The Opposite Locker - WayBack Wednesdays

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 09/11/2013 at 20:15 • Filed to: Wayback Wednesdays, The Opposite Locker, Amber Heard, Nissan, 300ZX, OppositeLock

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This is The Opposite Locker - Wayback Wednesdays where we try and sort out the cool from the square. This is a discussion system detailing how cool an older car was, not how fast, fun, or frivolous it may have been, but how well it looks in the cat's pajamas.

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Wayback Wednesdays are like the normal !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , save for the advanced age of the cars on the block. For this series of posts, try and perceive the vehicle as if you were living in the time period of the car's release, and then base your vote upon its coolness, taking into consideration the evolution of culture.

Locker Space

Cool

Chevrolet Camaro '67

Dodge Charger '68

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Uncool

Ford Mustang '64*

New Kid On The Block

Determined by Top Gear (and, well, everyone else) to be a "pornographer's car", the Nissan 300ZX was the deal of a century. The buttons on the steering wheel, glass t-top roof, and rear wheel drive all helped contribute to a compelling argument. The only question that remains is: was it actually cool?

Nissan 300ZX

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William Byrd > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 12:31

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I hate to say it since I would own one, but it's uncool. The styling of this generation Z just didn't age all that well in my opinion.

William Byrd > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 12:32

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Outstanding banner image.

Z_Stig > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 12:32

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Cool. It said f*ck tradition and abandoned the traditional Z shape, added 2 seats in the back, and went twin turbo'ed on everyone.

HammerheadFistpunch > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 12:34

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Sinbad drove one. he was cool during the life of the Z.

PRBot II > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 12:35

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Love those Diablo headlights.

HammerheadFistpunch > William Byrd 09/11/2013 at 12:38

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it certainly is, but having shot with models alot, I'm betting she is saying "so where do the keys go?"

William Byrd > HammerheadFistpunch 09/11/2013 at 12:41

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That's Amber Heard from "Drive Angry". She has a '68 Mustang.

HammerheadFistpunch > William Byrd 09/11/2013 at 12:44

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ah, i remember her coco interview now. didn't look like here. Reminds me of this shoot I did on the top of a ski resort in the summer for a healthfood brand. This good looking tall skinny thing with ropes and crap on her pack summits the peak and then does some yoga. She wore high heels to the base of the tram.

Sparf > Z_Stig 09/11/2013 at 13:04

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Uh... The 2+2 Z was introduced in 1976 as an option for the 260Z. It continued to be produced without interruption up until the demise of the Z32.

delete-me-please123 > William Byrd 09/11/2013 at 13:05

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Image searched.

Just wow.

William Byrd > delete-me-please123 09/11/2013 at 13:06

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Pretty awesome I know.

Z_Stig > Sparf 09/11/2013 at 13:37

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Ah, thanks Sparf. You are like the Oppo expert on the older gen Zs.

Sparf > Z_Stig 09/11/2013 at 13:58

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Nah, like I've said I just like reading Wikipedia articles (and sometimes more dedicated sources in case I REALLY like a specific generation or year model - see the Z31 for instance).

Slave2anMG > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 14:19

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For a long time it was uncool...but now the design has aged enough to cross into cool territory...IMHO.

On the other hand I saw a very clean, sharp '79 2+2 the other day. Cool from a novel standpoint but otherwise not terribly inspiring.

Bluecold > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 14:44

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This car screams "I'm a week away from wrecking a family because I am the fuckwit that uses the road as a personal racetrack"

Nobody likes boy racers and these cars aren't old enough, or there are no modern substitutes enough to have aged in the "old school racer" category such as the Ford Capri and Opel Manta A have done.

Seriously uncool.

GhostZ > Z_Stig 09/11/2013 at 20:27

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BJohnson11 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 23:22

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Just want you to know that, while I appreciate the Opposite Locker, I more appreciate Amber Heard. I click on the post every day just because of her. Now, that said, stop posting pictures of my future wife! It's awkward!

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/11/2013 at 23:47

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If this is a 2 seater twin turbo variant I would say cool but a majority are not and the few that are true-blue TT's have gotten bastardized by some idiot so they aren't worth owning either.

But I digress because they are fucking FRIGID

Bandit > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 10/02/2013 at 20:00

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Hey look, I got quoted. Cool! /late to the party