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Old 05-25-2009, 10:22 PM
 
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What is your favorite era of cars?

Mine is from 1965 to 1973, I pretty much liked anything from the muscle cars, the bread and butter family cars, the personal luxury cars and the luxurious cars from that era, I also liked how each make was destinctive looking.
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Old 05-25-2009, 10:31 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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I like the current batch, actually. High technology, high power, high reliability and low emissions. Cars are better than they've ever been.
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Old 05-25-2009, 10:35 PM
 
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I like the current batch, actually. High technology, high power, high reliability and low emissions. Cars are better than they've ever been.
I don't really like the styling of the new cars all that much but I do love the idea that they're really powerful yet they're great on gas, I also like the features they have on today's cars, I love how you can easily get 250hp on a V6 powered car, I remember back in the mid 1970s you could barely get over 200hp for a big block V8.
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Old 05-25-2009, 10:44 PM
 
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Definitely the 1950s.

http://www.1motormart.com/gallery/57chvy03.jpg (broken link)
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Old 05-25-2009, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, Calif.
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I have two favorite eras...
1964-1971
1955-1959
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Old 05-25-2009, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Mishawaka, IN
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Early 60's to mid 70's. Vettes, T-Birds, Mustangs, GTO's, Cougars, Super Bees, Chevelles, Roadrunners, Chargers, Firebirds, Camaros, Imperials, Challengers, Mark IIIs, IVs and Vs, big old Eldos, DeVilles, on and on.
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Old 05-25-2009, 11:20 PM
 
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Anything from the late 1920s up through about 1988.

Of course I love the fondly-remembered eras such as the 50's and 60's, but I also like the ones that have been forgotten such as the full-size boulevard cruisers of 70s, and the boxy RWD sedans and coupes of the 80s. After GM killed off the G-body in '88, it's the beginning of the end for me. It gets worse in the 90's as GM phases out the B-bodies and Ford kills off the RWD Thunderbird, Cougar, and Mark VIII. Sure, we have some great modern cars, but so few are RWD and few are built in coupe form anymore. Body styling has become generic to the point that there is little distinction between brands, hence why brand badges have become huge and features such as lights and grilles are over-exaggerated to make up for the lack of originality elsewhere.
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Old 05-26-2009, 08:12 AM
 
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What is your favorite era of cars?

Mine is from 1965 to 1973, I pretty much liked anything from the muscle cars, the bread and butter family cars, the personal luxury cars and the luxurious cars from that era, I also liked how each make was destinctive looking.
Pretty much the same here. I'd probably say 62-72, but that's not much different.
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Old 05-26-2009, 08:22 AM
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Location: Lenoir city'tn
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Old 05-26-2009, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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I love all sorts of cars from all eras. Most of my favorites are from '55 to current, with the exception of between about '73-'85. I also love the beautiful cars of the late '20's and early '30's...Auburns, Bugattis and the like.
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