Comparing trends in the 80s to now

[tankclare]

This afternoon I managed to get my hands on a box full of mid 1980s to late 1990s car magazines. Everything from street machine to street custom and the like with a few of the summernats years. I love looking through the old mags and seeing what was considered fast, special, new and of top notch show quality back in the day. Goes to show how much street machining trends have changed. From what I can see it was all about monster rubber, raked looks, letter box style bonnet scoops, tunnel rams and graphics. Awesome if you ask me. Things are so much different now. A top show quality car in the old mags is like a street car compared to what we see today. Some of the chops and crazy modifications back then would never see the light of day today. Another thing that I spotted was a competition
to win a genuine XY Phase III GTHO. I could imagine the people crowding into news agents today trying to enter lol

Just thought I'd see what peoples opinions are on todays street machines compared to yester years tough muscle cars.