1984 Plymouth Reliant 4 door sedan blu

This car is a pretty good example of how K cars left the factory! Looks really new!
Torqueflite and A/C. A nice little fwd 4 cylinder car...it would do pretty much what you wanted it to do. Not a lot of positive things have been said about K cars, but they saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, were the basis for the innovative minivan, and, in my opinion, were fun cars...I had a Chrysler Laser and Dodge Shadow, both with 5 speed manual.

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• Reliant
• 1984

[andrewps84]

Looks almost like mine, wish it were in as good a shape.

[raconter1]

@andrewps84 Hey, Andrew! That's cool...glad you have one! I had two K cars, the Chrysler Laser and the Dodge Shadow. I liked them both..and also an 89 Grand Caravan. Thanks! :) Jack

[andrewps84]

@raconter1 It's the second such 84 Reliant we've had (ironically they were pretty much identical), I actually bought mine in memory of my dad who had passed away a short time before I bought it. We also had an 88 Reliant (which first belonged to my parents and then I later took possession of it), and I had a 92 Dodge Shadow and still own a 1993 Plymouth Voyager...all were fairly good cars, I must say.

[raconter1]

@andrewps84 Hey, Andrew! That reinforces what I've said before, that cars often have emotional ties to people we've known. I can't help but think of our neighbor of many years when I see a 38 Buick sedan. The K car certainly saved Chrysler from bankruptcy...and gave them a new direction after their cars of the 70's needed to be replaced. Thanks! :) Jack

[broxtop]

Hello and thank you for posting this excellent video of my car. I still drive it occasionally to campus as my students love to see it in the parking lot. They are amazed that a 28-year-old car still gets nearly 40 miles per gallon! It's a great little car and still turns heads on the street and at car shows. Thanks again.

[raconter1]

@broxtop It was my pleasure! It's great to see a car in this condition. I'm glad your students get to see a prime example. Nice that you checked my channel for the video!

Thanks! :) Jack

[raconter1]

@rx6180 Hey, Mick! The "K car" was the name for the front wheel drive platform that provided the basis for all Plymouth, Dodge and Chrysler cars, including the Dodge and Chrysler mini vans. It essentially saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, and Chrysler's head, Lee Iacoca, fresh from being fired from FoMoCo, deftly pulled it off. Chrysler was given a sizable government loan, and Lee payed it off, ahead of time! He is and was a strong character! Thanks! :) Jack

[rx6180]

What is a K car Jack? It is a real time machine this, isn't it, with the cell phone and the Reagan sticker? The boxy styling reminds me of Nissans and Mazdas of the period, and maybe, apart from the trunk instead of a hatchback, the Chrysler (Plymouth in the States?) Horizon.

[raconter1]

@hpspeedster That's true...and there's nothing inherently wrong with squarish cars..as exemplified by the 63 Lincoln Continental...trends come and go in Detroit styling studios.  However, squarish cars are out today as mileage and wind resistance become all important...but now they seem to all look very much alike! Thanks! :) Jack

[hpspeedster]

You have to remember,the K cars started development early 1977.Cars were all square then...GM A-bodies,GM B-bodies,Fairmont/Zephyr,the X cars....so,the K was just on the drawing board way before Tempo/Topaz,Taurus/Sable,GM J cars...