Some years back a design student came up with the above concept.
I think Chevy should've gone with this instead of the design they actually used.
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I still have a 1983 Chevy shortbed truck. 305 V8. Runs strong and has paid for itself numerous times using it to haul building materials, etc.
Having said that, it cost about a quarter what a new one would cost.
And I won’t buy another government motors product.
The Magnum was a good choice for a wagon...too bad it was only produced for 3 short years.
5K in 1969 is 32K today.
But a car today is driven, I don’t know; 15 years before it is scrapped. How many Pintos, Vegas, Granadas and Mavericks were still on the road 15 years later? This has to be factored in.
I have not replaced a car in 7 years. My fleet is 8, 13, 13 years old and I have no urge to replace any of it.
“The one on the right cost about 4,000 new.
$4,000 of 1969 dollars would be worth: $25,477.71 in 2013. So the new one is bit pricey.”
Due to the CAFE and the EPA, you are NEVER going to see a cheap musclecar ever again. When you pay 55,000 dollars(!!!!!!) for one of these, you are probably paying about 5K to pay for someone else’s Volt and about $3,000 for someone else’s Spark.
Nice ride, but I wouldn’t buy one, or any vehicle built after the 1995 model year. If you worked in the auto industry in engineering or development, you would know what that date represents. As for all of the domestic bashers out there, your toyota, honda, chevy, ford, and dodge use parts that come from the same chinese factories. All you are buying is a name, nothing more. Built in the US does not exist, only “assembled” in the US, with parts from the third world.
If kept in a garage and never wrecked, today’s car bodies could last a real long time. The engines will last 200K easily. Everything else will have to be replaced though. An automatic transmission is a death sentence for most cars. When they go it is 3-4K to fix. Not worth it.
I have a 67 Camaro convertible I’m restoring and upgrading to the hilt. While you can buy a 500hp plus new Camaro, they weigh between 3800 and 4100 pounds versus 3200 for my convertible. My 350 HP homebuilt is quite fast enough thank you.
Plus, mine is infinitely repairable! and upgradeable! and will be on the road long after I’m dead and buried. And long after most 2014 Camaros are in the boneyard.
The problem with 60’s v-8’s is they get 10 mpg (if you are lucky)
The big trick is to replace the transmission. I’ll get 15-16 in town when I’m done with all the upgrades.
Plus, when you spreadsheet out the gas versus the repair costs and depreciation, I come out slightly better than even.
Some years back a design student came up with the above concept.
I think Chevy should've gone with this instead of the design they actually used.
It’s ugly and it’s made by thieves. I’ll never buy another UAW made car.
I think I would put a 90’s Fuel Injected v8 in a 60’s car....
I, too, was a Chebby guy. Had a ‘51 Sedan Delivery w/TransAm front sub, 327 and a tall floor stick for the auto.
Loved it. Gone byebye. No more Chevy’s or glory for GM.
Once upon a time......looong, long ago, drag strips were made for the CITIZENS to “run what you brung”, before the days of commercialized competition and big bucks drivers.
Now, we are expected to sit and watch all the latest mods and fastest roundy round cars.
It ain’t the same.
I once owned a 65 Dodge Polaris 500. It was a very good car with a high compression 383.
I lent it to a friend who ran down the battery and then hooked up his charger backwards frying the entire wiring harness.
That certainly is one car which I wish that I still owned.
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