But those old goats would only set the average Joe back maybe a third of a year's wages, and said guy could actually work on them himself.
In terms of speed per dollar, the muscle cars can't be beat. Dad had a '71 Dodge Demon, 340. He ran it stock, just took off the air cleaner to street race. They would never match a Mopar with a Ford or Chevy, it was a foregone conclusion who would win. He could only find competition among the Challengers and Chargers, Roadrunners and Dusters.