I've
had two Plymouth Horizons; a 1981 Daystar Blue
Metallic and a red 1985. I'm currently digging up pictures of the
1981. I don't have any of the '85, but it was the usual mid-late 80s
Horizon; Red, with the high back buckets, center console, and horrid
carb.
The
1981 car had the VW1.7L engine, good for 63 hp and
83 lb.-ft. of torque. Standard low back bucket seats (vinyl - yuck!),
auto trans, AM radio, no rear defrost. It put up with a lot though;
and rarely gave me any grief. A great first car.
My '85
was actually quite troublesome; in 20K I
replaced the fuel & water pumps;the A/C compressor froze and
almost started a fire; there were vacuum leaks galore, the hatch
wouldn't stay up; and when I got rid of it it was ready for a new
steering rack.
The
1985 had the utalitarion 2.2L 4, good for around 90
hp. The center console was great; had a handy pop out light and
hideable bin at the bottom. The seats were much better, and the fake
wood on the dash and door panel was gone; replaced by a more
contemporary look. I believe this all took place in 1983; and it
didn't change until 1990; when they reconfigured the dash and
*finally* moved the HVAC controls from their hiding place to the left
of the steering column. The new home was right where the radio was;
the latter moving down the center console, which obviously was also
reconfigured. The 1990 also got rid of the carb, bringing in TBI fuel
injection. An airbag was also added. One may wonder why all these
changes were made in the last year of production and not sooner
(especially the HVAC controls). Don't ask me, I don't know (little
Ozzy reference there :)
Pictures will be up when I find them :)
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