You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

1972 CHEVROLET VEGA - Experimental Engine Built by Smokey Yunick

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[Lee Stewart]

Demolish Packard plant, Michigan judge orders

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[Lee Stewart]

3 years before the Amphicar, Americans dreamed of Automoboats

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[mssl72]

Originally Posted by LT1vette

... Really is hard to define, Why there are no B body BB cars left...

There are still a few left out there.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 67since67

Where are they today?? I have two friends who, between them, have five Z24's. Four '67's including a convertible, and a '68 notchback coupe, all in various stages of deterioration and not for sale.

I have a brother-in-law, and his brother, who are big car enthusiasts.

They have probably five or six between the two of them, ranging from completely blown apart to roadworthy.

K

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by LT1vette

Lee... I'd like to disagree, that nobody wanted them. I think we were on the edge of getting into the "downsize" car, keeping up with "the Joneses"
The BB car was more expensive, usually had to be ordered with a package, (Impala) or was a stripped (Belair, Biscayne) for the performance guy.

Really is hard to define, Why there are no B body BB cars left. Not everybody wanted a Camaro, Chevelle. This was a time of bigger families, 3-4 kids, Mom stayed home etc.

Interesting conversation on the "whys"

The Muscle Car Era was ALL about who was buying cars . . . the Younger Generation. These buyers were new. That's why the companies rushed to put out muscle cars - to capture these brand new kind of buyers.

Prior to 1964 you could get high performance engines in cars. 413, 406, 409 with dual quads or tri-power. But those weren't "Muscle Cars."

You had to have a hood treatment, Redline tires, chrome exhaust tips, lots of badges and most important - a catchy name. GTO, 442, Super Sport, GT and R/T. It was ALL about marketing.

You're father bought an Impala. You wanted a Camaro.

1967 was a watershed year for Muscle Cars. More new models were added - more than any other year prior to or after.

Sure - a 1966 L72 427 Biscayne could probably beat 90% of all the Muscle Cars on the Street. Who cared? It looked like Mom's Grocery Getter!

And that's why BB full size cars didn't sell.

[Lee Stewart]

What people are collecting today does not reflect what they bought when said cars were brand new.

[LT1vette]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

The Muscle Car Era was ALL about who was buying cars . . . the Younger Generation. These buyers were new. That's why the companies rushed to put out muscle cars - to capture these brand new kind of buyers.

Prior to 1964 you could get high performance engines in cars. 413, 406, 409 with dual quads or tri-power. But those weren't "Muscle Cars."

You had to have a hood treatment, Redline tires, chrome exhaust tips, lots of badges and most important - a catchy name. GTO, 442, Super Sport, GT and R/T. It was ALL about marketing.

You're father bought an Impala. You wanted a Camaro.

1967 was a watershed year for Muscle Cars. More new models were added - more than any other year prior to or after.

Sure - a 1966 L72 427 Biscayne could probably beat 90% of all the Muscle Cars on the Street. Who cared? It looked like Mom's Grocery Getter!

And that's why BB full size cars didn't sell.

Lee...Good analysis. we're on the same page now. I didn't see that "angle". But that is correct, those were the start up years for Pony cars.

Thanks

[LT1vette]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I have a brother-in-law, and his brother, who are big car enthusiasts.

They have probably five or six between the two of them, ranging from completely blown apart to roadworthy.

K

Keith....That's why we don't see them in Ontario. You guys are HOARDING them in Michigan!!!

LOL

[Lee Stewart]