Lee... I'd like to disagree, that nobody wanted them. I think we were on the edge of getting into the "downsize" car, keeping up with "the Joneses"
The BB car was more expensive, usually had to be ordered with a package, (Impala) or was a stripped (Belair, Biscayne) for the performance guy.

Really is hard to define, Why there are no B body BB cars left. Not everybody wanted a Camaro, Chevelle. This was a time of bigger families, 3-4 kids, Mom stayed home etc.

Interesting conversation on the "whys"

Lee... Is that the same car from your previous post?

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Other than CE and hood paint, the Black Z24 Rich P. got from member CWC was very original...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1283990

Also, the Plum Z24 GTO Don sold member Jeff G had a repaint but still Original Engine...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=130489

Love these cars!
:beers:
~ Pete

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OOPS! My Bad! :worship:

Aoto Catalog said "Overdrive (man 4) which I mistook for a true 4 speed manual.

You are correct - 3 on the tree only.

https://i.postimg.cc/59ZWMtQz/0.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/mgyvMNX3/0m.jpg

Amazing how a set of mags changes the look of a car - even this 4 door Chevy. :biggthumpup:

https://i.postimg.cc/ZqfXsYhC/0q.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/xCchwr0g/0qa.jpg

In the late summer 1967 as a car crazy teenager I was searching for my first car. I briefly considered a '66 L72 bench seat straight Impala, but I was well aware of the weight of these cars.
Shortly after I bought the red SS Chevelle that I still have. Not long after a red/red '66 L72 BelAir (lighter) became available. If the timing were different....I may have gone down a totally different path!

Where are they today?? I have two friends who, between them, have five Z24's. Four '67's including a convertible, and a '68 notchback coupe, all in various stages of deterioration and not for sale.

In 2009, I had the opportunity the buy a dead ringer to the one above, except it had the optional body stripes, from my cousin's estate in Pasadena. (With a spare hood!!!) A one repaint 48,000 mile car. It didn't work out, still regret it!

The '67 427 flags are my all-time favorite!! - Bill W

https://i.postimg.cc/jq6mBhTp/screenshot-9890.png

https://i.postimg.cc/GhcVRshH/screenshot-9894.png

1972 CHEVROLET VEGA - Experimental Engine Built by Smokey Yunick

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0522-50...hevrolet-vega/

https://i.postimg.cc/KYgsfPQs/screenshot-9896.png

Demolish Packard plant, Michigan judge orders

https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/d...-judge-orders/

https://i.postimg.cc/cHykbvb1/0.jpg

3 years before the Amphicar, Americans dreamed of Automoboats

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-pr...f-automoboats/

There are still a few left out there.

I have a brother-in-law, and his brother, who are big car enthusiasts.

They have probably five or six between the two of them, ranging from completely blown apart to roadworthy.

K

The Muscle Car Era was ALL about who was buying cars . . . the Younger Generation. These buyers were new. That's why the companies rushed to put out muscle cars - to capture these brand new kind of buyers.

Prior to 1964 you could get high performance engines in cars. 413, 406, 409 with dual quads or tri-power. But those weren't "Muscle Cars."

You had to have a hood treatment, Redline tires, chrome exhaust tips, lots of badges and most important - a catchy name. GTO, 442, Super Sport, GT and R/T. It was ALL about marketing.

You're father bought an Impala. You wanted a Camaro.

1967 was a watershed year for Muscle Cars. More new models were added - more than any other year prior to or after.

Sure - a 1966 L72 427 Biscayne could probably beat 90% of all the Muscle Cars on the Street. Who cared? It looked like Mom's Grocery Getter!

And that's why BB full size cars didn't sell.

What people are collecting today does not reflect what they bought when said cars were brand new.

Lee...Good analysis. we're on the same page now. I didn't see that "angle". But that is correct, those were the start up years for Pony cars.

Thanks

Keith....That's why we don't see them in Ontario. You guys are HOARDING them in Michigan!!!

LOL

https://i.postimg.cc/cLTxR8X3/screenshot-9898.png

1972 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX MODEL J - Unrestored with 3,658 Miles

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0522-50...-prix-model-j/

This is incredible, where is it at?

The 72 Vega GT shown as an auction car coming up for sale has a Yenko turbocharger kit installed . i bought the same kit through Yenko Chevrolet in the fall of 1972 and installed it on a 73 sedan delivery Vega. The parts shown in the pics were all included in the kit I paid $300 for through Schmidt Chevrolet along with the new car for $1800. . The Smokey reference as the engine builder is questionable.

Neuschwanstein, aka King Ludwig's castle, in the Bavarian Alps of Southern Germany. Beautiful place to visit!! This is the back side, the front side is an even better view IMO.

Looks like Neuschwanstein.


https://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/tourist/


Note: I just want to point out I spelled that correctly from memory. Just sayin.

Bah! I got "treed"...

Yah - this view is showing the servant's entrance (and exit).

K

I bought 10 of those cast iron pedestals for bar stools for our place, built in 1902. Sandblasted and had them powder coated satin black. They look pretty cool.

Bill W,

Same Same, here in Fremont somewhere around the early 80’s I was keeping an eye on a minty condition Marina Blue ‘67 Impala SS 427. I recall it may have had a Blue interior?

Anyway I spotted it several times parked behind a Mom-and-Pop store here in Fremont, but I had no money at that time to pursue it.

I just stared at it’s beauty.

1972 Chevy Vega Turbo - The Best Damn Vega In Town

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...vy-vega-turbo/

https://i.postimg.cc/MK82Tb1D/06-Bug...i-1280x910.jpg

Exner bought the last unbodied original Bugatti, and used it to showcase his design talents

https://i.postimg.cc/vZQJ7Yqx/11-C-E...i-1280x796.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/wj0S0CZf/15-A-G...01-1965-02.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/7h8c5wJ6/12-Bug...X-front-TQ.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/HsmRHWCv/0a.jpg

No Reserve: 462-Mile 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...onte-carlo-20/

EDIT:

Sold for $56,987

When I posted this there was 1.30 minutes left to the auction. The price was at $45,500