Hemmings Muscle Machines Musclecar of the Year

[Big Block Bill]

"And an original owner, untouched L78 Camaro."

How can you get any better than that! What is a post sedan any way? Happy Labor day Dan.

Bill Pankiw

[frank261]

Bill: I must be missing something!! I don't see an orginal owner, untouch L78 Camaro. How can you vote for L78? Frank261

[frank261]

Iam sorry Bill I did not read all the info, Can you see to forgive me. I still think that the 1968 camaro Z/28 convertible should win. Frank261

[Steve Shauger]

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Iam sorry Bill I did not read all the info, Can you see to forgive me. I still think that the 1968 camaro Z/28 convertible should win. Frank261

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To each his own, but to vote for a replica/clone over an original owner survivor (real L78)?? My vote is for the survivor hands down. Although I'm kinda biased towards the unrestored survivors Just doesn't get any better!

[frank261]

Steve you need to look at the whole picture. What looks better a fresh restored or a Unrestore? I know the 1968 Z/28 Camaro Convertible has got alot more public attention. One {Goodguys Muscle Car of the Year Award}, Two {Hemming Muscle Machine Award} L@@K

[Steve Shauger]

Its interesting that over 10% of your posts have been pumping up and promoting this car.
As for this statement:
"What looks better a fresh restored or a Unrestore? I know the 1968 Z/28 Camaro Convertible has got alot more public attention."

My preference has always been unrestored survivors, however a close second is a correctly restored real car.

[frank261]

Yes: But now not everyone has a unrestored car, not only that theres not enough restored to go around. Check this one out. Huffy Rail Rider

[Z-11 396]

To each his own, but to vote for a replica/clone over an original owner survivor (real L78)?? My vote is for the survivor hands down. Although I'm kinda biased towards the unrestored survivors Just doesn't get any better!

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I agree on {{ Un. & Restored }} original cars, those are the ones to vote on, and support...If anything , a class for << clone or such >>we vote on differently..


It's a Dam shame when you got to a show and a clone win's over original car's, No way is that right, I can also go a step further to say the same for driven car's to trailer Queen's. but ** Real vs Made up ++, No, for voting them top Muscle car.....Kasey

[x Baldwin Motion]

"What looks better a fresh restored or a Unrestore?"


Well.........if we were comparing an original muscle car to a custom resto-mod ( I believe that is the correct term for the 68Z28, not a fresh restore) I would have to say the orginal factory muscle car with all it's original muscle equipment is more of a candidate for Muscle car of the year.


I am also sure the Z28 is entitled to awards in it's own class.

However, Hemmings seems to leave the door open for anything...."So how do we determine which cars get to show up on the ballot? Several criteria are considered, the most obvious being the condition of the car. But then, we tend not to feature cars that aren't quite nice, so that doesn't always help all that much. The rarity of a certain car can factor in if other elements are in order, and sometimes just the story behind a featured muscle machine might sway us. Feedback from the readership in the form of e-mails and letters after the story on a particular car comes out can also have an influence.

The 12 cars from the 2008 issues we've published so far this year exemplify the range of reasons that land a feature car on the MMOY ticket, with some concours-restored cars, an original unrestored example, some factory skunk works specials, a couple drag racers, and even a never-was creation.

[frank261]

Ya know its to bad everybody has to be on diffrent ends of the Rope. We all would like to have a survivor. We are all trying to show are love for older Camaros and other cars. Can't we just get along and appreciate and respect each other TOYS. Huffy Rail Ridder