Here's what $14.5K will buy you for a muscle car
 

Here is my buddy / biz partner's just purchased 70 fastback w/ 351C

Pretty damn clean. Can't reproduce this car for the cash he's out.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082694036.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082694046.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082694055.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082694064.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082694078.jpg

I like the 70- Z28 body style better as well. For some reason I have always been attracted to either one of those, or a similar vintage Corvette "Stingray"...with current gas (and garge-space) prices, no muscle car projects on on the immediate radar screen!

I too have a confession. I'd like to find an '86 in great shape (like one I used to own) it used to be a great car back in the day, but now it's just a guilty pleasure. kinda like that fat chick and moped theory

Plenty of Camaros and Mustangs on the road--get him something different(and better) a Mopar.:)

ewwww, ick! shmo-par :D

Ouuuuuu...a 1970 Dodge Challenger or Cuda with a 383....440's are way to nose heavy in a corner.

Same can be said of all the Big Block Muscle cars (Vettes Excepted) cept mine....thats why I modified the suspension...so it handles like a small block...

if i HAD to get an american muscle car. and one day i pray i HAVE too. i think i would stay small block cars, so nix the chevelles and stuff. for me it would me a chevy II (nova). i dont know the year yet. but i would be a ragtop.

like this but convertible!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1082746302.jpg

Every once in a while, I take my dad's 81 Stingray for a spin. What a fun car that is too drive, totally different experience than my 944...

still looking for that must-have Chevelle, and maybe a vette or two

I have fond memories of a High school buddy's Nova ( 1966 I think? ) Like this one.
It was a factory 350HP 327cu with posi and a 4 speed of course.
What a sleeper. We would cruise Van Nuys Blvd back in the late 60's looking for a race / victim.
:)

They couldn't beat a well prepped tri-power Goat...;)

ohhh, six pack! i love the GTO too.

GTO had "tri-power"...Mopar had "six pack". In either case, it was music when all six throats were open...:D!

Hey! I thought this was about Camaros!

I used to have a '67 convertable. Marina Blue, White top and cowl stripe. Healthy 350. An all-around great car. If you can find one at a decent price, you won't be dissapointed.

opps. sorry, i was all about camaros. i didnt mess with much else.

what about the 57 nomad?

Paul,
Wish we could find out :D I could just hear my buddy with his Nova say bring it on.

Sorry for the OT on the OT, Hugh

Don't mean to nitpick, but Chebby dropped the Stingray package in '76 IIRC.

Hard to beat a BB A-body Mopar--my personal fave though is a '69 B-body with a 440.

Camaro=Mullet
Mustang=secretary's car
Mopar=power

Me=puttin' on flamesuit:D

We're going to look at a 69 Chevelle (350) tonight, so I guess were still open.

I was restoring '68 Chevelle before I picked up my '66 Mustang. Simple to work on as well. Again, watch out for the rear window channel/package tray rust. If it's bad, the trunk will be too. If the trunk is bad, the lower rear quarters won't be far behind. Inner fender aprons (esp on the battery side) rust easily and can be pricey to find replacements. The cowl can also get rusty under the lower windshield reveal trim too. Door bottoms and floors after that.

The frames are pretty tough, but can get thin around the steering box mount if junk has collected in there.

A 10-bolt posi would handle the 350 OK if not wildly modified, but a 12-bolt would be better.

There are some good aftermarket brake/suspension alternatives out there too - enough to pull around 1G ... depends on what you want to spend. Low buck front disk brakes - 2nd gen Camaro front disk brakes (the later the better) are a bolt-on and the knuckle improves the suspension geometry ... bring along the booster/MC too.

It's also easy to dump way more $$ into a non-SS Chevelle than it would ever be worth ... even a Malibu.

Good luck ...