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Posted on 8/25/20 at 3:47 pm to theantiquetiger
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And the El Camino SS
Thats A badass machine right there.................
Posted on 8/25/20 at 3:48 pm to SpotCheckBilly
quote:I had that exact Chevelle SS. Black, 396 V8, 4 on the floor, no A/C. My BIL had the ‘69 Roadrunner in orange.
Chevelle SS
Posted on 8/25/20 at 3:50 pm to TSLG
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 8/25/20 at 3:51 pm to toosleaux
No El Camino ? C'mon
Posted on 8/25/20 at 3:55 pm to marchballer
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Stupid Question but why don’t they make cars like this anymore? Also is it just the look or were the engines on these cars better then?
Two gasoline shortages in the 70's. Automobile manufacturers were mandated to build more energy-efficient vehicles after that.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:00 pm to TSLG
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By the way, what's the best way to get a premium price on an all original 69 that is a well maintained, sunny day driver type condition car?
Move to Arizona, tons of those vintage muscle cars on the streets and come on and off the market. About eight yrs ago I picked up this GTO when it failed to meet the reserve at the Barrett-Jackson car auction. I exchanged #'s with the seller during the auction and when it failed to meet reserve I called him and low-balled him. He accepted my offer instead of throwing it back on a truck and shipping it back to Oregon. If it went on the block both the buyer and the seller have to pay the auction house 10%, which is a rip-off. Win/win for both of us.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:06 pm to AZBadgerFan
1969 Dodge Daytona
1969 Road Runner
1969 Cadillac Deville Convertible
1969 Road Runner
1969 Cadillac Deville Convertible
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:09 pm to toosleaux
The only value cars from that era have is nostalgia, today’s muscle cars blow all of them away in every performance measurement, and do it getting 25MPG,
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:10 pm to marchballer
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Stupid Question but why don’t they make cars like this anymore?
Tons of reasons. Fuel economy and safety being the biggest.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:11 pm to AZBadgerFan
quote:One of my uncles drove the GTO, the other had a Chevelle, my dad drove the Camaro.
That '69 GTO Judge in Racing Red (although it was actually orange) was the first car I ever owned.
My grandmother said she walked the floors every night when those three were tearing up the roads.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:13 pm to EA6B
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The only value cars from that era have is nostalgia
Without a doubt, and that nostalgia is pretty powerful. That's why restomods are very popular- you get the looks of a vintage car with some current engineering.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:17 pm to AZBadgerFan
quote:That's a badass ride.
AZBadgerFan
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:21 pm to marchballer
Stupid answer is they can't. There were almost no federal reg's (only seatbelts) so they could do anything they wanted. And 1969/70 meant massive HP in a car. There were no crash regulations so the entire front of the car could be the engine. No emissions so you could design the engine with large compression ratios and only worry about getting exhaust out. What killed the muscle car was the same as what helped it to grow. Gas was around 20 cents (yep $0.20) gallon so 8mpg was fine. OPEC raised prices to around 75 cents and suddenly filling up made people look for cheaper alternatives. Plus insurance companies got tired of a high school kid having 400 HP and raised rates all over the place. Engines were not better than today - fuel injection rules over carb's. Today designers are guided by mpg at all cost. So no more chrome (heavy) bumpers makes every car look about the same. Manufacturing only produces a few models since all models have to be crash tested. Back then the charger had at least 4 different engines from 6 cylinder to hemi. Plus you could easily order what you wanted - big engine with air conditioning and manual transmission and a vinyl top. No problem. Even if the engine was not officially offered some dealers found a way (Yenko COPO). Just my $0.02.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:21 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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About 3500.00 or so.
I bought a 1972 LTD in the mid 90s. The car was in great shape, and had all the paperwork in the glove compartment. Brand new, it was a little under $4900. It weighed 5500 pounds.
Less than a dollar a pound.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:22 pm to EA6B
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The only value cars from that era have is nostalgia, today’s muscle cars blow all of them away in every performance measurement, and do it getting 25MPG
Including handling. You haven't lived until you've aggressively driven an 18-feet long, 5000-pound car without power steering or traction control.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:23 pm to toosleaux
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Oldsmobile 442
I've always liked these and the GTO.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:25 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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I bought a 1972 LTD in the mid 90s.
Was it a wagon?
Do you have pictures? I have a soft spot for all of the Country Squires made before 1978.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:28 pm to goofball
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Was it a wagon?
Four door sedan. 351 Windsor, which was the 'economy' engine back then. Huuuge trunk. Back seat more than suitable for making babies.
Posted on 8/25/20 at 4:29 pm to goofball
quote:I played HS baseball with a guy who had a 442. His dad owned the local NAPA store and that was a good thing because that car took more than its fair share of abuse.
Oldsmobile 442
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