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Those of a certain age will enjoy this 6 minute Top Gear video...old vs.young at the hillclimb
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Man, the good ole days of natural beauty before implants came around...
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You know you're old if you can remember who the band Slade is (or was). While growing up the U.K. during the 60s, 70s, and early 80s I saw Brit Bands from back in those days become huge worldwide. Some of Slade's major hits are now almost 50 years old! Here's one from 1973!
. . Then there was Sweet also from 1973.. Ballroom Blitz.. . . Dang does it seem like 50 years went by quick or what?
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If you had one of these other kids envied you..
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Mine was from the 60s and looked more like this.
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I'm sure that lawsuits because the shift lever was a crash hazard played into that decision.....
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Not only that lever. When our consumer product safety commission came around to address bicycle safety, the Chopper's chainguard didn't meet spec (not enough chain coverage) for single chainring bikes. It failed in other areas but the shift lever and chainguard were the two most notable.
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…You realize Frank Welker was the voice of the original Fred and Scooby and HE'S STILL DOING IT
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You know your old if you remember who Ronnie Peterson was and the Lotus 72D...
. . . . . All crossed up and still winning.. . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Peterson
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So it finally happened. Went to pickup a piece of furniture and the kid (21 years old) hoofing the box in my car took a step back and said .... "What kind of car is this man????". I said I bet you never heard of it, it's a Saab. "A what now". Saab. BLANK STARES. Cool car man, cool car.
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Saab? *blink* *blink*
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When I was stationed in Germany in the mid-80s, the DMark/Dollar exchange rate was incredible. It got to 3.74DM per dollar at one point. The PX Saab dealer would sell you a Saab 900S or 900 Turbo in DMarks, so it was cheap as hell for GIs. The deal included a paid trip to Sweden to watch your car being built and then you drove it back to Germany. Our unit had lots of Saabs in the parking lot.
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You remember Scalextric kits.
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Still have these...probably not playing with them as often as I should...
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Forgot all about the wood burning things. Can't imagine those passing muster these days.
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Yeah, I remember a blister or two from those. And that smell...
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