[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by 81MC

Mmm, careful with that assumption. What was once plentiful has been all but eliminated through programs that incentivized destroying vehicles in the name of the environment which was little more than a front banks financing new loans.

Sure, the 70/80s American cars get a bad rap, and DOT requirements ruined a lot of otherwise pretty cars. But…

For nearly a decade the Gbody Cutlass was americas top selling car, and arguably one of the most understatedly stylish cars of the last 50 years. Buick, in full luxury, had the fastest production car in the world on the same platform. GMs hottest Sonoma beat out a 348 Ferrari and was faster than any muscle car from the 60s.

Ford introduced the Foxbody, one of the most venerable platforms for car guys that’s ver existed. 2.3, a lame six, the 5.0L and a turbocharged 2.3 available across the platform. An 80s F150 with an inline 6 and 5 speed is about as realizable as you can get, and while a 2016 is down for year waiting for parts, a 40 year old machine is still humming along.

Dodge had the Omni, from grandmas car to the GHS, a forced induction rocket ship. And well, it’s Dodge so just not collapsing was a pretty big deal. But Sprint RT was dope.

73-96 was awesome. For as fast and fancy as cars are today, id still prefer anything from that era.

Seriously asking...why did the US suddenly forget to make good cars?