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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Were the 80's Really This Cool?






















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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:09 AM
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Those were.

This was not:
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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Was that a C4 Corvette at one time? lol
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 09:28 AM
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Flash back! There was nothing wrong with the later C4 LT1, it was the L98 that was a piece.
Lovin the Dub Van
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Much like today, some are well executed, while others are not.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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I do like the small car, wide body look...though.

Looks over at CRX. Hmm...
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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80s Excalibur:
http://www.excaliburparts.com/

Apparently still made too
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Hell yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWF-hH1nloo
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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somebody actually got my image, a 1988 mitsu galant sigma!

http://www.freebase.com/view/m/0409skf
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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The 80's were the decade of Cocaine. People did some crazy ****.

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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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some of those bimmers look pretty sleek!
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 12:25 AM
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How can you mention the 80s, cocaine and not Delorean?

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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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One of my favorite cars, the 87 Buick GNX, was pretty advanced/very cool for it's time!!
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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BenJ
The 80's were the decade of Cocaine. People did some crazy ****.
lmfao
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