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Cool...you have a LOT of stuff [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
Like you said...it was fun times....
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that is a great collection
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X2. Well said.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Awesome stuff Dave and to think I played with my dog and my 80 CCN frisby! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] </div></div> LOL, a few of my frisbees have dog teeth marks in them... I really think the golden age of the CC Nat's was 77-81 when it was at Indianapolis. Cars were still basic street driven cars..cars we could all relate to back then and today. Most still had true Day 2 parts on them and were modified much like the early to mid 70's. Starting in the early 80's era the cars just got silly with one upmanship...c/mon fuel funny car style cages in street cars.. Cars just became hokey...caricatures if you will. The earlier Nat's still had wheel barrow races and spark plug changing contest..more laid back and fun. People just lounged around. Later ones turned into more of a full on competition with the participants, professionalism might be a better term? and I think some of the earlier charm of the events went away. For instance I remember when a super hot car came rolling in people would literally run, yes run as in sprinting in large groups to see the car park etc. Today it's just hohum one of many. Even I don't get that real excitement anymore at events. The early Nat's was one of the first real places where folks from rural, less urban areas saw some really nice cars...stuff we only saw in magazines. Maybe that is why these early shows are so special to so many people. </div></div>
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John, your Chevelle looks kick a$$!! I graduated high school in 88 also... I remember cruising the streets in my 69 Nova that summer after graduation, girls etc...!! Some great times...
Rich
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Not trying to highjack the thread here, but I have a question for everyone to weigh in on.
What has happened to kids these days? Has social media replaced going out in town and hanging out with each other in person? I know they have a lot more things to occupy their time, video games, internet, etc., but I can't see how those things can be more fun than spending time with each other, together. How can texting: What's up?..lol...omg.., be more fun than a car load of friends experiencing what Saturday night might bring?
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I really think the golden age of the CC Nat's was 77-81 when it was at Indianapolis. Cars were still basic street driven cars..cars we could all relate to back then and today. Starting in the early 80's era the cars just got silly with one upmanship. The earlier Nat's still had wheel barrow races and spark plug changing contest..more laid back and fun. People just lounged around. Later ones turned into more of a full on competition with the participants, professionalism might be a better term? and I think some of the earlier charm of the events went away.
For instance I remember when a super hot car came rolling in people would literally run, yes run as in sprinting in large groups to see the car park etc. Today it's just hohum one of many. Maybe that is why these early shows are so special to so many people. </div></div> You hit the nail direct center in the head!
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car has great personality. bad A$%
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Kids are just strange these days... I have seen teenagers texting each other while seated in the same room...
I am trying to get my 7 year old nephew involved in liking cars and going to take him to some car shows this summer and for rides in the musclecars.. Rich
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Your Chevelle looks Bad Ass!
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Lookin' good, Killa! I apologize if I missed it, but what size are the front wheels and tires?
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