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Kyle.Gilmour · 11-13-2008, 09:40 AM

http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...657686,00.html

zebra · 11-13-2008, 11:02 AM

my aunt used to have a yugo. mom gave her so much crap for that! even the Iron Duke was better.

Kyle.Gilmour · 11-13-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by zebra

my aunt used to have a yugo.

I was in Richmond VA for work a few months ago and drove by a sketchy dealership and the right in the front was a red/orange Yugo and had a sticker on it that said "Mint" i laughed my ass off.

Side note- I remember back in Michigan years ago a Yugo was blown OFF the Mackinaw Bridge.

zebra · 11-13-2008, 11:39 AM

there was actually an '85 DeLorean here in town a couple years back. too bad it was ragged out and sitting by the parts pile at some mechanic's shop

Dave McFly · 11-13-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zebra

there was actually an '85 DeLorean here in town a couple years back. too bad it was ragged out and sitting by the parts pile at some mechanic's shop

considering there is no such thing as a 85 Delorean (they were only made from 81-83

that is an impressive sight to behold

.

Wm Holden · 11-13-2008, 05:46 PM

x type..LOL!!!

Sharpe · 11-13-2008, 10:02 PM

1982 Camaro Iron Duke

There was a time when 90 horsepower was a lot, and that time was 1932. Fifty years later, it was bupkis, especially under the hood of Chevy's beloved Mustang-fighter, the Camaro. As the base engine for the redesigned 1982 Camaro (and Pontiac Firebird), the 2.5-liter, four-cylinder "Iron Duke" was the smallest, least powerful, most un-Camaro-like engine that could be and, like the California Corvette, it was connected to a low-tech three-speed slushbox. So equipped, the Iron Duke Camaro had 0-60 mph acceleration of around 20 seconds, which left Camaro owners to drum their fingers while school buses rocketed past in a blur of yellow.

1997 Plymouth Prowler

Inspired, if not plagiarized, by a retro-roadster design by Chip Foose, the Prowler looked like a dry-lake speedster from the 22nd century, with an open-wheel front end and low-slung hotrod fuselage. Except they forgot to make it a hotrod. Intent on containing costs, Chrysler stuck its standard-issue 3.5-liter V6 under the hood, good for a rather less than spectacular 250 hp. The Prowler didn't even have a manual transmission, which made it almost impossible to lay down the requisite stripes of hot rubber. The result was a flaccid little jerk of a car that threatened much but delivered little.

Iroczlover · 11-13-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zebra

there was actually an '85 DeLorean here in town a couple years back. too bad it was ragged out and sitting by the parts pile at some mechanic's shop

there is a guy here in town that owns like 4 of them, he drives them around even in the rain.

The local car Museum has one

Oh they are suppose to be bringing the car back this year.

zebra · 11-13-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave McFly

considering there is no such thing as a 85 Delorean (they were only made from 81-83

that is an impressive sight to behold

.

my bad... 80-something.

i just remember being like "is that really a delorean!?"

LarkVille · 11-14-2008, 01:41 AM

I've been a Back to the Future fan since childhood, and have spotted a few deLoreans in the Denver area over the years (not including the monster DeLorean in my picture).

I often wonder what a 2009 DMC would look like if they were still in business.

MLL67RSSS · 11-14-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LarkVille

I often wonder what a 2009 DMC would look like if they were still in business.

Well in a way, they still are building, well re-building them!

http://www.delorean.com/

zebra · 11-14-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS

Well in a way, they still are building, well re-building them!

http://www.delorean.com/

i love how the 197hp engine is the $5700 "high performance" option

GamerGuyZ28 · 11-17-2008, 03:50 AM

Wow the "New" DeLorean's are waaaaaaay over priced, i saw the 57,000 sticker and laughed, who;s going to but that?

*Camaro_Corvette* · 11-17-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharpe

1997 Plymouth Prowler

Inspired, if not plagiarized, by a retro-roadster design by Chip Foose, the Prowler looked like a dry-lake speedster from the 22nd century, with an open-wheel front end and low-slung hotrod fuselage. Except they forgot to make it a hotrod. Intent on containing costs, Chrysler stuck its standard-issue 3.5-liter V6 under the hood, good for a rather less than spectacular 250 hp. The Prowler didn't even have a manual transmission, which made it almost impossible to lay down the requisite stripes of hot rubber. The result was a flaccid little jerk of a car that threatened much but delivered little.

I absolutely hated the fact that they put a V6 in that car, this is almost the exact moment when chrysler pissed me off for the last time.

11-13-2008, 09:40 AM	#1
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zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	there was actually an '85 DeLorean here in town a couple years back. too bad it was ragged out and sitting by the parts pile at some mechanic's shop __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

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11-17-2008, 03:50 AM	#13
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11-13-2008, 10:02 PM	#7
Sharpe Drives: White/White '99 Z28 M6 Y3F Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE IL Posts: 77	1982 Camaro Iron Duke There was a time when 90 horsepower was a lot, and that time was 1932. Fifty years later, it was bupkis, especially under the hood of Chevy's beloved Mustang-fighter, the Camaro. As the base engine for the redesigned 1982 Camaro (and Pontiac Firebird), the 2.5-liter, four-cylinder "Iron Duke" was the smallest, least powerful, most un-Camaro-like engine that could be and, like the California Corvette, it was connected to a low-tech three-speed slushbox. So equipped, the Iron Duke Camaro had 0-60 mph acceleration of around 20 seconds, which left Camaro owners to drum their fingers while school buses rocketed past in a blur of yellow. 1997 Plymouth Prowler Inspired, if not plagiarized, by a retro-roadster design by Chip Foose, the Prowler looked like a dry-lake speedster from the 22nd century, with an open-wheel front end and low-slung hotrod fuselage. Except they forgot to make it a hotrod. Intent on containing costs, Chrysler stuck its standard-issue 3.5-liter V6 under the hood, good for a rather less than spectacular 250 hp. The Prowler didn't even have a manual transmission, which made it almost impossible to lay down the requisite stripes of hot rubber. The result was a flaccid little jerk of a car that threatened much but delivered little.

11-14-2008, 01:41 AM	#10
LarkVille Drives: The Larkvillemobile Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denver Suburbs Posts: 188	I've been a Back to the Future fan since childhood, and have spotted a few deLoreans in the Denver area over the years (not including the monster DeLorean in my picture). I often wonder what a 2009 DMC would look like if they were still in business.

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