Origins of War on Terror

[Mini D]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Him and the Environazis.

Methinks you're too young to get that one.   I feel really really old right now.

[lazs2]

widewing is correct in my opinion on this and....

what demise of muscle cars?   got one in the driveway... better than it was in 1969.   They didn't have 6 speeds in 69.

lazs

[FUNKED1]

Originally posted by Toad
So, clearly muscle cars were more affordable back then. $18k isn't going to buy you much nowadays.

With apologies to Sigma, I'd call that 2004 Neon SRT-4. 0-60 5.7 seconds, 230 bhp "cute and quick" but I sure wouldn't call it a muscle car. Maybe if it could play real loud bellowing V-8 sounds from external speakers or something.... and that body style.... need something that looks a bit more brutal than a jellybean.

Of course it would run away from many if not most "true" muscle cars from "back in the day".

[FUNKED1]

Originally posted by Mini D
Methinks you're too young to get that one.   I feel really really old right now.

I thought he was a Safetynazi not an Environazi?

[Toad]

Oh yeah, Funks... the little jellybeans are FAST. They handle and stop much better than the old muscle cars too.

I wouldn't dispute that for a moment.

But in the looks, charisma, sound and visceral imaging department... they ain't even in the race.

[Toad]

In fact, ya know those Mazda commercials? Where the little kid goes "vroom, vroom"?

Mazda makes some nice hardware.

But no true muscle car goes "vroom" and no true muscle car manufacturer would ever have pictured their beast with a little kid going "vroom, vroom".

The image of "vroom, vroom" is pretense. Like a kid playing army waving a stick around going "rat-a-tat-tat-tat". Child's play.

Gimmme the actual bad actor; I want the mean axe BAR.

I want the Boss 429.

"Vroom" my axe.

[Skuzzy]

Yep, Toad is right.  I have no misconceptions about how new performance cars run.  Most of them would chew up and spit out most of the old stock 60's era muscle cars.

BUT, which one will turn heads more?  Which one, at the blip of the throttle will perk ears and turn heads?  Which one is most easily recognizable by the exhaust note?

Nostalgia.  It's a good thing.

[Toad]

That's it Skuzzy.

It's all about image, about perception.

Those cars looked strong, sounded strong, hurled clouds of tire smoke skyward and moved pretty darn fast on the street.

Only at a track would a guy really notice much difference between a 0-60 time of 6.5 and 7.3.

But when you stomped a Plymouth GTX out on the street, the look, the sound, the smoke and fury closed the deal. It was just RIGHT. Add in "Born To Be Wild" blaring from the Lear 8-track and your babe in the right seat.....

well, atomic jellybeans just ain't the same.

I'll have another nostalgia, please. Make it a double.

[AWMac]

I miss my '69 Camero. 327, deep well ET w/ G60 X 14's....

Finally blew the 327 in '85 then dropped in a LT1 from a Vette...

Good GAWD man did it scare the BeJesus outta me.

Ahhhh memories.....

[Momus--]

Looking at the thread title, and where the discussion ended up, I'm reminded of that old saying; "many a truth is spoken in jest".

[Skuzzy]

I figure someone, somewhere is going to slam me for allowing this hijack, but what the heck.  It ended up being a better discussion than what it could have been.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Why didn't you lock this thread with such an obvious hijack that you participated in?

Only Communists let Hijacked threads go on that THEY like.
-SW

[Skuzzy]

Done.

I guess I should go back and purge all the off topic remarks as well.  Thanks Wulfe.  God forbid a decent discussion takes place in this forum.