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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:28:58 PM EDT
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They knew how to make a good looking truck back then.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:29:49 PM EDT
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I loved the 70s,, tho the last half was spent in the Marines,, still, it was pretty good.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:32:58 PM EDT
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The fact that a lot o chicks went bra less made up for it!! Every summer I hope that comes back into fashion. 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:33:00 PM EDT
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Gas was 35 cents, smokes were 35 cents, well drinks were a buck, Bud was 50 cents at the bar and if you didn't like your job you could pick from several others anytime you felt like it. Carter ruined it for awhile but then the 80's (the best decade) and Reagan came along and it was better than the '70's and people showered and dressed up again.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:33:04 PM EDT
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Jan Michael's belt is going to break.  |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:34:07 PM EDT
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They knew how to make a good looking truck back then. http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/justdifferentials/Chevy-K10-Pickup-1977.jpg Looks good, but I wouldn't trade my quad cab for the F150 I had in the 80's with the whopping 12 gallon fuel tank, or my dad's two-tone puke green F150 with the same 12 gallon fuel tank. Today's trucks are a LOT more useful -- especially if you have a family. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:34:15 PM EDT
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I was watching Taxi Driver tonight. The people are all dressed like clowns. White people with afros. Then I remembered Norcal's thread about home decor of the 70's. I know every decade has its weird fashions but there's something especially ugly about the 70's.  Not everything. 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:36:38 PM EDT
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Now it ugly, but it was good times
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:37:20 PM EDT
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There were a lot less fat people.  True but everybody smoked. They fried everything, too. Or covered it in cream. They were pot-bellied at 50 and died six months after retiring. 70's "everyday cuisine" was horrible for you.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:39:20 PM EDT
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That car was cool looking. Until you floored it... 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:40:03 PM EDT
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I was watching Taxi Driver tonight. The people are all dressed like clowns. White people with afros. Then I remembered Norcal's thread about home decor of the 70's. I know every decade has its weird fashions but there's something especially ugly about the 70's. Afros? That was not an afro, no matter what people say about my senior class picture. That was naturally curly hair. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:40:38 PM EDT
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I'm from the 1970s and I am fucking beautiful. +1 Was born then, but was only 6 when it ended. Not responsible for what my parents dressed me in. Related - watched Jaws lately. Scariest part was the shit they were wearing. WTF was up with those ties? Wait long enough, they'll be back. Fashion repeats. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:41:29 PM EDT
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I'd go back to the '70s in a heartbeat.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:42:23 PM EDT
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Import cars and trucks were good
American cars from 70-72 were good American trucks were good Styles, trends, fashion, architecture, colors and pretty much EVERYTHING ELSE SUCKED !!! My parents house was avocado green outside, minty green paint inside, dark wood paneling and cabinets, avocado green appliances, green shag carpet etc...etc... I HATED IT !! |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:42:50 PM EDT
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There were some exceptions http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/185_8566sized_zpsea21c7c0.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/IMG_20121018_084656_zps64d16d5e.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/240Grey_zpse9f7c0fa.jpg Anyone who has owned a 240 or 260 knows that beautiful sound. I would love to own another 260 with 3 Webbers!
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:44:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: I remember some high school grrls who looked particularly good at the time....I was watching Taxi Driver tonight. The people are all dressed like clowns. White people with afros. Then I remembered Norcal's thread about home decor of the 70's. I know every decade has its weird fashions but there's something especially ugly about the 70's. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:46:14 PM EDT
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Import cars and trucks were good American cars from 70-72 were good American trucks were good Styles, trends, fashion, architecture, colors and pretty much EVERYTHING ELSE SUCKED !!! My parents house was avocado green outside, minty green paint inside, dark wood paneling and cabinets, avocado green appliances, green shag carpet etc...etc... I HATED IT !! we had a maytag washer/dryer set in avocado. Ugly as hell but worked everyday for 30 years |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:47:09 PM EDT
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The fact that a lot o chicks went bra less made up for it!! oh man, halter tops!!! And tube tops!
