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Perhaps, but I also suppose I said that jokingly...I think.Originally Posted by ZEUS
OH MY GOD! Someone my age just said - "I don't understand how kids today..." You are aging faster than I am, me thinks!
Hmmm, I have neither heard of, or seen €œFlight of the phoenix€. Time to queue it up.That's still pretty odd, I mean that would be like us not seeing Planet Of The Apes, Dr Strange Love and Flight of the phoenix. It's just not right.
Bart
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The Flight of the Phoenix
Cars designed by spreadsheets make sense. Cars designed by engineers make history.
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oh man...i guess im showing my age
no, but really.. i have heard of some of these films, but no...i havent seen em...never really been into sci-fi though to be honest...
and actually no on the cars bart, all of those look like over-heavy hunks of metal...i can appreciate them for being a good vehicle for their time, but they are dead now and FAR outdated...
dont get me wrong, i can appreciate that at the time, that was an amazing vehicle..but nowadays, it just seems useless. big, heavy, ugly, stock-has no power....yes with lots of $$$ and time one can make one of those really fast...but that can be said with ANY vehicle...
as whitney has watched us discuss throughout this thread she just keeps telling me, "its all about what you grow up with, thats what was cool when they were 16, so to them its cool stll...to you, japanese cars are cool, so its cool to you"....sadly enough, i think shes right again
"Do Not Seek Praise. Seek Criticism."
"If You Can't Solve A Problem, It's Because You're Playing By The Rules."
"The Perosn Who Doesn't Make Mistakes Is Unlikely To Make Anything."
-Paul Arden
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I am 29 and I grew up as ricers were gaining popularity and fat exausts. I appreciate some of them but I also grew up with a '69 camaro in the garage. My real dad driving a '70 3/4 ton 4x and my grandfather (who owned a 39 ford until he was diagnosed with cancer when I was 15) owned his own auto parts store that I would play hookie from school so I could hang there all day.
Guess what I am trying to say is that age has nothing to do with it.
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First off, Mad Max is not sci-fi. I would say action/adventure. And Red Dawn, well, let's just say Jack, that you NEED to go rent this asap, especially since you live in Colorado and like the outdoors. Red Dawn is not sci-fi. This film was as monumental, if not more so than Mad Max for me. Regardless of age, check it out. I think you might like it.oh man...i guess im showing my age
no, but really.. i have heard of some of these films, but no...i havent seen em...never really been into sci-fi though to be honest...
That's because they are!! I would much rather have a heavy steel monster than a plastic toy. That's what amazed me about the Trooper, the whole thing is made of metal! The thing is a tank!
Well sure, of course they are outdated. Hell, the VX is outdated if you really think about it. For me, it has nothing to do with anything but the way they look. I really don't care for ANYTHING that came out of the 70s, but the cars. IMO, there has been NOTHING the American auto industry has produced since then that I even remotely like. IMO, the 80s was the greatest era for exotics and the 90s, well, basically it had nothing at all until the VX. And today, again, I fall back because I think just about everything is boring/looks the same/ugly.
Useless, true. Expensive, absolutely. Stock-has no power, not sure about that one, I never thought a 351 V8 was powerless, but again, I am strictly talking about the looks here. Do the looks of a vehicle even matter to you, Jack? Or is it all about economy and power?? Given the fact that you own a VX, I have to think you care at least a little about style and aesthetics!
Well, yes and no. I think she is right to an extent. If she were 100% right, than I really shouldn't like early 70s muscle at all, since I wasn't even alive yet, but for me, it was something that I have always loved since I was a kid. I can't stand 70s music at all (save for the Moody Blues and some late 70s disco and of course punk), and I hate the clothing styles of the 70s, but the short period between 1970 and 1974 produced the coolest looking American cars EVER, imho. I like 80s cars too, and to say I don't like Japanese cars is wrong (I have a VX, remember?). I really love the 80s Japanese sports cars like the Datsun 280z, the old Supras, and cars like that. Going further back, I don't really care for much from the 1960s, but then the 1950s, I have to admit I like a little of that. A well done rat rod can look pretty sweet. And you wanna talk heavy hunks of metal!as whitney has watched us discuss throughout this thread she just keeps telling me, "its all about what you grow up with, thats what was cool when they were 16, so to them its cool stll...to you, japanese cars are cool, so its cool to you"....sadly enough, i think shes right again
I think you and I differ because I won't give anything the time of day if I think it doesn't look cool first. Life is too short to drink cheap beer, drive a boring vehicle, and diet. You only live once, so shoot for the stars, man!
Bart
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With what Justin said above, Jack, I hope you don't think I am ganging up on you or anything, not at all, just killing time and having fun discussing things. It's all good!
Bart
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Justin’s right if you haven’t experience a true muscle car then you’re missing out on quite an experience. I’ve owned one or two in my day and this was my favorite. Well technically it’s a pony car, but boy did it have power.
1968 Cougar XR-7. Mine wasn’t quite this nice.
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justin, bart...not at all...
im reading this thread with a smile on my face.
i enjoy discussing cars...its hard to find ANYONE around here who doesnt just simply say...well its a ricer and its not worth a crap...
and justin, i think you are probably right...if i got in the passenger (or better driver
i guess there is a time and place for anything...any fast car is fun to ride in...and i love pretty much all cars
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dude, the Vector is a MEAN MACHINE....
didnt they also make a W12 version???
ya, i personally love the R34 best (next to the R35)...i think the body styling is just classic...
one of my car buddies here in greeley has an R32 daily driver...not too pretty YET..ill try to get some pics for ya
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Man, if you only knew the half of it. I've in the process of acquiring this car for over 7 years. It's a long (and rather stupid) story, but nonetheless, it has been a loooong wait. Accessible yes, but I made some mistakes along the way that I could have avoided if I was at the same frame of mind and life state that I am in now. Either way, the day is almost here and despite the basically horrid condition it is in (imagine AWOL with a lot of crusty brown holes) I am extremely determined to see this project through and build my dream car.
Bart
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Justins right if you havent experience a true muscle car then youre missing out on quite an experience. Ive owned one or two in my day and this was my favorite. Well technically its a pony car, but boy did it have power.
1968 Cougar XR-7. Mine wasnt quite this nice.
Nice, I still have my Candy Midnight Blue 302-4V 1968 Cougar with Violet Pearl Clear-coat. It's my very first car from high school; has now been restored to show room condition and has won many 1st Place "Best of Show" trophies. It's in my garage, parked next to my VX.
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Very cool!Mine was a 302 4V and a stick but it definitely wasnt in showroom condition, I couldnt believe how much power that thing had. Im still kicking my self for selling it.
Post some pix, Id love to see yours.
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