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Best Coaster built before the 90's

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I think the 90's was a big turning point in the world of coasters because it was the decade that B&M formed and made possibly some of the best world class coasters of the time, with there production of Stand Ups (often not so amazing), Sit Down Loopers, Inverts, Dive Coasters, Hypers and floorless. As well as B&M, CCI was formed to make some of the best, more modern wooden coasters that still rate very near the top of wooden coaster polls today. This added with Intamins and other manufacturers success early in our new century, it has made this previous double decade into a huge turning point for coasters.

Okay now I'll stop babbling about things you probably already know and take your attention back to coasters that were built before the 90's, back to when most of the best coasters were made by companies like Arrow, Vekoma, Schwarzkopf and other wooden coaster manufacturers. What is your favourite coaster that was built before the turn of the century of coasters (before the 90's)?

My favourite would be the Grand National at BPB because it is just such an awesome classic woodie with such amazing airtime and so much fun bearing in mind that you don't ride the back seat, i would reccomend the middle row of the back car.
 
Phoenix at Knoebels

Honorable mentions go to

Leap The Dip's at Lakemont Park
Skyliner at Lakemont Park
Jack Rabbit at Kennywood Park
Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland
Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom
 
Grand nash
Steeplechase
Blackpool mouse
tivoli's scenic
any other brakeman operated scenic
lisebergbanan
jetline
thunderbolt at SFNE
 
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Phoenix - Knoebels
Thunderbolt - SFNE
Comet - Hershey Park
Wild One - SFA
 
Edited because I miss read the topic.

Anyway best I've been on
Rollercoaster GYPB
Scorpion BGT
Space Mountain
 
I'll second Magnum, Loch Ness Monster, and Big Bad Wolf.

Mindbender at SFoG is also one of my favorite "old" coasters.
 
Turbine/Sirocco in Walibi Belgium and of course (R)evolution in Bobbejaanland. Python in Efteling is also pretty good.
 
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