And jeans that were so tight, that it was a mystery how they could get them on. Somebody once told me that they sprayed the jeans with a water bottle, to get them to temporarily stretch a little, then squeezed into them, and let them shrink to fit as they dried. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:47:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:49:11 PM EDT
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70's where good
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:50:14 PM EDT
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There were some exceptions http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/185_8566sized_zpsea21c7c0.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/IMG_20121018_084656_zps64d16d5e.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/240Grey_zpse9f7c0fa.jpg Anyone who has owned a 240 or 260 knows that beautiful sound. I would love to own another 260 with 3 Webbers!
My stock 260 sucked. It woud only do 110 top end but it sure was fun traveling through the mid west with it. The guys in the gas stations wanted to look under the hood and stuff. There was a time when lots of people had never seen a Japanese car.........good times. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:50:45 PM EDT
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SoCal chicks where hot back then. I was made in the 70’s in the back of a 69 Z-28.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:51:42 PM EDT
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The fact that a lot o chicks went bra less made up for it!! 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:52:07 PM EDT
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the 90's were worse
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:52:54 PM EDT
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SoCal chicks where hot back then. I was made in the 70’s in the back of a 69 Z-28. dude, they were ALL hot back then! 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:53:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Born in 56, seen several generations. I'll take the 70's dress wear over current day every time!!! Me in the late 70's 22 years old first solo: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o2/72/325172/1/123654299.Q5PepirE.FirstSolo.jpg Unkowns in current day probably in their 20's doing who the hell knows what: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o4/72/325172/1/128497809.ghn4QXZc.baggy.jpg They could just pull their pants up and look normal. There's no way to make this look good:  |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:53:24 PM EDT
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SoCal chicks where hot back then. I was made in the 70’s in the back of a 69 Z-28. Last time I was at LA airport SoCal chicks are still hot.... 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:53:29 PM EDT
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Glad I missed the 70's. vaginas shouldn't have fros Sorry you missed out. There is a reason is is called Bush |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:54:45 PM EDT
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There were some exceptions http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/185_8566sized_zpsea21c7c0.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/IMG_20121018_084656_zps64d16d5e.jpg http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/revere10/240Grey_zpse9f7c0fa.jpg Anyone who has owned a 240 or 260 knows that beautiful sound. I would love to own another 260 with 3 Webbers!
My stock 260 sucked. It woud only do 110 top end but it sure was fun traveling through the mid west with it. The guys in the gas stations wanted to look under the hood and stuff. There was a time when lots of people had never seen a Japanese car.........good times. I got my Dad's in 1986, rebuilt in 1987 with the "6-pack" replacing the Mikuni carbs. It was a bit faster than 110mph. Torque was awesome.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:55:35 PM EDT
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The height of style.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:55:41 PM EDT
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Born in 56, seen several generations. I'll take the 70's dress wear over current day every time!!! Me in the late 70's 22 years old first solo: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o2/72/325172/1/123654299.Q5PepirE.FirstSolo.jpg Unkowns in current day probably in their 20's doing who the hell knows what: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o4/72/325172/1/128497809.ghn4QXZc.baggy.jpg They could just pull their pants up and look normal. There's no way to make this look good:
http://images.sodahead.com/slideshows/000018481/4934172347_denim_pants_suit_82392573938-82392659940_xlarge.jpeg The only problem is they don't and won't and they're probably stealing a battery - today's useless generation the gimmy generation...
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:56:15 PM EDT
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Born in 56, seen several generations. I'll take the 70's dress wear over current day every time!!! Me in the late 70's 22 years old first solo: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o2/72/325172/1/123654299.Q5PepirE.FirstSolo.jpg Unkowns in current day probably in their 20's doing who the hell knows what: http://m9.i.pbase.com/o4/72/325172/1/128497809.ghn4QXZc.baggy.jpg They could just pull their pants up and look normal. There's no way to make this look good:
http://images.sodahead.com/slideshows/000018481/4934172347_denim_pants_suit_82392573938-82392659940_xlarge.jpeg 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:57:51 PM EDT
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State office buildings in phoenix ...had orange walls and yellow carpet..and
bright greens bathrooms....it was sick man....sick....  
