Cars you just don't see anymore.

chromebumpers

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This could be a big subject as recently I've been contemplating something different. I've been thinking how you never see (or even listed for sale) the late 60's Corvairs. infact, I can't find any for sale after 1966 and they made them through 1969.
Another car is the Chevrolet Monza. that car was made for 5 years and over 730,000 of them, so you shouldn't call them "Rare" (unless you're selling one on eBay or CL :lol: ). They were lightweight at 2600 lbs and you could get them with 5 different engines 4 cyl., 3.8 V6, 4.3 V8, 305 and even had a 350 with a four speed available in a 2 + 2 configuration. They even had options like F-41 suspension and sport handling packages. I can imagine weight to power ratios can be really wild numbers. The one feature that stands out the most is you have a lightweight subcompact that it doesn't need any modifications for any small block/trans combo, did I mention it's a rear wheel drive and they had A/C? I actually sat in one a while back, it's a tight fit for anybody 6' 2" or taller to fit in a sub-compact. What else is seldom seen?
 
the cars I miss the most are the 68-70 road runners and 65-69 gtos, and the 68-69 AMX, they were all fairly common at one time but I just don,t see those for sale often, I also don,t see many ford MAVERICKS,or chevy VEGAS, now the vast majority of these were never a really nice performance car in stock form, but at one time they were rather common candidates for engine swaps

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The Chevy Monzas, Vegas, Pintos, Gremlins, Mavericks are still around.
Nearly all survivors have been converted to Drag Race cars.
Small & Light.

The AMC AMX & Javelin are very Rare today.
Any Mopar fan will say the same.
Not most valuable but highly prized by the owners.
 
grumpyvette said:
the cars I miss the most are the 68-70 road runners and 65-69 gtos, and the 68-69 AMX, they were all fairly common at one time but I just don,t see those for sale often, I also don,t see many ford MAVERICKS,or chevy VEGAS, now the vast majority of these were never a really nice performance car in stock form, but at one time they were rather common candidates for engine swaps

The Cosworth Vega looked like a poor man's Camaro. The Monza and Vega were both H bodys, I believe Pontiac called theirs the Astro. Yesterday I saw a an early 1980's Cutlass Diesel - it was an attempt at something to offer the domestic market after the 1979 Arab oil embargo.

Grumpy - wanna see your 68-70 RR's, 65 -69 Goats and 68-69 AMX then go to Mecum.com - They are all there and I would take any one of them home! in Dallas this week I have 2 of my best vehicles in that action, I hope I can get my money back!
 
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