[Lynn]

It is a very nice, well preserved car. But there are two things I just can't get past.

1. Those bumpers. Look like friggin picnic tables.

2. By 77, ALL cars built in the US were simply slugs.

#2 is not big deal if you are doing a swap, or some kind of resto mod; but who would do that to a 2.8k mile car?

I realize a guy that was in HS in the late 70s views these cars in a completely different light than those of us who graduated before the malaise era started. But for guys my age and older, all these cars represent to us is the "dark ages" of the automobile; especially the US models.

You want a really depressing read? Read the R&T article about the "fastest cars made in America" (or something like that) in 1976. My 72 BMW strait six 3.0 (BTW, that is a whopping 180 ci!!!) would do better on the top end than the 76 Corvette did in that test (126 mph IIRC). The second fastest "car" built in the US that year? Chevy truck with a 454, as it was the only thing you could get a big block in. Slowest of the big three? A "KIng Cobra" Mustang II. Not sure what it was "king" of, as it only mustered 106 mph. The writer stated tongue in cheek: "your mother in law deserves better than 106." My 1.1 liter Opel GT (again, in CI, that is only 67 cubic inches) does 100 mph.

I get it; I am jaded. It was just such a depressing time. It is what fueled the muscle car craze. Let's face it. Our muscle cars are slugs compared to the HP cars being made today (really since about 2003). We are in the REAL high performance age right now.

Sorry for the rant and the hijack. Just trying to make the point that there are some cars I will never warm up to.