Where are all the old muscle cars?

[Prescott]

According to this survey, Wis. beats AZ and Florida for the amount of registered pre-73 cars. Pretty interesting. http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome.aspx?id=56863

[turbogarrett]

Most guys I know with classic muscle cars are not very good with computers and afraid of the interweb.

[Karps TA]

It's interesting to me how many cars are in Cali. The state that is the biggest emissions Nazis, yet has the most old cars and biggest aftermarket.

[Poncho]

Mine sounds like an old muscle car?

There are a ton, but they're all grey beards, and couldn't even tell you what ctrl-alt-del does, much less type a sentence that makes sense.

[Beagle]

wow i didnt know that. thats kind of cool though.

[JC70SS]

well here is one.

[Feature Pony]

I have 1, my dad has 2

[Prescott]

The deep south has a lot of pre-73 registered but I doubt if they are classics.
mostly just daily driver junk. I bet the number of new car registrations in those states is pretty low. Billy bob can't afford a new car every 34 years like we can.

[Flicktitty]

i always see a shit ton of pre-73 cars running around out here. Hell just last week a saw a 70-72 Green Nova (spooleliminators friend)
and i saw a old dodge and a few other things. i know of way to many old cars just sitting rotting too :(

[GRAMPS SS]

Mine sounds like an old muscle car?

There are a ton, but they're all grey beards, and couldn't even tell you what ctrl-alt-del does, much less type a sentence that makes sense.

old muscle cars are around....and we gray beards do know how to use a PC
there's 2 shops in germantown that have some nice rides in them....:thumbsup

[2SLOW]

i always see a shit ton of pre-73 cars running around out here. Hell just last week a saw a 70-72 Green Nova (spooleliminators friend)
and i saw a old dodge and a few other things. i know of way to many old cars just sitting rotting too :(


i got a 70 chevelle!!!! and i know of a Buick GS stage 1 w-32 code all original that is in a barn out in Delavan bumble **** thats not even registered. And he couldent turn a computer on if he had to.

[Korndogg]

apparently I have a grey beard and cant use the computer now.

[nismodave]

i got a 70 chevelle!!!! and i know of a Buick GS stage 1 w-32 code all original that is in a barn out in Delavan bumble **** thats not even registered. And he couldent turn a computer on if he had to.

There are plenty of Muscle cars around.....Most dont come out often.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

i kinda got one

[Prince Valiant]

apparently I have a grey beard and cant use the computer now.
AYND u kin spl centance mak viree muhch cens.

[b4mytm]

I drive one all Summer long.

[nismodave]

I drive one all Summer long.

Yours is a Ponycar, not a musclecar.;)

[FANAT1C]

another one here.
'70 mustang

pretty cool find prescott.:thumbsup

[b4mytm]

Yours is a Ponycar, not a musclecar.;)
yeah,yeah...I was waiting for that.:)

[2SLOW]

big block + real steel = muscle car...............REAL STEEEEEEEEL durr durrrrr.

[MARO-MAN]

I see plenty of old muscle cars every summer. Most of the guys don't even have beards, but they are usually older guys.

[PB86MCSS]

Billy bob can't afford a new car every 34 years like we can.

On the flip side there cars don't rust out every 5 years like they do up here, so not as much of a need for a new car or truck :D. If I lived in the south where salt was a non-issue I'd strongly consider driving only cool older cars, cheaper and fun to drive...can't go wrong IMO. Nice to have something new but money can be better spent elsewhere sometimes.

[USMARINE1108]

Down here in South Carolina, there are a few military guys that own classic muscle. Other than that, the ones that are here local are the kind that only come out of the garage for car shows. It's not common to see any classic muscle around town. At least not even close to as many you see in WI.

[MARO-MAN]

Maybe its the long winter that causes guys to pull their pride and joy out more often? Whatever the reason its always nice to see old school muscle going down the road.

[Greg@GLD]

yeah,yeah...I was waiting for that.:)

Since when is a ponycar not a musclecar?

[nismodave]

Since when is a ponycar not a musclecar?

Nice pic of me next to you Gregg.

[Korndogg]

AYND u kin spl centance mak viree muhch cens.



wtf?

