"The young [trans am] people who are so brave-I want you to know that your president has your snack"

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by oldfella1962, Apr 29, 2021.

  1. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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  2. Uncle Albert

    Uncle Albert Part beard. Part machine.

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    Ugh. How quickly does a turbo 350 burn itself up? Transition me into something with an inline-six and a transfer case.
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    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    Those mid-70s Firebirds/Trans Ams and Camaros looked cool, but the engines were really anemic.

    The 6-cylinders in mine and my wife's vehicles have more horsepower than those big 70s V-8s.
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  4. Uncle Albert

    Uncle Albert Part beard. Part machine.

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    Hold the fuck up. "The 7-movie Outlaw collection"?!? Who the fuck even bothered watching Smokey and the Bandit III? I had to look that shit up. Four of them are Bandit TV movies that I was just fine not ever knowing existed.
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  5. Nyx

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    I stopped after 2. As far as I'm concerned, that's where the series ends.
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  6. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    maybe this is where The Fast & The Furious got their idea for endless sequels & variations. :(
  7. Chaos Descending

    Chaos Descending 14th Level Human Cleric

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    That's why you drop a modern crate engine into it.

    I had an 87 Trans Am GTA. Total "Knight Rider" look.

    Barely made 200 HP. I have a Subaru Forester with more mulepower than that now.

    I love my Gen 2 and Gen 3 GM F-Bodies, but yeah, you have to "do stuff" to them to get good performance.
  8. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    The Longest Yard was peak Burt Reynolds.

    The Cannonball Run was the funnest movie made by Reynolds.

    But then, a Trans Am has nothing on a Lamborghini Countach. :D