Dang it. I want a Mustang II Cobra II, but hold the T-Tops.
Photograph Courtesy Ford
What if the "Fast and the Furious" franchise debuted in the height of the Malaise Era instead of in 2001?
Would Brian O'Conner "damage the manifold" on a Honda Civic CVCC? And would Dominic Toretto attempt to outrun that train driving an L-body Dodge Charger?
Dang it. I want a Mustang II Cobra II, but hold the T-Tops.
Would have been COPO Camaros, SD trans ams, CJ Mach 1s, 340 Dusters, no nawz....no double clutching, better soundtrack, bigger crowds at the late night racing.
"you owe me a 12 second car..." Lol
Corolla SR-5 Hatch.....................yeah buddy!
I thought Smokey and the Bandit was the Malaise Era fast and furious?
I almost had you. You never had me, you never had your 56ft of vacuum hose and secondary emissions equipment under control. It's not even your day of the week to be able to purchase gas, with your even numbered license plate. You came and took a shot at #1 but your Ford will always be a mustang 2.
In reply to GeddesB :
Ooooh, you make an excellent case.
I'd like to think the import kids would be driving MGBs and TV8s and Minis with hand grenades under the hood. The domestic guys would probably be driving the same Charger that Dom was because they're all stuck in the same era anyhow.
IH Scout SSII. 345 with 727 Torqueflite. As fast as about any "car" of the era. But not as fast as a Lil Red Express truck which would be my other hero car. Now throw in some Trans-Am's, disco Vettes, and boogie vans and you have the makings of a malaise F&F.
cough, cough, The Wraith, cough, cough
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