That only stopped in 1972! What about the years after that, lol. Just think of anything domestic that was made in the early 80s! (with some exceptions, of course)
Chevy seemed to do pretty well with the Caprice, and I still see a lot of those Olds / Buick Regal two doors from the 80s.

Ironic that the author ditched the Chevy for a Civic, since that seems to be the trend these days.
I don't know though, my other grandma had an 82 Civic- talk about bare bones..I don't think it even had a clock in it!

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