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VIDEO: It's Footloose with mimes... it's the 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible!

When it comes to fashion and cars, the Eighties were not one of our better decades. Marketing efforts weren't so great either, and a long forgotten extended commercial for the 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible makes a case that all three elements should have never been combined. The Renault was a fuel efficient box with a penchant for breaking down on a regular basis, men and women wore two polo shirts at the same time with both collars up, and the jingles of the time inspired the singing career of Michael Bolton. Hit the jump to watch ... Read more →

Porsche 911: Ultimate car from the '80s? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Growing up as a child in the '80s had its ups and its downs. Sure, every generation looks back at its past-self and wonders-out-loud, "What were you thinking," from time to time. Still, our ...

VIDEO: Huey Lewis! Michael J. Fox! Integra? Dan Roth

Future Classic: Cadillac Cimarron Dan Roth

eBay Find of the Day: KITT up for sale Dan Roth

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**VIDEO: It's Footloose with mimes... it's the 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible!** 3 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche 911: Ultimate car from the '80s? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Growing up as a child in the '80s had its ups and its downs. Sure, every generation looks back at its past-self and wonders-out-loud, "What were you thinking," from time to time. Still, our generation sure did have plenty of cool cars, and many of those were featured on television. A rare day went ...

VIDEO: Huey Lewis! Michael J. Fox! Integra? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here it is folks, the ethos of at least the second half of the 1980s, neatly encapsulated in 30 seconds. This 1989 home-market commercial launching the DOHC VTEC engine in the Honda Integra plays up the American appeal baked into the car. Badged as an Acura here in the States, the Integra was ...

Future Classic: Cadillac Cimarron 2 years ago on Autoblog

It seems that our Future Classics posts have spurred readers into dreaming up their own nominees. This time around, our Future Classic post was written by Autoblog guest writer Derek Kreindler. We know our choices are often offbeat, but Derek has taken a dive off the deep end. The piece has been ...

eBay Find of the Day: KITT up for sale 2 years ago on Autoblog

This is a picture-perfect reproduction of the Knight Industries 2000. Unfortunately, after all that money and man-hours, the gooey center is still an '80s F-Body. Canadian seller zapper80 has done an awesome job putting this car together, and claims a cost of over $40,000 CDN. Zapper80 cites ...

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