The 1980s in some respects were interesting times, everything from the music to the politics and even the culture was in some respects different than many back in the 1970s would have expected. It was the same way in the automotive world, everything in the 1980s had changed so quickly from what was the norm of the 1970s. Due to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (C.A.F.E.) standards which first took affect by the late-1970s, cars shrunk at a feverish pace. So many cars had to make do with smaller motors. The V8 which was found in most cars in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s; by the 1980s due t
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Every once in a Blue Moon, there's a movie with good acting, a catchy plot, and interesting characters that comes out of Hollywood which will showcase an older classic car. A good example in recent years is Clint Eastwood's 2009 movie Gran Torino which showcased one of the unslung muscle cars of the golden era and made it an intricate part of the plot - even using it as a symbol to strengthen the plot and its main message.

This year a movie - The Lincoln Lawyer has car fans interested in a forgotten land barge. For those who have not yet seen the movie, it has nothing to do with honest...
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