Lurch77 Premium Member join:2001-11-22 Green Bay, WI |
Lurch77
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2012-Jul-7 10:58 pm
Viper DestroyedI hate seeing a collectible car being destroyed. Some teen punk stole the car from a small village near here, and proceeded to run from the police. He ended up going over stop sticks, and wrecked the car. The kid bailed and ran into the woods, and they have not been able to locate him as of yet. Also, the cops around here need to learn how to deploy stop sticks safely. » www.fox11online.com//dpp ··· of-i-43# |
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DeltaEliteWe Dont Dial 911 join:2002-03-29 Tucker, GA |
The kid, when found, should be shot by a firing squad at dawn on the towne square..... |
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Or sentenced to drive a Yaris until he turns 25. |
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said by DeltaElite:The kid, when found, should be shot by a firing squad at dawn on the towne square.....
Maybe if it was a early-60-70-80s good car.. But we are talking about a 96 viper. |
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Lurch77
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2012-Jul-8 3:00 pm
1996 Dodge or not, the Viper has always been a desirable car for it's various traits. 30 years from now cars like this will be admired in the same fashion we currently admire a 60s muscle car. And what's this about the 80s? Good cars from the 80s? |
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When the gym workout isn't enough, walk the rest of the way home from your new Oldsmobile.
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DeltaEliteWe Dont Dial 911 join:2002-03-29 Tucker, GA |
I'm more of a Motorcycle fan then cars.....And I grew up with the 60's and 70's cars.....(NOTHING Made in the 80's makes any list of nice cars for me...) The 90's only have a few bright spots...
But, even though I rebuilt 340's,440's and an occasional 416 Wedge blindfolded, there is nothing on the current Chrysler/Dodge or Plymouth lots that would tempt me to spend my hard earned cash there.....Except the Viper.
Even if you HATE MOPAR brands, if your being honest with yourself the Viper is one hell of a nice ride and has been since it Debuted.
But anybody who thinks its ok to steal anothers hard earned, well loved property and then thrash it like this kid did needs a lead/copper overdose.
I volunteer to pull the triggers. |
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2012-Jul-8 7:00 pm
Let's see if we can think of any memorable cars from the 80s. I can only think of the Buick Grand National and GNX. |
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DeltaEliteWe Dont Dial 911 join:2002-03-29 Tucker, GA |
those 2 are all I can think of....Everything else was cheaped out detuned crap.
Even the Corvette took a 10 year brake! |
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Disc or drum? |
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Lurch77
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2012-Jul-8 10:34 pm
Compression release engine brake. AKA Jake Brake. |
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Nice save. |
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DeltaEliteWe Dont Dial 911 join:2002-03-29 Tucker, GA |
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Thanks Lurch! |
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dave Premium Member join:2000-05-04 not in ohio |
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said by Lurch77:Let's see if we can think of any memorable cars from the 80s. "AMC Concord". If you'd ever driven one, you'd remember it. (I used to travel to the USA from the UK on business quite a lot in the late '70s and early '80s, and it seemed like every rental was a %!#*ing AMC Concord. It's where I learned to love the American automobile.) |
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2012-Jul-9 9:30 pm
When I said memorable, I mean memorable to the population as a whole for it's performance or style. The AMC might be memorable to you personally, but there was nothing about that car worth remembering for most of us. quote: A Concord with the V8 engine (only available 1978-79) accelerated from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 10.4 seconds, and had a top speed of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM ··· _Concord
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2012-Jul-9 10:54 pm
Yeah, I know what you meant. I just like to be literal at times. Sorry.
As far as I recall, rental AMC Conks had a 0-60 mph time of a few hours, or as long as it took to find a suitable downhill road. |
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I'd chip in on his bail.
He did the right thing, just in the wrong way. |
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Serves that kid right |
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C0deZer0Oc'D To Rhythm And Police Premium Member join:2001-10-03 Tempe, AZ |
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The Knight Industries Two Thousand would like a word with you. | So would a certain Doctor Brown... |
said by Lurch77:Let's see if we can think of any memorable cars from the 80s. I can only think of the Buick Grand National and GNX. Is that a challenge? |
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Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me. Premium Member join:2001-04-19 1970 442 W30 |
Funny you would post a painted Delorean. A local Atlanta Dealer offered them in OEM Stainless or you could get them painted Fire Engine Red or Midnight Blue for no extra charge if you would just buy one from their inventory. They had over 40 at the main lot to sell off back in the day. |
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2012-Jul-18 6:09 pm
After playing through the BTTF game, I would personally have wanted one in that Electric Blue. You'll understand if you made it through to the finale. |
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Lurch77 Premium Member join:2001-11-22 Green Bay, WI |
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Movie cars don't count, I'm talking about real cars people could buy off the lot. Have you ever driven a real 80s Firebird? Good looking, but performance can only be called OK when compared to other 80s cars. The Delorean was OK to look at (when not painted) and had that rare appeal, though it's performance is on par with other 80s ho-hum vehicles. 130hp and 0-60 in 10.5 seconds. » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De ··· formance |
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Use destroyed car and a quarter-pipe to trash stacks of clunkers. Is there any sweeter way to waste technology? I think not, people. Its can be helpful when the car destroyed due to accident that we the condition of vehicles when they are destroyed during a big accident. |
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DeltaEliteWe Dont Dial 911 join:2002-03-29 Tucker, GA |
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said by C0deZer0:said by Lurch77:Let's see if we can think of any memorable cars from the 80s. I can only think of the Buick Grand National and GNX. Is that a challenge? Keep trying, It was a piece of shit then,its still a piece of shit and even the movie had to give it another engine to get it over the nationl speed limit. |
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1984 Dodge Colt GTS Turbo |
I bought one of these (Black Special Edition) new in 84. Subcompact turbocharged cars were hot and very quick back then. |
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More 80's gold:
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C0deZer0Oc'D To Rhythm And Police Premium Member join:2001-10-03 Tempe, AZ |
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Back to the original topic, did they ever find the little shit that ruined the Viper or what? |
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2012-Jul-21 12:29 pm
Yes, they caught the guy. Turns out he is some 24 year old waste of flesh that has never contributed anything to society. Imagine that.
As for the remarkable cars of the 80s, I see you are posting a bunch imports. OK cars, but I guess it is a matter of opinion. Few of those listed so far are going to be seen at cars shows 30 years form now. |
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2012-Jul-22 1:34 am
Audi sport Quattro Toyota Corolla GTS Toyota MR2 Toyota Supra Metro 6R4 Renault R5 turbo Ford RS200 Lancia Delta S4 Lancia Delta Integrale Lancia 037 Mazda RX7 (1st and 2nd gen) Mazda 323 Turbo 4x4(the thought just amuses me) Nissan Skyline R32 (it was 89, close enough) Chevrolet Camaro (2nd and 3rd gen) Lamborghini Countach Ferrari 288 GTO EVO(seriously look this thing up)
none of them are really "pretty" but they all have something that makes them special(like requiring a little more work then a prius to drive), as for American cars, the 80's pretty much sucked except for a few specific cars(the ford listed there was from the euro division, i seriously don't count it as a north american car).
as for the viper, we had a guy about 2 years after they came out kill a couple people on the sidewalk when the amount of car overcame his ability to drive, which wouldn't have happened if the showoff factor didn't overpower common sense. mind you he got the car from a family members payout after a work accident. |
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