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Old 08-26-2010, 06:42 AM
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i kno at one point if u had a swap u were the man flat out. and 17's were as baller as u could get.
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Old 08-26-2010, 06:47 AM
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I wish I could go back in time and see muscle cars rolling off the production floor equipped with 396 and 454 bbc. go back and see a time when a car that ran a 14 second pass was considered fast as hell.... oh wait, I don't need to go back in time for that. I just need to talk to the import guys.
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Originally Posted by Graves
80's car scene- heavily modified cars rfom teh 70's since gas prices killed any performance.
Werd . . . Here was my late 80s, early 90s project car.





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i got in about 96...and then we met up @ best buy then shortly after Miami Subs....back then a quick street import would run 11's @ best and would make idiotic domestic owners look dumb (the ones who drive a stock z28 and think its the fastest thing out....imports are in this category too...but thats not what we are talkin about) i remember seeing a crx with a gsr turbo fully built get down and challenge ws6 z28 and the like and either win or give em a run for their money....but i do agree the scene her with imports was not as big as say California where San Diego was killin the street racing scene.
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I'd liek to go back in time and buy a few '65 Shelby gt350's and wrap em in plastic for alter retrieval. lol.
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Originally Posted by S60R
Werd . . . Here was my late 80s, early 90s project car.





I started with a '76 Mustang Ghia. At least it had a 302 in it.

I'm waiting to see what the car scene is like when my kid hits 16, 8 years from now.
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Imports have always been big in Cali, Tri-State area, and alot of the caribean, like DR and PR.
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Originally Posted by Graves
I'd liek to go back in time and buy a few '65 Shelby gt350's and wrap em in plastic for alter retrieval. lol.
I'd buy an 87 GNX and park it. jump in my time machine and sell it today at barrett jackson for $1,000,000.
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Originally Posted by Biodizzle
I'd buy an 87 GNX and park it. jump in my time machine and sell it today at barrett jackson for $1,000,000.
Too bad they top out at like 150k at auction.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...ake=&model=gnx
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LMFAO, on one of the sold GNX's in that link, they mention the car is soo original it still has fingerprint marks from the workers in 87.
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