04-05-2018, 11:43 PM | #29 |
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The Chevelle reborn as a Charger competitor could be a win for Chevy if they did it right. The name is legendary. The Impala could be the large, front drive cruiser and the Chevelle could be the mid size, rear drive performance sedan. However, front engine, V8, rear drive, four door muscle/performance cars are a dying breed. I guess the charger sells ok, but not sure it would be worth it to GM. They do already have a platform they could use from Cadillac, but who knows? As for a 2 door Chevelle, I highly doubt it. Definitely a dead breed unfortunately.
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04-06-2018, 08:36 AM | #30 |
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That's a sharp looking car!
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Thanks! Took four years and a boat load of cash. Lol I did everything except paint and body. Cammed LS, wilwood brakes, 9 inch rear, full UMI suspension, 3pc forged wheels, yadda, yadda, yadda.
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Originally Posted by outobie
I seem to be in the minority on this forum but handling and fuel mileage are way more important than a big motor. I would have liked to have had an all wheel drive option and the higher spec suspension option on the 2.0T motor. Quote:
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I knew prices would jump the minute I heard the performance car era was coming to an end in the early 70s to meet epa standards. I had 69 Road Runner, I was going to keep it until antique because I knew the value would rise. Ended up selling it because some idiot woman backed out of her parking spot without looking and damaged my front fender then I made the mistake of having it repaired by an irresponsible jerk who took the car to his place of work which was a body shop, he was going to repair it and repaint it off the clock on his own time. While in his possession the car got vandalized. Was going to cost me too much to get it back to the way I wanted it. It wasn't that bad, but it was no longer my daily driver and opted to unload it for $1500 in I think 1987. Not a bad price then but today we are talking 30-40k for a 69' 383 RoadRunner. I owned this car for almost 12 years and was my daily driver for about 8. Last edited by MackSteelPrivateEye; 04-06-2018 at 12:04 PM. |
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In 1970 no one cared about gas mileage, insurance, emissions, and cars were relatively cheaper. So Chevy was doing great with Camaro, Chevelle, Impala, Monte Carlo, and Corvette in their lineup all with big beefy motors and some level of at least decent performance. And Pontiac had Firebird/Trans Am, GTO, Grand Prix.
The world we live in today is much different. Now, me personally, as a 40 year old automotive enthusiast, I still don't care about fuel economy, emissions, and insurance. Most people do, which is why we now have CAFE and Honda sells 350,000 Accords and 280,000 Civics every year with sewing machines under the hood and there was a while in the early 2000s where of the Big 3 only Ford offered anything with 8 cylinders. GM would lose serious money today if they started producing another 2 door muscle car with a V8. |
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GM is chopping too many cars from the rumors. If the economy crashes and starts moving to cars again, they will probably release sonething like it right before the economy returns to trucks again. GM has never been great on timing IMO.
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