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WhitestCaveman t1_j6eczxz wrote
He absolutely got some leg that night
mxassasin t1_j6eebua wrote
Bitchin camaro
BKCowGod t1_j6ef6w9 wrote
Fun fact, depending on the year and state that Camaro may have made a rip snorting 165 horsepower out of a 5.7. Meanwhile BMW was getting 190 horsepower out of a 2.8l.
We were dragged kicking and screaming into the modern age. Still looked cool though!
lapsangsouchogn t1_j6ef8a5 wrote
every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man!
rrhogger t1_j6eg3ij wrote
That's some serious hair right there.
Alternative-Lion1336 t1_j6ehrn6 wrote
TELL US HOW YOU DOOOOOOIIIIITTTT
Come on Dave, gimmie a break
Harry_Buttock t1_j6ehzk7 wrote
#One break, comin' up.....
Honkeygrandmabetripn t1_j6ei6mm wrote
Sooo did he get laid
rrhogger t1_j6ejfgl wrote
Definitly a cool looking car. I'm amazed by the low hp rating. Had a 89' Mustang GT rated @ 225, later had an 05' Mazda6 rated @ 220 with a V6 and now I have a 17' Focus ST rated @ 250 with a turbo 4. Amazing how much more power we get out of today's engines.
BKCowGod t1_j6eko6z wrote
I just parked my '77 GMC. Factory hp was 165. I dropped in the mildest 383 I could find and I'm making 400. It's a bit quicker now.
WeaselTeamSix t1_j6embiv wrote
It was a Camaro, so she had to....because of the implication.
ac1dre1gn77 t1_j6enxiv wrote
I had an 04 mazda6.it was a sport with the v6 and 6 speed. What a fun car that was to drive. I always hoped they would make the 3.0l turbocharged for the mazdaspeed edition. Sadly they came with a 4 cyl. even though they are also quick. I was sad when the wife traded it in for a 2012 Mazda5. She wanted a third row seat. Now I have a 91 mazda RX7 turbo and it's cranking out an estimated 420 HP and it only has a 1.3L
Turdy_Tornado t1_j6eowah wrote
My ‘90 F150s got that Windsor V8 block too. I think it’s 185 horse.. my brother has a ‘15 F150 and I believe it has almost 400😂
RustyDillhole t1_j6epii9 wrote
I can hear Survivor - In This Love coming from the dance floor from here
rrhogger t1_j6epxle wrote
I bet it is 😄
NOT000 t1_j6eqms4 wrote
was he in a band?
Cool_Dark_Place t1_j6erkvi wrote
Lol...reminds me of another fun fact. A new turbo Ecoboost Mustang (4cyl) is faster than a 1970 Boss 429 Mustang. But hey, if this fucks your ego up too bad, the new Ecoboost has a feature to automatically make rumbly V8 noises with the car stereo.
BKCowGod t1_j6erxm1 wrote
I had a customer who installed a device to make his V6 Camaro misfire on purpose to mimic a lumpy cam.
Meanwhile my fiancee was shredding the tires on a subcompact Spark EV drag racing my Z06. Technology is so fun, though I will admit the modern stuff is a bit too seamless and perfect for my taste - my daily driver is 60 years old in two years.
CareerMicDrop t1_j6es1jb wrote
Bitchin
zertoman t1_j6evdmb wrote
Damn, Z28 with Kragers. Can we get a picture of the date too?
asher122333 t1_j6ez6b7 wrote
mark that NSFW have some decency!!
Tardis80 t1_j6f0aej wrote
Groovy
SleepNowInTheFire666 t1_j6f0pez wrote
My folks drove it up here from the Bahamas
SleepNowInTheFire666 t1_j6f0rvb wrote
Dude had the best hash
primate1974 t1_j6f0s84 wrote
She had to but she wanted to too. The car, the hair, the smile. Stacey Fitzenwalker never had a chance. She thinks about it still.
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RoosterRevenge t1_j6f45u2 wrote
Those things sucked for actually getting down to business in. Drive shaft tunnel caused the rear seats to basically be bucket seats. Had to be really creative or carry a blanket in the trunk..
personae_non_gratae_ t1_j6f557k wrote
Looks more like 1983...
timber63401 t1_j6f5sk2 wrote
The night Anthony Rizzo was conceived.
CrazyLaurel t1_j6f7sh8 wrote
Nice Cragars
sunflowersav03 t1_j6f7v9h wrote
Me in my uncles z28, at my grade 8 graduation in 2017.
It's a 1979 :)
cosmorocker13 t1_j6fbgq2 wrote
Kid Rock in Joe Dirt
dms200177 t1_j6fdb6b wrote
He went Prom when he was 36?
crazythinker76 t1_j6feg1d wrote
Prom night; gotta snag a garter to hang from the mirror of that bad boy.
Milnoc t1_j6fggrk wrote
I have a 4 banger 1.4 liter turbocharged Fiat 500 Abarth that can do 160 HP.
However, I would never consider trying to get laid in it! 😁
Pablo_Louserama t1_j6fh6s2 wrote
You’re kidding.
