The End of the Muscle Car Era?

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Originally Posted by Mr.Vercetti Didnt the muscle car era(sic) come to an end in the mid '80's?...

Oh well, late 70's and early 80's. Hence the Malaise. If you don't know what it is, it stands for that awful time when Jimmy Carter was president.

Here's the speech.

I want to talk to you right now about a fundamental threat to American democracy.... I do not refer to the outward strength of America, a nation that is at peace tonight everywhere in the world, with unmatched economic power and military might. ... The threat is nearly invisible in ordinary ways. It is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. We can see this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation. ... I'm asking you for your good and for your nation's security to take no unnecessary trips, to use carpools or public transportation whenever you can, to park your car one extra day per week, to obey the speed limit, and to set your thermostats to save fuel