Old School vs New School, ups and downs of re-born cars, your choice?

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:14:22 -0400

There are some cars that have been around non-stop for decades now, i.e. Honda Accord, Ford Mustang and the Corvette that has been burning tires for more than 60 years now. In the other hand we have cars that were sentenced to death and then brought back to life, i.e. VW Beetle, Dodge Dart, Charger, Challenger, the Camaro Z/28, etc.

Some of this re-born cars have been a complete success and others had a lot of critics from the true fans. A front engine, FWD Beetle?! A four doors Charger? What have been your thoughts when you see a car brought back? What has been the biggest fails you remember? What car you would love to see again?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 10:26 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:26:04 -0400

There's been hits and misses on reviving old cars. I remember when they tried bringing back the Nova - but made it some boring economical mom beater. The Impala version after the mid 90s big body was shameful imo. I loved the revived 94-96 big body Impala SS...but when they bought it back in the 2000s - it didn't have the same appeal or oomph. Same thing with the Malibu. But there's been some nice returns - with the new Camaros, Dodge and their "muscle car" line up.

That being said - the new wave of "muscle cars" has been here for quite sometime and I'm talking about the 4/6 cylinder - super/turbo charged - fwd/awd small sedan/hatches that put up better numbers and out do the majority of old school muscle cars. I'm a fan of both eras - as there's something about a 69 Chevelle SS that a modern car can't give you - but then there's something about a 400hp awd hatch that gets 30mpg on the highway that you'll never see from a classic muscle car.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 11:33 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:33:39 -0400

I bought the first 1967 Camero SS sold from my hometown. I had to order it. It had a 350 Cu. inch engine, 300 HP, 4 speed Muncie shifter, posi tract rear end, 371 rear axle gear ratio, and the rear seat folded down, which was carpeted, and it was perfect for my duffle bags. It had A/C also. It was fast. I hadn't had it for 15 minutes and a 351 Mustang came up beside me and wanted to race. I down shifted and blew his doors off. I eventually put an Edlebrock high rise intake with a Holly double pumper, and headers. It ran B stock when I was at Fort Bragg in Lumberton. This exactly how it looked. The color is Bolero Red. No spoiler. That came out in '68.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 29 at 2015 12:56 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:56:58 -0400

I just want to proclaim old muscle cars are dude magnets.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2015 12:57 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:57:04 -0400

You have no idea how much fun these new cars are. Even at the track experience the instructors prefer these over the NASCAR Stockcars the use for other events. This one has adaptive cruise control, satellite radio, Wifi, ect... and as a daily driver there is no way I could be in an old muscle car. Now one day I would like to have a restored muscle car to take to shows or just cruise around on the weekend but this new modern muscle can carry the groceries and win at the track every day of the week.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 9 at 2015 11:54 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:54:04 -0500

LOL, Old School Muscle Heads.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2015 3:11 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:11:37 -0500

Or the best of both worlds,
http://www.detroitspeed.com/Projects/moe-1969-charger/moe-1969-charger-pg-1.html

Detroit Speed, Inc. - Projects - Moe's 1969 Charger

Response by Maj James Tippins made Sep 7 at 2016 6:24 PM

Maj James Tippins — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:24:17 -0400

From the picture you posted, how about the Camaro in between those two? :)

Response by Ely Archinal made Apr 26 at 2022 9:20 PM

Ely Archinal — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:20:34 -0400

um im a bit of both