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The 80s, myth and reality?

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Back to C64 times.

Was the "dubious guy in a black 911 Turbo" based on a real 80s cliche?

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Edward

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C64 haha better than a Speccy, I had a Amiga 500 then 600 now that was class

We had a Sharp at first, which was *seriously* flash because it had its own built-in cassette deck. Then a couple of years later we 'upgraded' to an Amstrad CPC464. Which came with its own *colour* monitor as well. Used to wait 14 minutes for a game to load.... All these years later, my phone is more capable than either of them. Indeed, since about 2004 my phones have all been more capable than NASA's computer they sent Apollo11 to the moon with. The march of technology is scary sometimes.



Don’t know about the guy but that oversized bar counter at the tail certainly was.

My Dad owned a 911 for a few years - I think it was a 76. Nice motor, lovely quality, but yeah.... huge spoiler. I suppose it was just part of the style back then, though I doubt many of them ever got driven fast enough for it to serve any practical purpose.
 
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Jon Crow

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My Dad owned a 911 for a few years - I think it was a 76. Nice motor, lovely quality, but yeah.... huge spoiler. I suppose it was just part of the style back then, though I doubt many of them ever got driven fast enough for it to serve any practical purpose.
Edward, I bet the Jaguar XJ220 would give it some competition haha
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Edward

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Edward, I bet the Jaguar XJ220 would give it some competition haha View attachment 686372


Likely.... though TBH Jags that modern never did it for me. The one I really fancied was the *original* S Type - basically a MKII with a slightly elongated rear end and longer wheelbase. Known to handle better at speed than the II; in 60s London they were considered the ultimate getaway car.
 

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