Cool Vid Of 80's LA Highway Traffic

"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm) 06/07/2016 at 21:59 • Filed to: None

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Somehow randomly came across this on YouTube.

PatBateman > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 22:09

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Did anyone get killed or caught in the video?

pjhusa > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 22:09

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It’s like a time capsule!

XJDano > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 22:12

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That camcorder had to be huge

yitznewton > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 22:38

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I can’t even remember the last time I’ve seen a Fox-body LTD wagon, but they were everywhere back in the day. Ugh the Aerostar!

-this space for rent- > PatBateman 06/07/2016 at 22:44

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I think I see the Libyans on their way to murder Doc Brown.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 23:12

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Sweet K5 @ 4:16

fintail > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 23:18

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Funny, I happened upon that a few weeks ago. It’s the closest we’ll get to a time machine. What caught my eye most was the dented early W126 around 2:34.

The same youtuber has several little slices of the 80s. Maybe the best is this, cruise night in Whittier, 1989:

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > fintail 06/07/2016 at 23:39

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Yeah, it’s always really cool to see this stuff and how things really looked back then from a raw view. I’m only 22 so I wasn’t around yet. I must be a jalop for the W126 was my big takeaway as well.

I was actually watching that video you posted while posting this originally, I should’ve put it in the original post. I think this one is the best one!

Noah - Now with more boost. > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 23:39

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Mesmerizing. Thanks for posting this

fintail > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/07/2016 at 23:47

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It’s fascinating, and is really a time machine. I have watched it several times. The music kills me. I was 12 in 1989, I have a hazy memory of it all. I forgot how relevant Nissan was to younger people, those Sentras and little pickups were everywhere through the 90s. Some really amusing cars in the video, and it’s amusing to see some were brand new.

The same youtuber has a lot of foresight - apart from documenting every day life, he made several “new car” videos, which are interesting too:

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > yitznewton 06/07/2016 at 23:53

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I understand why people would hate the Aerostar but my parents had two of them when I was growing up and I loved them!

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > PatBateman 06/07/2016 at 23:53

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I think OJ was caught

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > pjhusa 06/07/2016 at 23:54

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Back to the good ole days!

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2016 at 23:54

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Hey, sometimes I don’t just shitpost at night!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/08/2016 at 00:05

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These were shot in my corner of LA... I grew up and was probably physically within about 1 mile of where some of this video was shot. I’m just old enough to remember 1988 and recognise a ton of those places. It’s eerie and explaining how it makes me feel is hard to put into words.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > yitznewton 06/08/2016 at 00:10

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Seeing that Aerostar so new brought me some joy. So many great memories from my childhood in those things.

Invinciblejets > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 06/08/2016 at 00:15

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I enjoyed this for reasons I can’t even explain to myself. Lol