Out of the past, into a thousand tomorrows comes a car made of the right stuff… Huh? There are words and phrases that, if strung together correctly and said with enough emphasis, manage to sound great until you actually…
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A Quintessential 80s Car Poster Collection
This ad conveniently offers all the car posters your 80s bedroom wall or garage space could ever want. Well, save for the infamous “Justification for Higher Education” poster. Ah, the 80s, when going to college meant you could dream about…
Wednesday’s Results from Barrett-Jackson
The bidding has started at Barrett-Jackson and Wednesday’s results are in. Signs are pointing to low-mileage, special-interest cars from the 1980s being sought after and valued. Both the Firebird and Mustang community are reeling from what must be record prices.…
Posted in Market Watch
Over 40 80s cars to be auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2016
Although there are auctions with more exotic offerings, higher record sales numbers for individual cars, there is no more famous collector car auction event than Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale extravaganza. For anyone who has not been, it is far more than an…
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Shel’s Shadow: Carroll Shelby’s 1988 Dodge Shadow Up for Bid
One of the most enjoyable parts of the annual Scottsdale auction frenzy is just how many under-the-radar cars pop up to be noticed. How many of you have spent time thinking about what Carroll Shelby might have had as a…
Super Shops TV Ad
When your 3rd Gen Camaro just has beat your buddy’s Countach out on that dusty desert trail, only Super Shops will do! Super Shops ads were all over the radio in the 80s, though TV ads might have been more…
Late 80s Wheel Ad: Ronals, Enkeis and Hayashis, Oh My!
Period-correct aftermarket wheels of the 1980s have become sought after as people look to dress up their cars with something different from the norm. The truth is, there were some great looking wheel designs back when less than everyone and…
Pontiac Firebird: The Most “80s” TV Car Ads Ever?
Certainly Pontiac’s F-body was one of the highlights of the decade, but take a look at their TV commercials and you’ll see the marketing department at Firebird were 100% on-point with their grasp of then-current trends. We’ll start this out…
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1980 Dodge Mirada Magazine Ad
The Dodge Mirada is one of the many overlooked cars of the 80s. The styling is clearly an evolution of the 1970s, understandably so given the length of time the design-to-production process takes. Rearward slanting angular lines give the car…
Posted in Vintage Lit
1983 Porsche 924/924 Turbo Ad
Consumer Orientation No. 17 in a Series of Technical Papers Sounds serious, doesn’t it?
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