[GRNDNL]

Maybe someday I'll get a muscle car.....for now I'm just stuck driving some old Buick......:crying

[MARO-MAN]

Maybe someday I'll get a muscle car.....for now I'm just stuck driving some old Buick......:crying

Ya, poor you.........maybe someday! :chair:

[Poncho]

my dad drives his '55 bel-air alot in the summer. but he's internet challenged a little. but he does his best.

[Corvette Jabo]

apparently I have a grey beard and cant use the computer now.


Me too!

I must be 1/2 dead!

[sloLs1]

theres more than a handful lurking around my work... we like pre '70 vehicals!

[Prince Valiant]

AYND u kin spl centance mak viree muhch cens.wtf?
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There are a ton, but they're all grey beards, and couldn't even tell you what ctrl-alt-del does, much less type a sentence that makes sense.Uh pear rant lee, mussul kar ohners kant tiipe centance mak muhch cence. U R ayn AB brr Rayshion.

[Poncho]

lol, i meant that alot of guys I ever see are now 50+ and getting grey, and never used a computer in their lives, way to take it to the extreme.

[GRAMPS SS]

i'm going on 51 does that count????????????:rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf

[Poncho]

*adds pro sho to hitlist*

[PureSound15]

Ugh... Mine is in the man's barn north of Madison yet :rolleyes:

I'll post a bunch of pictures once I get over there.

[Memphis]

i'm going on 51 does that count????????????:rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf

Ok, but wheres your muscle car??:goof

Mine might not be on the road, but at least I have it!:thumbsup

[Waver]

my friend has three different ta's one that is the spitting image of origional Bandit, one 88 ta, and one of those yellow and black anniversary cars....all paid for by uncle sam (military), yet he refuses to get his own computer....and he is 25

[badass88gt]

The term muscle car generally describes a rear wheel drive mid-size car with a large, powerful engine (typically, although not universally, a V8 engine) and special trim, intended for maximum torque on the street or in drag racing competition. It is distinguished from sports cars, which were customarily and coincidentally considered smaller, two-seat cars, or GTs, two-seat or 2+2 cars intended for high-speed touring and possibly road racing. High-performance full-size or compact cars are arguably excluded from this category, as are the breed of compact sports coupes inspired by the Ford Mustang, the "pony car".

[Greg@GLD]

The term muscle car generally describes a rear wheel drive mid-size car with a large, powerful engine (typically, although not universally, a V8 engine) and special trim, intended for maximum torque on the street or in drag racing competition. It is distinguished from sports cars, which were customarily and coincidentally considered smaller, two-seat cars, or GTs, two-seat or 2+2 cars intended for high-speed touring and possibly road racing. High-performance full-size or compact cars are arguably excluded from this category, as are the breed of compact sports coupes inspired by the Ford Mustang, the "pony car".

It's subjective I suppose. "Arguably" leaves wiggle room.
I have an old book, it's kinda cool, called "Musclecar Mania". It's a collection of old "Muscle Car Advertisements". In the eyes of the author, Camaros, Firebirds and Mustangs are well represented in that book as "Musclecars". I also have a few diecast cars I collect. One of my favorites is a Boss 429. In the accompanying literature, it describes the Boss 'Nine as "The pinnacle of performance from the Musclecar Era". However perhaps the reference was to the output of the engine and not the ponycar in which the fabled powerplant rested. "Ponycar" could perhaps be the core description of a 1967 Camaro with a 6, or a 1964 Mustang six, while a 1969 SS 396 Camaro or a 1971 Mach1 with a SCJ would indeed be considered "Musclecars".

[BadAzzGTA89]

I have a 74 H/O:rolleyes:

[Poncho]

I have a 74 H/O:rolleyes:

and yet you just talk about your thirdgen. :durr

[Greg@GLD]

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Yea... It's a subjective description.

[Prince Valiant]

...when the nation's roads were ruled by big-block classics like the Chevy Chevelle, Ford Mach 1, Pontiac GTO, and Plymouth Duster. When did the duster ever come with a big block?!?

Mine will though :goof

[GRAMPS SS]

^^^^^^^^^^^^your right, when did the duster have a big block in it...must be a muscle car typo...i thought the big motor for the Duster and sister Demon was the 360...but i may be wrong...been there before

[Greg@GLD]

Just took it right from the Amazon description. :D

I didn't write the copy. I do have the book though, it's full of "ponycars" that are marketed as "Musclecars" per the advertising.
I think that it would be safe to assume that the original topic subject applies also to the "ponycars" or whatever you wish to call them.

