[Mr. Douglas]

One thing that fascinates me is that, though I love those old 60’s and 70’s mopar muscle cars (I own a copy of the original Vanishing point), they were really not very well made cars, at least by today’s standards. And the suspensions SUCKED for any kind of cornering.

I heard there is a company that will, for around $35k, put a modern suspension on an early 70’s challenger, but it still won’t beat a modern stock Mustang in cornering. That was four years ago.

they sure look cool though. I’d love to have a fully restured 1970 challenger convertible.

[niteowl77]

If you knew the right numbers and had a local parts guy who was obliging, there were "reduced rate" and otherwise special suspension parts that would put the larger body platforms on par with any comparable FoMoCo or GM car as far as handling went. For fit/finish, road noise, etc... yeah, the cars seemed oddly crude.

Oddly enough, many of us considered that a badge of honor at the time. Go figure.

Mr. niteowl77