I must be, the Bahamas are islands
nostromo7 t1_j6fhu4o wrote
>Meanwhile BMW was getting 190 horsepower out of a 2.8l.
Not in the US they weren't...
BKCowGod t1_j6firb4 wrote
You're right, but still more HP than the domestic 350. 167 in the US. My 535 in the US was making 218 and an M5 was making 286. Alfa Romeo was getting a little over 1 horsepower per cubic inch out of their 4cyl that had been in use since the 50s.
BKCowGod t1_j6fiw2y wrote
I suspect you'd end up in the ER. My mom has a 500 convertible. The rear seats have never been touched.
ArchStantonsNeighbor t1_j6fjgbt wrote
Can’t you just hear this blasting out of the Pioneer speakers in this thing?
halxp01 t1_j6fmwun wrote
Would have to be a very small couple to get laid in that
Milnoc t1_j6foxut wrote
"Please tell me again how the shifter got stuck up your butt." 😂
butterflypoo69 t1_j6fqbcx wrote
The car everyone wanted 🏁
Unhallowedhopes t1_j6fr664 wrote
Yes but the mustang gt has 300 lbs of torque. I had one too, loads of low end power. I put 3:55 gears in it and it woke it up.
Avalanche2 t1_j6fumhp wrote
Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
nostromo7 t1_j6fv46w wrote
You're playing fast and loose with timelines and numbers here, bud. You're mixing numbers up with European-market cars from years later that didn't have catalytic converters and wouldn't have had a hope in hell of being sold on the US market.
The pictured Camaro is a late '70s Z28, which would have had 185 hp (although this had dropped to a nadir in '81 of only 175 hp, with the introduction of the Computer Command Control (CCC) electronically-controlled carburetor). The 535i didn't come out until 1985; an IROC-Z made 215 hp from its fuel-injected 305 by then. The M535i of the early '80s was never sold in the US because it didn't meet emissions standards. The M5 didn't come out until '86 in the US, and it was 256 hp when configured for US emissions.
>Alfa Romeo was getting a little over 1 horsepower per cubic inch out of their 4cyl that had been in use since the 50s.
Again: not in the US they weren't.
The 2.0 L (122 cu in) Spider and Alfetta GT/Sprint Veloce with SPICA mechanical fuel injection only made 110 hp at the time. It was respectable. The real screamer in the US Alfa lineup was the GTV6, which came out in 1980 and made 154 hp.
illogicallyovercome t1_j6fx7be wrote
I had senior prom that year but no where as cool.
RovertRelda t1_j6fydnx wrote
When guys and girls could pull off the exact same haircut.
Splitpiper t1_j6fytuh wrote
Nice. T tops, kragers, louvres sweet Z28
BKCowGod t1_j6fz73r wrote
In California it was 165. I know, I had the same engine in my '77 GMC (which didn't have catalytic converters).
I understand you are very passionate about this. If you really believe American V8s of the late 70s and early 80s were actually great then that's on you.
ObjectiveRun6 t1_j6fzvti wrote
How old is he there? 16? 18? It might be the suit but he looks much older.
BEnWo18 t1_j6g1oq2 wrote
Was your uncle Owen Hart?
nostromo7 t1_j6g2v0x wrote
Every engine of the late '70s and early '80s sucked. I'm not very "passionate" about these sucky engines, I just don't like when people use power figures from Europe and/or from the mid-'80s to make disingenuous arguments.
WolflordBrimley t1_j6g3f18 wrote
Told his barber to hit him with the Farah Fawcett
turbocharged_autism OP t1_j6g6ahn wrote
bob679 t1_j6g777g wrote
Plot twist: that's his Honda Civic in the background.
enzo_baglioni t1_j6gbrjl wrote
With no insurance to match
bedlog t1_j6geazz wrote
and the drivers still wouldn't use their turn signals
ms_panelopi t1_j6gg72e wrote
Z28 with a T-top?
Wild_Albatross7534 t1_j6ghczx wrote
Maybe a '75 or '76?
[deleted] t1_j6gnjwk wrote
If he was a virgin here, he wasn’t a virgin by the end of the night. That guy’s a babe magnet.
BeepBopARebop t1_j6gq7zh wrote
Tony Orlando and Dawn!
Shiatis11 t1_j6gr06q wrote
I love everything about this photo
Odd_Increase5167 t1_j6gvqfu wrote
Not the best back seat but I'm sure it "sufficed".
OddFatherJuan t1_j6h4qyh wrote
Grad 87 baby!
SadMap7915 t1_j6hdte4 wrote
Someone got laid that night
DougieSenpai t1_j6hgck6 wrote
That dude definitely got laid
slater_just_slater t1_j6hw8xq wrote
Yeah but back then with about $300 in parts and a weekend, you could easily rip 300 horsepower tonnes of torque out of a 350. With $300 parts on a BMW would get you 192 horsepower and the same torque.
deepsea333 t1_j6j168o wrote
Yeah it’s a bit dated the suit looks very 70’s.
boxer21 t1_j6lo1vj wrote
With the fins in the back he got lucky fo sho
Four_Duck_Snakes t1_j6ebvi2 wrote
"STARFIRE"
The Feathered Hair is super Hot!