What if....1967, 68, 70, 71, 72....and any oddballs?

[markinnaples]

To carry on from the 1966 question, what have you got for the other years of the muscle car era for the following years and any oddball years that you'd love to have ordered back then.

I guess I'm pretty predictable as mine are:

1967 Chevelle SS396 L78 in Red/Black, 4 spd, black vinyl roof, or a dealer-built SS427 in the same.
1968 Chevelle SS396 L78 in Red/black again, 4 spd, black vinyl roof, rolling tach, bucket seats, etc.

1969 & 1970 are much harder for me, but I think the following:

1969 Camaro SS396 L78 in Lemans Blue/black, 4 spd, bucket seats, etc.
1970 Chevelle SS396 Black/Black, no stripes, 4 spd.

[Too Many Projects]

Wow, you opened a huge can of worms now, Mark. This thread could rival Lee's "You can't make this up"...:biggthumpup:

[Tracker1]

I'd just wait til '73 or '74 and buy em all used as mint survivors during the gas crunch :)

[Lee Stewart]

https://i.postimg.cc/4yHY5f7T/0.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8fDkkVmy)

1967 427 Fairlane 500 XL

https://i.postimg.cc/66FcNThn/0.jpg (https://postimg.cc/kDFKQJzg)

1968 Yenko Super Camaro

[Too Many Projects]

I'd just wait til '73 or '74 and buy em all used as mint survivors during the gas crunch :)


By '74, many of the muscle cars were already worn out, trashed, crashed and abused. Most of them were also daily drivers with high miles. 3 car attached garages were a thing of the future, most were parked outside in the weather. Cars in the rust belt states were already well underway to disintegrating after only 5 years of salt roads in the winter. There were some that had privileged lives with limited miles and good care, but they were few and far between.

[TimG]

How about a red, white and blue 1970 Trans Am. I had this car back in 2008 and it was a blast.

[Chuck_Burg]

How about a Capri Cream 1967 Chevelle SS396 with black vinyl top, gold interior, buckets, console, gauges, M21, power disc brakes, and the almighty L78?

[carnut4life]

I couldn't narrow it down to one for each year for 69-71 so I went for one from each of the big three. For 69 I'd take a orange RS COPO Camaro, a yellow Boss 302 Eliminator and a bright green A12 Super Bee. For 70 I'd take a shadow gray LS6 Chevelle, a black 429SCJ Torino Cobra and a black Coronet RT 440/6. For 71 I'd want a lucy blue Trans Am, a grabber blue Boss 351 Mustang and an orange 340 Cuda with a shaker hood and billboard stripes. All 4 speeds of course.

[napa68]

I think this sums it up for me

[69M22Z]

I think this sums it up for me

Awesome car and even better story and history.

[Lee Stewart]

How about a red, white and blue 1970 Trans Am. I had this car back in 2008 and it was a blast.

Here's a larger photo:

https://i.postimg.cc/R0f6KVt5/00a.jpg (https://postimg.cc/R3SZzmGX)

There were also a couple made with a green interior but have not surfaced AFAIK. The rarest 70 T/A: one was ordered with wire wheel covers.

[ZAPPER68]

I've got an oddball '69 in my garage...1969 Ranchero, 428 SCJ 4 speed with 3.91's. Full tinted glass, buckets, AM/FM Indian Fire Red with a black interior. It's a 'Q' code car but somewhere during it's life it picked up the 'R' components.

[Bill Pritchard]

My head hurts just thinking of all the possibilities.

[tom406]

I’m glad 1969 isn’t in the question because its impossible to choose just one:).

[Too Many Projects]

My head hurts just thinking of all the possibilities.
Amen, how many Hemi's, 340's, L78, L72, L88 cars could a person list ?

[Too Many Projects]

I’m glad 1969 isn’t in the question because its impossible to choose just one:).
I believe that was just a typographical error, consider it included..:biggthumpup:
Have fun !!

[napa68]

Here's a larger photo:

https://i.postimg.cc/R0f6KVt5/00a.jpg (https://postimg.cc/R3SZzmGX)

There were also a couple made with a green interior but have not surfaced AFAIK. The rarest 70 T/A: one was ordered with wire wheel covers.

A friend of mine has one with a green interior. Car came from Hawaii. Ugly AF IMO, but what can you do with an original car?

[markinnaples]

Honestly, I did miss '69, but in reality, that's probably the one year that I would have the most trouble narrowing down to just one car.

[Too Many Projects]

A friend of mine has one with a green interior. Car came from Hawaii. Ugly AF IMO, but what can you do with an original car?
When a color combo is that far off base, originality only goes so far for me. I'd have to change it to saddle or blue, so I wouldn't vomit every time I got in...:dunno:

[muscle_collector]

a lady here in tulsa ordered a white 71 ta with green interior. she drove it as her daily driver until she quit driving as a really old lady. a friend bought it and immediately changed it to black. i would have left it green myself.

[GrumpyJeff]

I've got an oddball '69 in my garage...1969 Ranchero, 428 SCJ 4 speed with 3.91's. Full tinted glass, buckets, AM/FM Indian Fire Red with a black interior. It's a 'Q' code car but somewhere during it's life it picked up the 'R' components.
Would love to see some pics of your Ranchero

[markjohnson]

This thread should have been an ongoing weekly series where one-year-per-week was the subject year to select a car.

[Too Many Projects]

This thread should have been an ongoing weekly series where one-year-per-week was the subject year to select a car.
Still can be, just start a new thread.

[Lee Stewart]

https://i.postimg.cc/cCGwHngg/1968-amc-amx.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

1968 390 AMX. Has a Curb Weight of 3221 pounds. A 68' Chevelle SS396 weighs 3675.

[Tracker1]

By '74, many of the muscle cars were already worn out, trashed, crashed and abused. Most of them were also daily drivers with high miles. 3 car attached garages were a thing of the future, most were parked outside in the weather. Cars in the rust belt states were already well underway to disintegrating after only 5 years of salt roads in the winter. There were some that had privileged lives with limited miles and good care, but they were few and far between.

And many were not.

[SS427]

Would love to see some pics of your Ranchero

Here you go Jeff.