[BadAzzGTA89]

and yet you just talk about your thirdgen. :durr

She needs work lol:chair: :rolf

[Greg@GLD]

And as long as we're discussing this.. Pontiac engines were all the same blocks, there is no such thing as a "big block" Pontiac. So I guess they blew that one also. ;)
Big BORE, yes. Big BLOCK? nada.

[GRAMPS SS]

dammm all i said is i didn't remember the Duster or the sister car the Demon coming with a big block as the book had printed................and you go into a rant, maybe rant is a liitle strong...you seem to come uncorked...IMO

[Arigmaster]

I keep mine hidden from the salt and bad weather but I know how to work my computer and don't have a gray beard...

[Greg@GLD]

Rant? I thought we were having a discussion? I don't see a "rant" but whatever...

Rant IMHO is a bit overboard. Rant would include :flipoff2: :fire :loser :chair: :punch:

None of the above appear in my reply.

[Poncho]

so if you have an 80's car, is it is 40 something w/ a grey mullet?

[GRAMPS SS]

I keep mine hidden from the salt and bad weather but I know how to work my computer and don't have a gray beard...

yea, but you are gray Al.....:rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :goof

[GRAMPS SS]

Ok, but wheres your muscle car??:goof

Mine might not be on the road, but at least I have it!:thumbsup




come on now....I'm taking computer classes and that takes all my extra money, plus that crap you put in your hair to hide the gray gets pricey as well, so i have no cash flow for another ride at:goof this time:rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :rolf :goof

[Arigmaster]

It runs in the family Wayne...LOL... I've been gray since I was 33 years old. Then again... It could be a result of all the "clean living" in the years prior to that....

[Poncho]

I had an old car, but decided to sell it last spring, as I had done nothing with it for years, and still didn't have a place to put it.

Some bastard got a killer deal on a rust free Black '66 Impala 2-Dr HT.

[nismodave]

For the record.........I was not trying to be insulting calling B4mytym's car a ponycar, not a muscle car.

I was just messing with her a bit.

"Musclecar" "ponycar".....Whatever you call it is friggin sweet.

[b4mytm]

Also for the record I never took it as an insult in any way.:)
I've known Dave a long time and knew he was just joking with me.

Thanks for the compliment!

[Greg@GLD]

I didn't think Dave was insulting Becky's car either... I thought there was a discussion about "musclecars" as opposed to "Ponycars"

I think winter's getting to everyone...

Hurry up spring.

[300pny]

According to this survey, Wis. beats AZ and Florida for the amount of registered pre-73 cars. Pretty interesting. http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome.aspx?id=56863

Not suprising, snow birds don't typically have old muscle cars.

[2SLOW]

mine will be out soon, i hope..........

[Bobby72GTO]

My 72' LeMans you can add to the Wisconsin list I got the Hobby plates on it.

[Reverend Cooper]

they meant driveable muscle,not front yard flower pots^^

[Poncho]

they meant driveable muscle,not front yard flower pots^^

:rolf :rolf :rolf

[mr. meaner]

I have a '68 GTO that'll turn the tires just a bit.

http://orbitorange.net/images/burnout1125.jpg

[300pny]

I have a '68 GTO that'll turn the tires just a bit.

http://orbitorange.net/images/burnout1125.jpg

Im sure it will with 500lbs in the rear and 10,000lbs every where else

[2SLOW]

Im sure it will with 500lbs in the rear and 10,000lbs every where else

um...:goof

[MurphysLaw88GT]

Im sure it will with 500lbs in the rear and 10,000lbs every where else

:confused :confused :confused :confused :confused

[Want_Notch]

Im sure it will with 500lbs in the rear and 10,000lbs every where else

I think my brain just exploded!

[Prince Valiant]

The car I'm looking forward to seeing this summer is Korndog's Camaro...I love that car!

[jbiscuit]

The car I'm looking forward to seeing this summer is Korndog's Camaro...I love that car!

+1

I wanted to see it at Jefferson and we went looking for it but I never did find it!

[2SLOW]

The car I'm looking forward to seeing this summer is Korndog's Camaro...I love that car!

x3!!!

[Korndogg]

woooot!!!!