What's your favorite muscle car?

Not my "favorite", but my wife recently totaled her 1989 Camaro RS in an accident. We've been looking around for a similar car, and just put a deposit on this one last night, and we'll be finalizing everything this weekend.

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It's a 1989 Camaro (IROC-Z) with about 62000 original miles on it. Already had it checked out by the mechanic (even talked to his mechanic also), has all the paperwork on it, etc., and we're getting a great deal on it. So, she's kind of getting her car back and then some (plus the convertible aspect, and hers had about 120000 miles on it)...

Personally, I would have rather gone with a newer car, but she had her heart set on it...

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oh theres a firm that will build you a replica, or sell you the kit for you to do yourself

maybe one day

I'm a Mopar guy at heart, so my favorite muscle car(and dream car to boot) is a '68 Hemi Charger, and I'll take it in any color. TorqueFlite or 4-speed, doesn't matter.

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not really a muscle car guy. But I love the Amx. I would love to have one.

64 GTO

87-93 Mustangs are sweet as well.

Originally posted by TheImmaculateD1
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
1970 Plymouth Roadunner Superbird 440
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1969 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee 440+6
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 340
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 SixPak
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 426
1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383
1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 426
1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 440+6
1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda 340
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440+6
1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 440+6
1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda 440+6

And let us not forget the car that launched the segment :
1955 Chrysler C300

MOPAR FOR LIFE!

Answered in quote!

Personally, my favorite vehicle of all time is a 1969 SS 396 Chevelle, but since I spent the last ten years trying to find an unrestored one for less than 8-10K, I gave up and went with a close second.

My current car and project is an all original numbers matching 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It was originally built an hour from me in Lansing MI and shipped to Arizona where it resided for the majority of it's life. It managed to return to Michigan about seven years ago and started to rust just a little bit, but FAR better than Michigan resident cars do.

That being said, I bought it for $1,500 and drove it home, it purrs like new and even the A/C is cold. It runs and drives like a dream even for its age.

It may look a little rough on the outside, but aside from a couple spots around the bottom of the door and rear quarter, the rust on the outside is just surface in these pictures:








I have started doing some body work, but most of the work is under the hood. In the last picture converted the points distributor over to HEI from a 455 I had pulled from my other Olds (1980 Cutlass Calais T-Top--Which I no longer have) and installed a new set of Heddman Headers.



I started building an engine for my T-top but decided to get rid of the car and focus on one instead, so I chose the 71. I have a couple more parts before I can finish the engine assembly, but due to my son being born 3 months ago, I have little money left to finish it, so it sits on the stand in the garage.

I will still continue to try and work on it from time to time, but I expect that it will take several more years to complete it than originally anticipated. In any case, I have my vintage muscle car, if not the one I wanted, a very close comparison and I'm happy with it.

King

i had an olds 442..455 2 4bbl headers and a 4speed trans sold that monster cause i couldnt keep a clutch in her (4 in one year) sold it to a sailor who died in it a week later..never should have sold it

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The black cutlass in my pictures had a 455, that is why I bought her, so I could swap it into the 71 and it's also why I built the small block to go into it as a replacement. However once I found out exactly how expensive it was to build a BBO, I decided to stick with the SB to save about half of my budget.

However due to block design I was able to modify the stock heads to fit big block valves and threw in a big block cam and punched out the block 30 over. It's got recessed pistons so that I can put a blower on it, it's just that I can't afford the kit.

It's the last piece I need to finish the motor, but I think it's going to take awhile. Why were you going through clutches so fast? Were you using the 350 or the 400 trans?

King

Originally posted by TheImmaculateD1
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona
1970 Plymouth Roadunner Superbird 440
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1969 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426
1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee 440+6
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 340
1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 426
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 SixPak
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 426
1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 440
1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 426
1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 440+6
1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 426
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Convertible 440
1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda 340
1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 4406bbl
1969 Plymouth Roadrunner 383
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner 440+6
1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 440+6
1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda 440+6

And let us not forget the car that launched the segment :
1955 Chrysler C300

MOPAR FOR LIFE!

Answered in quote!

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4 speed manual..useing a double plate clutch..my led foot and facination with clouds of burning rubber..seems i burned the clutches in third or fourth though.the car was built as a hurst/olds clone..sold it due to the baby ariveing..the sailor who bought it died treing to beat a train..wish i had it back today

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My wife just had a son three months ago, and despite being in some pretty hot water financially, keeping the cutlass is the one thing we both agree on, no matter how long it takes to restore. I have plans for it and I can do 99% of the work on it myself, so I can save about 40% on my overall investment, but selling it is out of the question. It took me ten years to find the right car at the right price and at the right time, and I'm not about to let it go for anything.

I've even told my wife I would sleep in it if I had to.

King

I own a 2005 ford mustang gt with 39k miles.

I love the pontiac trans am like late 90s version.

2011 dodge challanger srt8

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supernatural....by any chance

i had a 67 malibu that came w/ a 6 cyl and 3 on the tree bench seat.. i bought a 69'caprice cheap for the only rblt once 400k mile 327 and rebuilt again w/.040 forged pistons and all goodies a 4spd saginaw w/hurst shifter..and buckets from 67 cutlass..ss hood..weld wheels....it was a real mover i didnt get to finish it had to sell to pay overdue property tax on house...still miss it

Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase 3.5

for those unfamiliar, it was the fastest 4 door production car at the time.

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and for those who thin HO means Handling Option or High Output--NO! it the sound in makes into the corner and out of the corner: "Huuuuuurrrrrr" then "Orrrrrrrrrrrrr" lol

Here's my favourite muscle car

1970 Plymouth Roadrunner

And for the record here's my favourite UK muscle car

Ford Capri 2.8 injection,,can speak from personal experience on this one as I used to have one,,great car !!!

My fave had to be the Charger, after all, i grew up watching Bo and Luke Duke tearing up Hazard County.

If i had to choose one though, i think i'd go for the British 90's Aston Martin Vantage V8......all the luxury of a Rolls and although weighing two tons, it will give a Diablo a run for it's money.



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