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If the 1980s were known for two things, it was slick cars and big hair — two elements that feature prominently in a multitude of the era's greatest music videos. Whether a video was telling a story of adventurers out on the highway, partygoers off to their next shindig, or just good old-fashioned drag racing, many of them were accompanied by a classic car. Some of the cars used in these classic music videos have become legends in their own right, earning just as much remembrance and respect as the videos themselves.

When someone asks you, "Hey do you remember that awesome music video?," you're obligated to say, "The one with the awesome car? Of course I remember!" Considering the vast array of excellent rides featured in equally superb music videos throughout the '80s, it's a little difficult to pin down the objectively coolest ones, but there are a few that immediately spring to mind, whether you were around for the era in question or just love your classic music. ZZ Top was truly that band that made massive beards cool, with classic tracks like "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs" winning the hearts and minds of the MTV generation. A major contributor to the band's enduring image, however, was its fondness for supremely cool cars, made clear to all onlookers with the fiery red car printed proudly on the cover of their eighth studio album, "Eliminator.



" That car would make its first appearance in the album's first track, "Gimme All Your Lovin," the video of which showed a trio o.

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