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1984

The Ford Mustang ragtop was revived. This was the first Ford convertible since 1973.


In 1984, Chrysler brought out the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan. These were small vans with front wheel drive. They offered station wagon versatility but in a smaller more fuel efficient package. This was a problem for Ford since they had dominated the station wagon market with their Country Squire for so long. Ironically, way back in 1973, Ford built a prototype of a shrunk Econoline which was basically a minivan but it was rejected.

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