This 80s Time Capsule Preserves High School Car Culture Perfectly

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We recently ran across this video of the last day of school at Boca High in 1987 (we believe that’s Boca Raton High School in Florida) and it sure brings back a lot of memories. No, we didn’t graduate from high school in the 80s but we do remember the cars from back then as well as the poofy bangs and other goofy fashion trends. This video brings back so many memories and should be educational for kids today.

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As the kids leave the high school parking lot, we can’t help but notice the mix of cars. There’s not a single crossover since those weren’t a thing back then. Instead, old land yachts from the previous two decades are mingled with econoboxes and American muscle. There are plenty of Camaros as well as a few Mustangs driven by teenagers.

So many of the kids are managing a stick shift as they pull up to the camera and say something into the wired microphone. See, kids, your parents had to work three pedals and a shifter, plus they probably changed their own oil and knew where the air filter was located. Your struggling with recording the perfect TikTok is, in fact, pathetic.