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Old 03-16-2009, 05:29 AM
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Another car I loved from the eighties is the 1982-1986 Toyota Supra. It's angular lines, the lovely sounding straight six, and the Lotus tuned handling. I haven't seen one for years...............



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This reminds me of the "poor man's" supra my dad had, an 86 Nissan 200SX
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Old 03-16-2009, 06:07 AM
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I saw a Hachi-Roku last night. I was riding back from the airport, and saw it was a Levin/Trueno painted a two tone brown. Looked very original, except for the fart can out the back end.
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Old 03-16-2009, 08:47 AM
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+1 on the flip up preludes and accords.

one of my favorite cars all time:
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Old 03-16-2009, 11:13 AM
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one of my favorite cars all time:
My dad had an '86. He had it for ten years, so I was able to drive it a couple of times before he traded it in.
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Old 03-16-2009, 11:32 AM
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I was waiting for this Terry. Do you have any more shots?
Sorry mrmako, not really.

Just these:




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Old 03-16-2009, 11:37 AM
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i also liked this maxima a lot.

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Old 03-16-2009, 01:59 PM
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So far my vote goes for the Vector. Fiber optics in the car and a windshield that cost like $5,000!
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Old 03-16-2009, 02:04 PM
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+1 for F40 and Testarossa
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Old 03-16-2009, 03:41 PM
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for some weird reason I always had a thing for the lincoln Mark VII

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Old 03-16-2009, 03:52 PM
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^They were very nice looking cars.
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I totally agree it caused a resurgence for the V8 "muscle car" movement post gas shortage days. And yes, the twin snorkle air cleaner was sweet!!!




The notchbacks are very cool, too. I always thought about trying to track down a highway patrol notchback as a fun weekend car.

You guys remember the Capri bubble window version of the GTs? Always found them one of those ugly yet desirable cars, kinda like a Gremlin with a 360 V8 dropped in it.


I almost forgot that Mercury had a Mustang counterpart.
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Old 03-16-2009, 04:51 PM
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My neighbor two doors down from me growing up had one and I used to love that car as a kid. My father was a mechanic and took me for a "road test" in an 80's supra and ever since then I loved that car. Haven't seen one in ages either.
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This is probably cliche, but whatever. I've always liked the Corvettes.
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I also like the Piece-a-shitsky Starion:


And the Isuzu Impulse:
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Old 03-16-2009, 07:39 PM
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Great thread.

Eighties automotive porn.



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oh on the 80's thunderbird. i used to like that a lot.
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Old 03-16-2009, 08:20 PM
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That lotus is 2000+
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That lotus is 2000+
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Old 03-16-2009, 09:05 PM
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I will own one of these yet, although it may be LS2 powered...

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Old 03-16-2009, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
i also liked this maxima a lot.
they're pretty fun to drive. I almost got one too, as my very first car.... the SE handled pretty nicely, I think the 89-94 Maximas had independent rear suspensions while later ones had torsion beam rears.

Love the GTA Trans Ams too, and the Monte Carlo SS. hell I think I like almost every car that ever came with t-tops
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Old 03-16-2009, 10:36 PM
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some love for the 300E also:

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Old 03-17-2009, 05:34 AM
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Remember this version of the Monte SS:



Courtesy of http://gaffordsmusclecaremporium.com/index.html

The Aero Coupe was a bit rare, and the curved glass was something to look at. I had an 84 Pontiac Grand Prix, and that thing was solid.
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cressida. I had 2 of them...


other cars, probably mentioned already:
mkIII supra
ae86
MR2
E30
F348
944
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