{"id":28944,"date":"2019-10-06T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=28944"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:15","slug":"pleated-jeans-neon-colors-aquanet-hair-and-classic-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2019\/10\/pleated-jeans-neon-colors-aquanet-hair-and-classic-cars.html","title":{"rendered":"Pleated Jeans, Neon Colors, Aquanet Hair and Classic Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There I was, working in the prototype shop,\nwelding on a fixture table, minding my own business. The radio was booming, and\nit was set to a local classic rock station. I started head banging to a\nfamiliar sound from my youth, the epic riff of Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen\nSpirit\u201d exploded in the air. And then my brain exploded: Nirvana is now classic\nrock? Mother trucker, I\u2019m getting old! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If Nirvana is now ancient enough to be\nconsidered a classic, then so too are the cars from the \u201990s. A little bit of math\nand it looks like the \u201980s qualify, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pleated jeans, big Aquanet hair, neon colors\nand tattered jeans ruled the day at RADwood Detroit. As did everything from a\nbeautiful white Lotus Esprit parked in the \u201cRoyalty\u201d feature area on the\nDetroit Riverwalk to a lowered brown-on-brown Dodge Omni parked in the dirt\nsitting on bigger wheels with lo-pro tires. Both totally awesome in their own\nway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dodge was a presenting sponsor of the event,\nand they brought in a slew of dope concept and production cars from the RADwood\nera. The 1989 Viper RT\/10 concept that came from Chrysler’s Advanced Design\nStudios and Tom Gale was on display just a few feet from the Chrysler\/PPG M4S\nconcept\/pace car\/movie star. The Viper, obviously, became an iconic production\nand racecar, with 1992 being its first model year. The Cosworth\/Chrysler\ntwin-turbo 4-cylinder in the M4S made 440 hp and pushed the super-aerodynamic\nsupercar to hit 195 mph. While it never went into production, Charlie Sheen\nmade the thing infamous as it starred as the mysterious \u201cTurbo Interceptor\u201d,\nthe wizard attack vehicle of Sheen\u2019s ghostly avenger in the cult classic, The\nWraith<\/i>.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darla was stoked that a Plymouth Reliant wagon was present, which brought back memories of the family car she grew up in. Although it didn\u2019t sport the wood sides like hers did, I did dig the \u201cHemi 2.6\u201d factory badges. For some reason, five guys climbed into it while we were watching. Instant lowrider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Dodge Omni GHL-S, a Dodge Shadow CSX and a Chrysler LeBaron GTC were a few of the Shelby cars to grace the gathering with their aura of excellence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I expected more people to rock the period dress, but I think the heat dialed down the flannels. Suffering for art, I layered up to channel my inner Kurt Cobain. Darla found some neon garb the day before while we geared up for RADwood by hitting second-hand clothing stores around Detroit, so she was repping the \u201980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overall, it was a blast. People were there to be goofy, have fun and give a collective high five to a bygone era. It sounds like the show was a big hit, and will be returning to the D in the future. Wherever you are, if RADwood comes to your town, do not miss it!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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