carbed 318, prolly A904 trans, 2:73 gears = low performance gas sucking pos. As for the rest of it, YIKES!!! But the seats look comfy. And to Larry Dixon…I dunno if it beats walking by much, there is always public transportation. Kill it with fire and call it a day.
I’d have to lose the under-bumper stuff, put a fan/shroud so the “Mighty 318” wouldn’t overheat, and “decarb” that tunnel ram a little bit…to the tune of 2 390 cfm carbs…and even that might be too much. I”d leave everything else, if for no other reason than to piss people off.
agree with many of the comments, lose the bug catcher for 2 small air cleaners, add vintage a/c. lower it slightly . i also agree w/comment about under bumper mess, they appear to be grill sections from mid/ 50s dodge, maybe 55 or 56. get ride of the goofy trunk spoiler and side pipes, (they belong on a sweet ass 76 dodge maxi-van!!!. add some 15×8 squad car rally’s and some sticky tires, swap 8.75 rear axle w/some 3.91s and an overdrive transmission
i’d drive it…if the only other option was a prius.