Favorite Muscle Car

Hylton · #1 03-31-2007, 01:52 AM

How much do you want to spend? That's the first question to answer.

camarofanatic · #2 03-31-2007, 01:59 AM

In the range of 20-25K. I've got my strip car now I need something for the street. I just don't know what???

**427.060** · #3 03-31-2007, 02:19 AM

Do you want something that is original or modified? You can find a nice driver quality Chevelle SS for that price.
James

camarofanatic · #4 03-31-2007, 02:20 AM

I'd prefer original

**rubbinisracing** · #5 03-31-2007, 02:30 AM

I'd buy Quick-Bowties SRT10 Truck!

Gets tickets and hauls stuff in the comfort of a/c with a cd playing

LVCamaro · #6 03-31-2007, 02:43 AM

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yep, good idea!

wish I had room in my garage at home.

Keith Tedford · #7 03-31-2007, 05:43 PM

All the main stream musclecars that you mention, don't come cheap. If you want to save a few dollars, think outside the box. We have a good example of this. Our '72 Lemans Sport has all the good musclecar options, 1970 455 (originally 400 Pontiac), M20, 3.55 Safety-trak, PDB, tach and gauge dash, rally steering wheel, Rally II wheels, bucket seats, and more. We have a fairly mild '70 455 in the car and it is quicker than our L78 Chevelle. Cars optioned like this are worth about half that of a similar big block Chevelle. Start the Lemans, and everyone looks. They just don't expect a Lemans to sound like that. This car gets as much attention as our Chevelle because it is a little unusual. There are lots of good cars out there that get overlooked. To many though, it just isn't a Chevelle, and that is the bottom line. If you just want a car for the summer and unload it in the fall, a Chevelle will move a lot quicker.

camarofanatic · #8 03-31-2007, 05:53 PM

They are amazing trucks, but that's a little newer than I had in mind. I thought a lot about it last night and thought about all the 1st gen camaros around where I live (and they all have Z-28 or SS badges) and there are just as many Chevelles (mainly 1970-72 but of course most of them have SS badges). It's depressing to think about. But 1st gen Firebirds...few and far between around here. And no-one clones them (except for the 400). Maybe even 67-69 fastback cuda. I don't know what it is about those cars that arouse me. The problem I'm running into is that while I would prefer a 1st gen Z-28 or Chevelle SS, they are everywhere here and no one can tell original from clone.

So why buy a car that is legit to have it compared to those that are not? It's a sad world!

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