Although we are already in the time frame described in the original 1980s versions (which were set in the 2030s, 50 years from their publication), but even in the 2000s various things were happening in the Car Wars universe leading to that chaotic universe. Several states including Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma became their own countries in response to global oil shortages in 2004. And there was a worldwide famine due to a “grain blight” in 2012.
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