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:59:09 PM EDT
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There were exceptions
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:59:40 PM EDT
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If you don't miss the 70's you weren't there. The 70's were the best times in this country.The music and muscle cars were at their peak. The women were natural and beautiful. I was never with a woman that had a bush like some of these in the porn pictures though.Yuck! Not all women are hairy like a man. We carried guns and knives to school. Our school had a shooting team and they carried their rifles on the bus. No one ever got shot at school. If there was a fight. The guys would give their knives to their buddies to hold until the fight was over. There was much more freedom in those days. Truth. I had a rifle and a shotgun in the gun rack from the day I could drive up to when I went to college. Fights were with fists. We did not have helmets or knee pads for every little outdoor activity. Everybody did not have tattoos or piercings to have an identity. The music and cars were awesome especially from the earlier part of the decade. We wore belts and hats with the bill facing forward. The colors of appliances and bathrooms leave little to be desired now but we never knew the difference then. Fireworks were real and love was really free. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 5:59:43 PM EDT
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the 90's were worse https://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90d30ttxO1reoo9wo1_400.jpg 
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:00:08 PM EDT
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It wasn't ugly,it was beautiful man. Thanks,Cheech......where's Chong? |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:00:10 PM EDT
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Colt made (they were the only ARs back then) were $350 in 1976.
Colt Pythons were $350 too in 1976. However.... Bell bottom jeans
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:00:38 PM EDT
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The height of style. http://picklemedia1.scrippsnetworks.com/pickle_media1/media/HGTV/090328/Photo_Video_558919430_medium.JPG?0 My house still has that bullshit yellow paneling. I hate when I walk through Home Depot and get accosted by the cabinet sales rep. No, I don't want reface my cabinets, I want to strip my kitchen down to the studs. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:01:28 PM EDT
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The Faggotry of disco.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:03:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:05:23 PM EDT
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late 80s/early 90s could give the 70s a run for their money.
Dayglo colors, stupid clothing, boxy shit mobiles everywhere
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:06:00 PM EDT
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The Faggotry of disco. Aw come on. You've never seen me in my powder blue leisure suit and platform shoes doing the "Hustle" on a under-lighted glass disco floor with the mirrored ball overhead. I was great man - you should have seen it!
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:06:31 PM EDT
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I was watching Taxi Driver tonight. The people are all dressed like clowns. White people with afros. Then I remembered Norcal's thread about home decor of the 70's. I know every decade has its weird fashions but there's something especially ugly about the 70's. Have you seen a recent TV commercial where some metrosexual male prances around his home touching various items and turning them into bright and colorful variants? I think it might be IKEA, but the point is that I was wondering if what they were showing is representative of their current demographic? It looked retro '70s-ish. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:07:27 PM EDT
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I will say this, I spent nearly every summer in So Cal and the fashion and color trends never really took off there.
It was surfer, BMX and skate style and it was what I wore and grew up with. The car and truck trends started there were amazing. I love California so much but that wonderful state has been destroyed by progressive liberalism.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:07:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: Glad I missed the 70's. vaginas shouldn't have fros God/Nature/Evolution disagrees with you... |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:07:59 PM EDT
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Fords highboys were pretty stylish.  The Trucks and Blazers, Broncos and Ramchargers fricken RULED! God I want a 73-74 PowerWagon |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:11:10 PM EDT
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Fords highboys were pretty stylish. The Trucks and Blazers, Broncos and Ramchargers fricken RULED! God I want a 73-74 PowerWagon Yup. I want a 70s truck for a project. |
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:11:53 PM EDT
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Tagged for pics of Jane.
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Posted: 12/22/2012 6:12:22 PM EDT
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I noticed that as well. Everything seems to look dirty to me. I'm glad I missed the 70's. Your loss. The 70's was a GREAT time to be a kid. In fact, in retrospect, it may have been the best time in modern history to have been a kid. |
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