1988 Ford LTD Crown Victoria

The owner came along and drove away before I could get all the pictures I would have liked.
As with many cars I choose to photograph, I have ambivalent feelings about this car. It seems like Ford gave up making it look interesting or innovative, and we end up with something more bland than the previous version.

1988 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park

1988 Isuzu Elf 150

I suspect this is a DIY camper conversion, what with the furnace and insulated box. But it must be awfully dark inside.

1988 Volvo 780 Coupe

According to the owner this vehicle is a rare item.

1988 Volkswagen Fox

1988 Lincoln Town Car

1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula

Thanks to Pat, who told me about this car, and about how he autocrosses it. It was apparently found buried under pine needles and other forest debris down in Washington State, and after much work we can see the results. As you might guess, the wheels are from a larger but contemporary Pontiac, and they look great. Rear spoiler is from a Lumina (which certainly never needed it). Pontiac didn't build the Fiero for very long, and it wasn't until this, it's final year, that the car started living up to it's sporty looks.

I seriously thought about buying a Fiero in 1985. At the time it seemed impractical, but the boy racer in me was severely tempted. Examining this car, I love the oversized looking wheels, which fit the wheel wells perfectly. Almost every surface and shape slopes forward. The nose makes me think of a marine predator. A remarkable design for GM, better than expected. Too bad they didn't have the chops (or perhaps the management) to make the car under the skin as good as it's surface.

1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z Convertible

Always found the convertible Camaros of this generation awkward looking. The notchback style forced by the roof simply did not suit it, and when the roof is down it is worse. The IROC Camaro, with all it's extra aero bits looks like a parody of itself. Just like the Corvette of the same years, it was trying too hard.

Kind of sad really that such a promising model succumbed to mismanagement.