When it comes to cars, everyone has a favorite decade or a specific year and a multitude of reasons why that specific era's rides are the best. It’s the root of every "cars haven't been good since 19-blah-blah" argument you’ve ever overheard or participated in. Want to feel old? That brand of nostalgia is fast spreading to cars 20 to 30 years old, which has given rise to the '80s- and '90s-focused Radwood car show, a relatively new addition to the annual car-event calendar. It is the perfect outlet for anyone with a burning sentimentality for South Beach–grade exotics, Reagan-era normcore sedans, and everything in between produced between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1999.

Some exceptions are made for cars with period-correct modifications, of course, while the show organizers don't sort attending vehicles at all, making the mix of metal on hand deliciously bizarre. A Mitsubishi Delica van could be parked next to a slant-nose Porsche 911 Turbo, and why not? This seemingly irresistible arrangement spurred us to make the 10-hour trek from our Michigan headquarters to Philadelphia, site of Radwood's first ever Northeast-region event (others have been hosted in California and Atlanta), in a '94 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon for some added cosplay flair. Here are our 12 favorites from among the 450 retro vehicles on display.