The 80s, myth and reality?

[Trenchfriend]

Another 80s homage:

 

[Trenchfriend]

I'm wondering, if anyone watches 1984 (1984) with the confusing Eurythmics score??

 

[Trenchfriend]

On same level maybe AZZARO Pour Homme .

Jeesus, that reminds me!!
Can anyone here tell about the actual formula? I like to try after some years! If it's still like in 2010, I wil give a try!

 

[Trenchfriend]

My actual formula of Drakkar Noir lasts circa 2 hours +/- 20 mintues on my skin, just as sidenote.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Back to C64 times.

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

 

[Jon Crow]

Back to C64 times.

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

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

 

[Turnip]

Back to C64 times.

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

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

 

[Turnip]

…such as Walter Röhrls Audi S1…

 

[Edward]

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.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yeah, Porsche history says, the 911 Turbo "body kit" was enormous popular around Carrera drivers.

 

[Jon Crow]

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

 

[Trenchfriend]

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

Not the 80s...

 

[Jon Crow]

Not the 80s...

I know, just over at 1992 sorry haha

 

[Jon Crow]

Not the 80s...

OK Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 then

 

[Jon Crow]

1988

OK Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 then View attachment 686374

1988

 

[Edward]

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.

 

[Zombie_61]

Yeah, Porsche history says, the 911 Turbo "body kit" was enormous popular around Carrera drivers.

Down here deep in the southwest corner of the continental United States (i.e., southern California) those body kits were popular until the owners realized they did nothing to improve the car's performance, but drove fuel costs higher because it took so much more gasoline to haul all of that extra weight around.

 

[Jon Crow]

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.

Nice, the luxury villains car

 

[Edward]

Down here deep in the southwest corner of the continental United States (i.e., southern California) those body kits were popular until the owners realized they did nothing to improve the car's performance, but drove fuel costs higher because it took so much more gasoline to haul all of that extra weight around.

Not much use on rural roads with a less than even surface either. I remember seeing a guy in one driving through a ford in the road on a run. He didn't look close to as happy after that as the boys in their pre-war Austins.