#80s cars

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Eijin Suzuki, 1985

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The Ford Fiesta Bravo was a special limited edition sold in 1980 to celebrate the 2,000,000th Fiesta.

Popular Ford Cars in Britain During the 1980s

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🎱ddballs: 1980 Dodge De Tomaso Omni 024

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Downey Avenue, California, 1979

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People are often surprised to hear Jim Varney owned a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, but Jim had a rather eclectic personality. He ordered the car brand new, with an all black leather interior and had it outfitted with a twin-turbo system from Island Turbo in New York, which would have been a 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 expensive upgrade at the time.

[2024] marks the 43rd anniversary of the DeLorean’s release so we thought we’d share this photo, along with a little excerpt from Jim’s biography (written by his nephew, Justin Lloyd) on the subject:

“One of the few indulgences Jim allowed himself was a DeLorean sports car, made famous by the movie ‘Back to the Future.’ The car reflected how Jim stayed true to his own desires instead of trying to impress others. If he had really wanted to be ‘flashy,’ he could have bought a top-of-the-line Cadillac or Mercedes. Instead, he preferred something James Bond might drive. Plus, the stainless-steel DeLorean matched his stainless-steel Rolex. Once when Jim was visiting family in Lexington, his young niece Elaine was inspecting the DeLorean’s interior. She looked in the back seat and asked Jim where the flux capacitor was (the hardware that enabled the car in “Back to the Future” to travel through time when the speedometer hit 88 mph). I got a thrill myself as a 13-year-old in 1986 when Uncle Jim offered to take me for a ride in the car. We drove to a nearby gas station. When we pulled up to the pump, Uncle Jim raised both doors, letting the classical music he was blasting fill the air. To say that we drew attention is an understatement.”

Via FunnyMemes on FB

Jim Varney was a classically-trained actor who became famous for his goofy Southern character Ernest, who became a pitchman for local, then national companies, becoming so popular it sparked a series of Ernest movies.